Editing Shipping Forecast (section)

===Coastal weather stations and inshore waters===
Extended shipping forecasts (00:48 and 05:20) also include weather reports from [[List of coastal weather stations of the United Kingdom|coastal weather stations]] followed by a forecast for the [[Inshore coastal areas of the United Kingdom|inshore waters of the United Kingdom]]. This additional information does not fall within the 350/380-word restriction.

The reports for coastal weather stations use the following format: name of the station, wind direction/speed, precipitation (if any), visibility in miles, barometric pressure, and trend in pressure.  For example, "Machrihanish Automatic. West by south 6, rain, 1 mile, 981, falling more slowly."

The inshore waters forecast begins with a summary of the general situation, followed by forecasts for coastal sections, moving clockwise, using a format similar to that used for sea areas.