FPUK71 EGRR 240300

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER 2025 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER TO 0600 UTC SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER 2025



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW GERMAN BIGHT 973 EXPECTED FISHER 981 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOW ROCKALL 988 LOSING ITS IDENTITY



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, DECREASING 3 OR 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



DOGGER

WEST OR NORTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FISHER

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



GERMAN BIGHT

EASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 9 IN SOUTH UNTIL LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERY RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



HUMBER THAMES

WEST OR NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN HUMBER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN THAMES. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BISCAY FITZROY

WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. SHOWERS. GOOD



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

WEST OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 FOR A TIME. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



IRISH SEA

WEST 4 TO 6, VEERING NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



SHANNON

WEST 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING NORTH 5 OR 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN ROCKALL. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BAILEY

NORTHEAST, 6 TO GALE 8, BACKING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN FAIR ISLE. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN FAIR ISLE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR