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AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER 2025 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER TO 1800 UTC SATURDAY 01 NOVEMBER 2025



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT TRAFALGAR



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW JUST WEST OF BAILEY 959 EXPECTED 250 MILES SOUTH OF ICELAND 967 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. NEW LOW EXPECTED FAIR ISLE 980 BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHEASTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 UNTIL LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN FORTIES, NORTH DOGGER AND FISHER. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH NORTHWEST BISCAY

SOUTHERLY VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES UNTIL LATER. IN THAMES, DOVER AND WIGHT, MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH, BUT ELSEWHERE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST BISCAY

SOUTHERLY VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTHWEST. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



SOUTH FITZROY

SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



NORTH FITZROY SOLE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 5 OR 6 FOR A TIME. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST. SQUALLY THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTH VEERING SOUTHWEST, 5 TO 7, INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 FOR A TIME. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN FASTNET, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH UNTIL LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON

WEST OR SOUTHWEST, VEERING NORTHWEST FOR A TIME AT FIRST, 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

CYCLONIC BECOMING WEST OR SOUTHWEST, 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN MALIN AND HEBRIDES. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BAILEY

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN NORTH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN FAIR ISLE. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN FAEROES. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR