Editing Gale warning (section)

==Usage in the United Kingdom==
In the [[United Kingdom]], the [[Met Office]] issues gale warnings, and radio broadcasts them four times a day at fixed times on 198&nbsp;kHz in the [[Shipping Forecast]], part of the broadcast output of [[BBC Radio 4]].  If a considerable time will intervene before the next Shipping Forecast, forecasters may issue an extra gale warning, read between programmes.  The Meteorological Office issues warnings for sea areas surrounding the United Kingdom for all predictions of winds of [[Beaufort scale]] Force 8 or greater, the forecasts extending as far north as [[Iceland]] and as far south as southern [[Spain]].{{fact|date=August 2019}}
 
[[Robert FitzRoy]] developed the first weather forecasting and storm warning system. On 1 September 1860 weather reports began to be collected at the [[Meteorological Office]] in London via electric telegraph and on 5 February 1861 the first storm warning was issued.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/library/archive-hidden-treasures/royal-charter|website=Met Office (UK) website|title=The Royal Charter Gale and the world's first National Forecasting Service}}</ref> After his death in 1865 the storm warning service was discontinued due to the ongoing debate about its scientific accuracy but the increased loss of life caused a public outcry and a campaign in press and in parliament saw the restoration of storm warnings in 1867. The service continues to this day and is now known as the iconic [[Shipping Forecast]].{{fact|date=August 2019}}