There used to be a similar weather forecast in France, called "Météo marine". It was broadcasted until 2016 on one of the national radio station (France Inter)

There used to be a similar weather forecast in France, called "Météo marine". It was broadcasted until 2016 on one of the national radio station (France Inter) and had a cult-like following, even (especially?) among people that had no relationship to sailing (or to the sea in general). It's funny to see that both countries had a similar weather report that was beloved for the same reasons. Even funnier is that some of the "sea areas" described in the OP were mentioned in the french report (eg. Viking) Marie-Pierre Planchon's voice is a madeleine de Proust to many of my friends.