High seas forecast and storm warnings
The general synopsis for UK
At 040000UTC, low 70 north 14 west 1000 expected 67 north 04 east 998 by 050000UTC. High Fitzroy 1033 expected Sole 1031 by same time. New low expected 56 north 43 west 1001 by that time
Issued at: .
For the period to .
High seas forecast and storm warnings map
Sole
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- Southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first in north.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Southwest veering northwest 4 to 6, backing west 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming westerly or southwesterly, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
East Northern Section
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 or 5 at first in east, otherwise variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 in southwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough in south.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor in south.
West Northern Section
In north
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
In south
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, drizzle and fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate to very poor.
East Central Section
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in north, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough in north.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches in northwest.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor, but very poor at times in northwest.
West Central Section
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly, backing southeasterly for a time in far north, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain, thundery at times, fog banks.
- Visibility
- Moderate to very poor.
Denmark Strait
In area to the west of 27 west
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northeasterly 4 or 5 later in far southwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate becoming slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
In area to the east of 27 west
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
North Iceland
In north
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle, fog banks.
- Visibility
- Moderate to very poor, occasionally good in east.
In south
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in east.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough in south.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Norwegian Basin
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5 at first in west, otherwise southwesterly veering westerly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours
Gales expected in Norwegian Basin.
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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