UK SHIPPING FORECAST

THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF
THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 ON TUESDAY 06 JANUARY
2009

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING WIGHT PORTLAND AND FAIR ISLE

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800
HIGH DOGGER 1030 EXPECTED LUNDY 1028 BY 1800 TUESDAY. LOW NORWEGIAN
SEA 997 MOVING AWAY SOUTHEASTWARDS

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE
SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN
VIKING, AND PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN NORTH UTSIRE AND SOUTH UTSIRE.
MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER
VARIABLE 4 IN TYNE AND DOGGER AT FIRST, OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST VEERING
NORTHWEST, 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 FOR A TIME LATER IN FORTIES. SLIGHT
OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN NORTH FORTIES. RAIN AT
TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT
VARIABLE 4 IN GERMAN BIGHT AT FIRST, OTHERWISE WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 OR
5 INCREASING 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT BECOMING MODERATE
OR ROUGH. RAIN LATER. GOOD BECOMING MODERATE

HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH
NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN WIGHT AND PORTLAND AT
FIRST, DECREASING 4 OR 5, BACKING WESTERLY IN HUMBER AND THAMES
LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

BISCAY TRAFALGAR FITZROY
MAINLY NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR
SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOLE
EASTERLY 5 OR 6 DECREASING 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR.
MODERATE OR GOOD

LUNDY FASTNET
EASTERLY 5 OR 6 BECOMING VARIABLE 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY
ROUGH IN FASTNET AT FIRST. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

IRISH SEA
EASTERLY BECOMING VARIABLE THEN WESTERLY, 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT.
FAIR. GOOD

SHANNON
SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 DECREASING 3 OR 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH.
SHOWERS. GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 4
IN NORTH LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

HEBRIDES BAILEY
MAINLY WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY FOR A TIME, 5
TO 7 DECREASING 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE
OR GOOD

FAIR ISLE
SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 VEERING NORTHERLY 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR
ROUGH. RAIN AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD

FAEROES
CYCLONIC OR WESTERLY 5 TO 7, VEERING NORTHERLY 4 OR 5, BECOMING
VARIABLE 3, THEN SOUTHERLY 5 OR 6 IN WEST LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH.
RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOUTHEAST ICELAND
NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, VEERING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 4 OR
5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD