FPUK71 EGRR 270300 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2025 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER TO 0600 UTC FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2025 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT SOLE IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT LOW 500 MILES WEST OF ROCKALL 968 EXPECTED BAILEY 960 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 LATER, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN VIKING. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN, THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE OR POOR UNTIL LATER FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6, INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER IN FORTIES, CROMARTY AND FORTH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST FISHER GERMAN BIGHT SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN HUMBER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH EXCEPT IN DOVER AND WIGHT, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN PLYMOUTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BISCAY SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BUT VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AT FIRST IN SOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN NORTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE FITZROY SOUTHWESTERLY, VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY LATER IN NORTH, 4 TO 6, BUT VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AT FIRST IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT AT FIRST IN SOUTH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD SOLE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER. RAIN, THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LUNDY FASTNET SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER IN FASTNET. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IRISH SEA SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SHANNON SOUTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR ROCKALL MALIN SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING GALE 8 TO STORM 10, OCCASIONALLY VIOLENT STORM 11 IN ROCKALL. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 TO STORM 10. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, THEN HIGH OR VERY HIGH LATER. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD SOUTHEAST ICELAND EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, BACKING NORTHEASTERLY GALE 8 TO STORM 10 , OCCASIONALLY VIOLENT STORM 11. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, THEN VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER. RAIN OR SNOW. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE TO VERY POOR, OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING LATER NEAR COAST