High seas forecast and storm warnings
The general synopsis for UK
At 101200UTC. Low 52 north 33 west 988 expected 53 north 29 west 991 by 111200UTC
Issued at: .
For the period to .
High seas forecast and storm warnings map
Sole
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 in east, southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5 in west.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- Southeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally slight, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Rockall
- Wind
- Southeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally slight, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate, becoming moderate occasionally poor later.
Bailey
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally slight, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate, becoming moderate occasionally poor later.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Northwesterly 3 to 5 at first in north, otherwise variable 2 to 4, becoming southeasterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming moderate occasionally poor later.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Southwesterly 3 to 5 at first in north, otherwise variable 2 to 4, becoming southeasterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming moderate occasionally poor later.
East Northern Section
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 at first in north, otherwise cyclonic, mainly easterly or southeasterly, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate until later in north.
- Weather
- Rain, drizzle and showers, fog patches except in far north.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good occasionally very poor except in far north.
West Northern Section
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 in northwest, otherwise cyclonic, mainly easterly or northeasterly, 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate at first in north, then later in northwest.
- Weather
- Rain, drizzle and fog patches in southeast, mainly fair elsewhere.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor occasionally very poor in southeast, good elsewhere.
East Central Section
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly southerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, drizzle and showers, thundery in west, fog patches later in north.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor, and very poor later in north.
West Central Section
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers in south, thundery at first in southeast, otherwise rain and drizzle, but fog patches for a time in northeast.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate in south, but poor at first in southeast, otherwise moderate or poor, occasionally very poor in northeast.
Denmark Strait
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches except in far south.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good occasionally very poor, but good in far south.
North Iceland
In far northeast of area
- Wind
- Northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
In far southeast of area
- Wind
- Westerly 4 to 6, backing southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain and fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming moderate or good occasionally very poor later.
In rest of area
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 3 to 5 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain and fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good occasionally very poor.
Norwegian Basin
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly, backing westerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers in east, rain later in west.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate in east, then later in west.
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
In the UK, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) is responsible for the provision of Maritime Safety Information (MSI) to ships at sea, which includes the broadcast of warnings and forecasts. The Met Office initiates warnings and prepares routine forecasts for dissemination on behalf of the MCA.
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