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Weather forecast OE71 First received 11 Apr 2026 18:24 UTC

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ZCZC OE71
ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 1820 ON SAT 11 APR
GALE WARNINGS: LUNDY FASTNE*T IRISH SEA ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FZIR
SSLE FAEROES SE ICELAND
THE GENERAL SITUATION AT MIDDAY
LOW *OCKALL 965 EXP HEBRIDES 975 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW
24-HR FORECASTS
LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA
W OR SW 6 TO GALE 8 OCNL SEV GALE 9 AT FIRST IN FASTNET DECR 3 TO 5 LTR.
IN IRISH SEA ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECMG MOD OR ROUGH ELSEWHERE VERY ROUGH
OR HIGH BUT OCNL VERY HIGH AT FIRST IN SOLE AND MOD LTR IN LUNDY. SQUALLY
SHWRS. GOOD OCNL POOR
ROCKALL
CYCLONIC GALE 7 TO SEV GALE 9 DECR 3 TO 5 IN SHANNON AND 5 TO 7 *LTR
IN ROCKALL. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH OCNL VERY HIGH AT FIRST IN SHANNON BECMG
VERY ROUGH LTR. THUNDERY SHWRS. MOD OR GOOD
MALIN
CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 DECR 5 AT TIMES. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. THUNDERY SHWRS.
MOD OR GOOD
HEBRIDES BAILEY
CYCLONIC GALE 7 TO SEV GALE 9 DECR 5 TO 7 OCNL GALE 8 LTR IN HEBRIDES.
VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECMG ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. THUNDERY SHWRS. GOOD O*NL
POOR
FAIR ISLE FAEROES
CYCLONIC MAINLY SE 6 TO GALE 8 OCNL SEV GALE 9 AT FIRST IN FAIR ISLE
OCNL 5 LTR IN FAEROES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCNL HIGH AT FIRST. SQUALLY SHWRS.*GOOD
OCNL POOR
SE ICELAND
CYCLONIC MAINLY E OR NE 7 TO SEV GALE 9 IN N BUT 4 TO 6 IN S BECMG
3 OR 4 LTR. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECMG ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHWRS.
GOOD*N OCNL POOR
OUTLOOK FLW 24 HOURS:
A RISK OF SEV GALES IN FAEROES WITH GALES IN ROCKALL BAILEY HE*RIDES
AND FAIR ISL*. *STRG WIND* EXP IN MALIN AND SE ICELAND
NNNN

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Issued by the Met Office at 1820 on Saturday 11 Apr Gale warnings: lundy FASTNE·T irish sea rockall malin hebrides bailey fzir Ssle faeroes SE iceland The general situation at midday Low ·OCKALL 965 expected hebrides 975 by midday tomorrow 24-hr forecasts Lundy fastnet irish sea West or south-west force 6 to gale 8 occasionally severe gale 9 at first in fastnet decreasing 3 to 5 later. In irish sea rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough elsewhere very rough Or high but occasionally very high at first in sole and moderate later in lundy. Squally Showers. Good occasionally poor Rockall Cyclonic gale 7 to severe gale 9 decreasing 3 to 5 in shannon and 5 to 7 ·LTR In rockall. Very rough or high occasionally very high at first in shannon becoming Very rough later. Thundery showers. Moderate or good Malin Cyclonic 6 to gale 8 decreasing 5 at times. Very rough or high. Thundery showers. Moderate or good Hebrides bailey Cyclonic gale 7 to severe gale 9 decreasing 5 to 7 occasionally gale 8 later in hebrides. Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough. Thundery showers. Good O·NL Poor Fair isle faeroes Cyclonic mainly south-east force 6 to gale 8 occasionally severe gale 9 at first in fair isle Occasionally 5 later in faeroes. Rough or very rough occasionally high at first. Squally SHWRS.·GOOD Occasionally poor SE iceland Cyclonic mainly east or north-east force 7 to severe gale 9 in N but 4 to 6 in S becoming 3 or 4 later. Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough. Squally showers. GOOD·N occasionally poor Outlook following 24 hours: A risk of severe gales in faeroes with gales in rockall bailey HE·RIDES And fair ISL·. ·STRG WIND· expected in malin and SE iceland

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