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AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON TUESDAY 14 MAY 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC TUESDAY 14 MAY TO 0000 UTC WEDNESDAY 15 MAY 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FITZROY SOLE SHANNON AND ROCKALL



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800

LOW SOLE 987 EXPECTED FASTNET 992 BY 1800 TUESDAY. NEW HIGH EXPECTED SOUTHEAST ICELAND 1014 BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

SOUTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 4 EXCEPT IN VIKING. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN VIKING, ELSEWHERE MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER IN NORTH UTSIRE AND SOUTH UTSIRE. OCCASIONAL RAIN IN VIKING AND FORTIES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN VIKING AND FORTIES



CROMARTY FORTH TYNE

SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST



DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 IN DOGGER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS LATER. GOOD



HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT

SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN HUMBER AND THAMES, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 FOR A TIME. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN HUMBER AND WIGHT, BUT SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN THAMES AND DOVER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTH 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 IN PORTLAND, BECOMING CYCLONIC IN PLYMOUTH. IN PORTLAND SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT IN PLYMOUTH MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOUTHWEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST



BISCAY

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWEST Y4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN WEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT MODERATE AT FIRST IN EAST. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



TRAFALGAR SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN FITZROY. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN TRAFALGAR, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN FITZROY. SHOWERS. GOOD



NORTH FITZROY SOLE

CYCLONIC, MAINLY NORTHWESTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST. ROUGH IN NORTHEAST SOLE, OTHERWISE VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



LUNDY FASTNET

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT IN EAST LUNDY AND VERY ROUGH IN SOUTHWEST FASTNET. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



IRISH SEA

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 AT FIRST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTHWEST. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



SHANNON

CYCLONIC, MAINLY NORTHWEST, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN SOUTH AND MODERATE AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BUT 6 TO GALE 8 IN ROCKALL. IN ROCKALL MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOUTHWEST, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN SOUTHEAST MALIN AND ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST HEBRIDES. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



BAILEY

NORTHWEST VEERING NORTHEAST, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN FAIR ISLE, BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 IN FAEROES. MAINLY MODERATE, BUT OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN EAST FAIR ISLE. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT IN NORTHWEST. RAIN, CLEARING LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE