Coast and sea
The general synopsis for UK
At 300000UTC, high 29 north 44 west 1029 expected 53 north 35 west 1032 by 310000UTC. Low 43 north 26 west 1004 expected 39 north 23 west 4010 by same time
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For the period to .
High seas forecast and storm warnings map
Sole
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Rough becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- West or southwest, veering northwest for a time, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain and fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain and fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
East Northern Section
In north
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly becoming cyclonic later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers, wintry in northwest.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor in northwest.
In south
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming westerly later in north, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
West Northern Section
In north
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in northwest, otherwise moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
In south
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in northwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in north.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
East Central Section
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly, backing northwesterly later in northwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
West Central Section
In north
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later in west.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
In south
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in southwest.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Denmark Strait
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Snow showers, becoming mainly fair in west.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Occasional light to moderate icing in northeast within 100 miles of greenland coast with temperatures between ms02 and ms05.
North Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly northerly or northwesterly in north and southwesterly in south, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Snow showers in north, occasionally rain and fog patches in southeast.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Occasional light to moderate icing in northwest with temperatures between ms02 and ms05.
Norwegian Basin
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in east.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle with fog patches, becoming mainly fair later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for following 24 hours
Risk of gales in Norwegian Basin.
Unscheduled storm warnings are broadcast via Safetynet and in bulletin WONT54 EGRR available via some internet and ftpmail outlets
The 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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