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FPUK71 EGRR 080300

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 08 MAY 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC WEDNESDAY 08 MAY TO 0600 UTC THURSDAY 09 MAY 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN TRAFALGAR



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

HIGH TYNE 1028 EXPECTED THAMES 1030 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. HIGH SOLE 1028 DISSIPATING



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING

VARIABLE 4 OR LESS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER



NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 OR 7 FOR A TIME IN NORTH UTSIRE. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN NORTH UTSIRE. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER



FORTIES

VARIABLE 4 OR LESS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER



CROMARTY FORTH TYNE

SOUTHEAST VEERING SOUTHWEST, 3 TO 5, THEN WEST 2 TO 4 IN TYNE. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN WEST CROMARTY AND WEST FORTH AND MODERATE IN EAST CROMARTY. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER



DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES

VARIABLE, MAINLY NORTH, 4 OR LESS, BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 EXCEPT IN THAMES. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER IN FISHER. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD



DOVER WIGHT

EAST OR NORTHEAST 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

VARIABLE BECOMING EAST, 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BUT MODERATE AT FIRST IN SOUTHWEST PLYMOUTH. FOG PATCHES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



BISCAY

EAST OR NORTHEAST 2 TO 4, INCREASING 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD



SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN WEST. MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST. FAIR. GOOD



NORTH FITZROY SOLE

SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST. FAIR. GOOD



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST, OCCASIONALLY VARIABLE IN LUNDY, 2 TO 4, BACKING SOUTHEAST LATER IN LUNDY AND FASTNET. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN FASTNET. FOG PATCHES EXCEPT IN FASTNET. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR EXCEPT IN FASTNET



SHANNON

SOUTH 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

SOUTH VEERING SOUTHWEST, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN HEBRIDES AND BAILEY, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN HEBRIDES AND BAILEY. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. RAIN, FOG PATCHES EXCEPT IN MALIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR EXCEPT IN MALIN



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTHERLY VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTH, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN FAIR ISLE, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR THEN RAIN WITH FOG PATCHES. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE TO VERY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR