UKMO Shipping Forecast

FPUK71 EGRR 120900
AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 12 APRIL 2023 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC WEDNESDAY 12 APRIL TO 1200 UTC THURSDAY 13 APRIL 2023

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FISHER HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES AND FAIR ISLE

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600
LOW IRELAND 978 EXPECTED DOGGER 988 BY 0600 THURSDAY. LOW CROMARTY 972 EXPECTED SOUTHWEST SCOTLAND 989 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE
SOUTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BACKING NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH
SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

TYNE DOGGER
SOUTHEAST, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN FISHER, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HUMBER THAMES
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 FOR A TIME, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN THAMES, VEERING WEST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH
WEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FITZROY
WEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN NORTH AT FIRST. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET
WEST GALE 8 OR STORM 10, OCCASIONALLY VIOLENT STORM 11 AT FIRST IN FASTNET, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

IRISH SEA
CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING WEST 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOUTH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON ROCKALL
NORTHWEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST. THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR

MALIN
NORTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HEBRIDES
CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY
CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE
EAST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND
CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY, 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOUTH AND EAST FAEROES. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR