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Weather Forecast Date : Time :

Information about General Synopsis at………U.T.C.

System Present Position Movement Forecast Position At

barometric pressure, s
Forecast for Sea Areas
position and movement Area Gales Wind Weather Visibility

of a depression or Viking
Now Later

North Utsire
anti-cyclone. South Utsire
Forties
Forth
Tyne
Dogger
Fisher
German Bight
s Humber
Thames
Dover
Information about wind, Wight
Portland

weather conditions and Plymonth

Biscay
Finisterre
visibility in sea-areas. Sole
Lundy
Fastnet
Irish Sea
Shannon
Rockall
Malin
Hebrides
Bailey
Fair Isle
Faeroes
S.E. Iceland

Reports from Coastal Stations at ………... U.T.C.

Wind
Station Weather Visibility Barometer Tendency
Information about s
Tiree
Direction Force

wind, weather condition, B.Lewis Lighthouse

Dowsing
St. Abb's Head

visibility, barometric Smith's Knoll

Dover
Royal Sovereign
pressure and tendency. Jersey
Channel Lightvessel
Land's End
Valentia
L = Depression (Low Pressure Area)
H = Anti-cyclone (High Pressure Area)
GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT………… TIME:……………….

SYSTEM PRESENT POSITION MOVEMENT FORECAST POSN. AT

L 988 50N 10 E NE S SCOT 2400

H 1055 56 N 19 W E N UTSIRE 2400

b = blue sky g = gale
c = cloudy
G = heavy gale
bc = partly cloudy sky
o = overcast sky q = squall
m = mist Q = heavy squall
f = fog h = hail
F = heavy fog d = drizzle
r = rain tlr = thunderstorm
R = heavy rain CALM
s = snow VAR. = variable
rs = sleet
Change of wind-force.
“Wind increasing”.

“Wind decreasing”.
Change of direction of the wind.
“Wind veering”.

“Wind backing”.
 S

. visibility: p = poor
g = good
m = moderate
vg = very good
S
. barometer-reading: steady
rising
rising rapidly
falling
falling rapidly
A tick indicates
gale waring.
A slash indicates
change (e.g. m/f).
s
 WIND
AREA GALES WEATHER VISIBILITY
NOW LATER

VIKING NW6 NW5/6 r m/g

N. UTSIRE V NW6/8 NW3/5 d/r m/g
S. UTSIRE NW3/5 SE6 R p

FORTIES V NW6/8 W8 r/s p

V NW7 W8 rs p
FISHER
GERMAN BIGHT V NW 8 W8 tlr m
HUMBER W6 SW 4 m/f p
THAMES SW5 SW4 f p

PORTLAND VAR W4 o g

BISCAY W5 SW5 pr g

FINISTERRE SW4 SW4/5 bc g

IRISH SEA CALM NW4/5 b g

S
 REPORTS FROM COASTAL STATIONS AT: 0600 HRS UTC

WIND
WEATHER VISIBILITY BAROMETER TENDENCY
STATION
DIRECTION FORCE

WICK W 2 m/f 16 1015 …….

st ABB’S HEAD SW 5 c 18 1016 ……
DOWSING SW 4 bc 18 1021 …...
GALLOPER W 4 R 12 1015 …...
PORTLAND BILL W 5 r/s 11 1010 …….
SCILLY NW 6 R 10 998 ……

VALENTIA NW 8 gale 10 989 ……

RONALDSWAY NW 9 G 8 954 …….

PRESTWICK N 8 g 9 964 …….

TIREE NE 6 tlr 11 984 …...
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