shipping forecast
Sailor's weather report
A shipping forecast is a weather report for maritime areas, giving conditions like wind speed, visibility, and sea state for designated zones.
The term is most associated with BBC Radio's broadcasts covering waters around the British Isles—a cultural institution with devoted listeners who find its rhythmic recitation of place names oddly soothing: Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty...
Notice of dangerous winds
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- isobarsEqual-pressure contour lines
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
- depressionProlonged low state
anticyclone · front · precipitation · fog · drizzle · squall · cyclone · pressure
Lessen intensity or preside
- roughUneven in surface
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- slightMinor or thin
- calmFree from agitation
high · phenomenal · swell · wave height · choppy · good · poor · fog
Geographic proper noun
- VikingMedieval Nordic raider
- FortiesNorth Sea shipping zone
- ThamesLondon's river
- DoverDelaware's capital city
Wight · Portland · Plymouth · Biscay · Hebrides · Fair Isle · Shannon · Irish Sea
gale warning
Notice of dangerous winds
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- isobarsEqual-pressure contour lines
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
depression · anticyclone · front · precipitation · fog · drizzle · squall · cyclone · pressure · wind speed
moderate
Lessen intensity or preside
calm · high · phenomenal · swell · wave height · choppy · good · poor · fog · mist
Fitzroy
Geographic proper noun
Dover · Wight · Portland · Plymouth · Biscay · Hebrides · Fair Isle · Shannon · Irish Sea · Trafalgar
mariner
One who navigates ships
- seafarerOne who navigates oceans
- fishermanOne who catches aquatic creatures
- trawlerNet-dragging fishing boat
coastal waters · inshore · offshore · buoy · lighthouse · chart · passage · sailor · vessel · captain
longwave
Low-frequency radio transmission
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- sleep aidSubstance promoting drowsiness
pips · announcer · cadence · monotone · lullaby · bedtime · tradition · British · iconic
- marine weathermarine weather, storm warning, gale warning, small craft advisory, hurricane watch
- weatherweather, rain, sun, snow, wind