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IA COAST GUARD EJK
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
NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE
NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 VEERING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6
TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN WEST SOLE. OCCASIONAL
RAIN. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR
LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA
WEST 5 TO 7 BACKING SOUTH 3 TO 5 INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH
OR VERY ROUGH IN SOUTHWEST FASTNET AND SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN IRISH
SEA OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD
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
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