2. The Shipping Forecast BBC Radio 4: (198 kHz + FM) 0048 (LW, FM) 0520 (LW, FM) 1200 (LW) 1755 (LW) BBC Radio Solent: (96.1 MHz) Every ½ hour 0600 - 1300 IOW Radio: (107 MHz) 0630 0730 0830 1630 1730 1830 1900 Solent Coastguard: (VHF Ch 16) 0040, 0440, 0840, 1240, 1640, 2040 UTC http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/marine/shipping_forecast.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/coast/shipping/ http://www.rya.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/8B4C46FA-6FFB-43A9-AB3A-D867D2BD21D2/0/Met_Maps.pdf
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5. Glossary TIME Soon: within 6 hours of forecast Imminent: 6-12 hours Later: 12-24 hours VISIBILITY Very Poor: less than 1,000m Poor: 1,000 m to 2 miles Moderate: 2 to 5 miles Good: greater than 5 miles PRESSURE Rising or Falling Slowly: 0.1 to 1.5 mb in 3 hours Rising or Falling: 1.6 to 3.5 mb in 3 hours Rising or Falling Quickly: 3.6 to 6.0 mb in 3 hours Rising or Faling Very Quickly: more than 6.0 mb in 3 hours SYSTEM MOVEMENT Slowly: < 15 knots Steadily: 15 – 25 knots Rather Quickly: 25 – 35 knots Rapidly: 35 – 45 knots Very Rapidly: 45 knots+ WIND Veering – wind change clockwise Backing – wind change anticlockwise Cyclonic – large change over area e.g. centre of depression
7. Captain Douglas R.N.’s Scale As used in the Inshore Waters Forecast Storm Force 10 Sea State Very High
8. Other Useful Forecasts windguru.cz – kitesurfing – good for coastal wind speeds and temperature xcweather.co.uk – aviation site – windspeeds and weather bbc.co.uk/weather – do you need the factor 15 or your oilies?
