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Shipping Forecast information supplied by the Met Office, externalon behalf of theMaritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), external.
From:00:00 UTC Friday 26 June
To:00:00 UTC Saturday 27 June
Summary at 1800
New low expected Shannon 1007 by 1800 Friday. Low Fitzroy 1010 losing its identity. High German Bight 1024 dissipating
Issued:23:15 UTC Thursday 25 June
Wind:South 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Thundery showers, fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly 4 or 5 for a time.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally moderate.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly 4 or 5 for a time.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally moderate.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southeast 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, then variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Thundery showers, fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Wind:Southeast 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, then variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Thundery showers, fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Wind:Southeast 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, then variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Thundery showers, fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Wind:Southeast 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southeast 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight.
Weather:Thundery showers later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor later.
Wind:Southeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight.
Weather:Thundery showers later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor later.
Wind:Southeast, veering southwest later, 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally moderate at first.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:East veering southwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally moderate.
Weather:Thundery showers later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Wind:East veering southwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally moderate.
Weather:Thundery showers later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Wind:Cyclonic becoming southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Thundery showers, fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Wind:Cyclonic becoming southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Thundery showers, fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Wind:Cyclonic becoming southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Thundery showers, fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:West or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally slight in far southeast.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Cyclonic, becoming south later, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough in west.
Weather:Thundery showers, fog patches at first.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Wind:Cyclonic, becoming south later, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough in west.
Weather:Thundery showers, fog patches at first.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Wind:Cyclonic, becoming southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers, thundery with fog patches at first.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Wind:Cyclonic, becoming southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers, thundery with fog patches at first.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Wind:Cyclonic, becoming southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers, thundery with fog patches at first.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Wind:North becoming cyclonic 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather:Rain or thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:North, becoming cyclonic later, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate.
Weather:Rain or thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:North, becoming cyclonic later, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain or thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming northeast 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally slight in southeast.
Weather:Rain or thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:West 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southeast 4 or 5 later.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough in northwest.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming east 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally slight in southeast.
Weather:Thundery showers, fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Wind:Southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Moderate.
Weather:Rain at first.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor at first.
Wind:Southwesterly 5 or 6, backing southerly 3 or 4 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Showers, rain later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor later.
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