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Shipping Forecast information supplied by the Met Office , external on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), external.
From:00:00 UTC Friday 17 July
To:00:00 UTC Saturday 18 July
Summary at 1800
Atlantic high 1031 slow moving and intensifying 1033 by 1800 Friday. New low 1015 expected southern England by same time.
Issued:23:15 UTC Thursday 16 July
Wind: Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first and 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first and 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: Variable 3 or less until later in east, otherwise northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first in east.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: North backing northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: North backing northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: North backing northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: North backing northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: North backing northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming northwest 4 to 6 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming northwest 4 to 6 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Northeasterly backing northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later in north.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.
Wind: Northeasterly backing northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally variable 3 or less later in south.
Sea State: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.
Wind: Cyclonic mainly easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: Cyclonic mainly easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first.
Weather: Fair in north but showers elsewhere, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: Cyclonic mainly easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: Cyclonic mainly easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: Northwest 2 to 4.
Sea State: Mainly slight.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 2 in north and 6 later in southeast.
Sea State: Slight, occasionally moderate later in south.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: Cyclonic mainly north 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later in south.
Sea State: Slight.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Cyclonic mainly north 2 to 4.
Sea State: Slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Variable becoming mainly northerly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: Variable becoming mainly northerly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: Variable becoming mainly northerly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: North or northeast 3 to 5.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, becoming mainly moderate.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind: North or northeast 3 to 5.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, becoming mainly moderate.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind: North or northeast 3 to 5, increasing 6 at times.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, becoming mainly moderate.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind: Northeasterly backing northerly or northwesterly, 3 to 5.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind: North or northwest 3 to 5.
Sea State: Moderate.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.
Wind: North or northwest 3 to 5.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor at first.
Wind: North or northwest 3 to 5.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor at first.
Wind: Westerly or southwesterly becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5, increasing 6 for a time at first in west, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State: Moderate, occasionally rough at first in west and slight at times in north.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.
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