Coast and sea
The general synopsis for UK
At 200000UTC, low 44 north 43 west 986 expected 54 north 39 west 957 by 210000UTC. Low 57 north 22 west 982 expected 58 north 11 west 996 by same time. Low 66 north 08 east 999 expected 67 north 15 east 992 by that time. at 200000UTC, lows 53 north 40 west 975 and 66 north 06 west 996 losing their identities
Issued at: .
For the period to .
High seas forecast and storm warnings map
Sole
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Very rough, occasionally rough in east.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- In south, cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in west. in north, northeasterly 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- In south, rough becoming very rough or high. in north, rough becoming very rough at times.
- Weather
- In south, rain. in north, showers.
- Visibility
- In south, moderate or poor. in north, good.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in southwest.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
East Northern Section
- High seas storm warning
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Issued:
At 200000UTC, low 66 north 08 east 999 expected 67 north 15 east 992 by 210000UTC. Southerly or southwesterly winds are expected to reach storm force 10 within 50 miles of the Norway coast between 62 and 64 north in Norwegian Basin until 201500UTC. At 200000UTC, low 57 north 22 west 982 expected 58 north 11 west 996 by 210000UTC. Winds are expected to reach storm force 10 within 50 miles of the centre in the northern quadrant until 201300UTC. At 200000UTC, low 44 north 43 west 986 expected 54 north 39 west 957 by 210000UTC. Winds are expected to reach storm force 10 within 100 miles of the centre in the eastern semicircle between 201500UTC and 202100UTC. Southwesterly winds are also expected to reach storm force 10 in the southwest of West Central Section from 201400UTC and until 202100UTC. Finally, easterly winds are expected to reach storm force 10 between 58 and 61 north in both West Northern Section and western East Northern Section from 210200UTC.
In area north of 62 north
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in south.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally moderate in north and very rough in south.
- Weather
- Wintry showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
In area south of 57 north
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6 at first in west, otherwise 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 in south.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
In rest of area between 57 north and 62 north
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly, becoming cyclonic at times in south, 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first in east and then later in west.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally rough in far northeast.
- Weather
- Mainly fair in north, otherwise rain at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, occasionally good in north.
West Northern Section
- High seas storm warning
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Issued:
At 200000UTC, low 66 north 08 east 999 expected 67 north 15 east 992 by 210000UTC. Southerly or southwesterly winds are expected to reach storm force 10 within 50 miles of the Norway coast between 62 and 64 north in Norwegian Basin until 201500UTC. At 200000UTC, low 57 north 22 west 982 expected 58 north 11 west 996 by 210000UTC. Winds are expected to reach storm force 10 within 50 miles of the centre in the northern quadrant until 201300UTC. At 200000UTC, low 44 north 43 west 986 expected 54 north 39 west 957 by 210000UTC. Winds are expected to reach storm force 10 within 100 miles of the centre in the eastern semicircle between 201500UTC and 202100UTC. Southwesterly winds are also expected to reach storm force 10 in the southwest of West Central Section from 201400UTC and until 202100UTC. Finally, easterly winds are expected to reach storm force 10 between 58 and 61 north in both West Northern Section and western East Northern Section from 210200UTC.
In area north of 63 north
- Wind
- Northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in south, then decreasing 4 at times in north.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally very rough in south.
- Weather
- Wintry showers mainly in west.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor in west. Light or moderate icing in northwest until 201200utc, and occasional light icing in far west.
In area south of 57 north
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming easterly or northeasterly 6 to gale 8 for a time.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
In rest of area between 57 north and 63 north
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally 6 in south, increasing storm 10 at times later, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later in far southeast.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Wintry showers in north, rain in south.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
East Central Section
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
West Central Section
- High seas storm warning
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Issued:
At 200000UTC, low 66 north 08 east 999 expected 67 north 15 east 992 by 210000UTC. Southerly or southwesterly winds are expected to reach storm force 10 within 50 miles of the Norway coast between 62 and 64 north in Norwegian Basin until 201500UTC. At 200000UTC, low 57 north 22 west 982 expected 58 north 11 west 996 by 210000UTC. Winds are expected to reach storm force 10 within 50 miles of the centre in the northern quadrant until 201300UTC. At 200000UTC, low 44 north 43 west 986 expected 54 north 39 west 957 by 210000UTC. Winds are expected to reach storm force 10 within 100 miles of the centre in the eastern semicircle between 201500UTC and 202100UTC. Southwesterly winds are also expected to reach storm force 10 in the southwest of West Central Section from 201400UTC and until 202100UTC. Finally, easterly winds are expected to reach storm force 10 between 58 and 61 north in both West Northern Section and western East Northern Section from 210200UTC.
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming mainly southwesterly, 4 to 6 at first in north, otherwise 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 in west.
- Sea state
- High occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Denmark Strait
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Snow showers in far east and later in south.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor in far east and poor later in south. Occasional light icing at first with temperatures around ms04.
North Iceland
In north
- Wind
- Cyclonic mainly northwesterly, 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 later in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough in south.
- Weather
- Snow showers mainly in east.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Moderate or severe icing developing later in far northeast with temperatures ms09 to ms12.
In south
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Rough, becoming moderate at times.
- Weather
- Snow showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Occasional light icing at first in far northwest near the ice with temperatures around ms04.
Norwegian Basin
- High seas storm warning
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Issued:
At 200000UTC, low 66 north 08 east 999 expected 67 north 15 east 992 by 210000UTC. Southerly or southwesterly winds are expected to reach storm force 10 within 50 miles of the Norway coast between 62 and 64 north in Norwegian Basin until 201500UTC. At 200000UTC, low 57 north 22 west 982 expected 58 north 11 west 996 by 210000UTC. Winds are expected to reach storm force 10 within 50 miles of the centre in the northern quadrant until 201300UTC. At 200000UTC, low 44 north 43 west 986 expected 54 north 39 west 957 by 210000UTC. Winds are expected to reach storm force 10 within 100 miles of the centre in the eastern semicircle between 201500UTC and 202100UTC. Southwesterly winds are also expected to reach storm force 10 in the southwest of West Central Section from 201400UTC and until 202100UTC. Finally, easterly winds are expected to reach storm force 10 between 58 and 61 north in both West Northern Section and western East Northern Section from 210200UTC.
In area within 100 miles of the norway coast
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly gale 8 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 within 50 miles of the coast, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, then northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, then wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
In rest of area
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally very rough at first in southeast, becoming moderate at times later.
- Weather
- Snow showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for following 24 hours
Storms expected in East Northern Section, West Northern Section and West Central Section with severe gales in East Central Section. Gales expected in Bailey and Denmark Strait with a risk of gales in Rockall 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.
Marine forecasts disclaimer
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