The Fantasy Shipping Forecast is not currently updating, as the Met Office data source no longer works. I'll fix things when I can.
-- Kevan, September 2017
Using the daily 0048 Shipping Forecast from BBC Radio 4, we take the average of each gale force mentioned for an area to determine that area's score. Pick a dream team of five sea areas, and your team's score will be the average of the scores of those regions, both daily and weekly.
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| Region | Today's Forecast | Today's Score | Weekly Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forties | Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, veering westerly or northwesterly 5 to 7. Good, occasionally poor. | 6.5 | 0 |
| North Utsire | Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, veering westerly or northwesterly 5 to 7. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. | 6.5 | 0 |
| South Utsire | Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, veering westerly or northwesterly 5 to 7. Moderate or good. | 6.5 | 0 |
| Viking | Southwesterly 7 or gale 8 in southeast at first, otherwise westerly or northwesterly 5 or 6. Good, occasionally poor at first. | 6.5 | 0 |
| Fisher | Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, veering northwest 5 or 6. Good, occasionally poor. | 6.2 | 0 |
| Forth | Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, veering northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 later. Good, occasionally poor. | 5.8 | 0 |
| Trafalgar | In east easterly or southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in far southeast, in west cyclonic 4 or 5. Moderate or good. | 5.8 | 0 |
| South-east Iceland | Northerly 5 to 7, veering easterly 5 or 6 in west later. Good, occasionally poor. | 5.7 | 0 |
| Irish Sea | Southwest 6 to gale 8 veering northwest 5 or 6, then east 4 or 5 later. Moderate or good. | 5.6 | 0 |
| Bailey | Westerly or northwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming variable 4 later. Good, occasionally poor. | 5.5 | 0 |
| Fastnet | Southwest veering northeast, 5 or 6. Moderate or good. | 5.5 | 0 |
| Hebrides | Westerly or northwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming variable 4 later. Moderate or good. | 5.5 | 0 |
| Lundy | Southwest veering northeast, 5 or 6. Moderate or good. | 5.5 | 0 |
| Rockall | In south, northerly veering southeasterly 5 or 6. In north, westerly or northwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming variable 4 later. Moderate or good. | 5.5 | 0 |
| Shannon | Northerly veering southeasterly 5 or 6. Good. | 5.5 | 0 |
| Dogger | Southwest 5 to 7, veering northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 later. Good occasionally poor. | 5.4 | 0 |
| German Bight | Southwest 5 to 7, veering northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 later. Good, occasionally poor. | 5.4 | 0 |
| Tyne | Southwest 5 to 7, veering northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 later. Good, occasionally poor. | 5.4 | 0 |
| Cromarty | West or northwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 later. Good, occasionally poor. | 5.3 | 0 |
| Faeroes | Westerly or northwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 in southwest later. Good, occasionally poor. | 5.3 | 0 |
| Fair Isle | Westerly or northwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 in southwest later. Good, occasionally poor. | 5.3 | 0 |
| FitzRoy | Cyclonic, but mainly southerly in east, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first. Good, occasionally poor. | 5 | 0 |
| Humber | Southwesterly 5 or 6, veering northeasterly 4 or 5. Good, occasionally poor. | 5 | 0 |
| Malin | Westerly or northwesterly 5 or 6, becoming variable 4 later. Moderate or good. | 5 | 0 |
| Plymouth | Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first. Good, occasionally poor later. | 5 | 0 |
| Portland | Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first. Good, occasionally poor. | 5 | 0 |
| Sole | Cyclonic, but mainly southerly in east, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first. Moderate or good. | 5 | 0 |
| Thames | Southwesterly 5 or 6, veering northeasterly 4 or 5. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. | 5 | 0 |
| Wight | Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first. Good, occasionally poor later. | 5 | 0 |
| Dover | Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, veering northeasterly 4 later in north. Good, occasionally poor. | 4.7 | 0 |
| Biscay | Southerly or southeasterly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 for a time. Moderate or good. | 4 | 0 |
