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Issued by the Met Office at 0500 UTC on Thursday 10 December 2009

24 hour forecast:


Wind - Northwest to north 3 to 4, decreasing 2 to 3 during the morning, veering east to southeast in the afternoon, increasing 3 to 4 in the evening.
Sea State - Moderate becoming slight.
Weather - Fair to cloudy, with a risk of fog patches especially near french coasts.
Visibility - Moderate to good, occasionally poor or very poor.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind - East to southeast 3 to 4, backing east in the afternoon, locally 5 later.
Sea State - Slight with a low swell, locally moderate later.
Weather - Some fair periods but some mist and low cloud or fog patches, especially near french coasts.
Visibility - Moderate, locally poor or very poor.

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We publish a detailed Inshore Waters forecast for 19 areas around the coast of the UK twice a day, at 0500 and 1700.

18 areas, excluding Shetland, cover up to 12 miles offshore and consist of a 24 hour forecast followed by an outlook for the following 24 hours.

The forecast for Shetland covers up to 60 miles offshore and consists of a 12 hour forecast followed by an outlook for the following 12 hours.

The date and time of issue is given for each forecast.

The 19 area Inshore Waters forecast is broadcast on Radio 4 at approximately 0526 (local time).

A 24 hour forecast with only 9 areas is broadcast after the main shipping forecast at approximately 0053 (local time). This is updated with the issue of strong wind warnings. These are not broadcast on Radio 4 but via local radio and Coastguard stations.

 

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