FPUK71 EGRR 120900

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON FRIDAY 12 DECEMBER 2025 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC FRIDAY 12 DECEMBER TO 1200 UTC SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2025



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN TRAFALGAR FITZROY SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW, 250 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ICELAND 952 EXPECTED ICELAND 973 BY 0600 TOMORROW. NEW LOW EXPECTED TRAFALGAR 1007 BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTH UTSIRE. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN FORTIES AND LATER IN CROMARTY. OCCASIONAL RAIN AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST



TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



THAMES DOVER

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST FOR A TIME, 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD



WIGHT

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FAIR. GOOD



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

NORTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHWEST, 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PORTLAND, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD



BISCAY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING MAINLY NORTHEASTERLY LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



SOUTHEAST FITZROY

NORTHERLY VEERING NORTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 LATER IN SOUTH. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



NORTHWEST FITZROY

NORTHWESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. HIGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 OR 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN SOLE AND IRISH SEA. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH IN SOLE AND SOUTHWEST FASTNET, AND MAINLY SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN IRISH SEA, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON

SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. HIGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER. SQUALLY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR POOR



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING GALE 8 OR SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR POOR



BAILEY

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. HIGH OR VERY HIGH IN ROCKALL. SQUALLY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR POOR



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BUT MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN EAST FAIR ISLE. SQUALLY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

SOUTH, VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 LATER. HIGH OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. POOR