GMDSS_METAREA1_OFFSHORE ========== Caution: NAVIMAIL is not part of the Maritime Safety Information's operational data stream and should never be relied upon as the only means to obtain the latest forecast and warning information. Access to the service may be interrupted or delayed from time to time, update may also experience occasional gaps. Please refer to GMDSS OFFICIAL sources, Inmarsat SafetyNET or international NAVTEX services, for more complete information ========== FPUK71 EGRR 032100 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 ON SATURDAY 04 JULY 2009 THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1900 ATLANTIC LOW MOVING SLOWLY EAST, EXPECTED 100 MILES WEST OF ROCKALL 998 BY 1900 SATURDAY. ATLANTIC LOW MOVING STEADILY NORTHEAST, EXPECTED NORTHWEST TRAFALGAR 1014 BY SAME TIME. HIGH BISCAY 1017 EXPECTED BELGIUM 1013 BY THAT TIME THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING NORTHEASTERLY BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN NORTH AT FIRST. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN NORTH. FOG PATCHES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR NORTH UTSIRE VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FOG PATCHES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR SOUTH UTSIRE VARIABLE 3 OR 4, LATER BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, INCREASING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST FORTIES VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES, THEN FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR CROMARTY FORTH TYNE VARIABLE OR SOUTHERLY 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN CROMARTY. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST DOGGER VARIABLE 3 OR 4, BECOMING WEST 4 OR 5 FOR A TIME. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES, THEN FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR FISHER GERMAN BIGHT VARIABLE 3 OR 4 BECOMING WESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES, THEN FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR HUMBER THAMES WESTERLY 4 OR 5 BACKING SOUTHERLY 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD DOVER WIGHT WESTERLY 4 OR 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD PORTLAND PLYMOUTH SOUTHERLY 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN PLYMOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD BISCAY VARIABLE 3 OR 4, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 IN NORTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD TRAFALGAR NORTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC IN NORTHWEST LATER, 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST. SHOWERS IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD SOUTHEAST FITZROY SOUTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN LUNDY AND IRISH SEA. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD ROCKALL MALIN SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, SOME THUNDERY. MODERATE OR GOOD HEBRIDES BAILEY SOUTHERLY BACKING EASTERLY 3 OR 4, INCREASING 5 AT TIMES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND EASTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR ==========