High seas forecast and storm warnings
The general synopsis for UK
At 131200UTC, low 61 north 34 west 989 expected 66 north 12 west 995 by 141200UTC. New high 1031 expected 45 north 38 west by same time. Low 69 north 12 east 989 moving northeastwards steadily and losing its identity by that time.
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High seas forecast and storm warnings map
Sole
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in far west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain and fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- South or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain and fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- South or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain and fog patches, thundery showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- South 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, veering southwest 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Faeroes
- Wind
- In east, southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 6 for a time. in west, southerly or southeasterly 5 to 7, veering southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In east, moderate or rough. in west, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In east, rain at times . in west, rain at times.
- Visibility
- In east, good, occasionally poor. in west, moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, veering southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
East Northern Section
In north
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5, becoming westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
In south
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 to 6, veering westerly or northwesterly 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in southwest later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
West Northern Section
In north
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming northwesterly 3 to 5, then variable 3 or less in west later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
In south
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate later in west.
- Weather
- Rain or showers at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
East Central Section
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, veering northerly or northwesterly 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in far southwest later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, thundery for a time in east.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor in east.
West Central Section
In north
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 5 to 7, backing southwesterly 4 or 5 later in west.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
In south
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate in southwest later.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Denmark Strait
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in northwest.
- Sea state
- Mainly slight or moderate, occasionally rough near iceland.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
North Iceland
In north
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
In south
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Norwegian Basin
- Wind
- Westerly 2 to 4, backing southerly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches later in west.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later in west.
Outlook for the following 24 hours
There is a risk of gales in East Northern Section, West Northern Section, East Central Section, West Central 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
In the UK, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) is responsible for the provision of Maritime Safety Information (MSI) to ships at sea, which includes the broadcast of warnings and forecasts. The Met Office initiates warnings and prepares routine forecasts for dissemination on behalf of the MCA.
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