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Shipping forecast

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, on Monday 15 March 2010 at 1130

There are warnings of gales in Forties, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Trafalgar


The General synopsis at 0600
High Sole 1032 expected France 1029 by 0600 tomorrow. Low Faeroes 1015 and low Cromarty 1015 both losing their identities by same time

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire
Northwesterly 4, backing southwesterly 5 or 6. Moderate or rough. Snow showers, sleet later. Good occasionally poor

South Utsire
Northwesterly 5 or 6. Rough becoming moderate. Mainly fair. Moderate or good

Forties, Cromarty
Northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in southwest Forties, backing southwesterly 4 later. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers, fair later. Moderate or good

Forth, Tyne, Dogger
West or northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4, backing southwest later. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers, fair later. Moderate or good

Fisher, German Bight
West or northwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 in German Bight. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers, fair later. Moderate or good

Humber, Thames
West 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4, becoming variable later. Slight or moderate, but rough for a time in Humber. Rain or showers, fair later. Moderate or good

Dover, Wight
West 3 or 4, increasing 5 for a time, backing south later. Slight. Fog patches later. Moderate occasionally very poor later

Portland, Plymouth
Variable becoming southeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later in Plymouth. Slight occasionally moderate later in west Plymouth. Fog patches later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later

Biscay
East or southeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good

Trafalgar (Issued 0015 Mon 15 Mar)
Easterly 6 to gale 8 in southeast, otherwise easterly veering southerly 4 or 5, increasing 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Rain in west later. Moderate or good

FitzRoy, Sole
South or southeast 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later. Showers, rain later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later

Lundy, Fastnet
Variable becoming southeast 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later in Fastnet. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in Fastnet. Mainly fair. Moderate or good

Irish Sea
West backing south 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first. Smooth or slight. Mainly fair. Moderate or good

Shannon, Rockall
South 4 or 5, backing southeast 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later. Moderate becoming rough, occasionally very rough later. Showers, rain later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later

Malin, Hebrides, Bailey
Northwest backing south 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times. Moderate or rough. Showers. Moderate or good

Fair Isle, Faeroes, South-east Iceland
Northwesterly backing southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good occasionally poor