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The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, on Tuesday 02 December 2008 at 1130 |
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There are warnings of gales in Plymouth, Biscay, FitzRoy, Sole, Fastnet, Shannon The General synopsis at 0600 Low Scotland 998 expected German Bight 992 by 0600 tomorrow. Developing Atlantic low moving steadily southeastwards, expected normandy 993 by same time The area forecasts for the next 24 hours Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire Variable 3 or 4, becoming northerly 5 to 7 in west Viking. Slight or moderate, increasing rough in west Viking. Wintry showers. Mainly good Forties, Cromarty, Forth Cyclonic or northerly 4 or 5 increasing 5 to 7. Slight or moderate. Wintry showers. Mainly good Tyne, Dogger Southwest becoming cyclonic 4 or 5, then northerly 5 to 7 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later. Showers. Mainly good Fisher, German Bight Variable 3 or 4, becoming southerly 5 to 7 for a time in German Bight. Slight or moderate. Showers. Mainly good Humber, Thames, Dover Southwest veering northwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good Wight, Portland, Plymouth Westerly veering northerly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 in Plymouth later, then decreasing 4 or 5. Slight or moderate increasing moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good Biscay, FitzRoy Southwest veering northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later. Moderate or rough increasing very rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor Trafalgar (Issued 0015 Tue 02 Dec) North 5 or 6 backing northwest 4 or 5. Very rough becoming rough. Showers. Good Sole West or northwest 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 for a time. Moderate or rough becoming very rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor Lundy, Fastnet West or northwest becoming cyclonic then north 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in Fastnet, decreasing 4 later. Moderate, occasionally rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor Irish Sea Northwest 5 to 7 veering north 4. Slight or moderate. Squally showers. Mainly good Shannon Cyclonic becoming northwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9, decreasing 5 or 6 later. Rough becoming very rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey North or northwest backing south or southeast 5 to 7, becoming variable 3 or 4 for a time. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first. Wintry showers, squally at first. Mainly good Fair Isle Mainly northerly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times. Moderate or rough. Squally wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor Faeroes, South-east Iceland Northeasterly veering southeasterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times. Moderate or rough. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor |
