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And now the Shipping Forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 1130 on Saturday 11 July 2009.

There are warnings of gales in Plymouth Fitzroy Sole Lundy Fastnet Irish Sea Shannon Rockall Malin Hebrides and Bailey.

The general synopsis at 0700:
Atlantic low 996 moving steadily northeast expected Rockall 982 by 0700 tomorrow.

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours:

Viking North Utsire South Utsire Forties east Cromarty northwesterly 5 or 6, becoming variable 4, then southeasterly 5 or 6 in Forties and east Cromarty later. Rough decreasing moderate. Showers. Good.

West Cromarty Forth Tyne:
Variable 3 becoming southeast 5 or 6. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later. Rain later. Good, becoming moderate later.

Dogger Fisher German Bight Humber:
West or northwest backing south or southeast 5 or 6, decreasing 4 for a time. Moderate or rough. Showers then mainly fair. Moderate or good.

Thames Dover Wight Portland:
South or southwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7 for a time. Slight or moderate. Rain. Good, becoming moderate or poor.

Plymouth:
South 5 or 6, increasing 7 or gale 8, veering west 4 or 5 later. moderate or rough. Rain, fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor, becoming good later.

Biscay southeast Fitzroy:
Variable 4, becoming southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5 later. Slight becoming moderate, occasionally rough in north. rain for a time. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Northwest Fitzroy Sole Lundy Fastnet Irish Sea:
South or southeast 6 to gale 8, veering southwest 5 or 6. Moderate or rough. Rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Shannon:
South or southeast 6 to gale 8, veering west 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 or 6 later. Rough or very rough. Rain, fog patches. moderate, occasionally very poor.

Rockall:
East 5 to 7, increasing 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic, then southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough. Rain, fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor.

Malin:
East, veering south later, 5 or 6, increasing 6 to gale 8. Moderate, becoming rough or very rough. Rain, fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor.

Hebrides Bailey:
East or northeast 5 or 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later in Bailey. Moderate, increasing rough, occasionally very rough later. Rain later. Good, becoming moderate occasionally poor.

Fair Isle Faeroes Southeast Iceland:
Northerly or northeasterly 4 or 5, veering easterly 5 to 7, except in east Fair Isle and east Faeroes. Moderate, occasionally rough. Mainly fair. Moderate or good.

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This file is updated 4 times a day at or after approximately 0015, 0505, 1130 and 1725. It is read out on Radio 4 at 0048, 0520, 1201 and 1754 (local time). All broadcasts are on LW on 1515m (198 kHz) and some transmissions are on VHF. You can also listen using the link on our website. It gives a summary of gale warnings in force, a general synopsis and area forecasts for specified sea areas around the UK. The radio bulletin also includes the coastal weather reports (0048 and 0536 only) but these are not currently available on our site.

The music played before the Shipping Forecast is 'Sailing By' composed by Ronald Binge. Unfortunately, the version of 'Sailing By' we use is not available commercially. However, a similar recording, featuring the late Ronnie Aldrich on the piano, has been issued by: Seaward Records Ltd, Strathallan Castle, Port St Mary, Isle of Man. The tune is also available on a CD, 'The Music of Ronald Binge', from Marco Polo Records, number 8.223515.

 

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