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UK Shipping Forecast downloaded from the NOAA server
File last downloaded 06/02/2012 09:11

992
FPUK71 EGRR 060300
AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE
ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 0505
UTC ON MONDAY 06 FEBRUARY 2012 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC
MONDAY 06 FEBRUARY TO 0600 UTC TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE
AND FISHER

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT
NEW LOWS EXPECTED 220 MILES WEST OF ROCKALL 990 AND
HUMBER 1034 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT NEW HIGH EXPECTED
SWEDEN 1042 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING
NORTHERLY 5 OR 6 BECOMING VARIABLE 4 THEN SOUTHERLY 5 OR
6 IN FAR EAST LATER MODERATE OR ROUGH WINTRY SHOWERS
GOOD

NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE
CYCLONIC MAINLY SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7
OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN EAST AT FIRST ROUGH RAIN OR
SNOW MODERATE OR POOR

EAST FORTIES
SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHERLY THEN SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR
5 OCCASIONALLY 6 ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE WINTRY
SHOWERS GOOD

WEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE NORTHWEST DOGGER
NORTHERLY BECOMING VARIABLE THEN EASTERLY OR
SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 DECREASING 3 FOR A TIME SLIGHT OR
MODERATE SHOWERS GOOD

SOUTHEAST DOGGER
SOUTHWESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC THEN SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR
5 OCCASIONALLY 6 SLIGHT OR MODERATE SHOWERS MODERATE
OR GOOD

FISHER NORTH GERMAN BIGHT
MAINLY SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY
GALE 8 IN FISHER AT FIRST DECREASING 4 OR 5 LATER
MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONAL SNOW MODERATE OR GOOD
OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTH GERMAN BIGHT EAST HUMBER
SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 SLIGHT OR MODERATE WINTRY SHOWERS
GOOD

WEST HUMBER THAMES DOVER
VARIABLE MAINLY SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 SLIGHT
WINTRY SHOWERS GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH EAST BISCAY
VARIABLE 4 BECOMING EAST OR NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 MODERATE OR
ROUGH SHOWERS GOOD

WEST BISCAY SOUTHEAST FITZROY
MAINLY NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6 MODERATE OR
ROUGH OCCASIONAL RAIN MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY
POOR

NORTHWEST FITZROY WEST SOLE
WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 MODERATE OR ROUGH
BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONAL RAIN MODERATE
OCCASIONALLY POOR

EAST SOLE
NORTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6 VEERING NORTHEASTERLY 4 MODERATE OR
ROUGH OCCASIONAL RAIN MODERATE OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 IN FASTNET AT FIRST OTHERWISE VARIABLE
4 BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 5 MODERATE OR ROUGH IN WEST
FASTNET OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE OCCASIONAL RAIN
MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES
MAINLY SOUTHERLY 4 OR 5 INCREASING 5 TO 7 MODERATE OR
ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN SHANNON AND ROCKALL LATER
OCCASIONAL RAIN MODERATE OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY
SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER MODERATE
OR ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH RAIN MODERATE OR
POOR

FAIR ISLE EAST FAEROES
NORTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHERLY 5 OR 6 DECREASING 3 FOR
A TIME MODERATE OR ROUGH SHOWERS GOOD

WEST FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 INCREASING 5 TO 7
MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN WEST LATER
RAIN MODERATE OR POOR
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