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Shipping Forecast information supplied by the Met Office, externalon behalf of theMaritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), external.
From:12:00 UTC Monday 13 April
To:12:00 UTC Tuesday 14 April
Summary at 0600
Low northern Faeroes 988 moving away northwards
Issued:10:30 UTC Monday 13 April
Wind:Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in northeast, decreasing 3 at times in southwest.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 at times.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 at times.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in northeast.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate becoming smooth or slight.
Weather:Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:South or southeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less for a time later.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally smooth.
Weather:Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:South or southeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less for a time later.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally smooth.
Weather:Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:South or southeast 2 increasing 3 to 5, then becoming variable 3 or less for a time later.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally smooth.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:East or southeast 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain for a time.
Visibility:Good, becoming moderate or poor for a time.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 for a time.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Rain for a time, mainly in east.
Visibility:Good, becoming moderate or poor for a time in east.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:In east, variable 2 to 4. In west, southwesterly 2 to 4 backing southerly 4 to 6.
Sea State:In east, smooth or slight. in west, slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers, then rain later in west.
Visibility:In east, good, occasionally moderate. In west, good, occasionally moderate at first and poor later.
Wind:Southwesterly 2 to 4 backing southerly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers, then rain later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate at first and poor later.
Wind:Southwesterly 2 to 4 backing southerly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate in east and north, moderate or rough in west and south.
Weather:Showers, then rain later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate at first and poor later.
Wind:Westerly or northwesterly backing southerly or southwesterly, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in north.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Showers then rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate at first and poor later.
Wind:North or northwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Wind:South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Rough in west, moderate or rough in east.
Weather:Occasional rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Wind:South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Rough in west, moderate or rough in east.
Weather:Occasional rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Wind:South or southwest 3 to 5 backing south or southeast 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Wind:South or southwest 3 to 5 backing south or southeast 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in southwest.
Weather:Showers then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Wind:South or southwest 3 to 5 backing south or southeast 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in north.
Weather:Showers then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Wind:South or southeast, becoming cyclonic for a time, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Showers then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Wind:South or southwest 3 to 5, backing southeast 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Showers, then rain later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:South or southwest 3 to 5, backing southeast 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in east.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:South or southwest 3 to 5, backing southeast 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in east.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:South or southwest 3 to 5, backing southeast 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southwest backing south or southeast, 4 to 6, occasionally 3 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Southwest backing south or southeast, 4 to 6, occasionally 3 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Cyclonic mainly southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
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