And now the Shipping Forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 0015 on Wednesday 03 June 2009..
There are warnings of gales in North Utsire, South Utsire, Fisher, and German Bight.
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A few rather hefty family-oriented financial commitments in the offing.
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The general synopsis at 1900:
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High just west of Bailey 1035 slow moving, declining 1030 by 1900 Wednesday.
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Things generally looking positive in terms of long-term farmhouse renovation. Plus a very intriguing train ride coming up to see a new friend.
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Low Southern Sweden 1004 moving steadily east and deepening 986 by same time.
Too many 12 hour days and meetings, meetings, meetings.
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New low expected Southern Norway 1007 by that time.
I'll have to take the train home again.
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The area forecasts for the next 24 hours:
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Viking: Northerly 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 later in east. Moderate becoming rough. Fair. Good.
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Isshiki Beach: Sailing. Decent Southerly 4, perhaps 3 later. Moderate. Fair. Good.
North Utsire, South Utsire: Northwesterly 6 to gale 8. Rough. Showers. Good.
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Forties: Northerly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in east. Moderate, becoming occasionally rough. Fair. Good.
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Cromarty, Forth Tyne: North 4 or 5. Slight becoming moderate. Fair. Good.
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Dogger: Northerly 4 or 5, but 6 or 7 in east. Moderate becom
ing rough. Fair. Good..
Fisher, German Bight: Northwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first. Rough or very rough. Showers. Moderate or good.
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Humber, Thames: North 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in Humber. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in east Humber. Mainly fair. Moderate or good.
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Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth: Variable 3 or 4, becoming east 4 or 5 later. Slight or moderate. Fair. Moderate or good.
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Biscay: East or northeast 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times. Slight or moderate. fair. Moderate or good.
Trafalgar: Northwesterly 4 or 5 in east, but southwesterly 3 or 4 in west. Slight or moderate. Showers. Moderate or good.
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Southwest Fitzroy: Variable, mainly southerly, 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain with fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
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Northeast Fitzroy, Sole: Easterly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4 in northeast Fitzroy. Slight or moderate. Showers later. Moderate or good.
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Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea: North veering east or northeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at times. slight. Mainly fair.
Moderate or good..
Shannon: East or northeast 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times. Slight or moderate. mainly fair. Moderate or good.
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Rockall, Malin, Hebrides: Northeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair, but fog patches at first in Rockall. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first in Rockall.
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Bailey: Variable 3 or 4, mainly easterly in east. Mainly slight. Fair. Good.
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Fair Isle, Faeroes:Northerly 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times, occasionally 6 in east fair isle. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in east Fair Isle. Mainly fair. Mainly good.
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Southeast Iceland:Variable 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Fair. Mainly good.
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Coastal locations:
1. Cape Wrath
2. Rattray Head
3. Berwick-upon-Tweed
4. Whitby
5. Gibraltar Point
6. North Foreland
7. Selsey Bill
8. Lyme Regis
9. Land's End
10. St David's Head
11. Great Ormes Head
12. Mull of Galloway
13. Carlingford Lough
14. Lough Foyle
15. Mull of Kintyre
16. Ardnamurchan Point
17. Shetland Islands
18. Isle of Man
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