AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 17 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 17 APRIL TO 1800 UTC THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2024

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FITZROY AND FAEROES

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW NEAR SOUTHERN ICELAND 1012 EXPECTED NORWEGIAN BASIN 1000 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. LOW DOGGER 1010 LOSING ITS IDENTITY

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE AT FIRST. RAIN LATER. GOOD

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN TYNE AND DOGGER, BACKING WEST 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER. MODERATE IN FORTIES, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS AT TIMES IN FISHER , BACKING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD

HUMBER THAMES

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN HUMBER, BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, BACKING WEST OR SOUTHWEST LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST HUMBER. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

NORTHWEST VEERING NORTHEAST, 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS, THEN WEST 2 TO 4 LATER, EXCEPT IN BISCAY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH LATER IN DOVER, WIGHT AND PORTLAND. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD

NORTH FITZROY SOLE

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, VEERING NORTHEAST 2 TO 4, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER IN SOLE. MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN FASTNET, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN IRISH SEA. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

ROCKALL

WEST OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 7. ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BUT VARIABLE 3 OR LESS AT FIRST IN MALIN, BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST IN MALIN AND HEBRIDES. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND