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UK Shipping Forecast downloaded from the NOAA server

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FPUK71 EGRR 071500
AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE
ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 1725
UTC ON TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC
TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY TO 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 08 FEBRUARY
2012

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING FORTIES CROMARTY
WIGHT ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND
SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY
LOW 150 MILES WEST OF ROCKALL 1011 MOVING VERY RAPIDLY
NORTHEAST LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY MIDDAY TOMORROW NEW
LOW EXPECTED NORTHWEST HEBRIDES 1019 BY SAME TIME HIGH
DENMARK 1049 EXPECTED FISHER 1046 BY THAT TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN
VIKING MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH
IN VIKING SHOWERS GOOD

SOUTH UTSIRE
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4 INCREASING 5 AT TIMES
SLIGHT OR MODERATE FAIR GOOD

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH
SOUTH 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN FORTIES AND
CROMARTY MODERATE OR ROUGH SHOWERS MODERATE OR GOOD

TYNE WEST DOGGER
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 IN
NORTH MODERATE FAIR GOOD

EAST DOGGER FISHER NORTH GERMAN BIGHT
VARIABLE MAINLY SOUTHEASTERLY 3 OR 4 BECOMING
NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER IN NORTHEAST FISHER SLIGHT OR
MODERATE FAIR GOOD

SOUTH GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER
EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 INCREASING 6 AT TIMES
MODERATE WINTRY SHOWERS THEN FAIR MODERATE OR GOOD
OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING NEAR EUROPEAN COASTS

THAMES DOVER WIGHT
NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN WIGHT
MODERATE OR ROUGH WINTRY SHOWERS MODERATE OR GOOD
OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY SOUTHEAST FITZROY
EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6 DECREASING 4 AT TIMES
OCCASIONALLY 7 IN PORTLAND AND SOUTHEAST FITZROY
MODERATE OR ROUGH SHOWERS MODERATE OR GOOD

NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE
SOUTHERLY 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOLE ROUGH RAIN OR
DRIZZLE AT TIMES MODERATE OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA
SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 DECREASING 4 AT TIMES OCCASIONALLY 7
IN IRISH SEA SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN IRISH SEA
OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONAL RAIN IN FASTNET
OTHERWISE FAIR MODERATE OR GOOD

SHANNON
SOUTH 5 TO 7 ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONAL RAIN
MODERATE OR POOR

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY
SOUTHERLY 6 TO GALE 8 OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 EXCEPT
IN MALIN VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 4 FOR A TIME EXCEPT IN
MALIN AND EAST HEBRIDES VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH
EXCEPT IN MALIN RAIN OR DRIZZLE MODERATE OR POOR

FAIR ISLE
SOUTHERLY 6 TO GALE 8 OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN
WEST ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN WEST
FAIR THEN RAIN MODERATE OR GOOD

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHWESTERLY FOR A
TIME IN WEST FAEROES 6 TO GALE 8 OCCASIONALLY SEVERE
GALE 9 DECREASING 4 FOR A TIME IN WEST FAEROES AND
SOUTHEAST ICELAND VERY ROUGH OR HIGH RAIN OR WINTRY
SHOWERS MODERATE OCCASIONALLY POOR