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FPUK71 EGRR 232100

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER 2025 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER TO 0000 UTC SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER 2025



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH SOLE LUNDY FASTNET SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800

LOW DOGGER 974 EXPECTED GERMAN BIGHT 981 BY 1800 FRIDAY. LOW ROCKALL 984 LOSING ITS IDENTITY



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 IN VIKING. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER IN WEST VIKING. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTH UTSIRE EAST FORTIES

NORTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR POOR



WEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

NORTHERLY, 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN FORTIES. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



TYNE DOGGER

NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN DOGGER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FISHER

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



GERMAN BIGHT

CYCLONIC BECOMING EASTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 9 IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. THUNDERY RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



HUMBER THAMES

WEST OR NORTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST OR NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BISCAY

WEST 4 TO 6. VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



TRAFALGAR

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BUT CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



FITZROY

CYCLONIC, MAINLY WEST, 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

WEST OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



IRISH SEA

WEST OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



SHANNON

WEST 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING NORTH 5 OR 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHEAST, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN ROCKALL. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN ROCKALL. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BAILEY

NORTHEAST, 6 TO GALE 8, BACKING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN FAIR ISLE. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN EAST FAIR ISLE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHEASTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR