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ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 230700 UTC

GALE WARNINGS: THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

THE GENERAL SITUATION AT MIDNIGHT LOW CROMARTY 968 EXP NORWAY 978 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOW FAEROES 976 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME

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THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH SW GALE 8 TO STORM 10, OCNL VIOLENT STORM 11 AT FIRST IN THAMES AND DOVER, DECR 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH IN PORTLAND AND PLYMOUTH, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL MOD LATER. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHWRS. MOD OR POOR, OCNL GOOD

BISCAY FITZROY SW 6 TO GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9 AT FIRST, BUT 4 OR 5 IN S FITZROY. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN AND DRIZZLE. MOD OR POOR

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET W OR SW 7 TO SEV GALE 9, OCNL STORM 10 AT FIRST, DECR 5 OR 6 AT TIMES. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY SHWRS THEN RAIN AND DRIZZLE. MOD OR POOR

OUTLOOK FLW 24 HOURS: SEV GALES EXP IN ALL AREAS. STORMS EXP IN PORTLAND, PLYMOUTH, FITZROY, SOLE, LUNDY AND FASTNET

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Area forecasts for the waters around the United Kingdom are disseminated via NAVTEX transmitters at Cullercoats, Niton and Portpatrick and we publish these here. They are broadcast (and published on our site) at approximately 0620/1820 (Portpatrick), 0840/2040 (Niton) and 0900/2100 (Cullercoats). These give a summary of gale warnings in force, a general synopsis and 24 hour forecasts plus and outlook for the following 24 hours.

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