High seas forecast and storm warnings
The general synopsis for UK
At 050000UTC, low 68 north 01 east 1000 expected 65 north 00 east 997 by 060000UTC. New low expected 58 north 41 west 997 by same time. New high expected 68 north 18 west 1013 by that time. at 050000UTC, high 50 north 12 west 1031 expected 49 north 03 west 1025 by 060000UTC
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High seas forecast and storm warnings map
Sole
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor later.
Shannon
- Wind
- Southwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle, fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor, but very poor at times later.
Rockall
- Wind
- Southwest 5 or 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Southwest 3 or 4 becoming cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Rain, fog patches developing.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
East Northern Section
In north
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming mainly rough later.
- Weather
- Rain spreading north, fog patches in south.
- Visibility
- Good becoming moderate or poor, occasionally very poor in south.
In south
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle with fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate to very poor.
West Northern Section
In north
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in southwest.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain at times, fog patches later in south.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor, but very poor at times later in south.
In south
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in far southeast and far northwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle, fog banks.
- Visibility
- Moderate to very poor, occasionally good.
East Central Section
In southeast
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
In northwest
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough in northwest.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle with fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
West Central Section
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 4 in far northwest and far southeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle at times with fog patches, but fog banks in northwest.
- Visibility
- Moderate to very poor in northwest, but moderate or good, occasionally very poor in southeast.
Denmark Strait
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5 in south and southerly 4 or 5 in far northeast.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair, fog patches in north and west.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in north and west.
North Iceland
In north
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming southerly 4 to 6 in east.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches in east and fog banks in west.
- Visibility
- Moderate to very poor, occasionally good in east.
In south
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in far east, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in southeast.
- Weather
- Occasional rain in east, fog patches in north.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor, but very poor at times in north.
Norwegian Basin
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 at times mainly in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in far northwest.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers, squally at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours
Risk of gales in East Northern Section and West Northern Section.
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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