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AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON SUNDAY 12 MAY 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC SUNDAY 12 MAY TO 0600 UTC MONDAY 13 MAY 2024



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW SOUTHWEST OF ICELAND 993 EXPECTED SHANNON 991 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. HIGH BALTIC SEA 1027 SLOW-MOVING, FILLING 1025 BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

VARIABLE 3 OR LESS AT FIRST IN FISHER, OTHERWISE EAST OR SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES, THEN FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST



HUMBER

SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES, THEN FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST



THAMES DOVER

EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



WIGHT PORTLAND

CYCLONIC 2 TO 4, BECOMING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTH LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN PORTLAND. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



PLYMOUTH

CYCLONIC 2 TO 4, BECOMING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BISCAY

NORTHWEST BACKING WEST OR SOUTH LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE OR POOR



FITZROY

NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BACKING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOLE

WEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



LUNDY FASTNET

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN FASTNET. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AND LATER POOR



IRISH SEA

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



SHANNON

WEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

SOUTHERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER IN SOUTH ROCKALL AND SOUTH MALIN. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER EXCEPT IN FAIR ISLE, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR