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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 Sunday 3 May
To:00:00 UTC Monday 4 May
Summary at 1800
Low near southampton 1011 expected East Anglia 1007 by 1800 Sunday
Issued:23:15 UTC Saturday 2 May
Wind:North backing west 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough later in north.
Weather:Showers later in north.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Northeast backing northwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Drizzle at first.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor at first.
Wind:Northeast 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Northeast 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming northeast 4 or 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional rain, fog patches at first.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming northeast 4 or 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional rain, fog patches at first.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Slight becoming moderate.
Weather:Fog patches at first, rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, becoming moderate later in northwest.
Weather:Rain or showers and fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate, occasionally very poor.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, becoming moderate later in northwest.
Weather:Rain or showers and fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate, occasionally very poor.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Thundery showers and fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate, occasionally very poor.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Thundery showers and fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate, occasionally very poor.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Thundery showers and fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate, occasionally very poor.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight in northeast, slight or moderate in southwest.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Variable becoming west 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Northwest 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Northwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Moderate.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:In west, northwesterly 4 to 6. In east, variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough in west.
Weather:Showers, thundery in east.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming north or northeast 3 to 5.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Rain then showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor at first.
Wind:North 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:North 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:North 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Northeast 4 to 6, backing northwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4 at first in south, otherwise west or northwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or northwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough later in northwest.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4 at first in southeast, otherwise southwesterly veering northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Westerly 5 to 7, veering northerly 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Showers, wintry later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
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