UK Shipping Forecast downloaded from the NOAA server

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FPUK71 EGRR 142100
AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE ON BEHALF OF
THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 0015 ON MONDAY 15 MARCH 2010

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER AND
TRAFALGAR

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800
HIGH SOLE 1034 EXPECTED BISCAY 1031 BY 1800 MONDAY

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE
NORTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHERLY 5 TO 7 DECREASING 3 OR 4 ROUGH
SQUALLY SNOW SHOWERS GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SOUTH UTSIRE
NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 DECREASING 4 FOR A TIME ROUGH BECOMING
MODERATE SQUALLY SNOW SHOWERS GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

FORTIES
NORTHWESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN
SOUTHWEST THEN NORTHERLY BACKING WESTERLY 4 OR 5 ROUGH BECOMING
MODERATE WINTRY SHOWERS GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

CROMARTY
VARIABLE 4 BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN
SOUTHWEST THEN BECOMING VARIABLE THEN WESTERLY 3 OR 4 SLIGHT NEAR
SHORE OTHERWISE MODERATE RAIN GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTH TYNE DOGGER
WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 BECOMING VARIABLE 4
LATER MODERATE RAIN OR SHOWERS GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT
NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 BUT CYCLONIC 4 AT TIMES IN
SOUTHWEST GERMAN BIGHT ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE SQUALLY SNOW
SHOWERS GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

HUMBER THAMES
WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 INCREASING 5 TO 7 FOR A TIME MODERATE
SHOWERS GOOD

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH
NORTHWEST BACKING WEST 3 OR 4 BECOMING VARIABLE IN PLYMOUTH LATER
SMOOTH OR SLIGHT FOG PATCHES EXCEPT IN DOVER MODERATE OR GOOD
OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR EXCEPT IN DOVER

BISCAY
NORTHEASTERLY VEERING SOUTHEASTERLY 3 OR 4 INCREASING 5 OR 6 IN
SOUTHWEST SLIGHT OR MODERATE FAIR GOOD

TRAFALGAR
EASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 IN SOUTHEAST OTHERWISE EASTERLY VEERING
SOUTHERLY 4 OR 5 INCREASING 5 TO 7 MODERATE OR ROUGH RAIN IN WEST
LATER MODERATE OR GOOD

FITZROY SOLE
EASTERLY VEERING SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 INCREASING 5 TO 7 IN WEST
MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH IN WEST RAIN IN WEST LATER MODERATE OR
GOOD

LUNDY FASTNET
NORTHWEST BECOMING VARIABLE THEN SOUTH 3 OR 4 INCREASING 5 OR 6 IN
FASTNET LATER SMOOTH OR SLIGHT FAIR GOOD

IRISH SEA
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 BACKING SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER SLIGHT FAIR GOOD

SHANNON
SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 INCREASING 5 TO 7 MODERATE INCREASING ROUGH FAIR
GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY
WEST OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 DECREASING 4 OR 5 BACKING SOUTHWEST LATER
MODERATE OR ROUGH RAIN OR SHOWERS MODERATE OR GOOD

FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND
CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 INCREASING 5 TO 7 AT TIMES BECOMING MAINLY WESTERLY
LATER ROUGH RAIN OR SHOWERS MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR