UK Shipping Forecast downloaded from the NOAA server

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FPUK71 EGRR 102100
ND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE ON BEHALF OF
THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 0015 ON THURSDAY 11 MARCH 2010

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN DOVER WIGHT AND FITZROY

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800
HIGH MALIN 1033 EXPECTED 100 MILES WEST OF SHANNON 1031 BY 1800
THURSDAY LOW ICELAND 1009 EXPECTED FAIR ISLE 1013 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE
WESTERLY VEERING NORTHWESTERLY LATER 5 OR 6 OCCASIONALLY 7 IN
VIKING MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE FOG PATCHES IN
NORTH AND SOUTH UTSIRE MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN
NORTH AND SOUTH UTSIRE

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH
WESTERLY VEERING NORTHWESTERLY LATER 4 OR 5 INCREASING 6 AT TIMES
SLIGHT OR MODERATE MAINLY FAIR THEN RAIN OR SHOWERS MODERATE OR
GOOD

TYNE DOGGER
NORTHWEST 2 OR 3 BACKING WEST 4 OR 5 SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE
RAIN LATER MODERATE OR GOOD

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT
WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 IN FISHER BUT
NORTHEASTERLY AT FIRST IN SOUTH GERMAN BIGHT SLIGHT OR MODERATE
OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE FOG PATCHES MODERATE OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

HUMBER
NORTH OR NORTHEAST BACKING WEST 3 OR 4 INCREASING 5 AT TIMES
SLIGHT MAINLY FAIR MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH
NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN DOVER AND
WIGHT DECREASING 4 OR 5 LATER SLIGHT OR MODERATE MAINLY FAIR
MODERATE OR GOOD

BISCAY
NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE SHOWERS IN SOUTH
MODERATE OR GOOD

TRAFALGAR
EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY BACKING NORTHERLY 5 TO 7 BECOMING CYCLONIC
FOR A TIME IN SOUTH MODERATE OR ROUGH RAIN OR SHOWERS MODERATE OR
GOOD

FITZROY
NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN SOUTH ROUGH MAINLY
FAIR MODERATE OR GOOD

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET
NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST MAINLY MODERATE FAIR
GOOD

IRISH SEA
NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY BACKING NORTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4
OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER SMOOTH OR SLIGHT SHOWERS LATER MAINLY GOOD

SHANNON
EAST 4 OR 5 BACKING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 MODERATE MAINLY
FAIR MAINLY GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN
WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6 BUT VARIABLE
3 OR 4 IN SOUTH ROCKALL AT FIRST MODERATE OR ROUGH SHOWERS LATER
GOOD

HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES
SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 INCREASING 7 FOR A TIME
MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS MODERATE OR
GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND
YCLONIC BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 THEN BECOMING
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER ROUGH RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS MODERATE OR
GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR