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Lands End to St Davids Head including Bristol Channel

Issued by the Met Office at 0500 UTC on Friday 27 November 2009

24 hour forecast:

Wind - West 6 to gale 8, backing southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State - Rough or very rough, occasionally high later in far southwest.
Weather - Squally showers, rain later.
Visibility - Good, occasionally poor later.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind - West or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 or 6, becoming variable 3 or 4, then northeast 5 to 7 later.
Sea State - Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first in far southwest.
Weather - Squally showers or rain.
Visibility - Moderate or good, occasionally 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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