THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE
AT 0015 ON MONDAY 02 FEBRUARY 2004

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN TYNE DOGGER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER
THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY SOLE LUNDY
FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY AND FAEROES

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800
LOW SOUTHWEST SCOTLAND 993 MOVING RAPIDLY EAST AND LOSING ITS
IDENTITY. LOW BAILEY 983 MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST AND FILLING. NEW
LOW EXPECTED 300 MILES WEST OF ROCKALL 959 BY 1800 MONDAY

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, DECREASING 4 FOR A TIME.
OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

TYNE
SOUTHWESTERLY OR SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

DOGGER
MAINLY SOUTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 5 TO 7. RAIN AT
TIMES. GOOD BECOMING POOR

FISHER
SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, DECREASING 4 OR 5 FOR A TIME. OCCASIONAL
RAIN. MODERATE

GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER
SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 TO STORM 10 FOR A
TIME AT FIRST. RAIN. MODERATE OR POOR

THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND
SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN THAMES
DOVER AND WIGHT AT FIRST, DECREASING 5 TO 7. RAIN AT TIMES.
MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD

PLYMOUTH
SOUTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7 INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8.
RAIN AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD

BISCAY
SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 IN SOUTH AT FIRST, OTHERWISE 5 TO 7,
INCREASING GALE 8 IN NORTH. MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD

TRAFALGAR
SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7 IN NORTHWEST.
FAIR. GOOD

FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL
SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTH 5 TO 7, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8. RAIN AT
TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

MALIN
SOUTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY FOR A TIME, 5 TO 7,
OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. RAIN. MAINLY MODERATE

HEBRIDES
CYCLONIC THEN SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, BACKING SOUTHERLY OR
SOUTHEASTERLY 7 OR GALE 8 LATER. RAIN AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY
EASTERLY VEERING SOUTHERLY IN SOUTH LATER, 5 TO 7, INCREASING
7 OR GALE 8 LATER. RAIN AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY
POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND
CYCLONIC IN FAIR ISLE AT FIRST, OTHERWISE EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY
5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 IN FAEROES LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN.
MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR