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Viking North Utsire South Utsire Forties Cromarty Forth Tyne Dogger Fisher German Bight Humber Thames Dover Wight Portland Plymouth Biscay FitzRoy Trafalgar Sole Lundy Fastnet Irish Sea Shannon Rockall Malin Hebrides Bailey Fair Isle Faeroes South-east Iceland Show all regions and types

Updated: 2252 on Sun 11 May 2008

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The general synopsis at 1900

High Norwegian Sea 1033 and low central France 1012 both slow moving with little change. New low expected 150 miles west of north Fitzroy 1009 by 1900 Monday

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Updated: 1109 on Wed 20 Dec 2006
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The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, on Monday 12 May 2008 at 0015

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The General synopsis at 1900
High Norwegian Sea 1033 and low central France 1012 both slow moving with little change. New low expected 150 miles west of north Fitzroy 1009 by 1900 Monday

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire
Northerly 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Mainly fair. Moderate or good

South Utsire
Northerly, veering easterly in south for a time, 5 to 7, decreasing 4 later. Moderate or rough. Mainly fair. Moderate or good

Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger
Mainly east or northeast 4 or 5. Moderate. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Fisher, German Bight
Mainly north or northeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7 for a time in northeast Fisher. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in Fisher. Mainly fair. Moderate or good

Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight
Northeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in Thames and Dover later. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in Thames and Dover later. Mainly fair. Moderate or good

Portland, Plymouth
Mainly northeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later. Slight, occasionally moderate later. Mainly fair. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first

Biscay
Variable 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Thundery showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Northwest FitzRoy, Sole
Variable 3 or 4 becoming easterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in west. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west later. Showers, fog patches in east. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in east

Trafalgar (Issued 0015 Mon 12 May)
Northwest, backing south for a time, 4 or 5, occasionally 6. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in southeast. Showers. Moderate or good

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon
Mainly east or northeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later. Slight or moderate. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Rockall, Malin, Hebrides
Easterly or northeasterly 3 or 4 increasing 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later in northeast Hebrides. Slight or moderate. Showers dying out, fog patches in Rockall. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in Rockall

Bailey
Variable 3 or 4 becoming easterly 4 or 5. Moderate. Showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle, Faeroes
Variable 4 becoming easterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough. Occasional rain and fog patches, then fair. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

South-east Iceland
Cyclonic 4 or 5, occasionally 6, becoming variable 3 or 4 later. Moderate or rough decreasing slight or moderate. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first

Sea area gale warnings, issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Last updated on Sunday 11 May 2008 at 2252.

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