ZCZC QE82 MALIN HEAD COAST GUARD EJM AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 1725 UTC ON THURSDAY 09 APRIL 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC THURSDAY 09 APRIL TO 1800 UTC FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2026 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES FISHER GERMAN BIGHT FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY LOW MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST EXPECTED 150 MILES WEST OF ROCKALL 964 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. NEW LOW EXPECTED FISHER 1011 BY SAME TIME THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SHANNON ROCKALL WEST 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN ROCKALL BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH LATER IN SHANNON. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. POOR MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY WEST 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN MALIN BACKING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 THEN SOUTHEAST GALE 8 TO STORM 10 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN EAST MALIN AND EAST HEBRIDES. SQUALLY SHOWERS RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR POOR NNNN