668 FPUK71 EGRR 110300 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 ON WEDNESDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2009 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN BISCAY FITZROY AND SOLE THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT HIGH SOUTH FITZROY 1035 SLOW MOVING, DECLINING 1031 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NEW HIGH EXPECTED SOUTHWEST SCOTLAND 1027 BY SAME TIME THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7. ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE VARIABLE 3 OR 4 BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, BACKING WEST 4 OR 5 LATER IN CROMARTY AND FORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 INCREASING 5 TO 7. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR HUMBER THAMES DOVER WEST 4 OR 5 VEERING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD WIGHT PORTLAND NORTHWEST VEERING NORTH 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN WIGHT. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN PORTLAND. SHOWERS. GOOD PLYMOUTH VARIABLE BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD BISCAY NORTHEAST FITZROY NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 VEERING NORTHERLY 4. VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH. RAIN. MODERATE SOUTHWEST FITZROY NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4. ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD SOLE NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8 BACKING WEST 4. VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LUNDY EAST FASTNET NORTHWESTERLY VEERING EASTERLY 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD WEST FASTNET VARIABLE 3 OR 4, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. MODERATE IRISH SEA WEST VEERING NORTHEAST 4 OR 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD SHANNON NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 BACKING WESTERLY 4, BUT VARIABLE 4 IN NORTHEAST. ROUGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR POOR ROCKALL MALIN EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY VEERING SOUTHERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTH ROCKALL. ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS THEN RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD HEBRIDES NORTHEASTERLY BACKING SOUTHERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN NORTH. ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD BAILEY SOUTHEASTERLY VEERING SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7, BACKING EASTERLY LATER IN NORTH. ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS THEN RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD FAIR ISLE EAST FAEROES NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7. ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR WEST FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND NORTHERLY VEERING EASTERLY 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND. ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR 000 FPUK71 EGRR 110300 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 ON WEDNESDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2009 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN BISCAY FITZROY AND SOLE THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT HIGH SOUTH FITZROY 1035 SLOW MOVING, DECLINING 1031 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NEW HIGH EXPECTED SOUTHWEST SCOTLAND 1027 BY SAME TIME THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7. ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE VARIABLE 3 OR 4 BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, BACKING WEST 4 OR 5 LATER IN CROMARTY AND FORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 INCREASING 5 TO 7. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR HUMBER THAMES DOVER WEST 4 OR 5 VEERING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD WIGHT PORTLAND NORTHWEST VEERING NORTH 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN WIGHT. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN PORTLAND. SHOWERS. GOOD PLYMOUTH VARIABLE BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD BISCAY NORTHEAST FITZROY NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 VEERING NORTHERLY 4. VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH. RAIN. MODERATE SOUTHWEST FITZROY NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4. ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD SOLE NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8 BACKING WEST 4. VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LUNDY EAST FASTNET NORTHWESTERLY VEERING EASTERLY 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD WEST FASTNET VARIABLE 3 OR 4, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. MODERATE IRISH SEA WEST VEERING NORTHEAST 4 OR 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD SHANNON NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 BACKING WESTERLY 4, BUT VARIABLE 4 IN NORTHEAST. ROUGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR POOR ROCKALL MALIN EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY VEERING SOUTHERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTH ROCKALL. ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS THEN RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD HEBRIDES NORTHEASTERLY BACKING SOUTHERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN NORTH. ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD BAILEY SOUTHEASTERLY VEERING SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7, BACKING EASTERLY LATER IN NORTH. ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS THEN RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD FAIR ISLE EAST FAEROES NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7. ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR WEST FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND NORTHERLY VEERING EASTERLY 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND. ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR