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AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF
THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 ON FRIDAY 03 JULY 2009

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1900
ATLANTIC LOW MOVING STEADILY SOUTHEAST, EXPECTED 120 MILES WEST OF
SHANNON 998 BY 1900 FRIDAY. NEW LOW EXPECTED 100 MILES WEST OF BAILEY
1000 BY SAME TIME. HIGH BISCAY 1021 SLOW MOVING, DECLINING 1017 BY
THAT TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD

FORTIES
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

CROMARTY FORTH TYNE
SOUTHEAST, VEERING WEST IN TYNE LATER, 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN
CROMARTY AT FIRST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. THUNDERY RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR
GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT
EASTERLY BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FOG PATCHES,
THUNDERY SHOWERS IN DOGGER AND GERMAN BIGHT. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

HUMBER THAMES DOVER
EASTERLY VEERING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4, INCREASING 5 OR 6
IN THAMES AND DOVER FOR A TIME. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY
MODERATE IN THAMES AND DOVER. THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR

WIGHT PORTLAND
WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4, INCREASING 5 FOR A TIME. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES, THEN FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

PLYMOUTH
WEST OR SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTH 3 OR 4, INCREASING 5 AT TIMES. SLIGHT
OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

BISCAY
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

TRAFALGAR
SOUTHWESTERLY IN NORTHWEST AT FIRST, OTHERWISE NORTHWESTERLY, 4 OR 5,
OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN
SOUTHEAST. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOUTHEAST FITZROY
VARIABLE BECOMING WESTERLY 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN WEST.
MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. MAINLY GOOD

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA
VARIABLE 4 BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN FASTNET. RAIN OR
SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES IN IRISH SEA. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY
VERY POOR IN IRISH SEA

SHANNON
SOUTHERLY 4 INCREASING 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE INCREASING MODERATE
OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY
MAINLY EASTERLY VEERING SOUTHERLY 3 OR 4, INCREASING 5 AT TIMES.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES
EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 OR 4, INCREASING 5 OR 6 IN SOUTH AT
TIMES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES, SHOWERS IN SOUTH. MODERATE,
OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND
EASTERLY 3 OR 4 INCREASING 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY
ROUGH LATER. THUNDERY RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY VERY
POOR