AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON MONDAY 20 MAY 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC MONDAY 20 MAY TO 1800 UTC TUESDAY 21 MAY 2024

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW 200 MILES WEST OF ICELAND 989 FILLING 997 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. NEW LOW EXPECTED 50 MILES WEST OF SHANNON 1007 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

VARIABLE BECOMING MAINLY EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN SOUTH UTSIRE AND FORTIES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONAL VERY POOR IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY

FORTH TYNE DOGGER

NORTH OR NORTHEAST VEERING EAST LATER, 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER IN DOGGER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN FORTH, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD

HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT EXCEPT IN HUMBER. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY, FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

VARIABLE BECOMING WEST LATER, 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY

CYCLONIC BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FITZROY SOLE

VARIABLE BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 2 TO 4, INCREASING 5 OR 6 LATER IN WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN WEST. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST, OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER IN WEST FASTNET. FOG PATCHES AS FIRST, SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY LATER IN LUNDY. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

SHANNON ROCKALL

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER IN WEST, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN FAR WEST SHANNON. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN WEST SHANNON. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST, OCCASIONALLY RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

MALIN HEBRIDES

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND