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FPUK71 EGRR 031500

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON FRIDAY 03 MAY 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC FRIDAY 03 MAY TO 1800 UTC SATURDAY 04 MAY 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FITZROY



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW HUMBER 1003 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. LOW JUST WEST OF FITZROY 1003 EXPECTED NORTHEAST FITZROY 1005 BY SAME TIME. NEW LOWS NORTHWEST FITZROY 1003 AND SCOTLAND 1005 EXPECTED BY THAT TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

EASTERLY VEERING SOUTHEASTERLY, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN SOUTH UTSIRE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHERN SOUTH UTSIRE AND EAST FORTIES. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER



CROMARTY FORTH

EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, THEN FOG BANKS. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE TO VERY POOR



TYNE DOGGER

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTH LATER, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN WITH FOG PATCHES, MAINLY FAIR LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR UNTIL LATER



FISHER

EAST 4 TO 6, VEERING SOUTH 3 OR 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES

SOUTHWEST VEERING SOUTHEAST LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH LATER. RAIN THEN SHOWERS, THUNDERY LATER IN THAMES, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 OR 3, THEN EAST 3 TO 5 LATER IN PORTLAND AND PLYMOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PLYMOUTH, ELSEWHERE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS LATER, THUNDERY IN DOVER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER IN DOVER



BISCAY

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTH. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN WEST AND SLIGHT NEAR SHORE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FITZROY

CYCLONIC, MAINLY SOUTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN SOUTH AND LATER IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING EASTERLY 5 OR 6 LATER IN SOLE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN IRISH SEA, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN SOLE. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES IN IRISH SEA. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN IRISH SEA



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BUT NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 AT FIRST IN THE NORTH CHANNEL AND EASTERLY 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST HEBRIDES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN EAST MALIN AND FAR SOUTHEAST HEBRIDES. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN AT TIMES, FOG PATCHES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER