Coast and Sea

High seas forecast and storm warnings


The general synopsis for UK

At 101200UTC. Low 52 north 33 west 988 expected 53 north 29 west 991 by 111200UTC

Issued at: .

For the period to .

High seas forecast and storm warnings map


Sole

Wind
Variable 2 to 4 in east, southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5 in west.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Shannon

Wind
Southeast 4 to 6.
Sea state
Moderate occasionally slight, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather
Occasional rain or showers.
Visibility
Good occasionally moderate.

Rockall

Wind
Southeast 4 to 6.
Sea state
Moderate occasionally slight, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather
Occasional rain or showers.
Visibility
Good occasionally moderate, becoming moderate occasionally poor later.

Bailey

Wind
Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeast 4 to 6.
Sea state
Moderate occasionally slight, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather
Occasional rain or showers.
Visibility
Good occasionally moderate, becoming moderate occasionally poor later.

Faeroes

Wind
Northwesterly 3 to 5 at first in north, otherwise variable 2 to 4, becoming southeasterly 3 to 5 later.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers, rain later.
Visibility
Good, becoming moderate occasionally poor later.

Southeast Iceland

Wind
Southwesterly 3 to 5 at first in north, otherwise variable 2 to 4, becoming southeasterly 3 to 5 later.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers, rain later.
Visibility
Good, becoming moderate occasionally poor later.

East Northern Section

Wind
Variable 2 to 4 at first in north, otherwise cyclonic, mainly easterly or southeasterly, 4 to 6.
Sea state
Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate until later in north.
Weather
Rain, drizzle and showers, fog patches except in far north.
Visibility
Moderate or good occasionally very poor except in far north.

West Northern Section

Wind
Variable 2 to 4 in northwest, otherwise cyclonic, mainly easterly or northeasterly, 5 to 7.
Sea state
Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate at first in north, then later in northwest.
Weather
Rain, drizzle and fog patches in southeast, mainly fair elsewhere.
Visibility
Moderate or poor occasionally very poor in southeast, good elsewhere.

East Central Section

Wind
Cyclonic, mainly southerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6.
Sea state
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Occasional rain, drizzle and showers, thundery in west, fog patches later in north.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor, and very poor later in north.

West Central Section

Wind
Cyclonic 5 to 7.
Sea state
Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather
Showers in south, thundery at first in southeast, otherwise rain and drizzle, but fog patches for a time in northeast.
Visibility
Good occasionally moderate in south, but poor at first in southeast, otherwise moderate or poor, occasionally very poor in northeast.

Denmark Strait

Wind
Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Fog patches except in far south.
Visibility
Moderate or good occasionally very poor, but good in far south.

North Iceland

In far northeast of area

Wind
Northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea state
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Occasional rain.
Visibility
Good occasionally moderate.

In far southeast of area

Wind
Westerly 4 to 6, backing southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5 later.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Rain and fog patches later.
Visibility
Good, becoming moderate or good occasionally very poor later.

In rest of area

Wind
Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 3 to 5 for a time.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Occasional rain and fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good occasionally very poor.

Norwegian Basin

Wind
Westerly or northwesterly, backing westerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6.
Sea state
Moderate or rough, becoming moderate later.
Weather
Showers in east, rain later in west.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate in east, then later in west.

Outlook for the following 24 hours

No gales expected.

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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