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THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY SOLE LUNDY AND FASTNET

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0100 LOW NORTHERN SPAIN 1007 EXPECTED WEST BRITTANY 994 BY 0100 TOMORROW. NEW HIGH EXPECTED 150 MILES WEST OF BAILEY 1027 BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW MOVING SOUTHEAST EXPECTED SOUTHEAST ICELAND 1018 BY THAT TIME

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE NORTHWEST VEERING NORTH 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTH UTSIRE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MAINLY GOOD

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH MAINLY NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 INCREASING 4 OR 5. SHOWERS. GOOD

TYNE DOGGER EAST 4 BACKING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. SHOWERS THEN THUNDERY RAIN LATER. GOOD BECOMING MODERATE LATER

FISHER NORTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTHEAST AT FIRST. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 INCREASING 6 OR 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. THUNDERY RAIN LATER. GOOD BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR

THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH NORTHEAST BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN PLYMOUTH. THUNDERY RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR

BISCAY FITZROY SOLE CYCLONIC 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. THUNDERY RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. THUNDERY RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD BECOMING MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY POOR

IRISH SEA SHANNON NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 BACKING NORTH 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN IRISH SEA. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

NORTHWEST ROCKALL NORTHEAST 3 BACKING NORTHWEST 4. OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER. GOOD BECOMING MODERATE LATER

SOUTHEAST ROCKALL MALIN SOUTH HEBRIDES NORTHEAST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6. MAINLY FAIR. MAINLY GOOD

NORTH HEBRIDES SOUTH BAILEY VARIABLE 3 BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. RAIN LATER. GOOD BECOMING MODERATE

NORTH BAILEY WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

FAIR ISLE FAEROES WEST OR NORTHWEST BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOUTHEAST ICELAND WEST 4 OR 5 BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 OR 4. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 0505 ON WEDNESDAY 07 JULY 2004

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