UK Shipping Forecast downloaded from the NOAA server

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FPUK71 EGRR 041500
AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE
ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 1725
UTC ON SATURDAY 04 FEBRUARY 2012 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC
SATURDAY 04 FEBRUARY TO 1800 UTC SUNDAY 05 FEBRUARY 2012

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH
UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER HUMBER
PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY TRAFALGAR ROCKALL HEBRIDES
BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY
LOW ICELAND 986 EXPECTED 300 MILES EAST OF ICELAND 1001
BY MIDDAY TOMORROW HIGH FITZROY 1043 SLOW MOVING WITH
LITTLE CHANGE

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

WEST VIKING
SOUTHERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 VEERING WESTERLY 5 TO 7
VERY ROUGH OR HIGH RAIN THEN SHOWERS POOR BECOMING GOOD

EAST VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE EAST FORTIES
SOUTHERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH RAIN
OR SNOW GOOD BECOMING POOR

WEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE WEST DOGGER
SOUTHERLY 6 TO GALE 8 VEERING WESTERLY 5 MODERATE OR
ROUGH RAIN OR SNOW THEN FAIR POOR BECOMING MODERATE OR
GOOD

EAST DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 6 OR 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8
EXCEPT GERMAN BIGHT MODERATE OR ROUGH SNOW MODERATE OR
POOR

THAMES DOVER EAST WIGHT
SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7 BECOMING VARIABLE 4 SLIGHT OR MODERATE
BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH FOR A TIME OCCASIONAL SNOW
MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST WIGHT
SOUTHERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC THEN NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7
DECREASING 4 LATER MODERATE OR ROUGH RAIN THEN FAIR
MODERATE OR POOR BECOMING GOOD

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH NORTH BISCAY
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHERLY 5 TO 7
OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 DECREASING 4 OR 5 LATER MODERATE OR
ROUGH OCCASIONAL RAIN MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY
POOR

SOUTH BISCAY
VARIABLE 4 BECOMING WESTERLY THEN NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE
8 MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH SHOWERS THEN
RAIN GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTH FITZROY
VARIABLE 4 BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 MODERATE OR
ROUGH OCCASIONAL RAIN IN EAST MODERATE OR GOOD

NORTH FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA
SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7
DECREASING 4 OR 5 LATER MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONAL
RAIN GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON
NORTHWEST BACKING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 ROUGH OR
VERY ROUGH OCCASIONAL RAIN GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES
WEST OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST
EXCEPT MALIN DECREASING 4 OR 5 LATER ROUGH OR VERY
ROUGH BUT HIGH IN NORTH ROCKALL AND NORTH MALIN FOR A
TIME RAIN OR SHOWERS GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND
MAINLY WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8
OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST VEERING
NORTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6 LATER VERY ROUGH OR HIGH RAIN OR
SQUALLY SHOWERS GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR