| Channel Isles Shipping Forecast for the area bounded by lattitude 50 N, the French coasts between Cap de la Hague and Ile de Brehat, and longitude 3 W. Issued Thursday November 20, 2008 |
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| Warnings | |
| At the time of issue there was a Strong Wind Warning in force for the Channel Islands Area | |
| General Situation | |
| At 9pm, an anticyclone of 1042mb in mid-Atlantic and complex low over Scandinavia, maintained a NW'ly flow over Britain and the Channel. | |
| Forecast from 1 am Friday to 1 am Saturday | |
| Wind: | NW F5 to 6, occasionally F7 especially in the north of the area, decreasing mainly F5 in the evening. |
| Weather: | Mainly cloudy with risk of a little light rain or drizzle. Fair intervals in the afternoon. |
| Visibility: | Good, but moderate in any drizzle. |
| Sea State: | Rather rough to rough. |
| Swell: | Not significant. |
| Outlook for 1 am Saturday to 1 am Sunday | |
| Wind: | NW F5, decreasing mainly F4 later on Saturday. |
| Weather: | Some fair intervals, otherwise cloudy with isolated showers. |
| Visibility: | Good. |
| Sea State: | Rather rough, becoming moderate later. |
| Cross-Channel prospects (for journeys north of 50N) from 1 am Friday to 1 am tomorrow Saturday | |
| Wind: | WNW F6 to 7, veering NW around dawn, decreasing F5 to 6 in the afternoon and mainly F5 during the evening. |
| Weather: | Cloudy with a little light rain or drizzle, clearing to fair periods in the afternoon. |
| Visibility: | Mainly good. |
| Sea State: | Rather rough to rough, becoming moderate to rather rough in the evening. |