352 FPUK71 EGRR 100300 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 ON WEDNESDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2010 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN THAMES DOVER AND WIGHT THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT HIGH BAILEY 1026 SLOW MOVING, INTENSIFYING 1028 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOW HUMBER 1009 MOVING STEADILY SOUTHWEST AND LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME. LOW JUST WEST OF FITZROY 1002 EXPECTED WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN 1005 BY THAT TIME THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING NORTH UTSIRE VARIABLE 3 BECOMING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, VEERING NORTHWEST LATER IN VIKING. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE LATER SOUTH UTSIRE EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN EAST AT FIRST, BECOMING VARIABLE THEN NORTHWESTERLY 3. MODERATE BECOMING SLIGHT. WINTRY SHOWERS THE FAIR, OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTHEAST FORTIES, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4 THEN NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FORTIES. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR DOGGER FISHER NORTHEAST 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST, DECREASING 4 OR 5, BACKING NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 IN FISHER LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, LIGHT ICING IN EAST FISHER AT FIRST GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT NORTH OR NORTHEAST, BECOMING CYCLONIC FOR A TIME IN THAMES AND DOVER, 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES IN THAMES, DOVER AND WIGHT. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS, SNOW FOR A TIME. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, LIGHT ICING IN EAST GERMAN BIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY NORTH OR NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN BISCAY. SHOWERS. GOOD FITZROY SOLE EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC FOR A TIME IN SOUTHWEST FITZROY. VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 OR 5, DECREASING 3 LATER IN IRISH SEA. ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN IRISH SEA. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD SHANNON EASTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS THEN FAIR. GOOD ROCKALL MALIN EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER. ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD HEBRIDES BAILEY MAINLY NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS FOR A TIME. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. FAIR. GOOD FAIR ISLE FAEROES NORTHERLY BACKING NORTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD SOUTHEAST ICELAND VARIABLE 3 OR 4 BECOMING WESTERLY 5 OR 6. ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD 000 FPUK71 EGRR 100300 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 ON WEDNESDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2010 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN THAMES DOVER AND WIGHT THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT HIGH BAILEY 1026 SLOW MOVING, INTENSIFYING 1028 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOW HUMBER 1009 MOVING STEADILY SOUTHWEST AND LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME. LOW JUST WEST OF FITZROY 1002 EXPECTED WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN 1005 BY THAT TIME THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING NORTH UTSIRE VARIABLE 3 BECOMING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, VEERING NORTHWEST LATER IN VIKING. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE LATER SOUTH UTSIRE EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN EAST AT FIRST, BECOMING VARIABLE THEN NORTHWESTERLY 3. MODERATE BECOMING SLIGHT. WINTRY SHOWERS THE FAIR, OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTHEAST FORTIES, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4 THEN NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FORTIES. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR DOGGER FISHER NORTHEAST 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST, DECREASING 4 OR 5, BACKING NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 IN FISHER LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, LIGHT ICING IN EAST FISHER AT FIRST GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT NORTH OR NORTHEAST, BECOMING CYCLONIC FOR A TIME IN THAMES AND DOVER, 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES IN THAMES, DOVER AND WIGHT. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS, SNOW FOR A TIME. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, LIGHT ICING IN EAST GERMAN BIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY NORTH OR NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN BISCAY. SHOWERS. GOOD FITZROY SOLE EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC FOR A TIME IN SOUTHWEST FITZROY. VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 OR 5, DECREASING 3 LATER IN IRISH SEA. ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN IRISH SEA. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD SHANNON EASTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS THEN FAIR. GOOD ROCKALL MALIN EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER. ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD HEBRIDES BAILEY MAINLY NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS FOR A TIME. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. FAIR. GOOD FAIR ISLE FAEROES NORTHERLY BACKING NORTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD SOUTHEAST ICELAND VARIABLE 3 OR 4 BECOMING WESTERLY 5 OR 6. ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD