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About Surface Analysis ChartsSurface analysis are produced manually every 6 hours and depict the locations of synoptic scale high and low pressure centers with associated surface fronts and troughs for the specific analysis time. Central pressure is depicted with 3 or 4 digits. Arrows point to the 24 hour forecast positions. The term "developing" gale or storm means gale or storm conditions are expected by 24 hours. The pressure analysis has a 4 millibar (mb) contour interval. Forecast pressure values are written with 2 digits omitting the preceding 10 or 9. As an example a high pressure center with a central pressure of 1032 mb would be 32 and low pressure of 974 mb would be 74. For intense low pressure centers below 1000 mb, the analyst may use a dashed line to depict the 1000 mb isobar. By convention, isobars less than the 1000 mb dashed line are defined with an 8 mb contour interval.
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UK Shipping Forecast downloaded from the NOAA server File last downloaded 15/03/2010 03:58
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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 |
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