FPUK71 EGRR 032100

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON MONDAY 04 AUGUST 2025 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC MONDAY 04 AUGUST TO 0000 UTC TUESDAY 05 AUGUST 2025



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800

LOW 150 MILES WEST OF ROCKALL 1001 EXPECTED FAIR ISLE 973 BY 1800 MONDAY



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING

NORTHWEST 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING GALE 8 TO STORM 10 LATER. MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, THEN VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 LATER, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. MODERATE, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD BECOMING POOR



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

CYCLONIC 5, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING WEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10 LATER, OCCASIONALLY VIOLENT STORM 11 LATER IN CROMARTY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, THEN ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



TYNE DOGGER

VARIABLE 4, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN DOGGER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

NORTHWEST BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST, 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER, THEN VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER IN FISHER. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, VEERING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BISCAY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



TRAFALGAR

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST. FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD



FITZROY SOLE

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOLE. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, THEN VEERING WEST 5 TO 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON

SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTHWEST, 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL

CYCLONIC GALE 8 TO STORM 10, BECOMING WEST 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN EAST. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR



MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTH 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC SEVERE GALE 9 TO VIOLENT STORM 11, BECOMING WEST 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR



BAILEY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 IN SOUTH. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN NORTH AND VERY ROUGH IN SOUTH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE SOUTHEAST FAEROES

SOUTHWESTERLY 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING GALE 8 TO STORM 10 LATER IN FAIR ISLE. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAIR ISLE, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN SOUTH FAIR ISLE. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



NORTHWEST FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE