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Shipping forecast

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, on Saturday 21 November 2009 at 0015

There are warnings of gales in Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay, Trafalgar, FitzRoy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes, South-east Iceland


The General synopsis at 1800
Atlantic low 973 moving steadily east expected 100 miles west of Shannon 954 by 1800 Saturday. Low Iceland 973 moving northeast and losing its identity

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire
West backing southeast 5 or 6 increasing 7, perhaps gale 8 later. Rough. Showers then rain. Good, becoming moderate or poor

Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber
West or southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4, backing south or southeast 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 later. Moderate or rough. Rain later. Good, becoming moderate, occasionally poor

Thames, Dover, Wight
South or southwest 4 increasing 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later. Occasional rain. Moderate or good

Portland, Plymouth, Biscay
Southerly veering southwesterly 5 or 6 increasing 7 or gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Plymouth and Biscay. Rough or very rough, occasionally high in Plymouth and Biscay. Rain then showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Trafalgar (Issued 0015 Sat 21 Nov)
Southerly veering westerly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in north at first, veering northwesterly 4 or 5 later. Rough or very rough, occasionally high in northwest. Rain then showers. Moderate or good

FitzRoy, Sole
Southerly veering southwesterly 6 to gale 8 increasing gale 8 to storm 10, perhaps violent storm 11 later in west Sole. Very rough or high, increasing very high in west later. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor, occasionally good

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea
Southerly veering southwesterly 5 or 6 increasing 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 in Fastnet. Rough or very rough, becoming high later in Fastnet, but moderate at first in Irish Sea. Rain then squally showers. Moderate or poor, becoming good

Shannon
Southerly or southeasterly, veering southwesterly later, 6 to gale 8 increasing gale 8 to storm 10, perhaps violent storm 11 later. Rough increasing high or very high. Rain then squally showers. Moderate or poor

Rockall, Malin
Southerly, backing easterly for a time, 5 or 6 increasing 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 later. Rough or very rough, occasionally high later. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes, South-east Iceland
Southwesterly, backing easterly or southeasterly later, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Hebrides, Bailey and Southeast Iceland. Rough or very rough, occasionally high. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor