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And now the Shipping Forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf
of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 0505 on Tuesday 24
November 2009.
There are warnings of gales in all areas except trafalgar.
The general synopsis at midnight:
Low 350 miles west of Rockall 979 expected Bailey 959 by
midnight tonight.
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours:
Viking North Utsire South Utsire:
Northwesterly 4 or 5, backing southerly or southeasterly gale 6 to
gale 8. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later. Showers,
rain later. Moderate or good.
Forties Cromarty Forth Tyne Dogger Fisher German Bight west 5 to 7,
backing south or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9
later, except in Cromarty and Forth. Moderate or rough, occasionally
very rough later except in Cromarty, Forth and Tyne. Rain or showers.
moderate or good occasionally poor.
Humber Thames Dover Wight Portland Plymouth Biscay southwest 6 to gale
8, increasing severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later, veering west
6 to gale 8 later in Portland and Plymouth. Rough or very rough,
occasionally moderate in Humber and Thames, but occasionally high in
Plymouth and Biscay. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or good
occasionally poor.
Fitzroy Sole:
West or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, increasing storm 10 for a
time. Very rough or high. Rain or squally showers. Moderate
occasionally poor.
Lundy Fastnet Irish Sea:
Southwest 7 to severe gale 9, increasing storm 10 at times. Rough or
very rough, occasionally high in Lundy and Fastnet, but moderate at
first in Irish Sea. Occasional rain, squally showers later. Moderate
or good occasionally poor.
Shannon Rockall Malin:
South or southwest gale 8 to storm 10, perhaps violent storm 11
later, but southeast 6 to gale 8 at first in Rockall and Malin. Very
rough or high, occasionally very high later. Rain or squally showers.
moderate or poor.
Hebrides:
Southeast 5, increasing 6 to gale 8, veering south or southwest gale 8
to storm 10 later. Rough or very rough, occasionally high later. Rain
or squally showers. Moderate or good occasionally poor.
Bailey:
Northeast 5, veering east gale 8 or severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10
later, becoming cyclonic later. Rough or very rough, occasionally high
later. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or good occasionally poor.
Fair Isle:
West or northwest 4 or 5, backing east or southeast 6 to gale 8,
perhaps severe gale 9 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very
rough. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or good.
Faeroes:
North 4 or 5, veering east or southeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally
severe gale 9 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough. Rain
or squally showers. Moderate or good.
Southeast Iceland:
Northerly or northeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9
later. Rough or very rough. Rain or squally showers. Good.
This file is updated 4 times a day at or after approximately 0015, 0505, 1130 and 1725. It is read out on Radio 4 at 0048, 0520, 1201 and 1754 (local time). All broadcasts are on LW on 1515m (198 kHz) and some transmissions are on VHF. You can also listen using the link on our website. It gives a summary of gale warnings in force, a general synopsis and area forecasts for specified sea areas around the UK. The radio bulletin also includes the coastal weather reports (0048 and 0536 only) but these are not currently available on our site.
The music played before the Shipping Forecast is 'Sailing By' composed by Ronald Binge. Unfortunately, the version of 'Sailing By' we use is not available commercially.
However, a similar recording, featuring the late Ronnie Aldrich on the piano, has been issued by:
Seaward Records Ltd, Strathallan Castle, Port St Mary, Isle of Man.
The tune is also available on a CD, 'The Music of Ronald Binge', from Marco Polo Records, number 8.223515.
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