. kayak over all the areas of the shipping forecast -- toby carr.pping forecast... there are warnings for gales in south—east iceland. hajek norwegian based on. expected aos iceland. hajek norwegian based on. expected 40s by midnight tonight. the shipping forecast in the uk is the world's first storm warning system. it covers an area from the south coast of iceland and mid atla ntic south coast of iceland and mid atlantic in the west to the danish coast in the east, right down to the north coast of africa. portland, plymouth, north biscay, showers later, good. it broadcasts several times during the day on bbc radio a. it isa times during the day on bbc radio a. it is a pretty big undertaking to paddle in all the areas. the funny thing about the shipping forecast is that i think so few people understand its actual meaning or releva nce, understand its actual meaning or relevance, but so many people love it and enjoy listening to it. so there is this funny balance between its meaning, or its practical meaning, and its cultural meaning, ina meaning, an