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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Journal Tribune 14 Oct 2018

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BBC News 12 Oct 2018

... Orkney and Shetland, is famed for its knitwear, migratory birds and, of course, its place in the shipping forecast....

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Fair Isle gets 24-hour electricity for the first time

Scotsman 12 Oct 2018

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Winds of change

The Manila Times 11 Oct 2018

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The Guardian 11 Oct 2018

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Market Watch 10 Oct 2018

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Market Watch 10 Oct 2018

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Herald Mail 10 Oct 2018

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The Guardian 06 Oct 2018

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Container off-take from Port of Mombasa has registered tremendous recent growth

Coastweek 04 Oct 2018

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