FPUK71 EGRR 122100

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2025 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER TO 0000 UTC SUNDAY 14 DECEMBER 2025



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



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800

NEW LOW EXPECTED SOUTHEAST ICELAND 968 BY 1800 SATURDAY



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 LATER, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN VIKING. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY VEERING WESTERLY 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH EXCEPT IN WEST CROMARTY, THEN VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTH FORTIES. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



TYNE DOGGER

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN DOGGER. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

SOUTH AT FIRST IN FISHER AND GERMAN BIGHT, OTHERWISE WEST OR SOUTHWEST, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER EXCEPT IN HUMBER. OCCASIONAL RAIN AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST



THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 AT FIRST IN THAMES, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 3 OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 LATER IN NORTHWEST PLYMOUTH. MAINLY SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PORTLAND AND VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



BISCAY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. VERY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



TRAFALGAR

NORTHERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN WEST, OTHERWISE EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 IN FAR SOUTHEAST. HIGH AT FIRST IN WEST, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. THUNDERY RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST



SOUTHEAST FITZROY

NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, DECREASING 3 OR 4 LATER. VERY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



NORTHWEST FITZROY

SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 OR 7 IN FAR NORTHWEST. VERY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH LATER EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHWEST. MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

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



SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 EXCEPT IN SOUTH AND EAST SHANNON, PERHAPS STORM 10 LATER IN HEBRIDES AND FAIR ISLE. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE, ELSEWHERE MAINLY VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BUT VERY HIGH AT FIRST IN NORTH BAILEY. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 AGAIN LATER IN SOUTH. HIGH OR VERY HIGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BUT BECOMING ROUGH NEAR THE COAST. SQUALLY THUNDERY SHOWERS, THEN RAIN. POOR, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE