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FPUK71 EGRR 070300

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON TUESDAY 07 MAY 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC TUESDAY 07 MAY TO 0600 UTC WEDNESDAY 08 MAY 2024



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

HIGH ROCKALL 1023 EXPECTED LINCOLNSHIRE 1029 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. HIGH IBERIA 1024 EXPECTED SOLE 1028 BY SAME TIME. LOW SHETLAND 1015 LOSING ITS IDENTITY



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY VEERING NORTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT AT FIRST IN NORTH UTSIRE, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN VIKING. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN VIKING



SOUTH UTSIRE

EASTERLY BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN NORTHWESTERLY, 2 TO 4. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN EAST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

NORTHERLY 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY, VEERING SOUTHERLY EXCEPT IN EAST FORTIES AND EAST DOGGER. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN FORTIES AND IN CROMARTY AND SMOOTH AT FIRST IN DOGGER. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN FORTIES, TYNE AND DOGGER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST IN FORTIES, TYNE AND DOGGER



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT

NORTH OR NORTHEAST, BECOMING VARIABLE IN FISHER, GERMAN BIGHT AND WIGHT, 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER IN THAMES AND DOVER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES EXCEPT IN DOVER AND WIGHT. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR EXCEPT IN DOVER AND WIGHT



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

NORTHWEST 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 EXCEPT IN PORTLAND, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE IN BISCAY, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN PORTLAND. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD



SOUTHEAST FITZROY

NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD



NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT LATER IN NORTHEAST SOLE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD



LUNDY FASTNET

NORTH 2 TO 4 BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS. IN LUNDY SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN EAST, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN FASTNET. FAIR. GOOD



IRISH SEA

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 BECOMING VARIABLE 4 OR LESS. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FOG PATCHES LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER



SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

VARIABLE 4 OR LESS, BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN ROCKALL. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN THE NORTHWEST OF SHANNON, ROCKALL AND HEBRIDES, BUT SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER



BAILEY

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 BACKING SOUTH 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS, THEN SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST. RAIN AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST



FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BUT 3 OR 4 AT FIRST IN FAEROES, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR