FPUK71 EGRR 171500

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2025 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER TO 1800 UTC THURSDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2025



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH HUMBER THAMES DOVER ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW JUST NORTHWEST ROCKALL 977 EXPECTED FAIR ISLE 990 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. HIGH FITZROY 1024 SLOW-MOVING, DECLINING 1022 BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING

SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, VEERING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

VARIABLE 4, BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN CROMARTY. MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTH FORTIES. RAIN AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN TYNE, MODERATE OR ROUGH IN DOGGER. SHOWERS. GOOD



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN HUMBER, THAMES AND DOVER. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN HUMBER, THAMES AND DOVER. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, DECREASING 3 AT TIMES LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN WIGHT AND PORTLAND. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



NORTHWEST BISCAY

SOUTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY, 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST BISCAY SOUTHEAST FITZROY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD



NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN WEST. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN WEST. RAIN OR DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR POOR



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FASTNET. RAIN AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 FOR A TIME, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL

SOUTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, DECREASING 3 TO 5 FOR A TIME LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY POOR



MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN MALIN AND HEBRIDES, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR



FAIR ISLE SOUTHEAST FAEROES

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN SOUTH FAIR ISLE. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



NORTHWEST FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR