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FPUK71 EGRR 291500

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 29 OCTOBER 2025 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 29 OCTOBER TO 1800 UTC THURSDAY 30 OCTOBER 2025



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW MOVING RATHER QUICKLY NORTHEAST EXPECTED JUST WEST OF SHANNON 962 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. LOWS CROMARTY 989, NORTHWEST IRELAND 991 AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND 998 LOSING THEIR IDENTITIES



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE EAST FORTIES

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN VIKING AND EAST FORTIES. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



WEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

CYCLONIC, BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY LATER EXCEPT IN FISHER AND GERMAN BIGHT, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN CROMARTY. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN WEST FORTIES AND AT FIRST IN GERMAN BIGHT. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND

CYCLONIC BECOMING WEST, BACKING SOUTH LATER, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN THAMES AND LATER IN WIGHT AND PORTLAND. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN HUMBER AND THAMES AND THEN LATER IN PORTLAND. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



PLYMOUTH NORTHWEST BISCAY

NORTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHERLY, 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN WEST. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST BISCAY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



FITZROY SOLE

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN NORTHWEST FITZROY AND WEST SOLE. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

WEST BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST, 5 TO 7, DECREASING 3 TO 5 FOR A TIME IN LUNDY AND IRISH SEA, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 LATER, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE UNTIL LATER IN LUNDY AND IRISH SEA, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON ROCKALL

VARIABLE 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 LATER IN NORTH ROCKALL. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, THEN VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER IN SHANNON. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



MALIN HEBRIDES

NORTH VEERING SOUTHEAST, 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER, PERHAPS STORM 10 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BAILEY

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHEAST, 4 TO 6, BACKING EAST GALE 8 TO STORM 10 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER IN SOUTH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE

NORTHEAST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST, VEERING SOUTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



FAEROES

NORTHEAST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 4, THEN SOUTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR