FPUK71 EGRR 120900 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 12 APRIL 2023 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC WEDNESDAY 12 APRIL TO 1200 UTC THURSDAY 13 APRIL 2023 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FISHER HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES AND FAIR ISLE THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600 LOW IRELAND 978 EXPECTED DOGGER 988 BY 0600 THURSDAY. LOW CROMARTY 972 EXPECTED SOUTHWEST SCOTLAND 989 BY SAME TIME THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE SOUTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BACKING NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR TYNE DOGGER SOUTHEAST, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FISHER GERMAN BIGHT SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN FISHER, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR HUMBER THAMES SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 FOR A TIME, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN THAMES, VEERING WEST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH WEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BISCAY SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FITZROY WEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN NORTH AT FIRST. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOLE LUNDY FASTNET WEST GALE 8 OR STORM 10, OCCASIONALLY VIOLENT STORM 11 AT FIRST IN FASTNET, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IRISH SEA CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING WEST 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOUTH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SHANNON ROCKALL NORTHWEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST. THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR MALIN NORTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR HEBRIDES CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BAILEY CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAIR ISLE EAST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY, 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOUTH AND EAST FAEROES. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR