ZCZC WE90 MRSC VALENTIA / EJK AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 1725 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL 2026 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES SHANNON AND FAIR ISLE THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY ATLANTIC LOW 989 EXPECTED JUST WEST OF BAILEY 997 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE S OR SW 5 TO 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCC HIGH AT FIRST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR LUNDY FASTNET SW 5 TO 7 BACKING S 4 OR 5 OCC 3 IN LUNDY AND 6 IN FASTNET. ROUGH OR V ROUGH OCC MOD IN EAST LUNDY AND HIGH AT FIRST IN W FASTNET. RAIN. GOOD OCC POOR IRISH SEA SW 5 TO 7 BACKING S 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT. THUNDERY SHOWERS THEN RAIN. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR SHANNON SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8 BACKING SOUTH 5 TO 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS THEN RAIN. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR NNNN