Met Office Shipping Forecast

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AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF
THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 ON TUESDAY 09 FEBRUARY
2010

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT
HIGH SOUTHEAST ICELAND 1027 SLOW MOVING WITH LITTLE CHANGE BY
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOW FISHER 1011 MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHWARDS BUT LOSING
ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE
NORTHERLY 5 TO 7 DECREASING 4 OR 5, AND BECOMING VARIABLE IN
SOUTHEAST VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY
SHOWERS. GOOD

SOUTH UTSIRE
VARIABLE 4 IN SOUTHEAST AT FIRST AND NORTH LATER, OTHERWISE NORTHERLY
VEERING EASTERLY, 5 TO 7, DECREASING 4 OR 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE, BUT ROUGH IN WEST. FAIR. GOOD, LIGHT ICING IN SOUTHEAST

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER
NORTH OR NORTHEAST 5 TO 7, DECREASING MAINLY 4 OR 5 LATER. MODERATE
OR ROUGH. SHOWERS BECOMING WINTRY. MODERATE OR GOOD

FISHER
VARIABLE 4 IN EAST AT FIRST, OTHERWISE NORTHERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC
THEN EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 5 TO 7. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH IN
WEST. WINTRY SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR, OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING IN EAST

GERMAN BIGHT
NORTHERLY 4 OR 5 IN FAR NORTHWEST AT FIRST, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 4
BECOMING CYCLONIC THEN EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 5 OR 6. SLIGHT IN
EAST AT FIRST, OTHERWISE MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH IN WEST LATER.
WINTRY SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, OCCASIONAL
LIGHT ICING IN EAST

HUMBER THAMES DOVER
NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, BECOMING VARIABLE 4 FOR A TIME IN
EAST LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT TIMES.
GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING IN FAR SOUTHEAST
HUMBER, AND THE FAR EAST OF BOTH THAMES AND DOVER

WIGHT PORTLAND
NORTH OR NORTHEAST 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS, SQUALLY
AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

PLYMOUTH BISCAY
NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, BUT MAINLY 4 OR 5 IN SOUTH BISCAY.
ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOUTHWEST FITZROY
NORTHWESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC OR SOUTHEASTERLY, 4 OR 5. VERY ROUGH,
DECREASING ROUGH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD

NORTHEAST FITZROY SOLE
EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 5 TO 7. VERY ROUGH, DECREASING ROUGH.
OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA
NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 DECREASING 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN IRISH SEA,
ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN LUNDY AND FASTNET. SHOWERS. GOOD

SHANNON
EAST OR SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, DECREASING 4 OR 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH.
SHOWERS. GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES
EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR.
GOOD

BAILEY
SOUTHEASTERLY BECOMING VARIABLE, 4. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD

FAIR ISLE EAST FAEROES
NORTHERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN EAST FAIR ISLE AT FIRST. MODERATE
OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

WEST FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND
VARIABLE BECOMING MAINLY WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4. MODERATE OR
ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD