The Shipping Forecast is a BBC Radio broadcast of weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the British Isles. It is produced by the Met Office and broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on behalf of the Ma
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Robert FitzRoy circa 1850
Icing can be a dangerous problem for ships; accurate forecasting can save lives by ensuring crews are prepared
Machrihanish is a village in Argyll and Bute, on the west coast of Scotland. It is a short distance north of the tip of the Mull of Kintyre, which faces out towards Northern Ireland and the Atlantic.
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…Malin Head (13) Machrihanish Automatic (i) (0048 only) The inshore waters forecast uses the following coastal areas of the United Kingdom…