And now the Shipping Forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 1130 on Friday 10 July 2009.

There are warnings of gales in Viking North Utsire South Utsire and Forties.

The general synopsis at 0700:
Low German Bight 1000 expected skagerrak 999 by 0700 tomorrow. High Bailey 1020 losing its identity by same time. New low expected 100 miles west of Sole 994 by that time.

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours:

Viking North Utsire South Utsire Forties:
Northwesterly 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough. Showers. Good.

Cromarty Forth Tyne:
Northwesterly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4. Moderate or rough. showers then fair. Good.

Dogger:
Northwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4 in west. Rough, occasionally very rough at first. Showers then fair. Good.

Fisher:
Northwesterly 5 to 7. Rough or very rough. Squally showers. Good.

German Bight:
Northwesterly 5 to 7. Rough or very rough. Squally showers. Good.

Humber Thames:
Westerly or northwesterly 5 or 6, becoming variable 3 or 4 later. rough becoming moderate. Showers then fair. Good.

Dover Wight Portland:
Westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 for a time. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Good.

Plymouth:
Westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, backing southerly 5 to 7. Slight or moderate. Rain later. Good becoming moderate, occasionally poor later.

Biscay:
Variable 4 becoming southerly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later in north. slight becoming moderate later in northwest. Rain later in north. moderate or good.

South Fitzroy:
Northwesterly 4 or 5, backing southwesterly 5 to 7. Slight or moderate. Rain later. Moderate or good.

North Fitzroy Sole Lundy Fastnet:
Southwesterly 5 or 6, but 4 in Lundy, backing southerly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later, except in Lundy. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in Lundy. Occasional rain. Moderate occasionally poor.

Irish Sea:
Variable 3 or 4, becoming southeast 4 or 5. Slight. Fair then rain. moderate or good, occasionally poor later.

Shannon Rockall:
South or southeast 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later. Rough occasionally moderate at first. Rain. Moderate occasionally poor.

Malin Hebrides Bailey:
Variable 4, becoming east 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Showers, rain later except in Hebrides. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.

Fair Isle Faeroes:
North or northeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 for a time. Moderate, occasionally rough in Fair Isle. Showers. Good.

Southeast Iceland:
Variable becoming northeasterly 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Fog patches. Good occasionally very poor.