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UK Shipping Forecast downloaded from the NOAA server
File last downloaded 24/07/2008 22:38

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FPUK71 EGRR 242100
AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE ON BEHALF OF
THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 0015 ON FRIDAY 25 JULY 2008

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1900
LOW SHANNON 1004 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 1900 FRIDAY LOW 200 MILES
WEST OF FITZROY 1009 MOVING RAPIDLY EAST AND LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY
SAME TIME HIGH NORWEGIAN SEA 1029 SLOW MOVING WITH LITTLE CHANGE BY
THAT TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING
SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 INCREASING 5 AT TIMES SLIGHT OR MODERATE FOG
PATCHES THEN FAIR MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE
SOUTHEASTERLY 3 OR 4 OCCASIONALLY 5 IN SOUTH UTSIRE BECOMING
VARIABLE 3 IN NORTH UTSIRE SLIGHT FOG PATCHES AT FIRST GOOD
OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER
EAST OR SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 IN CROMARTY SLIGHT BECOMING
MODERATE FOG PATCHES AT FIRST SHOWERS LATER MODERATE OR GOOD
OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT
EAST 4 OR 5 SLIGHT OR MODERATE SHOWERS LATER MODERATE OR GOOD

HUMBER THAMES
EAST 4 OR 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER SLIGHT OR MODERATE
MAINLY FAIR MODERATE OR GOOD

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH
EASTERLY 5 OR 6 AT FIRST IN DOVER WIGHT AND NORTH PORTLAND
OTHERWISE SOUTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4 SLIGHT OR MODERATE SHOWERS MODERATE
OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY
SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST 3 OR 4 INCREASING 5 AT TIMES SLIGHT OR
MODERATE THUNDERY SHOWERS MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

TRAFALGAR
WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 3 IN NORTHWEST
SLIGHT OR MODERATE SHOWERS MODERATE OR GOOD

FITZROY
MAINLY SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 BUT CYCLONIC FOR A TIME OCCASIONALLY 6
IN SOUTHEAST MODERATE THUNDERY SHOWERS MODERATE OR GOOD
OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOLE
WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 MODERATE SHOWERS MODERATE OR GOOD
OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET
SOUTHEAST VEERING SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SLIGHT OR MODERATE SHOWERS
MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

IRISH SEA
EAST 5 OR 6 VEERING SOUTH 3 LATER SLIGHT OR MODERATE SHOWERS WITH
FOG PATCHES LATER MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER

SHANNON
CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 INCREASING 5 AT TIMES BECOMING
VARIABLE LATER MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN WEST SHOWERS
MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY
SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 INCREASING 6 AT TIMES VEERING SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4
LATER IN ROCKALL AND MALIN MODERATE OR ROUGH THUNDERY SHOWERS WITH
FOG PATCHES AT FIRST MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT
FIRST

FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND
SOUTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6 INCREASING 7 AT TIMES MODERATE OR ROUGH FOG
PATCHES MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR
Current North Atlantic Chart from The Ocean Prediction Centre
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Current North Atlantic Chart
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96 hour North Atlantic Chart from The Ocean Prediction Centre
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