FPUK71 EGRR 110300

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER 2025 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER TO 0600 UTC FRIDAY 12 DECEMBER 2025



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH FISHER FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW 200 MILES WEST OF ROCKALL 962 EXPECTED 300 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ICELAND 949 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6. VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN VIKING, THE UTSIRES AND NORTHEAST FORTIES, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTH, 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN TYNE, MODERATE OR ROUGH IN DOGGER. FAIR. GOOD



FISHER

SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER. RAIN AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD



GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND

SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTH, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN GERMAN BIGHT AND PORTLAND, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN WEST WIGHT. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES IN WIGHT AND PORTLAND. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN WIGHT AND PORTLAND



PLYMOUTH

SOUTH 5 TO 7, VEERING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BISCAY

SOUTHEASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



FITZROY SOLE

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST FITZROY, OTHERWISE VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTH BECOMING CYCLONIC, 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6 IN FASTNET, BECOMING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH IN WEST FASTNET, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN IRISH SEA. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON ROCKALL

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHWEST, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN SHANNON AND SEVERE GALE 9 IN ROCKALL. HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH IN ROCKALL AND LATER IN NORTHWEST SHANNON. SQUALLY SHOWERS. POOR



MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN EAST. RAIN, SHOWERS LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BAILEY

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTH, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. POOR



FAIR ISLE

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN FAR WEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAEROES

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN SOUTH AND WEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN NORTHEAST AND SEVERE GALE 9 IN SOUTH AND WEST. VERY ROUGH BECOMING HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH LATER IN SOUTHWEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. POOR