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AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER 2025 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER TO 0600 UTC SATURDAY 01 NOVEMBER 2025



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

ATLANTIC LOW 957 EXPECTED 150 MILES WEST OF BAILEY 959 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY, AND ELSEWHERE LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH,. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTH 5 TO 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS OR RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND

SOUTH 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN PORTLAND. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



PLYMOUTH NORTHWEST BISCAY

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST BISCAY

SOUTHERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 OR 7 FOR A TIME LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



FITZROY SOLE

SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTHWEST BECOMING CYCLONIC, 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN FASTNET, MODERATE AT TIMES IN IRISH SEA. SQUALLY RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON

SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST, BECOMING CYCLONIC THEN NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL

CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER. HIGH OR VERY HIGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY POOR



MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST IN HEBRIDES AND BAILEY, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN BAILEY. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH FOR A TIME IN HEBRIDES AND BAILEY. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE FORCE 9 AT FIRST, VEERING SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH UNTIL LATER IN FAEROES. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 IN NORTHWEST, DECREASING 5 OR 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD