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UK Shipping Forecast downloaded from the NOAA server
File last downloaded 10/03/2010 20:03


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FPUK71 EGRR 101500
ND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE ON BEHALF OF
THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 1725 ON WEDNESDAY 10 MARCH
2010

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN DOVER WIGHT AND FITZROY

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY
HIGH NORTHERN IRELAND 1034 EXPECTED SHANNON 1033 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING
WESTERLY 5 OR 6 MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE
MODERATE OR GOOD

NORTH UTSIRE
WESTERLY 4 OR 5 MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE FOG
PATCHES MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SOUTH UTSIRE
NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 INCREASING 6 AT TIMES MODERATE OCCASIONAL
DRIZZLE FOG PATCHES FOR A TIME MODERATE OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

FORTIES CROMARTY
WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4 INCREASING 5 OR 6 SLIGHT OR
MODERATE MAINLY FAIR OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER MODERATE OR GOOD

FORTH TYNE DOGGER
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6
LATER IN FORTH SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE MAINLY FAIR MODERATE
OR GOOD

FISHER
WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTHEAST SLIGHT
OR MODERATE OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE FOG PATCHES FOR A TIME MODERATE
OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

GERMAN BIGHT
NORTH OR NORTHEAST BACKING NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER
SLIGHT OR MODERATE OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE FOG PATCHES MODERATE
OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

HUMBER
NORTHEAST BACKING WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OCCASIONALLY 5 AT FIRST
SLIGHT MAINLY FAIR MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY
NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN DOVER WIGHT AND SOUTH
FITZROY SLIGHT OR MODERATE BUT ROUGH IN BISCAY AND FITZROY MAINLY
FAIR MODERATE OR GOOD

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET
NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST MAINLY MODERATE FAIR
GOOD

IRISH SEA
NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY BACKING NORTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4
OCCASIONALLY 5 IN SOUTH SMOOTH OR SLIGHT FAIR GOOD

SHANNON
EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 BACKING NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 OR LESS
MODERATE FAIR GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN
MAINLY WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6 BUT
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 IN SOUTH MODERATE OR ROUGH FAIR GOOD

HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES
SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 INCREASING 7 FOR A TIME
MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTH BAILEY
OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY
POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND
SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 BECOMING CYCLONIC FOR A
TIME THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4 IN WEST LATER ROUGH
OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS MODERATE
OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

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