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General and Maritime Forecasts | |
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General UK forecast. | |
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AERTEL Irish Maritime Forecast. | |
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Sailing Forecasts Also 10 day forecasts |
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In
the section 1/3 way down page (Forecast chart for:) select the area,
normally "North Atlantic Area - Surface MSL pressure", and
select a day 3-6, then click "Go".
Even better select "Advanced" and click "Loop". This will cycle through days 3-6. A choice of speeds is available. |
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. 3 to 6 day synoptic charts. |
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Stationed at popular locations around the country - providing a snapshot of the weather as it is actually happening. | |
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METEOSAT images from Nottingham University - normally available within 5 minutes of reception. | |
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Others
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Various sites, various approaches. |
Broadcast Forecast Times & frequencies 
| Holyhead Coastguard @ 0235GMT then every 4hrs | North of Anglesey, Channel 84 (Gt. Orme aerial) |
| South of Anglesey, Channel 73 (Mynedd Rhiw aerial) | |
| Liverpool Coastguard @ 0210GMT then every 4hrs | North of Anglesey, Channel 86 (Snaefell aerial) |
| Liverpool Bay, Channel 73 (Liverpool & Blackpool aerials) | |
| RTE1 (Eire) | 567 Khz, 88.2Mhz 0602, 1253, 1900 (1855 Weekends), 2355 |
| BBC Radio 4 | 198 Khz, 103.6Mhz : 0048, 0535, 1201, 1754 |
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Force
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Knots
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Metres / sec
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Description | Sea State |
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1
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1 - 3
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0.5 - 1.5
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Light breeze | Calm |
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2
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4 - 6
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2.0 - 3.0
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Light breeze | Smooth |
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3
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7 - 10
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3.5 - 5.0
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Gentle breeze | Few white horses |
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4
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11 - 16
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5.5 - 8.0
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Moderate breeze | Small waves |
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5
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17 - 21
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9.0 - 10.5
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Fresh breeze | Larger waves |
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6
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22 - 27
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11.0 - 13.5
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Strong breeze | Rough |
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7
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28 - 33
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14.0 - 16.5
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Near gale | Very rough |
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8
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34 - 40
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17.0 - 20.5
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Gale | High seas |
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9
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41 - 47
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21.0 - 24.0
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Strong gale | Severe seas |
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10
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48 - 55
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24.5 - 28.0
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Storm | Very severe conditions |
