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Shipping Forecast information supplied by the Met Office , external on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), external.
From:12:00 UTC Sunday 30 August
To:12:00 UTC Monday 31 August
Summary at 0600
Low Rockall 998 expected Dogger 1000 by 0600 tomorrow. Low German Bight 999 moving away east-northeastwards
Issued:10:30 UTC Sunday 30 August
Wind: Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5 becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State: Moderate becoming slight.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.
Wind: Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5 becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State: Moderate becoming slight.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.
Wind: Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5 becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State: Moderate becoming slight.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.
Wind: Variable 2 to 4 becoming cyclonic 3 to 5.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Variable 2 to 4 becoming cyclonic 3 to 5.
Sea State: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Variable 2 to 4 becoming cyclonic 3 to 5.
Sea State: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Variable 2 to 4 becoming cyclonic 3 to 5.
Sea State: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Variable 2 to 4 becoming cyclonic 3 to 5.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Northwest 3 to 5 becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor later.
Wind: Northwesterly backing southerly or southwesterly, 3 to 5, increasing 6 later in south.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, becoming thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: West or southwest, backing south for a time, 3 or 4 increasing 4 to 6.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, becoming thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: South or southwest 4 or 5 increasing 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 for a time later, then veering west 5 or 6 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in southeast.
Weather: Showers, becoming thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: South or southwest 4 or 5 increasing 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 for a time later, then veering west 5 or 6 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Showers, becoming thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: South or southwest 4 or 5 increasing 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 for a time later, then veering west 5 or 6 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Showers, becoming thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6, increasing 7 for a time.
Sea State: Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6, increasing 7 for a time.
Sea State: Moderate or rough, becoming very rough for a time in west.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: In north, southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6, increasing 7 for a time. In south, westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in north.
Sea State: Moderate or rough, becoming very rough for a time in far northwest.
Weather: In north, thundery showers. In south, showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor in north.
Wind: Northerly 4 to 6.
Sea State: Moderate.
Weather: Thundery rain or showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: In south, westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in north, decreasing 2 at times later. In north, westerly or southwesterly 5 to 7 veering northwesterly 4 to 6, backing westerly 3 or 4 later.
Sea State: In south, moderate or rough. in north, rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: In south, showers. In north, thundery showers.
Visibility: In south, good. In north, moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Westerly or southwesterly 5 to 7 veering northwesterly 4 to 6, backing westerly 3 or 4 later.
Sea State: Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Southwest veering northwest 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough, becoming very rough for a time in south.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Southwest veering northwest 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough, becoming very rough for a time in south.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in south, becoming northwesterly 4 to 6 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first in north.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Northwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, backing west 4 or 5 later.
Sea State: Rough or very rough at first in south, otherwise moderate or rough.
Weather: Showers, thundery at first.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor at first.
Wind: Cyclonic becoming west or northwest, 3 to 5, increasing 6 at times.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Variable 2 to 4 becoming west or northwest 3 to 5, increasing 6 at times.
Sea State: Moderate or rough in west, slight or moderate in east.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Cyclonic becoming west or northwest, 3 to 5, increasing 6 at times.
Sea State: Slight or moderate in east, moderate or rough in west.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: East or northeast 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State: Moderate, occasionally rough at first in south.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: East or northeast 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: East or northeast 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State: Slight, occasionally moderate in south.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
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