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Issued 15 March 00:15 UTC

The general synopsis at 1800

High Sweden 1029 expected finland 1038 by 1800 Tuesday. Low Spain 998 expected Trafalgar 1006 by same time

Viking

Gale warning issued 14 March 15:56 UTC

Southerly gale force 8 expected later

  • Wind Southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Rain, fog patches at first.
  • Visibility Moderate, occasionally very poor, becoming good.

North Utsire

Gale warning issued 14 March 15:56 UTC

Southerly gale force 8 expected later

  • Wind Southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Rain, fog patches at first.
  • Visibility Moderate, occasionally very poor, becoming good.

South Utsire

Gale warning issued 14 March 15:56 UTC

Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

  • Wind Southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Rain, fog patches at first.
  • Visibility Moderate, occasionally very poor, becoming good.

Forties

Gale warning issued 14 March 15:56 UTC

Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

  • Wind In northeast, southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8. In southwest, southeast 4 increasing 5 or 6.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather In northeast, rain, fog patches at first. In southwest, rain, fog patches.
  • Visibility In northeast, moderate, occasionally very poor, becoming good. In southwest, moderate, occasionally very poor.

Cromarty

  • Wind Southeast 4 increasing 5 or 6.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Rain, fog patches.
  • Visibility Moderate, occasionally very poor.

Forth

  • Wind Southeast 4 increasing 5 or 6.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Rain, fog patches.
  • Visibility Moderate, occasionally very poor.

Tyne

  • Wind Southeast 4 increasing 5 or 6.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Rain, fog patches.
  • Visibility Moderate, occasionally very poor.

Dogger

  • Wind Southeast 4 increasing 5 or 6.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Rain, fog patches.
  • Visibility Moderate, occasionally very poor.

Fisher

  • Wind Easterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Occasional rain, fog patches, then fair.
  • Visibility Poor or very poor, becoming good.

German Bight

  • Wind Easterly 5 to 7.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Occasional rain, fog patches, then fair.
  • Visibility Poor or very poor, becoming good.

Humber

  • Wind Northeast 5.
  • Sea State Slight or moderate.
  • Weather Fog patches.
  • Visibility Poor or very poor, becoming good in east.

Thames

  • Wind Northeast 5.
  • Sea State Slight or moderate.
  • Weather Fog patches.
  • Visibility Poor or very poor, becoming good in east.

Dover

  • Wind Northeast 5.
  • Sea State Slight or moderate.
  • Weather Fog patches.
  • Visibility Poor or very poor, becoming good in east.

Wight

  • Wind Easterly or northeasterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Rain.
  • Visibility Moderate or poor.

Portland

  • Wind Easterly or northeasterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Rain.
  • Visibility Moderate or poor.

Plymouth

  • Wind Easterly or northeasterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Rain.
  • Visibility Moderate or poor.

Biscay

  • Wind In north, easterly or northeasterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5. In south, easterly backing northeasterly 5, becoming cyclonic or westerly 5 to 7 in far south.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Rain.
  • Visibility In north, moderate or poor. In south, good, occasionally poor.

Trafalgar

Gale warning issued 14 March 15:56 UTC

Northerly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon

  • Wind Cyclonic, becoming northerly or northwesterly in west, 5 in east, 6 to gale 8 in west, occasionally severe gale 9 in far west at first.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough in east, very rough or high in west.
  • Weather Rain or squally showers.
  • Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

FitzRoy

Gale warning issued 14 March 15:56 UTC

Northerly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon

  • Wind In southeast, variable 4, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7. In northwest, northerly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in southwest at first, decreasing 5 or 6 in north later.
  • Sea State In southeast, moderate or rough. in northwest, rough or very rough, but high in south at first.
  • Weather In southeast, rain. In northwest, showers.
  • Visibility In southeast, good, occasionally poor. In northwest, moderate or good.

Sole

  • Wind Northerly or northeasterly 5, but 6 or 7 in east at first.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Occasional rain.
  • Visibility Moderate or good.

Lundy

  • Wind Mainly northeasterly 5, occasionally 6.
  • Sea State Slight or moderate.
  • Weather Occasional rain.
  • Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Fastnet

  • Wind Mainly northeasterly 5, occasionally 6.
  • Sea State Slight or moderate.
  • Weather Occasional rain.
  • Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Irish Sea

  • Wind Mainly northeasterly 5, occasionally 6.
  • Sea State Slight or moderate.
  • Weather Occasional rain.
  • Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Shannon

  • Wind In southeast, mainly northeasterly 5, occasionally 6. In northwest, variable 4 becoming southwesterly 5 to 7.
  • Sea State In southeast, slight or moderate. in northwest, moderate or rough.
  • Weather In southeast, occasional rain. In northwest, showers.
  • Visibility In southeast, good, occasionally poor. In northwest, good.

Rockall

  • Wind Variable 4 becoming southwesterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high in northwest.
  • Weather Showers.
  • Visibility Good.

Malin

  • Wind Mainly southerly 5, occasionally 6.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
  • Weather Showers.
  • Visibility Good.

Hebrides

  • Wind In south, mainly southerly 5, occasionally 6. In north, southerly 5 to 7.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high.
  • Weather Showers.
  • Visibility Good.

Bailey

Gale warning issued 14 March 21:55 UTC

Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon

  • Wind In southeast, southerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8. In northwest, southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, becoming variable 4 then southeasterly 5 to 7.
  • Sea State In southeast, moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high. in northwest, high.
  • Weather In southeast, showers. In northwest, rain.
  • Visibility In southeast, good. In northwest, moderate, occasionally poor.

Fair Isle

  • Wind South 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
  • Weather Occasional rain.
  • Visibility Moderate or good.

Faeroes

  • Wind South 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, then high in west.
  • Weather Occasional rain.
  • Visibility Moderate or good.

Southeast Iceland

Gale warning issued 14 March 15:56 UTC

Southwesterly severe gale force 9 continuing

  • Wind Southerly or southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7.
  • Sea State Very rough or high.
  • Weather Rain.
  • Visibility Moderate, occasionally poor.

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