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Map of shipping forecast areas
  1. Viking
  2. North Utsire
  3. South Utsire
  4. Forties
  5. Cromarty
  6. Forth
  7. Tyne
  8. Dogger
  1. Fisher
  2. German Bight
  3. Humber
  4. Thames
  5. Dover
  6. Wight
  7. Portland
  8. Plymouth
  1. Biscay
  2. Trafalgar
  3. FitzRoy
  4. Sole
  5. Lundy
  6. Fastnet
  7. Irish Sea
  8. Shannon
  1. Rockall
  2. Malin
  3. Hebrides
  4. Bailey
  5. Fair Isle
  6. Faeroes
  7. Southeast Iceland

The general synopsis at midnight

Low poland 1004 expected Denmark 1006 by midnight tonight. High mid Atlantic 1035, moving slowly northward with little change by same time

Issued 20 May 04:05 UTC

  1. Viking

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    • Wind

      Northwest 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Fog patches, rain or showers developing.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

  2. North Utsire

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    • Wind

      Variable 4.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Rain or thundery showers, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

  3. South Utsire

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    • Wind

      Variable 4.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Rain or thundery showers, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

  4. Forties

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    • Wind

      Northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Rain or showers, fog banks.

    • Visibility

      Moderate, occasionally very poor.

  5. Cromarty

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    • Wind

      Northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Rain or showers, fog banks.

    • Visibility

      Moderate, occasionally very poor.

  6. Forth

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    • Wind

      Northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Rain or showers, fog banks.

    • Visibility

      Moderate, occasionally very poor.

  7. Tyne

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    • Wind

      Northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Rain or showers, fog banks.

    • Visibility

      Moderate, occasionally very poor.

  8. Dogger

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    • Wind

      Northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Rain or showers, fog banks.

    • Visibility

      Moderate, occasionally very poor.

  9. Fisher

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    • Wind

      Variable, mainly north, 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Thundery showers, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate, occasionally very poor.

  10. German Bight

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    • Wind

      Variable, mainly north, 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Thundery showers, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate, occasionally very poor.

  11. Humber

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    • Wind

      North or northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

  12. Thames

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    • Wind

      North or northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

  13. Dover

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    • Wind

      North or northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

  14. Wight

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    • Wind

      Northwest 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally good in north.

  15. Portland

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    • Wind

      Northwest 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally good in north.

  16. Plymouth

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    • Wind

      Northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Fair.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

  17. Biscay

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    • Wind

      Northwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 in northeast.

    • Sea State

      Moderate or rough.

    • Weather

      Rain or thundery showers.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

  18. Trafalgar

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    • Wind

      Northwest veering north 5 or 6.

    • Sea State

      Moderate or rough.

    • Weather

      Thundery showers.

    • Visibility

      Good, occasionally moderate.

  19. FitzRoy

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    • Wind

      Northerly or northwesterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 later.

    • Sea State

      Moderate or rough.

    • Weather

      Showers, occasional rain in west.

    • Visibility

      Good, occasionally moderate in west.

  20. Sole

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    • Wind

      Northerly or northwesterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 later.

    • Sea State

      Moderate or rough.

    • Weather

      Showers, occasional rain in west.

    • Visibility

      Good, occasionally moderate in west.

  21. Lundy

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    • Wind

      Northwest 3 or 4, veering north 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Showers later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

  22. Fastnet

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    • Wind

      Northwest 3 or 4, veering north 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Showers later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

  23. Irish Sea

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    • Wind

      Northwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Fog patches at first.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.

  24. Shannon

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    • Wind

      Northerly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in east.

    • Sea State

      Moderate or rough.

    • Weather

      Occasional drizzle.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

  25. Rockall

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    • Wind

      North, backing southwest later, 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Moderate or rough.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain.

    • Visibility

      Good, occasionally poor.

  26. Malin

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    • Wind

      Northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6.

    • Sea State

      Moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain, fog patches at first.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.

  27. Hebrides

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    • Wind

      Northwest 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain, fog patches at first.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.

  28. Bailey

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    • Wind

      Northwest backing west 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Moderate or rough.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain.

    • Visibility

      Good, occasionally poor.

  29. Fair Isle

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    • Wind

      Northwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6.

    • Sea State

      Moderate or rough.

    • Weather

      Rain or thundery showers, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or very poor, occasionally good.

  30. Faeroes

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    • Wind

      Northwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6.

    • Sea State

      Moderate or rough.

    • Weather

      Rain or thundery showers, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or very poor, occasionally good.

  31. Southeast Iceland

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    • Wind

      Northwesterly 3 or 4, backing westerly or southwesterly 5 or 6.

    • Sea State

      Moderate or rough.

    • Weather

      Rain or showers.

    • Visibility

      Good, occasionally moderate.

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