####018003260#### FPUK71 EGRR 300300 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON THURSDAY 30 OCTOBER 2025 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC THURSDAY 30 OCTOBER TO 0600 UTC FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER 2025 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY TRAFALGAR FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT ATLANTIC LOW 968 MOVING QUICKLY NORTHEAST EXPECTED 100 MILES WEST OF SHANNON 957 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN VIKING AND FORTIES. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN VIKING AND FORTIES. RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHEAST, 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN LATER. GOOD FISHER GERMAN BIGHT NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN GERMAN BIGHT, BACKING SOUTH 5 OR 6 LATER. MAINLY MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN GERMAN BIGHT. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT WEST 4 TO 6, BACKING MAINLY SOUTH 5 TO 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD PORTLAND PLYMOUTH NORTHWEST BISCAY CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTHERLY 6 OR 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 FOR A TIME. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN PLYMOUTH AND NORTHWEST BISCAY. RAIN AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOUTHEAST BISCAY SOUTHERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 FOR A TIME. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD FITZROY SOLE CYCLONIC MAINLY SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 FOR A TIME. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN SOUTH FITZROY. SQUALLY RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN IRISH SEA, OTHERWISE MAINLY SOUTH, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 FOR A TIME,. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN IRISH SEA AND LUNDY, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT VERY ROUGH OR HIGH IN FASTNET. SQUALLY RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SHANNON ROCKALL CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, THEN VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY CYCLONIC, MAINLY SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 FOR A TIME LATER IN HEBRIDES AND BAILEY. ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, THEN VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAIR ISLE NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, VEERING SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC SOUTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, PERHAPS STORM 10 AT TIMES LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD