Shipping Forecast

The Shipping Forecast is a BBC Radio broadcast of weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the coasts of the British Isles. It is produced by the Met Office and broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The forecasts sent over the Navtex system use a similar format and the same sea areas. The waters around the British Isles are divided into 31 sea areas, also known as weather areas (see map below) There are four broadcasts per day at the following (UK local) times:

0048 – transmitted on FM and LW. Includes weather reports from an extended list of coastal stations at 0052 and an inshore waters forecast at 0055 and concludes with a brief UK weather outlook for the coming day. The broadcast finishes at approximately 0058.

0520 – transmitted on FM and LW. Includes weather reports from coastal stations at 0525, and an inshore waters forecast at 0527.

1201 – normally transmitted on LW only.

1754 – transmitted only on LW on weekdays, as an opt-out from the PM programme, but at weekends transmitted on both FM and LW.

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– Most Americans rely on weather forecasts to plan their daily routine ... With numerous ships, submarines and airplanes deployed in the U.S ... “There isn't a plane that flies, a ship or a submarine that gets underway without the sailors and civilians of naval oceanography.”....

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Cuba lowers tourism target 15% after US cruise ban

This is Money 12 Jul 2019

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Cuba lowers its tourism target 15% after US cruise ban

Taipei Times 12 Jul 2019

Cuba has revised down by about 15 percent its forecast for the number of tourists visiting this year, after a US ban on cruise ship stopovers in the communist island, the government said on Thursday ... Cuba seemed set to welcome record numbers of US cruise ship tourists this year....

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Xinhua 12 Jul 2019

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Nintendo unveils cheaper version of Switch console

The Japan News 11 Jul 2019

Bloomberg TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Nintendo Co ... In April, Nintendo gave a muted financial forecast that stunned investors and analysts, sending shares sliding ... The company shipped 17 million Switch consoles last fiscal year and forecast 18 million for the current period, less than analyst projections for 18.5 million.Speech. Click to play ... + - ... ....

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Volume deceleration, weak global trade puts Concor in tight spot

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Gulf News 10 Jul 2019

In April, Nintendo gave a muted financial forecast that stunned investors and analysts, sending shares sliding ... The company shipped 17 million Switch consoles last fiscal year and forecast 18 million for the current period, less than analyst projections for 18.5 million....