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From:12:00 UTC Tuesday 8 September
To:12:00 UTC Wednesday 9 September
Summary at 0600
Low Fair Isle 984 expected Humber 1002 by 0600 tomorrow. Low north Biscay 1006 moving rather quickly northeast, losing its identity
Issued:10:30 UTC Tuesday 8 September
Gale warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- Forties
- Cromarty
- Forth
- Tyne
- Dogger
- Dover
- Wight
- Biscay
- Malin
- Hebrides
Issued:10:30 UTC Tuesday 8 September
Wind:Southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, but moderate occasionally rough later.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
Issued:09:51 UTC Tuesday 8 September
Wind:Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 until later, becoming northwesterly 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
Issued:09:51 UTC Tuesday 8 September
Wind:Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 until later, becoming northwesterly 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
Issued:09:51 UTC Tuesday 8 September
Wind:Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 until later, becoming northwesterly 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
Issued:09:51 UTC Tuesday 8 September
Wind:Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 until later, becoming northwesterly 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
Issued:09:51 UTC Tuesday 8 September
Wind:Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 until later, becoming northwesterly 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southwest becoming cyclonic later, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate.
Weather:Rain then thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southwest becoming cyclonic later, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather:Rain then thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southwest 4 or 5, veering west or northwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain then squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southwest 4 or 5, veering west or northwest 5 to 7.
Sea State:Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain then squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected imminent
Issued:12:40 UTC Tuesday 8 September
Wind:Cyclonic becoming northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, decreasing 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Squally rain then showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected imminent
Issued:12:40 UTC Tuesday 8 September
Wind:Cyclonic becoming northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, decreasing 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Squally rain then showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Wind:Cyclonic becoming northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, decreasing 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Squally rain then showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Wind:Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming moderate occasionally slight later.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
Issued:21:49 UTC Monday 7 September
Wind:Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in north, becoming northwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming moderate later.
Weather:Rain then showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor at first.
Wind:Cyclonic at first in southeast, otherwise northerly or northwesterly, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in east.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain later in north.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:In southeast, cyclonic becoming northerly 4 to 6. In northwest, northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later, then becoming variable later.
Sea State:In southeast, moderate or rough. in northwest, moderate or rough.
Weather:In southeast, rain at first. In northwest, showers.
Visibility:In southeast, good, occasionally poor at first. In northwest, good.
Wind:Northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later, then becoming variable later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Northwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in northeast.
Weather:Showers, squally at first.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor at first.
Wind:Northwest 4 to 6, backing southwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming moderate later.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Northwest 4 to 6, backing southwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming moderate later.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Gale warning issued
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly later
Issued:15:53 UTC Monday 7 September
Wind:Northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6, backing southwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming moderate later.
Weather:Showers, squally at first.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor at first.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 continuing
Issued:09:51 UTC Tuesday 8 September
Wind:Northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6, backing southwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming moderate later.
Weather:Showers, squally at first.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor at first.
Wind:Northwest 4 to 6, backing southwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming moderate later.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming northerly 4 to 6, backing westerly 4 or 5 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, but very rough at first in southwest, becoming moderate occasionally slight later.
Weather:Showers, squally at first.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor at first.
Wind:Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming northerly 4 to 6, backing westerly 4 or 5 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, but very rough at first in southwest, becoming moderate occasionally slight later.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Northerly backing southwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming moderate.
Weather:Showers later.
Visibility:Good occasionally moderate later.
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