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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 downloaded 08/02/2012 22:11
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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 |
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Current North Atlantic Chart from The Ocean Prediction Centre File last downloaded 08/02/2012 23:46
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48 hour North Atlantic Chart from The Ocean Prediction Centre File last downloaded 08/02/2012 23:46 ![]() |
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96 hour North Atlantic Chart from The Ocean Prediction Centre File last downloaded 08/02/2012 23:46 ![]() |