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UK Shipping Forecast downloaded from the NOAA server downloaded 11/03/2010 08:50
712
FPUK71 EGRR 111500
AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE ON BEHALF OF
THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 1725 ON THURSDAY 11 MARCH 2010

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FITZROY

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY
HIGH NORTHWEST SHANNON 1033 EXPECTED 200 MILES WEST OF SHANNON 1035
BY MIDDAY TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING
WEST VEERING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 INCREASING 5 TO 7 MODERATE
OR ROUGH RAIN OR SHOWERS MODERATE OR GOOD

NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE
WESTERLY VEERING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 INCREASING 5 TO
7 PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER MODERATE OR ROUGH RAIN OR SHOWERS FOG
PATCHES FOR A TIME MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR FOR A
TIME

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER
WESTERLY VEERING NORTHERLY 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 MODERATE RAIN OR
SHOWERS MODERATE OR GOOD

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT
NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 IN FISHER VEERING NORTHERLY 5
TO 7 LATER MODERATE RAIN OR DRIZZLE FOG PATCHES IN EAST MODERATE
OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN EAST

HUMBER
WEST VEERING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER
MODERATE SHOWERS MODERATE OR GOOD

THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH
NORTHEAST BACKING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SLIGHT OR MODERATE
SHOWERS LATER MODERATE OR GOOD

BISCAY FITZROY
NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN SOUTHEAST FITZROY
DECREASING 4 OR 5 IN BISCAY MODERATE OR ROUGH MAINLY FAIR MODERATE
OR GOOD

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET
NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 MAINLY MODERATE FAIR
GOOD

IRISH SEA
WEST VEERING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 SLIGHT
INCREASING MODERATE SHOWERS GOOD

SHANNON
NORTH OR NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OCCASIONALLY 5 MODERATE MAINLY FAIR
MAINLY GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN
NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 IN MALIN MODERATE OR
ROUGH SHOWERS LATER GOOD

HEBRIDES BAILEY
NORTH BACKING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 DECREASING 3 OR 4 FOR A TIME
MODERATE OR ROUGH SQUALLY SHOWERS MODERATE OR GOOD

FAIR ISLE FAEROES
NORTH 5 OR 6 INCREASING 7 FOR A TIME BACKING NORTHWEST LATER
MODERATE OR ROUGH SQUALLY SHOWERS RAIN OR DRIZZLE LATER MODERATE
OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

SOUTHEAST ICELAND
NORTHERLY 4 OR 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 3 FOR A TIME THEN WESTERLY OR
NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 MODERATE OR ROUGH SHOWERS RAIN OR DRIZZLE
LATER MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER
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