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The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, on Friday 22 August 2008 at 0015 |
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There are no warnings of gales currently in force The General synopsis at 1900 Low Forth 1009 moving slowly south and losing its identity by 1900 Friday. Low Plymouth 1015 losing its identity by same time The area forecasts for the next 24 hours Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire Northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 except in Viking. Slight or moderate. Showers then fair. Moderate or good Forties Cyclonic becoming northerly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in west at first. Slight or moderate. Showers then fair. Moderate or good Cromarty, Forth, Tyne Northerly or northwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first except in Cromarty, becoming variable 3 or 4 later. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor Dogger Cyclonic becoming northerly, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in west at first. Slight or moderate. Showers. Moderate or good Fisher Mainly westerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in north. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good German Bight, Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth Westerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, but variable 3 or 4 in north German Bight for a time. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good Biscay Mainly northwesterly 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good FitzRoy Northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in southeast, and backing southwesterly in northwest later. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south. Fair. Good Trafalgar (Issued 0015 Fri 22 Aug) Northerly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in east. Moderate or rough. Fair. Good Sole, Lundy, Fastnet West or northwest 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Showers then fair. Good Irish Sea West or northwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times, becoming variable 3 or 4 later. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good Shannon, Rockall, Malin Northwesterly backing southerly or southwesterly, 4 or 5, increasing 5 to 7 later except in Malin. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good Hebrides, Bailey Northerly 4 or 5 in east Hebrides at first, otherwise variable 3 or 4 becoming southwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in west Bailey later. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good Fair Isle Northerly backing westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, decreasing 3 for a time. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good Faeroes Variable 3 or 4 becoming southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later. Slight or moderate. Showers. Moderate or good South-east Iceland Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6. Slight or moderate. Rain later. Good, becoming moderate or poor |
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