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Shipping Forecast information supplied by the Met Office, externalon behalf of theMaritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), external.
From:06:00 UTC Tuesday 21 July
To:06:00 UTC Wednesday 22 July
Summary at midnight
High 450 miles west of Ireland 1038 slow-moving with little change
Issued:04:05 UTC Tuesday 21 July
Gale warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- South Utsire
- Fisher
Issued:04:05 UTC Tuesday 21 July
Wind:Variable 2 to 4 at first in east, otherwise northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather:Drizzle.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4 becoming northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or 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 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in southeast, perhaps gale 8 later in southeast.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather:Drizzle.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Northwest 4 to 6.
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 in east, smooth or slight in west.
Weather:Drizzle.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwest 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in east.
Weather:Mainly fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwest 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Mainly fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Northwest 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 later.
Sea State:Slight becoming moderate, then becoming rough later in northeast.
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 or 6, occasionally 4 at first and 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later in northeast.
Sea State:Moderate, becoming rough later.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 6 later in north.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming rough later in north.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:In northeast, northerly backing northwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later. In southwest, northerly or northeasterly 3 or 4 becoming variable 3 or less.
Sea State:In northeast, slight, occasionally moderate later. in southwest, smooth or slight.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Northerly or northeasterly 3 or 4 becoming variable 3 or less.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Showers.
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 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:Slight or moderate.
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:Northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 near northwestern spain, but variable 3 in far southeast.
Sea State:Mainly moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in far southeast.
Weather:Thundery showers in south.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate in south.
Wind:North or northeast 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:North or northeast 3 to 5.
Sea State:Smooth or slight in east, slight or moderate in west.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:North or northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 at times.
Sea State:Smooth or slight in north, slight or moderate in south.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in north.
Sea State:Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
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 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:Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea State:Rough at first in far northwest, otherwise slight or moderate.
Weather:Drizzle.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:West or northwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Drizzle.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:West or northwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate at first in southeast, otherwise moderate or rough.
Weather:Drizzle.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:West 5 or 6 veering northwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather:Drizzle, fog patches later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Wind:Westerly 4 to 6 in south, variable 2 to 4 in north.
Sea State:Mainly moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in far north.
Weather:Drizzle, fog patches later in north.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later in north.
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