Coast and sea
The general synopsis for UK
At 070000UTC, low 65 north 30 west 951 expected 68 north 30 west 979 by 080000UTC. New low expected 63 north 37 west 979 by same time
Issued at: .
For the period to .
High seas forecast and storm warnings map
Sole
- Wind
- Variable 3 in far east, otherwise southerly 4 to 6, becoming variable 3 later in far west.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, then decreasing 4 at times, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in west.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming mainly very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, then decreasing 4 at times, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in east.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming mainly very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6, becoming variable 4 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later.
- Sea state
- High, occasionally very high at first in west, becoming very rough later.
- Weather
- Squally wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Poor.
East Northern Section
- High seas storm warning
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Issued:
At 070000UTC, low 65 north 30 west 951 expected 68 north 30 west 979 by 080000UTC. Northeasterly winds are expected to reach storm force 10 within 100 miles of the Greenland coast between 25 and 31 west in Denmark Strait, mainly over the ice, until 072200UTC. Southwesterly winds are also expected to reach storm force 10 in area enclosed east of 22 west and north of 62 north to the south of Iceland in East Northern Section until 071000UTC. Northeasterly winds are expected to reach storm force 10 in area enclosed north of 71 north and west of 15 west in area north Iceland, mainly over the ice, until 072000UTC.
In north
- Wind
- Southwesterly gale 8 to storm 10, decreasing 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in west and later in far east, then backing mainly southerly later.
- Sea state
- High or very high becoming very rough or high.
- Weather
- Squally wintry showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor in west.
In south
- Wind
- Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, backing southerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in east, then veering westerly or southwesterly later except in far northeast.
- Sea state
- High becoming very rough.
- Weather
- Wintry showers, squally at times and perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor in east and very poor in west.
West Northern Section
In far northwest
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Snow showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Occasional light icing.
In rest of area
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally 6 in far south, becoming cyclonic later in north and decreasing 5 to 7 later in south.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Squally snow showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Occasional light icing in far west, mainly at first.
East Central Section
- Wind
- Cyclonic mainly westerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in south.
- Sea state
- Very rough, occasionally high at first in far north, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain in southeast, otherwise wintry showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
West Central Section
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly, veering northwesterly for a time, 5 to 7, occasionally 4 in northeast and gale 8 in south and west.
- Sea state
- Very rough.
- Weather
- Snow showers, squally and perhaps thundery at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Occasional light icing later in far northwest.
Denmark Strait
- High seas storm warning
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Issued:
At 070000UTC, low 65 north 30 west 951 expected 68 north 30 west 979 by 080000UTC. Northeasterly winds are expected to reach storm force 10 within 100 miles of the Greenland coast between 25 and 31 west in Denmark Strait, mainly over the ice, until 072200UTC. Southwesterly winds are also expected to reach storm force 10 in area enclosed east of 22 west and north of 62 north to the south of Iceland in East Northern Section until 071000UTC. Northeasterly winds are expected to reach storm force 10 in area enclosed north of 71 north and west of 15 west in area north Iceland, mainly over the ice, until 072000UTC.
- Wind
- Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 until later within 100 miles of the greenland coast mainly over the ice, decreasing 4 to 6 in far west and later elsewhere, occasionally 7 later in southeast.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in far west and high in southeast.
- Weather
- Wintry showers, squally until later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Light or moderate icing until later within 100 miles of the greenland coast, with temperatures ms03 to ms05.
North Iceland
- High seas storm warning
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Issued:
At 070000UTC, low 65 north 30 west 951 expected 68 north 30 west 979 by 080000UTC. Northeasterly winds are expected to reach storm force 10 within 100 miles of the Greenland coast between 25 and 31 west in Denmark Strait, mainly over the ice, until 072200UTC. Southwesterly winds are also expected to reach storm force 10 in area enclosed east of 22 west and north of 62 north to the south of Iceland in East Northern Section until 071000UTC. Northeasterly winds are expected to reach storm force 10 in area enclosed north of 71 north and west of 15 west in area north Iceland, mainly over the ice, until 072000UTC.
In far northwest
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly gale 8 to storm 10 becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in east.
- Weather
- Occasional snow.
- Visibility
- Moderate, occasionally very poor. Light or moderate icing at times, mainly over the ice, with temperatures ms03 to ms05.
In rest of area
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in north, becoming southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times until later in south and east, then decreasing 4 at times later in south and west.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high in south and east.
- Weather
- Rain, sleet and snow at first in north, otherwise wintry showers, squally at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor, but very poor at first in north. Light or moderate icing at first near the ice edge around 69 north, and later in far north, with temperatures ms03 to ms05.
Norwegian Basin
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later in west.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first in west.
- Weather
- Rain at times, but mainly fair in east.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor in west.
Outlook for following 24 hours
Severe gales expected in East Northern Section, West Northern Section and West Central Section with gales in East Central Section, Denmark Strait and Norwegian Basin. Risk of gales in Sole, Bailey and Southeast Iceland.
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.
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