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FPUK71 EGRR 170300

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON FRIDAY 17 MAY 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC FRIDAY 17 MAY TO 0600 UTC SATURDAY 18 MAY 2024



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW ENGLAND1005 EXPECTED FITZROY 1010 BY MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. LOW BISCAY 1004 SLOW MOVING AND FILLING 1010. LOW SOUTHERN GERMANY 1002 MOVING SLOWLY NORTH AND FILLING 1007



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY VEERING SOUTHERLY, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY VARIABLE 3 OR LESS IN NORTH UTSIRE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 AT FIRST, OCCASIONALLY VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN FORTIES. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE UNTIL LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD



CROMARTY FORTH TYNE WEST DOGGER

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY VARIABLE 3 OR LESS. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT LATER. FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



EAST DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 UNTIL LATER. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE UNTIL LATER. FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD



HUMBER THAMES

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN THAMES. FOG PATCHES, SHOWERS LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PLYMOUTH. FAIR, SHOWERS IN DOVER AND WIGHT LATER, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER



BISCAY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 UNTIL LATER IN SOUTH. MAINLY MODERATE. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



FITZROY SOLE

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



LUNDY FASTNET

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN FASTNET, BECOMING VARIABLE MAINLY NORTH, 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



IRISH SEA

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS FOR A TIME. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FAIR. GOOD



SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 UNTIL LATER, OCCASIONALLY VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN ROCKALL AND HEBRIDES. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SHANNON AND ROCKALL, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN MALIN AND HEBRIDES. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



BAILEY

NORTH BACKING WEST 3 TO 5, THEN SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



FAIR ISLE

SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 FOR A TIME, THEN CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD



FAEROES

NORTHEAST BACKING WEST OR SOUTHWEST LATER, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

CYCLONIC, MAINLY NORTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES, BUT VARIABLE 3 OR LESS AT FIRST IN SOUTH. MAINLY MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD