UK Shipping Forecast downloaded from the NOAA server

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FPUK71 EGRR 110300
ND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE ON BEHALF OF
THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 0505 ON THURSDAY 11 MARCH 2010

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN DOVER WIGHT AND FITZROY

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT
HIGH SOUTHEAST ROCKALL 1033 EXPECTED 170 MILES WEST OF ROCKALL 1033
BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT LOW SOUTHEAST ICELAND 1010 MOVING SOUTHEAST
LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE
WESTERLY VEERING NORTHERLY LATER 4 OR 5 INCREASING 6 AT TIMES
SLIGHT OR MODERATE RAIN OR SHOWERS MODERATE OR GOOD

DOGGER
WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE RAIN LATER
MODERATE OR GOOD

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT
WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 IN FISHER SLIGHT OR
MODERATE RAIN OR DRIZZLE FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN EAST GERMAN BIGHT
MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST
IN EAST GERMAN BIGHT

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

THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH
NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN DOVER AND WIGHT
BACKING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER SLIGHT OR MODERATE MAINLY
FAIR MODERATE OR GOOD

BISCAY FITZROY
NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN SOUTH FITZROY
DECREASING 4 OR 5 LATER IN BISCAY MODERATE OR ROUGH MAINLY FAIR BUT
SHOWERS IN SOUTH MODERATE OR GOOD

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET
NORTHEAST BACKING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 MAINLY MODERATE FAIR
GOOD

IRISH SEA
NORTHERLY 3 OR 4 BACKING NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER
SMOOTH OR SLIGHT SHOWERS LATER MAINLY GOOD

SHANNON
NORTHEAST BACKING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 MODERATE MAINLY FAIR
MAINLY GOOD

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

HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES
WEST 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
NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4 THEN
BECOMING WESTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER ROUGH RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS
MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR