Shipping Forecast - The Longest Johns

And now the shipping forecast, issued by the Met Office on behalf of the

Maritime and Coastguard Agency at 17: 00 hours today.

North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, northwesterly 5 to 7,

occasionally gale 8, backing southwesterly and decreasing 3 for a time.

Rain later, moderate becoming good.

Humber, Shannon, northeasterly 6, good, growing steadily, becoming 7.

Happy birthday.

Tyne, Thames, Forth, little bit, muchly, 32 long, size 8, becoming smart later.

Dogger, Fisher, Dover, I hardly knew her.

Viking, arriving soon, leaving later with your wife.

Fair Isle, Faeroes, pyramid, sphinx.

Biscay, Fastnet, dial-up, broadband.

Lundy, mardi, mercredi.

Plymouth, no.

German Bight, watch out for that.

Portland, Fitzroy, moving forward, 22 yards, touchdown.

Irish Sea, Irish stew, Baileys, Hebrides.

Rockall, sole, one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish.

Trafalgar, rectangular, becoming square.

And finally, Longest Johns, starting strong, 7 or 8, becoming not so poor,

then good.

That was the shipping forecast for 17: 00 hours, Wednesday 18th August.

E ora le previsioni di spedizione, emesse dal Met Office per conto del

Agenzia marittima e della guardia costiera alle 17:00 di oggi.

North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, nord-ovest da 5 a 7,

occasionalmente burrasca 8, indietreggiando da sud-ovest e diminuendo 3 per un periodo.

Pioggia più tardi, moderata che diventa buona.

Humber, Shannon, nord-est 6, buono, in costante crescita, diventando 7.

Buon compleanno.

Tyne, Thames, Forth, poco, molto, lungo 32, taglia 8, diventando intelligenti in seguito.

Dogger, Fisher, Dover, la conoscevo a malapena.

Viking, in arrivo presto, in partenza più tardi con tua moglie.

Fair Isle, Faerøer, piramide, sfinge.

Biscaglia, Fastnet, dial-up, banda larga.

Lundy, martedì, mercredi.

Plymouth, no.

German Bight, fai attenzione.

Portland, Fitzroy, avanzando, 22 yard, touchdown.

Mare d'Irlanda, stufato irlandese, Baileys, Ebridi.

Rockall, sogliola, un pesce, due pesci, pesce rosso, pesce azzurro.

Trafalgar, rettangolare, che diventa quadrato.

E infine, Longest Johns, partendo forte, 7 o 8, diventando non così povero,

allora buono.

Questa era la previsione di spedizione per le 17:00, mercoledì 18 agosto.