AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 ON THURSDAY 02 JULY 2009

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1300 HIGH DOGGER 1023 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 1300 TOMORROW. LOW SOLE 1014 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW EXPECTED BAILEY 1003 BY THAT TIME. NEW HIGH EXPECTED BISCAY 1018 BY 1300 TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN CROMARTY AND FORTH. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. THUNDERY SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

FISHER NORTH VEERING SOUTH 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FOG PATCHES. GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER NORTHEAST 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 AT FIRST, BECOMING VARIABLE LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. THUNDERY SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY POOR

THAMES NORTHEAST VEERING SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER. THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY POOR

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH VARIABLE 3 OR 4, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN DOVER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

BISCAY WEST 4 OR 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

FITZROY SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4, BUT 5 OR 6 IN NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 OR 4, VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN WEST SOLE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN WEST SOLE. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

IRISH SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4, BECOMING SOUTH 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT FIRST, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SHANNON SOUTH 3 OR 4, INCREASING 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY EAST VEERING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4, INCREASING 5 AT TIMES, BUT CYCLONIC FOR A TIME IN BAILEY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

FAIR ISLE FAEROES EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4, INCREASING 5 AT TIMES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES, THUNDERY RAIN IN FAEROES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND SOUTHERLY 3 OR 4, BACKING NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN, THUNDERY AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD