ZCZC WE64 VALENTIA RADIO EJK AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 1725 UTC ON FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC FRIDAY 10 APRIL TO 1800 UTC SATURDAY 11 APRIL 2026 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT PLYMOUTH TRAFALGAR FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY LOW 150 MILES WEST OF ROCKALL 962 EXPECTED ROCKALL 963 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. LOW FISHER 1010 LOSING ITS IDENTITY THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS FITZROY CYCLONIC BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN NORTH AND LATER.IN SOUTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR SOLE WEST OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8 OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN EAST AND VERY HIGH LATER IN WEST. SQUALLY SHOWERS. POOR LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SOUTH VEERING SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8 OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN FASTNET. IN FASTNET ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN LUNDY AND LATER IN IRISH SEA. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR SHAN NON WEST OR SOUTHWEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10. HIGH OR VERY HIGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. SQUALLY SHOWER*. POOR VALENTIA RADIO EJK NNNN