High seas forecast and storm warnings
The general synopsis for UK
At 141200UTC, low 58 north 38 west 1000 expected 66 north 27 west 1005 by 151200UTC. Low 44 north 14 west 1011 expected 47 north 16 west 1015 by same time. High 61 north 04 west 1031, expected 61 north 02 west 1030 by that time
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High seas forecast and storm warnings map
Sole
- Wind
- East 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- East 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Rockall
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches in north.
- Visibility
- Good, but moderate or good occasionally very poor in north.
Bailey
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 2 to 4. in northwest, southerly veering southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate at first in north, otherwise slight. in northwest, moderate.
- Weather
- In southeast, fog patches. in northwest, fog patches.
- Visibility
- In southeast, moderate or good occasionally very poor. in northwest, moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, but southwesterly 3 to 5 in north.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Drizzle, fog banks developing.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, becoming moderate to very poor for a time.
East Northern Section
In northwestern half of area
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly southerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 for a time in northwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, but rough or very rough in northwest.
- Weather
- Occasional rain and drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor, but moderate later.
In southeastern half of area
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Drizzle and fog banks, becoming fog patches later, but mainly fair in southeast.
- Visibility
- Moderate to very poor, but good in southeast.
West Northern Section
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 later, but variable 2 to 4 later in southeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, but rough or very rough in northeast.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate, but poor at first in north.
East Central Section
In northwestern half of area
- Wind
- Variable becoming northeasterly, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle and fog banks, becoming fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Moderate to very poor, occasionally good later.
In southeastern half of area
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
West Central Section
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, but cyclonic 4 to 6 in southwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches at first in northeast, otherwise occasional rain and drizzle, but thundery rain in far southwest.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor, but very poor at first in northeast.
Denmark Strait
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming southwesterly, 4 to 6, increasing 7 for a time near west iceland.
- Sea state
- Moderate becoming rough, but slight or moderate in far east.
- Weather
- Rain, drizzle and fog patches, becoming fog banks in north.
- Visibility
- Moderate to very poor, occasionally good in southeast.
North Iceland
In south
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 to 6, but variable 2 or 3 at first near northeast iceland.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in west, moderate or rough in east.
- Weather
- Mainly fair in west, drizzle and fog banks developing in east.
- Visibility
- Good in west, moderate to very poor in east.
In north
- Wind
- Southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 in north.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, drizzle and fog banks.
- Visibility
- Moderate to very poor.
Norwegian Basin
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly, but northerly in southeast, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle, fog patches in north and east.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor and very poor in north and east.
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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