AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON FRIDAY 03 MAY 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC FRIDAY 03 MAY TO 1200 UTC SATURDAY 04 MAY 2024

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FISHER AND FITZROY

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOWS HUMBER 1003, JUST WEST OF SHANNON 1007 AND NORTHWEST FITZROY 1007 ALL LOSING THEIR IDENTITIES BY 0600 TOMORROW. LOW 150 MILES WEST OF FITZROY 1003 EXPECTED FITZROY 1003 BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW HEBRIDES 1006 EXPECTED BY THAT TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

EASTERLY VEERING SOUTHEASTERLY LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN SOUTH UTSIRE AND FORTIES. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHERN SOUTH UTSIRE AND FORTIES, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER

CROMARTY FORTH

EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, FOG BANKS LATER. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE TO VERY POOR LATER

TYNE DOGGER

EAST OR NORTHEAST BECOMING CYCLONIC, 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT LATER IN TYNE. THUNDERY SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST AND VERY POOR LATER

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

EASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST IN FISHER, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATER, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN FISHER, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES, THUNDERY SHOWERS IN HUMBER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

THAMES DOVER

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT LATER. THUNDERY SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT LATER EXCEPT IN PLYMOUTH. FAIR. GOOD

BISCAY

SOUTHWEST BECOMING CYCLONIC, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 AT FIRST AND 7 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN WEST. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FITZROY

CYCLONIC, MAINLY SOUTHWESTERLY IN SOUTH, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN SOUTH AND OCCASIONALLY 4 IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN IRISH SEA. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY IN IRISH SEA, FOG PATCHES LATER IN IRISH SEA. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER IN IRISH SEA

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST NEAR CAPE WRATH, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN EAST MALIN AND FAR SOUTHEAST HEBRIDES. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND