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UK Shipping Forecast downloaded from the NOAA server

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FPUK71 EGRR 292100
AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE
ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 2315
UTC ON THURSDAY 29 JULY 2010 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC
FRIDAY 30 JULY TO 0000 UTC SATURDAY 31 JULY 2010

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800
NEW LOW EXPECTED BAILEY 1001 BY 1800 FRIDAY

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE EAST FORTIES
NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN SOUTH
UTSIRE DECREASING 3 OR 4 LATER EXCEPT IN SOUTH UTSIRE
MODERATE OR ROUGH RAIN OR SHOWERS GOOD OCCASIONALLY
POOR

WEST FORTIES EAST CROMARTY
NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST BACKING
SOUTHERLY 3 OR 4 LATER MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT
FIRST BECOMING SLIGHT OCCASIONAL RAIN GOOD
OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST CROMARTY FORTH TYNE
VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 OR 4
OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE
LATER RAIN LATER GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

DOGGER
NORTHWEST BACKING SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 INCREASING 6 AT
TIMES SLIGHT OR MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH SHOWERS
OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT
NORTHWEST BACKING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 PERHAPS GALE
8 LATER IN FISHER MODERATE OR ROUGH RAIN OR SHOWERS
GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH
NORTHWEST BACKING SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 INCREASING 5 AT
TIMES OCCASIONALLY 6 IN THAMES AND DOVER LATER SLIGHT
OR MODERATE SHOWERS OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER FOG PATCHES
IN PLYMOUTH LATER MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY
POOR IN PLYMOUTH LATER

BISCAY
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SLIGHT OR MODERATE OCCASIONAL RAIN IN
NORTH GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR IN NORTH

TRAFALGAR
NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 IN
NORTH MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN
SOUTHEAST SHOWERS MODERATE OR GOOD

SOUTH FITZROY
NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 DECREASING 4 AT TIMES
MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT SHOWERS GOOD
OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

NORTH FITZROY SOLE
VARIABLE BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4
OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER SLIGHT OR MODERATE OCCASIONAL RAIN
OR DRIZZLE FOG PATCHES MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY
VERY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA
VARIABLE 3 BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 INCREASING
6 AT TIMES VEERING WEST LATER SLIGHT OR MODERATE
OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE FOG PATCHES MODERATE OR
GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN
SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST 4 OR 5 DECREASING 3 AT
TIMES MODERATE OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT OCCASIONAL RAIN
THEN SHOWERS FOG PATCHES MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY
VERY POOR

HEBRIDES BAILEY
SOUTHEAST BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 DECREASING 3 AT
TIMES MODERATE OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN HEBRIDES RAIN OR
SHOWERS FOG PATCHES MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY
POOR

EAST FAIR ISLE
NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 3
MODERATE OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT LATER OCCASIONAL RAIN
MODERATE OR GOOD

WEST FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND
VARIABLE 3 AT FIRST IN WEST FAIR ISLE AND EAST FAEROES
OTHERWISE EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 MODERATE
OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT OCCASIONAL RAIN GOOD OCCASIONALLY
POOR