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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: 2258 on Fri 03 Jul 2009

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The general synopsis at 1900

Atlantic low moving slowly east, expected 100 miles west of Rockall 998 by 1900 Saturday. Atlantic low moving steadily northeast, expected northwest Trafalgar 1014 by same time. High Biscay 1017 expected belgium 1013 by that time
   
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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 Saturday 04 July 2009 at 0015

There are no warnings of gales currently in force


The General synopsis at 1900
Atlantic low moving slowly east, expected 100 miles west of Rockall 998 by 1900 Saturday. Atlantic low moving steadily northeast, expected northwest Trafalgar 1014 by same time. High Biscay 1017 expected belgium 1013 by that time

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking
Northeasterly backing southwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in north at first. Slight, occasionally moderate in north. Fog patches. Good, occasionally very poor

North Utsire
Variable 3 or 4. Smooth or slight. Fog patches. Good, occasionally very poor

South Utsire
Variable 3 or 4, later becoming northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6. Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate later. Fog patches at first. Good, occasionally very poor at first

Forties
Variable becoming southwesterly 3 or 4. Smooth or slight. Showers, fog patches, then fair. Good, occasionally very poor

Cromarty, Forth, Tyne
Variable or southerly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in Cromarty. Smooth or slight. Showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first

Dogger
Variable 3 or 4, becoming west 4 or 5 for a time. Slight, occasionally moderate later. Showers, fog patches, then fair. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Fisher, German Bight
Variable 3 or 4 becoming westerly 4 or 5, occasionally 6. Slight or moderate. Thundery showers, fog patches, then fair. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Humber, Thames
Westerly 4 or 5 backing southerly 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Moderate or good

Dover, Wight
Westerly 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4. Slight, occasionally moderate at first. Mainly fair. Good

Portland, Plymouth
Southerly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in Plymouth. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good

Biscay
Variable 3 or 4, becoming southwesterly 4 or 5 in north. Slight or moderate. Showers. Moderate or good

Trafalgar (Issued 0015 Sat 04 Jul)
Northwesterly, becoming cyclonic in northwest later, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in southeast. Moderate, occasionally rough in southeast. Showers in northwest. Moderate or good

Northwest FitzRoy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon
South or southwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times. Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in Lundy and Irish Sea. Rain or showers. Moderate or good

Rockall, Malin
South or southeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times. Slight or moderate. Showers, some thundery. Moderate or good

Hebrides, Bailey
Southerly backing easterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle, Faeroes, South-east Iceland
Easterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in Southeast Iceland. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in Southeast Iceland. Showers, fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor

Sea area gale warnings, issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Last updated on Friday 03 July 2009 at 2258.

There are no gale warnings currently in force