The Weather

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Weather Forecast
Information about
barometric pressure,
position and movement
of a depression or
anti-cyclone.
Information about wind,
weather conditions and
visibility in sea-areas.
Information about
wind, weather condition,
visibility, barometric
pressure and tendency.
Date :
General Synopsis at………U.T.C.
System
Present Position
Movement
Time :
Forecast Position
At
s
Forecast for Sea Areas
Area
Wind
Gales
Now
s
s
Weather
Visibility
Visibility
Barometer
Later
Viking
North Utsire
South Utsire
Forties
Forth
Tyne
Dogger
Fisher
German Bight
Humber
Thames
Dover
Wight
Portland
Plymonth
Biscay
Finisterre
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
Direction
Force
Tiree
B.Lewis Lighthouse
Dowsing
St. Abb's Head
Smith's Knoll
Dover
Royal Sovereign
Jersey
Channel Lightvessel
Land's End
Valentia
Weather
Tendency

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L = Depression (Low Pressure Area)
H = Anti-cyclone (High Pressure Area)
SYSTEM
PRESENT POSITION
L 988
50N
H 1055
56 N
10 E
19 W
MOVEMENT
NE
E
FORECAST POSN.
S SCOT
N UTSIRE
AT
2400
2400

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

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Change of wind-force.
“Wind increasing”.
“Wind decreasing”.

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

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S
S
. visibility: p = poor
g = good
m = moderate
vg = very good
. barometer-reading: steady
rising
rising rapidly
falling
falling rapidly

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A tick
indicates
gale waring.
A slash
indicates
change (e.g. m/f).

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s

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AREA
GALES
VIKING
N. UTSIRE
V
S. UTSIRE
S
WIND
NOW
LATER
NW6
NW5/6
WEATHER
VISIBILITY
r
m/g
NW6/8 NW3/5
d/r
m/g
NW3/5
SE6
R
p
FORTIES
V
NW6/8
W8
r/s
p
FISHER
V
NW7
W8
rs
p
GERMAN BIGHT.
V
NW 8
W8
tlr
m
HUMBER
W6
SW 4
m/f
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
p

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REPORTS FROM COASTAL STATIONS AT: 0600 HRS UTC
WIND
WEATHER
STATION
DIRECTION
WICK
VISIBILITY
BAROMETER
TENDENCY
FORCE
W
2
m/f
16
1015
…….
st ABB’S HEAD
SW
5
c
8
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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