AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 ON SATURDAY 11 OCTOBER 2008

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE TRAFALGAR ROCKALL HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0700 LOW 50 MILES EAST OF ICELAND 976 MOVING STEADILY NORTHEAST AND LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 0700 TOMORROW. LOW 200 MILES SOUTH OF TRAFALGAR 1006 MOVING STEADILY NORTH AND LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME. ATLANTIC LOW 989 MOVING RATHER QUICKLY NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 250 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ICELAND 982 BY THAT TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING WESTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER. VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST, VEERING WESTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN FISHER, GERMAN BIGHT AND HUMBER, VEERING WEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT ROUGH AT FIRST IN FISHER AND GERMAN BIGHT. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH SOUTH 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH. FOG PATCHES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER

BISCAY SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FITZROY WEST SOLE NORTHEASTERLY 3 OR 4, BECOMING VARIABLE LATER. ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN WITH FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

EAST SOLE LUNDY SOUTHEAST FASTNET SOUTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY 3 OR 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN WITH FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

NORTHWEST FASTNET IRISH SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4, BECOMING SOUTHERLY LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN NORTHWEST FASTNET. OCCASIONAL RAIN WITH FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SHANNON VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHERLY 3 OR 4, INCREASING 5 TO 7 LATER IN NORTHWEST. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. SHOWERS. GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN WEST BACKING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN ROCKALL. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER IN ROCKALL. MODERATE OR GOOD

HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES WEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES, BACKING SOUTHWEST LATER. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

SOUTHEAST ICELAND WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, BACKING SOUTHERLY LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST