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About Surface Analysis ChartsSurface analysis are produced manually every 6 hours and depict the locations of synoptic scale high and low pressure centers with associated surface fronts and troughs for the specific analysis time. Central pressure is depicted with 3 or 4 digits. Arrows point to the 24 hour forecast positions. The term "developing" gale or storm means gale or storm conditions are expected by 24 hours. The pressure analysis has a 4 millibar (mb) contour interval. Forecast pressure values are written with 2 digits omitting the preceding 10 or 9. As an example a high pressure center with a central pressure of 1032 mb would be 32 and low pressure of 974 mb would be 74. For intense low pressure centers below 1000 mb, the analyst may use a dashed line to depict the 1000 mb isobar. By convention, isobars less than the 1000 mb dashed line are defined with an 8 mb contour interval.
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UK Shipping Forecast downloaded from the NOAA server File last downloaded 07/02/2012 19:42
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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 |
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