Coast and sea
The general synopsis for UK
At 040000UTC, high 50 north 32 west 1031 expected 45 north 29 west with little change by 050000UTC. Lows cornwall 1011 and 71 north 08 west 998 both losing their identities by same time. New low expected northern Scotland 1014 and Newfoundland 986 by that time
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For the period to .
High seas forecast and storm warnings map
Sole
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, but variable 2 to 4 until later in east.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in east and rough in west.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first in south and slight later in northeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- West or northwest 3 to 5, veering north 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Bailey
- Wind
- West or northwest 3 to 5, veering north 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming northerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first and very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain, wintry showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming northerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first and very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain, wintry showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
East Northern Section
- Wind
- Cyclonic at first in far northeast, otherwise northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 4 or less in west, then cyclonic 3 to 5 in far northwest.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in east.
- Weather
- Showers, wintry in northeast.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor in northeast.
West Northern Section
In north
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in far west.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches in southwest.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in southwest.
In south
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly, backing southeasterly in west, 4 to 6, but becoming variable 2 to 4 in east.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in far southwest.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle, fog patches in northwest.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in northwest.
East Central Section
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in east, becoming variable 4 or less in west.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers mainly in north and east.
- Visibility
- Good.
West Central Section
- Wind
- Variable 4 or less in east, otherwise southeasterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic later in far southwest.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in west.
- Weather
- Showers in north, rain later in west.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming moderate or poor later in west.
Denmark Strait
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 at first in far southeast, otherwise northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, but 7 or gale 8 at first in northeast, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but rough, occasionally very rough, in east.
- Weather
- Occasional snow or snow showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor. Light to moderate icing in northeast with temperatures ms02 to ms05 and occasional light icing near greenland coast with temperatures ms02 to ms04.
North Iceland
In north
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first in west.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in southeast.
- Weather
- Snow or snow showers, occasional freezing rain in northwest.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor. Widespread light to moderate icing in north and west with temperatures ms03 to ms06.
In south
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly northwesterly, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, becoming northerly or northwesterly 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate at first in south.
- Weather
- Snow or snow showers, occasional freezing rain in northwest.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor. Light icing in northwest with temperatures ms02 to ms04, occasionally moderate in far northwest with temperatures ms05 to ms06.
Norwegian Basin
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly, becoming cyclonic later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in east and later in west.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in southwest.
- Weather
- Snow showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for following 24 hours
Storms are possible in East Northern Section, with gales expected in West Northern Section and Denmark Strait.
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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