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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