UK Shipping Forecast downloaded from the NOAA server

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FPUK71 EGRR 082100
AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE
ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 0015
UTC ON THURSDAY 09 FEBRUARY 2012 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC
THURSDAY 09 FEBRUARY TO 0000 UTC FRIDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2012

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH
UTSIRE BAILEY AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800
HIGH GERMAN BIGHT 1043 EXPECTED EAST SOLE 1039 BY 1800
THURSDAY ATLANTIC LOW MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARDS
EXPECTED JUST SOUTHWEST OF ICELAND 994 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8
ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SLEET MODERATE
OR GOOD

FORTIES
SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST LATER 5 TO 7 ROUGH
OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SLEET MODERATE OR GOOD

CROMARTY FORTH
SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTH 5 TO 7 BECOMING VARIABLE 4 FOR A
TIME MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONAL RAIN MODERATE OR
GOOD

TYNE WEST DOGGER
SOUTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHERLY 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 IN
NORTH MODERATE MAINLY FAIR MODERATE OR GOOD

EAST DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER
VARIABLE 4 BECOMING EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5
OCCASIONALLY 6 IN FISHER AND GERMAN BIGHT SLIGHT OR
MODERATE MAINLY FAIR MODERATE OR GOOD

THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY
EAST OR NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 DECREASING 3 AT TIMES MODERATE
OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH AND BISCAY OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR
MODERATE WINTRY SHOWERS MODERATE OR GOOD

TRAFALGAR SOUTHEAST FITZROY
NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 DECREASING 4 AT TIMES LATER
MODERATE OR ROUGH SHOWERS MAINLY GOOD

NORTHWEST FITZROY WEST SOLE
MAINLY SOUTHERLY 4 OR 5 MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONAL
RAIN GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

EAST SOLE
VARIABLE 4 MODERATE OR ROUGH FAIR GOOD

LUNDY FASTNET
SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST VEERING SOUTHWEST LATER 4 OR 5
MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONAL RAIN IN FASTNET MODERATE
OR GOOD

IRISH SEA
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6 VEERING WESTERLY 4 IN
SOUTH LATER SLIGHT OR MODERATE OCCASIONAL RAIN
MODERATE OR GOOD

SHANNON
SOUTH 5 OR 6 ROUGH OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE MODERATE
OR POOR

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES SOUTHEAST BAILEY
MAINLY SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6 OCCASIONALLY 7
AT FIRST BECOMING VARIABLE 4 FOR A TIME ROUGH OR VERY
ROUGH OCCASIONAL RAIN MODERATE OR POOR OCCASIONALLY
GOOD

NORTHWEST BAILEY
SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 VERY ROUGH OR
HIGH SHOWERS MODERATE OR GOOD

FAIR ISLE FAEROES
SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 DECREASING 4 FOR A TIME ROUGH
OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONAL RAIN BUT BECOMING FAIR IN
FAEROES MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 VERY ROUGH OR
HIGH RAIN OR WINTRY SHOWERS GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR