High seas forecast and storm warnings
The general synopsis for UK
At 061200UTC, low 59 north 15 west 986 expected 62 north 12 west 974 by 071200UTC. New high expected 51 north 35 west 1023 by same time
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High seas forecast and storm warnings map
Sole
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly backing southwesterly later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in north.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally very rough in north.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Storm warning
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Issued:
No storms.
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming southwest gale 8 to storm 10, then northwest 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- South veering southwest 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in northwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
East Northern Section
In east
- Wind
- Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, becoming northerly or northwesterly 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high for a time.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, thundery at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
In west
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming northerly or northwesterly, 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in east.
- Weather
- Occasional rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
West Northern Section
In north
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 or 5 at first in northwest, otherwise westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in far east, then becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
In south
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming westerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain at first in east.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first in east.
East Central Section
In north
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
In south
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery rain at times.
- Visibility
West Central Section
In northeast
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in northeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
In southwest
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in far west.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Denmark Strait
In far southeast
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
- Wind
- Elsewhere, southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
North Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate northwest, occasionally very rough in southeast.
- Weather
- Showers in northwest, occasional rain in southeast.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor in southeast.
Norwegian Basin
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 or 5 at first in east, otherwise southerly or southeasterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time in south, veering southwesterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in southwest.
- Weather
- Rain at times then showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor becoming good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours
Severe gales expected in Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland. Gales expected in Rockall and East 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
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