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shipping forecast areas

why are tyne, shannon, humber,forth and thames different to other shipping forecast areas.
00:01 Wed 15th Jul 2009
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SpodoCommodo
rivers ?
00:01 Wed 15th Jul 2009
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SpodoCommodo
probably ignore my answer because I'm drunk (though I haven't bothered checking if it might be right or wrong)
00:03 Wed 15th Jul 2009
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glasman
Pretty sure you're right anyway - although I have had a few myself also.
00:05 Wed 15th Jul 2009
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SpodoCommodo
Looking at the map ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/coast/shipping ), it might be correct!
00:09 Wed 15th Jul 2009
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giltbrookian
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I was genuinely puzzled by this but thanks to SpodoCommoc it now seems obvious.So thank you both.
09:32 Wed 15th Jul 2009

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