High seas forecast and storm warnings
The general synopsis for UK
At 180000UTC, high 57 north 23 west 1033 expected 56 north 22 west 1033 by 190000UTC
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For the period to .
High seas forecast and storm warnings map
Sole
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Wind
- North or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- North 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
Bailey
- Wind
- North backing northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Faeroes
- Wind
- North backing west 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Drizzle later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming westerly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in north, and occasionally rough later in southwest.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
East Northern Section
In north
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in northeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later in far northeast.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor in west.
In south
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle in northwest.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate in northwest.
West Northern Section
In north
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle and fog patches, but fog banks in northwest.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
In south
- Wind
- Southerly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in west.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough in west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle and fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
East Central Section
In north
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
In south
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
West Central Section
In west
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in far southwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough in west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain and fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
In east
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle in north.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor in north.
Denmark Strait
In north
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Fair.
- Weather
- Moderate or good.
- Visibility
In south
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Fog banks, occasional rain near iceland.
- Weather
- Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
- Visibility
North Iceland
In north
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog banks later in west.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later in west.
In far southeast
- Wind
- Northwesterly backing southwesterly, then becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
In rest of area
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Fair at first, then occasional rain and fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Norwegian Basin
In north
- Wind
- Northerly 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight later.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate in west.
In south
- Wind
- Northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in far southeast, then becoming variable 2 to 4 later in west.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough in far southeast.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours
No gales expected.
Unscheduled storm warnings are broadcast via Safetynet and in bulletin WONT54 EGRR available via some internet and ftpmail outlets
High seas forecast information
High seas forecasts are issued twice daily at 0930 and 2130 GMT and cover the next 24 hours and outlooks for the following 24 hours.
The part of the North Atlantic known as Metarea I is divided into twelve sea areas, six of which are also in the Shipping forecast.
The high seas forecast contains a general synopsis and sea-area forecasts containing forecast wind direction and force, weather and visibility for the next 24 hours with an outlook for the following 24 hours.
Marine forecasts disclaimer
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