Met Office Shipping Forecast

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF
THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 ON SUNDAY 18 MAY 2008

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1300
LOW FITZROY 1010 LOSING ITS IDENTITY. DEVELOPING ATLANTIC LOW
EXPECTED 330 MILES WEST OF ROCKALL 986 BY 1300 TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE
NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, DECREASING 4 IN SOUTHWEST VIKING.
MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. MAINLY GOOD

FORTIES
NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN EAST. ROUGH IN
EAST, MODERATE IN WEST. SHOWERS. MAINLY GOOD

CROMARTY FORTH TYNE
NORTHERLY 4 OR 5 VEERING EASTERLY 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY
FAIR. GOOD

DOGGER
NORTHERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN EAST. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY
ROUGH IN EAST. SHOWERS. MAINLY GOOD

FISHER
NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, BUT 4 IN EAST AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH.
SHOWERS. MAINLY GOOD

GERMAN BIGHT
NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH.
SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

HUMBER THAMES
NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN THAMES. MODERATE. MAINLY
FAIR. GOOD

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH
EAST OR NORTHEAST 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY
FAIR. GOOD

BISCAY
VARIABLE 4 IN SOUTH, BUT NORTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6 IN NORTH. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE. SHOWERS. MAINLY GOOD

FITZROY
CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6,
THEN VARIABLE 3 OR 4 IN SOUTHEAST LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE,
OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN WEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOLE
EASTERLY VEERING SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6, INCREASING 6
OR 7 IN WEST LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

LUNDY FASTNET
EAST OR NORTHEAST VEERING SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN FASTNET
LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

IRISH SEA
NORTHERLY VEERING SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4
LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. MAINLY GOOD

SHANNON ROCKALL
SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 INCREASING 6 OR 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT
OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

MALIN HEBRIDES
MAINLY EAST OR SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.
SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

BAILEY
EAST OR SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH.
RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

FAIR ISLE FAEROES
NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH.
SHOWERS. MAINLY GOOD

SOUTHEAST ICELAND
EAST OR SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.
MAINLY FAIR. GOOD