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FPUK71 EGRR 200900

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON MONDAY 20 MAY 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC MONDAY 20 MAY TO 1200 UTC TUESDAY 21 MAY 2024



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW 200 MILES WEST OF ICELAND 992 FILLING 994 BY 0600 TOMORROW. NEW LOW EXPECTED 50 MILES WEST OF SHANNON 1007 BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY VEERING EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD



SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY

CYCLONIC BECOMING EASTERLY LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN SOUTH UTSIRE AND FORTIES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONAL VERY POOR IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY



FORTH TYNE DOGGER

EAST OR NORTHEAST 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER IN DOGGER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN FORTH, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN FISHER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD



HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT EXCEPT IN HUMBER. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY, FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

EAST OR NORTHEAST BECOMING VARIABLE, 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



BISCAY

CYCLONIC, MAINLY WEST OR NORTHWEST, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FITZROY SOLE

VARIABLE BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 2 TO 4, INCREASING 5 OR 6 LATER IN WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN WEST. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST, OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FOG PATCHES AS FIRST, SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST



SHANNON ROCKALL

VARIABLE, BECOMING SOUTHERLY IN WEST, 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER IN WEST SHANNON. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN WEST. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST, OCCASIONALLY RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST



MALIN HEBRIDES

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, BUT EASTERLY AT FIRST IN FAR EAST FAIR ISLE, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR