Sunday, 25 September 2011

Met Office-Shipping Forecast


The shipping forecast is issued by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. So the Forecast that is read on BBC Radio comes from the Met Office, they also have a website where you can view the forecast for the different areas.

There most recent forecast on the 25th September 2011 is as follows,

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Southeasterly, veering southwesterly, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later in Viking. Moderate, becoming rough or very rough. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

South Utsire

Southeasterly, veering westerly later, 5 to 7. Slight, becoming moderate or rough. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Forties, Cromarty

South, veering southwest, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later, then decreasing 4 later. Moderate or rough. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Forth

South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 later. Slight or moderate, becoming rough for a time. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Tyne, Dogger

South or southwest 5 to 7, becoming variable 4 later. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Fisher, German Bight, Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight

South, veering west or southwest, 4 or 5, increasing 6 for a time in Fisher. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in Fisher. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Portland, Plymouth, North Biscay

Southerly or southwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4. Moderate, occasionally rough. Occasional rain, fog patches developing. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

South Biscay

Variable 4. Moderate. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor

Trafalgar (Issued 2315 UTC Sat 24 Sep)

Northerly 4 or 5 in southeast and southerly 4 or 5 in northwest, otherwise variable 4. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor in east

FitzRoy, Sole

South or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later in west. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers, fog patches developing. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon

Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in Irish Sea, decreasing 3 or 4. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in Irish Sea. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Rockall, Malin, Hebrides

Cyclonic, becoming west, 7 to severe gale 9, backing south 4 or 5 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Bailey

Southwest 5 to 7. Rough, occasionally very rough. Squally showers. Good

Fair Isle

South, becoming cyclonic, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later, then becoming southwest 5 or 6 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Faeroes, South-east Iceland

Southerly, veering westerly, 5 or 6. Rough or very rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good

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