ZCZC WE24
MRSC VALENTIA EJK.
AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE ON BEHALF OF THE
MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 1725 UTC ON FRIDAY 03 APRIL 2026 FOR THE
PERIOD 1800 UTC FRIDAY 03 APRIL TO 1800 UTC SATURDAY 04 APRIL 2026
THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FITZROY
SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES
THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY
LOW FAIR ISLE 983 EXPECTED NORWEGIAN SEA 980 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. NEW LOW
EXPECTED ROCKALL 990 BY SAME TIME. HIGH 100 MILES WEST OF FITZROY 1028 SLOW-MOVING
DISSIPATING
THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
NORTH FITZROY SOLE
SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING WESTERLY LATER 6 TO GALE 8 PERHAPS SEVERE GALE
9 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR
DRIZZLE. MODERATE
OCCASIONALLY POOR
LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA
WEST 4 TO 6 BACKING SOUTH 6 TO GALE 8 PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. IN
IRISH SEA SLIGHT OR MODERAT* BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER OTHERWISE
ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN WEST FASTNET. SHOWERS THEN
RAIN. GOOD BECOMING POOR
SHANNON
WESTERLY 4 TO 6 E ECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH
OCCASIONALLY HIG -1 LATER. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY
POOR
EJK.
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