Shipping Forecast August 2017 was the 150th anniversary of the shipping forecast. The 31 sea areas covering the waters around the British Isles are as defined by the map shown here: The areas were already roughly as listed above by 1949. In 1955, meteorologists from countries with North Sea coastlines met and recommended that the UK's sea area 'Heligoland' be renamed 'German Bight' to reflect more general usage amongst the nations concerned. They also recommended the divisions of 'Dogger' (with the north-eastern portion to be named 'Fisher') and 'Forties' (with the northern half becoming 'Viking'), and the renaming of 'Iceland' as 'South-east
Shipping Forecast coastal stations and automatic weather logging stations, which are known by their names, such as "Channel Light Vessel Automatic"; these are the Coastal Weather Stations. This additional information does not fall within the 350/380 word restriction. (RTÉ Radio 1 broadcasts similar coastal reports for Ireland). The extended forecast also includes an inshore waters forecast. In addition, gale warnings are broadcast at other times between programmes and after news. The BBC instruction reads: 'Gale warnings shall be radiated (broadcast) during the next available programme junction and repeated at the end of the following news bulletin'. For example: When giving a gale