FPUK71 EGRR 050300

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON TUESDAY 05 AUGUST 2025 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC TUESDAY 05 AUGUST TO 0600 UTC WEDNESDAY 06 AUGUST 2025



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT FITZROY ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY AND FAIR ISLE



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW VIKING 974 EXPECTED NORTHEAST NORWEGIAN SEA 984 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

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



FORTIES

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN NORTH, DECREASING 5 OR 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD



CROMARTY FORTH

WEST 7 OR GALE 8, DECREASING 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



TYNE DOGGER

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN DOGGER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN DOGGER. SHOWERS. GOOD



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN NORTH FISHER, DECREASING 5 OR 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN FISHER, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN GERMAN BIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD



HUMBER THAMES

WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT MODERATE OR ROUGH IN HUMBER. SHOWERS IN HUMBER, OTHERWISE FAIR. GOOD



DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 OR 3 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN PLYMOUTH. FAIR. GOOD



BISCAY

NORTH BACKING NORTHEAST, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN WEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FITZROY

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOLE

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4, THEN SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE EXCEPT IN FASTNET. FAIR. GOOD



SHANNON

NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, BACKING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTHWEST, BACKING WEST OR SOUTHWEST, 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MAINLY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST



FAIR ISLE

NORTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 5 OR 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN FAEROES. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MAINLY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD