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FPUK71 EGRR 141500

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON TUESDAY 14 MAY 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC TUESDAY 14 MAY TO 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 15 MAY 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FITZROY SOLE SHANNON AND ROCKALL



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW FASTNET 989 EXPECTED SOLE 996 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT LATER IN EAST NORTH UTSIRE AND EAST SOUTH UTSIRE. FOG PATCHES LATER IN WEST FORTIES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER IN WEST FORTIES



CROMARTY FORTH TYNE WEST DOGGER

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, BACKING NORTHEAST 2 OR 3 FOR A TIME IN FORTH AND TYNE. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



EAST DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTHEASTERLY BACKING EASTERLY LATER, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



HUMBER THAMES DOVER

SOUTHEASTERLY BECOMING VARIABLE, 2 TO 4, THEN BECOMING EASTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER IN NORTH HUMBER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN HUMBER, SMOOTH OR SLIGHT ELSEWHERE. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES EXCEPT IN DOVER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR EXCEPT IN DOVER



WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST, BACKING EAST OR SOUTHEAST LATER, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN WIGHT, MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PORTLAND, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH. SHOWERS. GOOD



BISCAY

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FITZROY SOLE

CYCLONIC IN EAST SOLE, OTHERWISE NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



LUNDY FASTNET

CYCLONIC BECOMING EAST, 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT MAINLY SLIGHT IN EAST LUNDY. SHOWERS. GOOD



IRISH SEA

EAST OR SOUTHEAST, BECOMING VARIABLE LATER, 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTH. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST



SHANNON

NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING NORTH 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER IN NORTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



ROCKALL

NORTH 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



MALIN HEBRIDES

NORTHEAST 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN SOUTHEAST MALIN AND ROUGH FOR A TIME IN NORTHWEST HEBRIDES. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



BAILEY

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



FAIR ISLE

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN NORTHWEST SOUTHEAST ICELAND, OTHERWISE NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, VEERING SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER IN FAEROES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN FAEROES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN FAEROES