Designed to operate in fog, heavy weather conditions and 5ft (1.5m) waves, the launch has a sprint speed of 20 knots (23mph) and includes a depth sounder and radar.
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The rescue took place in darkness, bad weather and heavy seas, in the Atlantic Ocean, 300 miles north west of Spain, in June 2010.
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Arsenal made heavy weather in beating mid-table Fulham 1-0 even though Fulham had to play a man short for around 80 minutes.
Perhaps the most compelling evidence for an increase in extreme weather events relates to heavy precipitation situations.
Some of his ministers, including those in charge of labour, had been making heavy weather of their jobs.
Afghanistan has seen heavy fighting in recent weeks as warmer, spring-time weather allows insurgents to move more freely.
Heavy rains could spawn flash flooding in some areas, the weather service said.
"The heavy losses caused by weather-related natural catastrophes in the U.S.A. showed that greater loss-prevention efforts are needed, " Munich Re board member Torsten Jeworrek said in a media release.
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Scientists have flown into the heart of a turbulent weather system in a bid to uncover the causes of heavy rainfall.
Wintry weather wiped out Sunday's series finale in Minnesota, and heavy snow that hit Denver forced a pair of postponements this week and a frosty doubleheader on Tuesday.
"It's the real deal the heavy, wet snow, " said National Weather Service forecaster John Cannon in Gray, Maine.
The National Weather Service predicted up to 7 inches of heavy, wet snow in southeastern Connecticut and wind gusts up to 50 mph.
The National Weather Service was predicting up to 7 inches of heavy, wet snow in southeastern Connecticut through Friday morning and wind gusts that could hit 50 mph, bringing possible power outages.
It's thick and heavy, to be sure, but that high-sensitivity touchscreen is incredibly handy in chilly weather.
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The wet weather was forecast to sweep north into the Highlands with a warning in place of heavy rainfall into Friday morning.
Much of the United States has seen extreme highs and lows in temperatures in recent weeks, taking folks from shorts and T-shirt weather to conditions that require heavy coats and gloves.
Rain is expected to clear during the early hours of Sunday, but further heavy showers are expected to follow later in the day and through to Monday, with unsettled weather likely to continue into next week.
In Connecticut, normally a reliably liberal state, a Democratic congressman, Chris Murphy, is making heavy weather of his campaign against Linda McMahon, a wrestling tycoon.
In France, the heavy snowfall was not expected to end until Monday evening at the earliest, according to weather bureau Meteo France.
"Hot and muggy weather and continuous heavy use of air conditioning remain the single largest factor affecting peak electricity demand in the summer, " Edward Schwerdt, president of the power coordinating council, told reporters on a conference call.
Our attention peaks early for the opening monologue, hangs in through those Supporting Actor and Actress presentations, and then drifts in and out of consciousness until the heavy hardware arrives somewhere around the time local TV is supposed to be doing the weather.
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