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Shipping Forecast information supplied by the Met Office, externalon behalf of theMaritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), external.
From:12:00 UTC Tuesday 21 July
To:12:00 UTC Wednesday 22 July
Summary at 0600
High 450 miles west of Ireland 1039, expected 350 miles west of Ireland 1037 by 0600 tomorrow
Issued:10:30 UTC Tuesday 21 July
Gale warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- South Utsire
- Fisher
Issued:10:30 UTC Tuesday 21 July
Wind:Northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough in southwest, otherwise slight or moderate, becoming moderate.
Weather:Drizzle.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming moderate.
Weather:Drizzle.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
Issued:09:55 UTC Tuesday 21 July
Wind:Northwesterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time in southeast.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Drizzle.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Northwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Occasional drizzle.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Northwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional drizzle.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Mainly fair.
Visibility:Good occasionally moderate.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Mainly fair.
Visibility:Good occasionally moderate.
Wind:Northwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
Issued:09:55 UTC Tuesday 21 July
Wind:Northwesterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time in northeast.
Sea State:Moderate, becoming mainly rough.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Northwesterly 3 or 4, increasing 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Northwesterly 3 or 4, increasing 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Northwesterly 3 or 4, increasing 4 to 6 later in northeast.
Sea State:Slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, occasionally northerly 4 or 5 in west.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in far west.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:North or northeast 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate, but slight in north and east.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Mainly northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, but variable 3 or less in northeast.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally slight in east and rough in far northwest.
Weather:Thundery showers in northwest.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate in northwest.
Wind:Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, but variable 3 in far southeast and occasionally 7 at first near northwestern spain.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, but slight in far southeast and far northeast.
Weather:Showers in south, thundery at first.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate in south.
Wind:North or northeast 3 to 5.
Sea State:Moderate in west, slight occasionally moderate in east.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:North or northeast 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally moderate.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:North or northeast 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally moderate.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in north.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate for a time.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:North or northeast 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Drizzle.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Northerly or northwesterly, backing westerly later in north, 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Drizzle.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in southeast.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Drizzle.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough at first in north, otherwise moderate, occasionally slight in southeast.
Weather:Drizzle, fog patches for a time in north.
Visibility:Good occasionally poor, but moderate or good occasionally very poor in north.
Wind:Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough at first in north, otherwise moderate.
Weather:Drizzle, fog patches for a time in north.
Visibility:Good occasionally poor, but moderate or good occasionally very poor in north.
Wind:Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later in northwest.
Sea State:Moderate or rough at first in northwest, otherwise moderate, occasionally slight in southeast.
Weather:Drizzle, fog patches for a time in north.
Visibility:Good occasionally poor, but moderate or good occasionally very poor in north.
Wind:Westerly 4 to 6, but variable 2 to 4 for a time in north.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather:Drizzle, fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Wind:Westerly 4 to 6, but variable 2 to 4 at first in north.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Drizzle, fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
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