FPUK71 EGRR 241500 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER 2025 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER TO 1800 UTC SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER 2025 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY LOW DENMARK 980 EXPECTED FISHER 980 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING NORTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8 BACKING NORTH 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH EXCEPT IN FAR EAST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 OCCASIONALLY 5 IN FORTIES AND DOGGER, BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN AND SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FISHER CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER IN SOUTH AND WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER IN WEST. RAIN AND SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR GERMAN BIGHT WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN EAST AND HIGH LATER IN WEST. RAIN AND SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR HUMBER THAMES WEST OR SOUTHWEST, VEERING NORTHWEST, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN HUMBER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN HUMBER AND LATER IN THAMES. RAIN AND SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH WEST OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN PORTLAND AND PLYMOUTH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER IN DOVER AND WIGHT. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BISCAY WEST VEERING NORTHWEST, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FITZROY CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6, BUT 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH NORTHWEST. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOLE LUNDY FASTNET WEST OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IRISH SEA NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD SHANNON NORTHWEST 5 TO 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES NORTH 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN MALIN. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BAILEY NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAIR ISLE FAEROES NORTH 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN FAIR ISLE. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH IN EAST FAIR ISLE, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOUTHEAST ICELAND CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6 OCCASIONALLY 7 UNTIL LATER. SLIGHT IN FAR NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR