Inshore Waters Forecasts Are Also Broadcast Also Are Forecasts Waters Inshore LIGHT to MODERATE THROUGH FRIDAY, FRIDAY, THROUGH MODERATE to LIGHT

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Selsey Bill Selsey Lyme Regis Lyme

Lands End Lands

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Foreland SOUTHWEST LATER. SOUTHWEST

St Davids Head Davids St

North

1520 PERHAPS BECOMING CYCLONIC IN THE THE IN CYCLONIC BECOMING PERHAPS on the NATIONAL NAVTEX service. NAVTEX NATIONAL the on

1 0 112 Inshore waters forecasts are also broadcast also are forecasts waters Inshore LIGHT TO MODERATE THROUGH FRIDAY, FRIDAY, THROUGH MODERATE TO LIGHT

0720 SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AND DECREASING DECREASING AND SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH

sea fog) for a further two or three days. three or two further a for fog) sea

Lough

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Carlingford expected hazards (gales and/or extensive and/or (gales hazards expected Colwyn Bay Colwyn

AROUND NORTHWEST SCOTLAND SCOTLAND NORTHWEST AROUND

An extended outlook daily signalling daily outlook extended An

T(M)Bulletins UTC(GMT) WEDNESDAY, INCREASING STRONG STRONG INCREASING WEDNESDAY,

Whitby ieWeather Time

Galloway CONTINUING THROUGH THE REST OF OF REST THE THROUGH CONTINUING and/or extensive sea fog). sea extensive and/or

Foyle

Mull of Mull

LOCALLY FRESH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH FRESH LOCALLY hours signposting expected hazards (gales hazards expected signposting hours

Lough

Kintyre

ULROT (U) CULLERCOATS

forecasts, and an outlook for a further 24 further a for outlook an and forecasts, FOR FOLLOWING 3 DAYS: MODERATE MODERATE DAYS: 3 FOLLOWING FOR

Berwick upon Tweed upon Berwick

Mull of of Mull

the general synopsis, 24-hour area 24-hour synopsis, general the OUTLOOK FOR ALL UK INSHORE WATERS WATERS INSHORE UK ALL FOR OUTLOOK

areas for which gale warnings are in force, in are warnings gale which for areas

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twice a day. The bulletin comprises: list of list comprises: bulletin The day. a twice

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service area of the transmitter broadcast transmitter the of area service

Ardnamurchan SEA STATE: SLIGHT BUILDING MODERATE. BUILDING SLIGHT STATE: SEA

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Shipping Forecast for areas within the within areas for Forecast Shipping

IMPROVING GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE. LOCALLY GOOD IMPROVING

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Rattray Head Rattray

SCATTERED SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR OR MODERATE SHOWERS. SCATTERED

0420 the next routine broadcast of the station. the of broadcast routine next the

A TIME. MIST AND RAIN CLEARING LATER TO LATER CLEARING RAIN AND MIST TIME. A

0020 The Met.Office and repeated once during once repeated and Met.Office The

SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, PERHAPS LOCALLY 6 FOR 6 LOCALLY PERHAPS 5, OR 4 SOUTHWEST

Gale warnings broadcast on receipt from receipt on broadcast warnings Gale

Cape Wrath Cape VARIABLE 2 OR 3 SOON DECREASING SOON 3 OR 2 VARIABLE

T(M)Bulletins UTC(GMT)

are: OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: 24 FOLLOWING THE FOR OUTLOOK

ieWeather Time

Portpatrick and Niton. The bulletins provided bulletins The Niton. and Portpatrick

broadcast from three sites - Cullercoats, - sites three from broadcast

SEA STATE: MODERATE DECAYING SLIGHTLY. DECAYING MODERATE STATE: SEA

PORTPATRICK (C) PORTPATRICK

United Kingdom and Northern Ireland are Ireland Northern and Kingdom United

TIME. MODERATE OR POOR. OR MODERATE TIME.

The Met.Office for the sea areas around the around areas sea the for Met.Office The

VARIABLE. MISTY WITH RAIN FOR MUCH OF MUCH FOR RAIN WITH MISTY VARIABLE.

Gale warnings and shipping forecasts issued by issued forecasts shipping and warnings Gale

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broadcast on NATIONAL NAVTEX. NATIONAL on broadcast DECREASING 2 OR 3 AND BECOMING AND 3 OR 2 DECREASING

Further information is planned to be to planned is information Further

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SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LOCALLY 6 LATER 6 LOCALLY 5 OR 4 SOUTHWEST board ships at sea in coastal waters. coastal in sea at ships board

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of receiving maritime safety information on information safety maritime receiving of expires. 24 HOUR FORECAST: HOUR 24

0920 hour broadcast slots until the warning the until slots broadcast hour

developed to provide a low-cost, simple means simple low-cost, a provide to developed

NORTH FORELAND TO SELSEY BILL. SELSEY TO FORELAND NORTH

Met.Office and repeated in the routine four- routine the in repeated and Met.Office

0520 Navigational Warning Service. It has been has It Service. Warning Navigational

Warnings are issued on receipt from The from receipt on issued are Warnings

also a component part of the Worldwide the of part component a also 0120

broadcast on NATIONAL NAVTEX. NATIONAL on broadcast OFFSHORE FROM 0500 UTC TO 0500 UTC. 0500 TO UTC 0500 FROM OFFSHORE

