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FPUK71 EGRR 140300

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON TUESDAY 14 MAY 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC TUESDAY 14 MAY TO 0600 UTC WEDNESDAY 15 MAY 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FITZROY SOLE SHANNON AND ROCKALL



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW SOLE 989 EXPECTED FASTNET 994 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN SOUTH UTSIRE. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN VIKING, ELSEWHERE MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER IN NORTH UTSIRE AND SOUTH UTSIRE. SHOWERS IN VIKING AND FORTIES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN FORTIES



CROMARTY FORTH TYNE WEST DOGGER

SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, DECREASING 2 OR 3 LATER EXCEPT IN CROMARTY. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT. RAIN, FOG PATCHES LATER IN TYNE AND DOGGER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT VERY POOR LATER IN TYNE AND DOGGER



EAST DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT

SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 EXCEPT IN DOVER, BECOMING VARIABLE EXCEPT IN WIGHT. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN HUMBER AND WIGHT, BUT SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN THAMES AND DOVER. RAIN, FOG PATCHES LATER IN HUMBER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT VERY POOR LATER IN HUMBER



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

CYCLONIC, MAINLY SOUTHEAST, 4 TO 6. IN PORTLAND MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT IN PLYMOUTH ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY IN PLYMOUTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



BISCAY

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



FITZROY SOLE

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



LUNDY FASTNET

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT IN EAST LUNDY AND VERY ROUGH IN FAR 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 LATER IN NORTHEAST. RAIN, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOUTHWEST. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



MALIN HEBRIDES

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN HEBRIDES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN SOUTHEAST MALIN AND ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST HEBRIDES. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



BAILEY

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 IN FAEROES. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST FAIR ISLE AND LATER IN SOUTHWEST FAEROES AND SLIGHT IN SOUTHWEST FAIR ISLE. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

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