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This is a lovely project!

If you're interested, I used Amazon Polly to turn Met Office scripts into audio files.

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/10/ttsf-text-to-shipping-forecast/

Some of the place names need manual intervention to make them be pronounced correctly.

A pressure above 999 is possible; 1053 is the highest I can find recorded for the British isles (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Highest-Atmospheric-Pressure-More-300-Years-London-Recordkeeping%23:~:text%3DThe%2520all%252Dtime%2520UK%2520record,British%2520Isles%252C%2520according%2520to%2520Burt.&ved=2ahUKEwjQ-au9sO31AhXinFwKHenACgkQFnoECAcQBQ&usg=AOvVaw0w-ZuqbuqXPUZHARZt8W9o) so I'd suggest added "10" as an alternative to "9".

I believe pressure can raise to above 999.

Thanks for making this, it's an interesting highlight on how structured the forecast is .

I notice the specification of "introduction" only allows for "today". It's many years since I listened with any regularity but I believe the forecast that is broadcast soon after midnight would generally have the date rather than "today".

Actually I've just listened on BBC Sounds to the 6 Feb 1754 broadcast and the announcer uses the date , rather than "today" there.

I noticed something else while listening to that forecast. The announcer repeated the phrase "all areas" when saying "there are warnings of gales in all areas, all areas, except Biscay, Trafalgar ...". The repetition seemed to be deliberate and I wondered if it was standard protocol ?

Thanks again for your work on this.