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On behalf of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency
 
THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF
THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 ON THURSDAY 24 AUGUST
2006

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1300
LOW THAMES 1004 EXPECTED GERMAN BIGHT 1005 BY 1300 TOMORROW. LOW
BAILEY 999 SLOW MOVING WITH LITTLE CHANGE. ATLANTIC LOW 996 MOVING
STEADILY WEST, EXPECTED ROCKALL 1001 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER
VARIABLE, MAINLY NORTH OR NORTHEAST, 3 OR 4. RAIN OR SHOWERS.
MODERATE OR GOOD

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT
EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

HUMBER THAMES
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH
WEST BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 AT FIRST, BUT
VEERING WEST 5 OR 6 LATER IN PLYMOUTH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR
GOOD

BISCAY
WEST 3 OR 4, INCREASING 5 OR 6. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOUTH FITZROY
WEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR
GOOD

NORTH FITZROY SOLE
WEST 5 OR 6, BUT SOUTH 4 IN EAST AT FIRST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE
OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA
SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4, BACKING SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5, BUT VEERING WEST 5 OR 6
LATER IN LUNDY AND FASTNET. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

SHANNON SOUTH ROCKALL
SOUTH VEERING WEST 5 TO 7. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

NORTH ROCKALL MALIN
SOUTH BACKING SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. RAIN OR
SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

HEBRIDES BAILEY
SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST, BACKING SOUTH 3 OR 4, BUT
CYCLONIC IN NORTH BAILEY. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

FAIR ISLE
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND
CYCLONIC 4 OR 5. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
IN FAEROES AT FIRST
 
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