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FPUK71 EGRR 202100
AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE ON BEHALF OF
THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 0015 ON FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER
2008

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE
FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES
DOVER IRISH SEA ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND
SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800
LOW NORWEGIAN SEA 970 EXPECTED LATVIA 976 BY 1800 FRIDAY

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES
NORTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 VERY ROUGH BECOMING HIGH SQUALLY
WINTRY SHOWERS GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

CROMARTY FORTH TYNE
NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 AT TIMES ROUGH
OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN CROMARTY SQUALLY SHOWERS
BECOMING WINTRY GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT
NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 AT TIMES ROUGH
OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER SQUALLY SHOWERS BECOMING
WINTRY GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

HUMBER THAMES
NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8 INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 AT TIMES ROUGH OR
VERY ROUGH SQUALLY SHOWERS BECOMING WINTRY LATER GOOD
OCCASIONALLY POOR

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH
NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES IN DOVER SLIGHT OR
MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE MAINLY IN
PLYMOUTH MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR IN PLYMOUTH

BISCAY
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 INCREASING 6 OR 7 MODERATE OR ROUGH RAIN OR
DRIZZLE MODERATE OCCASIONALLY POOR

TRAFALGAR SOUTH FITZROY
NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 MODERATE OR ROUGH THUNDERY SHOWERS IN SOUTH
TRAFALGAR MAINLY GOOD

NORTH FITZROY SOLE
NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY 4 IN FITZROY
MODERATE OR ROUGH RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES MODERATE OCCASIONALLY
POOR

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA
NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN IRISH SEA MODERATE OR
ROUGH RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN
NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 EXCEPT IN SHANNON ROUGH OR
VERY ROUGH RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES MODERATE OCCASIONALLY POOR

HEBRIDES BAILEY
NORTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 VEERING NORTHERLY 5 OR 6
OCCASIONALLY 4 LATER IN BAILEY VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH
RAIN OR SHOWERS OCCASIONALLY WINTRY MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY
POOR

FAIR ISLE
NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 AT TIMES VERY
ROUGH OR HIGH SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

FAEROES
NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 PERHAPS INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 LATER
VERY ROUGH OR HIGH OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS
GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND
NORTHERLY 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST BUT VARIABLE 3 OR 4
IN WEST ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE IN WEST SQUALLY
WINTRY SHOWERS GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR


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