NAVTEX fulfills an integral role in GMDSS and is and GMDSS in role integral an fulfills NAVTEX over waters up to 5 miles offshore) are also are offshore) miles 5 to up waters over

INSHORE WATERS FORECAST TO 12 MILES 12 TO FORECAST WATERS INSHORE

Strong wind warnings (Force 6 or above or 6 (Force warnings wind Strong

T(M)Bulletins UTC(GMT)

the areas and a three-day outlook. outlook. three-day a and areas the

information to ships. to information

490 kHz. The bulletins include forecasts for forecasts include bulletins The kHz. 490 ieWeather Time

SATURDAY 08 JULY 2002. JULY 08 SATURDAY meteorological warnings and urgent and warnings meteorological

the new NATIONAL NAVTEX frequency of frequency NAVTEX NATIONAL new the

ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 0500 UTC ON UTC 0500 AT OFFICE MET THE BY ISSUED promulgation of navigational and navigational of promulgation around the UK are broadcast twice a day on day a twice broadcast are UK the around

NITON (I) NITON

offshore for sixteen stretches of coastline of stretches sixteen for offshore printing service, broadcast on 518 kHz, for the for kHz, 518 on broadcast service, printing IE23======

Forecasts for waters up to 12 miles 12 to up waters for Forecasts NAVTEX is an international automated direct- automated international an is NAVTEX Inshore Waters Forecast Waters Inshore

Navigational warnings are also broadcast on international NAVTEX.

NITON (E) (Effective from 17 September 2002)

Time Weather Extended Navigational UTC(GMT) Bulletins Outlook Warnings Weather Forecasts

00.40 04.40 by NAVTEX 08.40 12.40 16.40 20.40

PORTPATRICK (O)

Time Weather Extended Navigational UTC(GMT) Bulletins Outlook Warnings

0220 0620 O G ¥ Rogaland 1020 1420 1820 2220 L Q Malin Head¥ Cullercoats ¥ CULLERCOATS (G) ¥ Portpatrick U C P Time Weather Extended Navigational UTC(GMT) Bulletins Outlook Warnings ¥Valentia ¥ Netherlands M Coastguard Niton 0100 Maritime & Coastguard Agency W ¥ ¥ Oostende 0500 Bay 2/30, Spring Place I T 0900 S 105 Commercial Road K 1300 Southampton SO15 1EG ¥ 1700 A Corsen Tel +44(0)23 8032 9100 2100 Fax +44(0)23 8032 9298 www.mcga.gov.uk Her Majesty’s Coastguard also broadcast weather forecasts and navigational warnings on VHF and MF radio.

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PORTPATRICK (0) Gale Warning NITON (E)

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GALE WARNING THURSDAY 21 OCTOBER 0300GMT

THAMES GALE NOW CEASED

FINISTERRE SOUTHWESTERLY GALE FORCE 8 EXPECTED SOON

OB08======GALE WARNING TUESDAY 05 SEPTEMBER 2050GMT

HEBRIDES SOUTHEASTERLY GALE FORCE 8 IMMINENT

BAILEY WESTERLY GALE FORCE 8 IMMINENT

FAEROES SOUTHEASTERLY GALE FORCE 8 IMMINENT

SOUTHEAST ICELAND EASTERLY GALE FORCE 8 EXPECTED SOON

Extended outlook Shipping Forecast

CULLERCOATS (G) OE16======ISSUED BY THE MET.OFFICE AT 070600UTC

GALE WARNINGS: NIL

GENERAL SYNOPSIS LOW 150 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ICELAND 998 MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH AND FILLING GE21 ======1002 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NEW LOW EXTENDED OUTLOOK EXPECTED ROCKALL 995 BY SAME TIME WEDNESDAY UNTIL SATURDAY ISSUED BY THE MET. OFFICE AT 082300UTC 24-HR FORECASTS LOW BAILEY 997 MIDDAY WEDNESDAY SLOW MOVING AND LOOSING ITS LUNDY FASTNET IDENTITY DURING FRIDAY. ATLANTIC WEST BACKING SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 LOW MOVING NORTHEASTWARDS INCREASING 6 OR 7 FOR A TIME. EXPECTED FITZROY 1012 LATE OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE WITH FOG THURSDAY THEN BRITTANY PATCHES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AFTER WHICH IRISH SEA LOOSING ITS IDENTITY. HIGH PRESSURE WEST, BACKING SOUTH FOR A TIME, 4 CENTRED OVER SOUTHERN SWEDEN BY INCREASING 6 OR 7, OCCASIONAL RAIN. SATURDAY. WINDS MAINLY SOUTH GOOD BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR OR SOUTHWEST MODERATE TO FRESH BUT DURING SATURDAY BACKING MALIN NORTHEAST FRESH, SOUTH OF 56 SOUTHWESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 OR NORTH. 4 INCREASING 5 OR 6. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. GOOD BECOMING MODERATE

FAIR ISLE SOUTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY 3 OR 4 INCREASING 5. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS, MODERATING SOUTH OF 55N, BUT NORTHWESTERLY GALES IN BAILEY SOUTHEAST ICELAND MONDAY EVENING Navtex Leaflet FILM 11/9/02 7:30 am Page 2