High seas forecast and storm warnings
The general synopsis for UK
At 151200UTC, low 55 north 32 west 993 expected 55 north 27 west 990 by 161200UTC
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For the period to .
High seas forecast and storm warnings map
Sole
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming southerly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming southerly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Easterly becoming cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7 later in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good occasionally very poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Easterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming moderate or good occasionally poor later.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Easterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming moderate or good occasionally poor later.
East Northern Section
In north of area
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 6 to gale 8, but northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5 in far north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough except in far north.
- Weather
- Occasional rain and drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good occasionally poor.
In south of area
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers, perhaps thundery later in east.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
West Northern Section
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in northeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in northeast.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches at first in far northwest.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good occasionally poor and very poor at first in far northwest.
East Central Section
- Wind
- Southwesterly, but cyclonic in far northwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in northwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good occasionally poor.
West Central Section
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly westerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in northeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers, fog patches at first in north.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good occasionally very poor at first in north.
Denmark Strait
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle and fog banks, becoming fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good occasionally very poor.
North Iceland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6 later except in northeast.
- Sea state
- Slight in north, slight or moderate in south.
- Weather
- Showers, fog patches in northwest.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate, but moderate or good occasionally very poor in northwest.
Norwegian Basin
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in southeast, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours
Severe gales are expected in Southeast Iceland and East Northern Section. Gales are expected in Bailey 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
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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