Coast and sea
The general synopsis for UK
At 141200UTC, low 58 north 33 west 970 expected 55 north 23 west 982 by 151200UTC. New low expected 64 north 11 west 981 by same time. Lows 63 north 02 east 987 and 70 north 15 west 985 losing their identities
Issued at: .
For the period to .
High seas forecast and storm warnings map
Sole
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming westerly later, 4 to 6, increasing 7 at times.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high in west.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough becoming very rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or sleet.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high in west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or sleet.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
East Northern Section
In area north of 62 north
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, backing northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first in west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers, becoming wintry at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
In area south or 58 north
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in far west.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
In rest of area
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly 4 to 6 later in west.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
West Northern Section
In north
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, backing westerly 3 to 5 in far northwest and becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 in far southeast, then becoming variable 2 to 4 later in northwest.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough, then moderate later in northwest.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers, wintry in northwest, becoming mainly fair in north and west and later elsewhere.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor, but very poor at first in northwest, becoming good in north and west and later elsewhere.
In southeast
- Wind
- Cyclonic, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in south, becoming northwesterly 6 to gale 8 in south and west, occasionally severe gale 9 in far southwest.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming rough later in far north.
- Weather
- Showers, becoming squally in south and west, perhaps wintry at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
In southwest
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 or 6 later in west.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers, perhaps wintry at times, becoming mainly fair later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor, becoming good later.
East Central Section
- High seas storm warning
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Issued:
At 141200UTC, low 58 north 33 west 970 expected 55 north 23 west 982 by 151200UTC. Winds are expected to reach storm force 10 between 250 and 400 miles of the centre in the southwestern quadrant from 150600UTC.
In far northeast
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
In rest of area
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in northwest, veering westerly or northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later in west.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high occasionally very high.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
West Central Section
- High seas storm warning
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Issued:
At 141200UTC, low 58 north 33 west 970 expected 55 north 23 west 982 by 151200UTC. Winds are expected to reach storm force 10 between 250 and 400 miles of the centre in the southwestern quadrant from 150600UTC.
- Wind
- Westerly 7 to severe gale 9, veering northwesterly gale 8 to storm 10, decreasing 5 to 7 later in south or west, occasionally gale 8 later in south.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally very high in north.
- Weather
- Squally showers, perhaps wintry at times, rain later in southwest.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Denmark Strait
- Wind
- Mainly northerly or northeasterly 6 to gale 8, but cyclonic 3 to 5 in northwest and becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 in west.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in south.
- Weather
- Snow showers in far east.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor in far east. Occasional light or moderate icing expected in far east with temperatures ms03 to ms05.
North Iceland
In area enclosed west of 16 west and north of 69 north
- Wind
- Cyclonic mainly northerly, 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Snow at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Occasional light or moderate icing with temperatures ms03 to ms05.
In rest of area
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, increasing 6 at times except in far northwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming moderate in north, occasionally very rough later in far south.
- Weather
- Rain at times, but sleet or snow at times in north and west, fog patches in southeast.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Occasional light or moderate icing in far northwest with temperatures ms03 to ms05.
Norwegian Basin
In area west of 00 east
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5 becoming southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, veering southwesterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
In area east of 00 east
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming southerly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 5 at times in far northeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later in west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers, squally at times, becoming mainly fair in far northeast.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for following 24 hours
Severe gales expected East Central Section and West Central Section with gales in Sole, Shannon, West Northern Section, Denmark Strait, north Iceland and Norwegian Basin.
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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