Shipping forecast for the next 24 hours..

Thames:

Wind: Southeasterly 4 or 5, backing northeasterly 6 to
gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later, backing
northwesterly later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Dover:

Wind: Southeasterly 4 or 5, backing northeasterly 6 to
gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later, backing
northwesterly later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Wight:

Wind: Southeasterly 4 or 5, backing northeasterly 6 to
gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later, backing
northwesterly later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Portland:

Wind: Northeasterly backing northwesterly 6 to gale 8,
increasing severe gale 9 for a time.
Sea State: Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Plymouth:

Wind: Northeasterly backing northwesterly 6 to gale 8,
increasing severe gale 9 for a time.
Sea State: Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

And heres the worst one....

Biscay:

Wind: Easterly becoming cyclonic, severe gale 9 to
violent storm 11 increasing hurricane force 12 for a
time, becoming variable, mainly westerly 3 or 4 later.
Sea State: High becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather: Rain or squally thundery showers. Visibility
Moderate: or poor, occasionally very poor.

Its going to be chuffing windy tomorrow!

Local forcasts for Glocuestershire look about 18mph, happy days!

Good spectating at tomorrow's Hoo Freezer, then! Today's practice race was a nice F3-4 & warm - even if i personally c*cked it up completely.