Using the daily 0048 Shipping Forecast from the Met Office, 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 | Forecast for 2021-05-16 | Today's Score | Weekly Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Iceland | Northeasterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. | 7.6 | 6.09 |
| Sole | Westerly or southwesterly, 6 to gale 8. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. | 7 | 6.07 |
| Bailey | Northerly or northeasterly, 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 in north Bailey. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. | 6.2 | 5.93 |
| Hebrides | Northerly or northeasterly, 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 in north Bailey. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. | 6.2 | 5.4 |
| Malin | Northerly or northeasterly, 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 in north Bailey. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. | 6.2 | 4.39 |
| Rockall | Northerly or northeasterly, 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 in north Bailey. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| Plymouth | West or southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later. Good, occasionally poor. | 6 | 5.15 |
| Portland | West or southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later. Good, occasionally poor. | 6 | 5.42 |
| Wight | West or southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later. Good, occasionally poor. | 6 | 5.16 |
| Biscay | Southwesterly 4 or 5, veering westerly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later. Good, occasionally poor. | 5.8 | 5.89 |
| Dover | Southwest, 4 to 6. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later. | 5 | 4.1 |
| Faeroes | Northeasterly 5 to 7, becoming variable 3 in south. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. | 5 | 5.52 |
| Thames | Southwest, 4 to 6. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later. | 5 | 4.24 |
| Shannon | Cyclonic, 2 to 4 at first in north, otherwise westerly 5 to 7, veering northwesterly, 4 to 6 later. Good. | 4.6 | 5.4 |
| Trafalgar | In south, northerly 4 to 6. In north, westerly, veering northerly or northwesterly, 3 to 5. Good, occasionally poor. | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| Fastnet | Southwest, veering west, 4 to 6, becoming variable 3 for a time. Moderate or good. | 4.3 | 4.93 |
| Lundy | Southwest, veering west, 4 to 6, becoming variable 3 for a time. Moderate or good. | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| Fitzroy | Westerly, veering northerly or northwesterly, 3 to 5. Good. | 4 | 5.85 |
| Irish Sea | Cyclonic, becoming north later, 3 to 5. Good, occasionally poor. | 4 | 4.55 |
| Fisher | Variable, 2 to 4, becoming northeast 4 or 5 later. Good, occasionally moderate. | 3.7 | 3.93 |
| Cromarty | Variable, 2 to 4, becoming southeast 5 at times later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. | 3.6 | 3.93 |
| Forth | Variable, 2 to 4, becoming southeast 5 at times later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. | 3.6 | 3.93 |
| Forties | Variable, 2 to 4, becoming southeast 5 at times later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. | 3.6 | 4.03 |
| Dogger | Southeast backing east, 2 to 4. Good. | 3 | 3.67 |
| Fair Isle | Variable 2 to 4. Moderate or good. | 3 | 4.89 |
| German Bight | Variable, 2 to 4. Good. | 3 | 3.82 |
| Humber | Variable, 2 to 4. Good. | 3 | 3.78 |
| North Utsire | Southerly or southwesterly, becoming variable later, 2 to 4. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. | 3 | 4.4 |
| South Utsire | Southerly or southwesterly, becoming variable later, 2 to 4. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. | 3 | 4.07 |
| Tyne | Southeast backing east, 2 to 4. Good. | 3 | 3.67 |
| Viking | Southerly or southwesterly, becoming variable later, 2 to 4. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. | 3 | 4.52 |
