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The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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- Duration: 11 minutes
Shipping Forecast information supplied by the Met Office, externalon behalf of theMaritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), external.
From:18:00 UTC Tuesday 11 August
To:18:00 UTC Wednesday 12 August
Summary at midday
High German Bight 1028 expected southeast Denmark 1030 by midday tomorrow
Issued:16:25 UTC Tuesday 11 August
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Northwesterly backing southerly, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate later.
Wind:Southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate later.
Wind:Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate later.
Wind:South or southeast 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:South or southeast 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Northwest 4 to 6, backing south 3 to 5.
Sea State:Moderate, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in west.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:East or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:East or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:East or northeast 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:East or northeast 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:East 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate later.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally smooth at first in east, becoming slight or moderate later in northwest.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate later.
Wind:Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, but becoming variable 3 or less in west and in far southeast.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:In southeast, cyclonic 3 to 5. In northwest, southerly 3 to 5.
Sea State:In southeast, slight or moderate. in northwest, moderate.
Weather:In southeast, fair. In northwest, showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility:In southeast, good. In northwest, good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:In west, southerly 3 to 5. In east, variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:In west, moderate. in east, slight or moderate.
Weather:In west, showers, perhaps thundery. In east, fair.
Visibility:In west, good, occasionally moderate. In east, good, occasionally moderate later.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming easterly 3 to 5 for a time.
Sea State:Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate later.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight at first in northeast, otherwise slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate later.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming south or southeast 3 to 5 for a time.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Southeast 4 to 6, veering south 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming moderate later.
Weather:Rain, perhaps thundery, fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Wind:Southeast 4 to 6, veering south 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain, perhaps thundery, fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Wind:South or southeast 4 to 6, veering south or southwest 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate in southeast, otherwise moderate, becoming moderate or rough for a time.
Weather:Rain or showers, perhaps thundery, fog patches later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor, but very poor later.
Wind:South or southeast 4 to 6, veering south or southwest 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate in east, otherwise moderate, becoming moderate or rough for a time.
Weather:Rain or showers, perhaps thundery, fog patches later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor, but very poor later.
Wind:South or southeast 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain, fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Wind:Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, veering southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5 later, occasionally 6 later in west.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southeasterly veering southerly, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough, then moderate later.
Weather:Rain, fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate, occasionally very poor.
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough, then moderate later.
Weather:Rain, fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate, occasionally very poor.
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