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FPUK71 EGRR 170900

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON FRIDAY 17 MAY 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC FRIDAY 17 MAY TO 1200 UTC SATURDAY 18 MAY 2024



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW FASTNET 1006 EXPECTED FITZROY 1010 BY 0600 TOMORROW. LOW BISCAY 1005 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY LATER IN NORTHWEST VIKING, 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, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN FORTIES. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE UNTIL LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD



CROMARTY FORTH TYNE WEST DOGGER

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY OCCASIONALLY VARIABLE, 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER IN TYNE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT. FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



EAST DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

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



HUMBER THAMES

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



DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

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



BISCAY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN SOUTH. MAINLY MODERATE. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



FITZROY SOLE

CYCLONIC MAINLY NORTHERLY LATER, 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



LUNDY FASTNET

VARIABLE BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN FAR SOUTHWEST FASTNET AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES IN LUNDY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN LUNDY



IRISH SEA

VARIABLE 3 OR LESS, BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FOG PATCHES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY LATER IN NORTHWEST ROCKALL AND NORTHWEST HEBRIDES. 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT ROUGH IN SHANNON AND SOUTH ROCKALL UNTIL LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD



BAILEY

NORTH OR NORTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHWEST, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



FAIR ISLE

CYCLONIC MAINLY WEST OR NORTHWEST LATER, 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



FAEROES

NORTH OR NORTHWEST BACKING SOUTHWEST LATER, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH . SHOWERS. GOOD