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.

Et maintenant, les prévisions d'expédition, émises par le Met Office au nom du

Agence maritime et des garde-côtes à 17 : 00 heures aujourd'hui.

North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, nord-ouest 5 à 7,

occasionnellement coup de vent 8, reculant vers le sud-ouest et diminuant 3 pendant un certain temps.

Pluie plus tard, modérée devenant bonne.

Humber, Shannon, vers le nord-est 6, bon, en croissance constante, devenant 7.

Joyeux anniversaire.

Tyne, Thames, Forth, un peu, beaucoup, 32 de long, taille 8, devenant intelligent plus tard.

Dogger, Fisher, Dover, je la connaissais à peine.

Viking, arrive bientôt, repart plus tard avec ta femme.

Fair Isle, Féroé, pyramide, sphinx.

Biscaye, Fastnet, commuté, haut débit.

Lundi, mardi, mercredi.

Plymouth, non.

German Bight, attention à ça.

Portland, Fitzroy, avance, 22 yards, touchdown.

Mer d'Irlande, ragoût irlandais, Baileys, Hébrides.

Rockall, sole, un poisson, deux poissons, poisson rouge, poisson bleu.

Trafalgar, rectangulaire, devenant carré.

Et enfin, Longest Johns, commençant fort, 7 ou 8, devenant moins pauvre,

alors bon.

C'était la prévision d'expédition pour 17h00, mercredi 18 août.