The Shipping Forecast

Hootanany

Just on Tunein and clicked on it.
Is it in code? Because it sure aint Proper english.

kneemos

Weird film.

Sir Arthur Daley

Parcel motel lingo maybe?

SEPT 23 1989

What dont you understand

Kermit.de.frog

They have to be very precise and use internationally recognised terminology. It's particularly important in terms of maritime activity like shipping etc. We don't want fishing boats, oil tankers or ferries getting in to difficulty because of an incoherent forecast.

The Backwards Man

They keep looking for a Viking dogger in her forties that bit a German. Squally, poor.

cml387

Sorry, I know Rockall about what the OP is talking about.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

What bits did you not understand? I'm sure we can explain it to you in simpler terms.

Mince Pie

Really nice boozer in Liverpool. Does a killer Sunday roast.

Hootanany

Six later in south east dogger with a varible good?

SEPT 23 1989

I find it very relaxing to listen to especially Sailing By

Hande hoche!

Hello Fran.

AnonoBoy

Malin Head to Mizen Head - Wind West, 17 Knots, Cloudy, 10 Miles, 1017, Falling Slowly.
Valentia Point - Wind East, 22 Knots, Cloudy 12 miles, 1010, Falling Slowly
Heinz Head - Wind Flatulent, 100 Knots, Stinky, 5 miles, Farting Slowly


What's not to understand, hah?

barneysplash

I find a lot of BBC Radio 4 programming most relaxing, very tea and crumpets with the Vicar.

Do they still do the - "This is an important message for the Kessler Family
from Essen on holiday in Kerry. Please contact cousing Sabina immediately."

- messages on the radio? Always found them very spooky.

The Backwards Man

Hootanany wrote: »

Six later in south east dogger with a varible good?

Strong breeze, mostly clear.

Simple.:)

edit; they always give a direction too.

You made that up.

Jawgap

This is a great book about it......

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Attention-All-Shipping-Journey-Forecast/dp/0349116032

The author journeyed around all the areas - it basically became a gigantic international pub crawl!!

But he does give the history and rationale behind it.

Hootanany

Cant type that fast

Technocentral

I find it soothing, kind of lovely old school vibe in this digital crap obsessed world.

SEPT 23 1989

When it's falling rapidly you are really in the ****

Hootanany

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

When it's falling rapidly you are really in the ****

What

Sir Arthur Daley

AnonoBoy wrote: »

What's not to understand, hah?

What is the falling slowly?

AnonoBoy

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

What is the falling slowly?

Decreasing at not great speed?

I dunno. I just wanted to make a fart joke.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

What is the falling slowly?

Barometric pressure. You're joking. Right??

barneysplash

Technocentral wrote: »

I find it soothing, kind of lovely old school vibe in this digital crap obsessed world.

I agree, but here's a mix of both worlds, that's surprisingly relaxing and stimulating at the same time.

I think it would be one of the earliest "chill out" tracks in modern dance music, n'est-ce pas?

Sir Arthur Daley

Angel Tasteless Cheesecloth wrote: »

Barometric pressure. You're joking. Right??

I don't drive/guide ships so don't follow shipping forecasts.

preston johnny

There's fcuk all in Rockall....squally showers becoming moderate, veering west occasionally poor

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Hootanany wrote: »

What

Storm brewing.🚨

Hootanany

Why use sill y terms?

cml387

So famous that Seamus Heaney wrote a poem about it.

Tucked up in bed on a winter night hearing..

...and now a gale warning issued at 1200 hours GMT. Rockall, Malin Hebrides Bailey.Storm 10 increasing violent Storm 11 imminent.

SEPT 23 1989

When I listen to it in the winter and you hear of storm force ten and violent storm eleven and you think to yourself there are actually men out in that earning a living in those conditions

Tail Docker

can the ships get the land-based radio? I get it hard to tune in 98fm anywhere past kinnegad..

Hootanany

German Bite

Sir Arthur Daley

Tail Docker wrote: »

can the ships get the land-based radio? I get it hard to tune in 98fm anywhere past kinnegad..

Sure they have sky digital and the internet, why do they need 98fm?

barneysplash

Here's another type of Audio Morphine - Sports scores in particular
British footbal scores.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Holy crap, the shipping forecast lady, apparently she does the football scores now..

Here's her first broadcast:

Tail Docker

Tail Docker wrote: »

can the ships get the land-based radio? I get it hard to tune in 98fm anywhere past kinnegad..

That's one of the reasons why BBC Radio 4 is still on 198kHz Long Wave. RTE Radio 1 on 252 should be fine at sea too.

Ditch

Charlotte Green ..... 'nuff said

Tail Docker

Karsini wrote: »

That's one of the reasons why BBC Radio 4 is still on 198kHz Long Wave. RTE Radio 1 on 252 should be fine at sea too.

Anyone remember Atlantic 252 - even if you turned the radio off, you could still hear it the signal was that strong.:D

Yellowblackbird

Tail Docker wrote: »

can the ships get the land-based radio? I get it hard to tune in 98fm anywhere past kinnegad..

Best time to listen to these forecasts is when on dry land.

barneysplash

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

When I listen to it in the winter and you hear of storm force ten and violent storm eleven and you think to yourself there are actually men out in that earning a living in those conditions

Quite right, I too sympathize with Bouncers who have to work in Balbriggan on a Saturday night.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Hootanany wrote: »

German Bite

German Bight is a region at the inlet between Netherlands and Germany

In case anyone's wondering what the hell we're on about.. :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSq4nfH4y6Q

bronn

I listen to it every night and once you get used to the locations and terminology, it's a very good weather forecast. 12 to 24 hour warning of bad weather and it hasn't been wrong yet. I heard them talking about hurricane force 12 in Bailey, Rockall and Shannon when we were about to get clobbered with those storms during the winter. Can't imagine being out at sea during weather like that.

SEPT 23 1989

a song written in its honour

Capt'n Midnight

R.I.P. Finisterre

Harry Palmr

barneysplash wrote: »

Do they still do the - "This is an important message for the Kessler Family
from Essen on holiday in Kerry. Please contact cousing Sabina immediately."

- messages on the radio? Always found them very spooky.

Its been a long time since I heard one of those heart stopping messages.

Tail Docker wrote: »

Anyone remember Atlantic 252 - even if you turned the radio off, you could still hear it the signal was that strong.:D

In Clarkstown, Co Meath they used to listen on kitchen utensils I believe

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

R.I.P. Finisterre

Indeed, while its nice for the man who gave just the Shipping Forecast to have his own area (FitzRoy), Finisterre had a Latin mystery to it (only since 1949 though!).

I've been listening to that magic hour from the chimes of Big Bens bell to the handover to the World Service for years now.

KungPao

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

a song written in its honour

And a bloody good one too. One of Blur's finest.

anncoates

Used to listen to the British one when I was a kid on long wave. Think it was on around midnight.

Really crap reception that actually sounded far away even on radio - almost like the wind was howling on your crappy little radio itself.

Radio was romantic back then. You'd be tucked up in bed imagining ships struggling in storms in the North Sea

donegal__road

barneysplash wrote: »

I find a lot of BBC Radio 4 programming most relaxing, very tea and crumpets with the Vicar.

Do they still do the - "This is an important message for the Kessler Family
from Essen on holiday in Kerry. Please contact cousing Sabina immediately."

- messages on the radio? Always found them very spooky.

Im a fan of BBC radio 4, and I like listening to the shipping forecast.. except for one thing.... the bass player hits a duff note @ 1:53

donegal__road

anyone ever listen to Radio Caroline? Last time I listened it was an actual ship at sea, back in 2000 when I could pick it up when I lived in Waterford. Now its all online etc.

Ditch

donegal__road wrote: »

anyone ever listen to Radio Caroline? Last time I listened it was an actual ship at sea, back in 2000

:eek: Good god! Was it still going then?!

Was it Caroline or Luxonbourg that constantly played that f**king " Stimorol Gum " jingle?

martinedwards

HERE's a weather forecast for you.......

produced by George martin no less!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z2jwDcb9wI