UK Shipping Forecast downloaded from the NOAA server

196
FPUK71 EGRR 100300
ND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE ON BEHALF OF
THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 0505 ON WEDNESDAY 10 MARCH
2010

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN DOVER WIGHT AND FITZROY

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT
HIGH SOUTHWEST SCOTLAND 1035 EXPECTED SOUTHEAST ROCKALL 1033 BY
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT NEW LOW EXPECTED SOUTHEAST ICELAND 1011 BY SAME
TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE
WESTERLY 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 IN VIKING MODERATE OR ROUGH
OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE FOG PATCHES IN NORTH UTSIRE MODERATE OR GOOD
OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN NORTH UTSIRE

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

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH
WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4 OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER SLIGHT
BECOMING MODERATE IN CROMARTY MAINLY FAIR MODERATE OR GOOD

TYNE DOGGER
NORTH OR NORTHEAST BACKING NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY
MODERATE LATER MAINLY FAIR MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER
NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 IN EAST SLIGHT OR MODERATE
OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE FOG PATCHES MODERATE OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

GERMAN BIGHT
NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4 SLIGHT OR MODERATE OCCASIONAL
DRIZZLE FOG PATCHES MODERATE OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

HUMBER
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 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
EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 INCREASING 6 AT TIMES SLIGHT OR
MODERATE BUT ROUGH IN SOLE FAIR GOOD

IRISH SEA
EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 BACKING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SMOOTH
OR SLIGHT FAIR GOOD

SHANNON
EAST OR SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 BACKING NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 MODERATE OR
ROUGH FAIR GOOD

ROCKALL
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTHWEST
DECREASING 2 OR 3 IN SOUTH MODERATE OR ROUGH MAINLY FAIR MAINLY
GOOD

MALIN
WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4 OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER IN NORTH BUT
VARIABLE 3 AT FIRST IN SOUTH SLIGHT FAIR GOOD

HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE
WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 BUT 3 OR 4 AT FIRST IN SOUTH
HEBRIDES ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH BUT MODERATE IN SOUTH
HEBRIDES AND SOUTH FAIR ISLE RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS BUT MAINLY
FAIR IN HEBRIDES MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND
SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST 5 TO 7 BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 IN SOUTHEAST
ICELAND LATER ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS MODERATE
OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR