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AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 ON WEDNESDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2007
THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES FISHER FITZROY SOLE FASTNET SHANNON ROCKALL FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT COMPLEX ATLANTIC LOW 952 MOVING SLOWLY EAST EXPECTED 500 MILES WEST OF ROCKALL 959 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SLEET. MODERATE OR POOR

SOUTH UTSIRE NORTHEAST FORTIES EAST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 IN SOUTH UTSIRE. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN WITH FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR POOR OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR; LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING NEAR COAST

SOUTHWEST FORTIES CROMARTY EAST BECOMING CYCLONIC FOR A TIME 4, INCREASING 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS WITH FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

FORTH TYNE DOGGER CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS WITH FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

NORTH FISHER EAST GALE 8 TO STORM 10. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN WITH FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SOUTH FISHER EAST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN WITH FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

GERMAN BIGHT SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6, VEERING WEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR POOR

HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTH 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN PORTLAND. SHOWERS WITH FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

PLYMOUTH BISCAY SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, BACKING SOUTH 6 OR 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

FITZROY SOLE SOUTH 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN FITZROY. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA WEST 4 OR 5, BACKING SOUTH 6 OR 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN FASTNET, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN LUNDY. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER IN LUNDY AND FASTNET. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SHANNON ROCKALL SOUTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING SOUTH 5 OR 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE SOUTH BACKING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN BAILEY. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND EAST OR SOUTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND. HIGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR