Coast and sea
The general synopsis for UK
At 300000UTC, low 75 north 04 west 1017 expected 61 north 11 west 1001 by 310000UTC. New low expected 40 north 29 west 1001 by same time. High 61 north 08 west 1040 expected 55 north 09 west 1036 by that time. at 300000UTC, high 62 north 26 west 1041 expected 60 north 30 west 1038 by 310000UTC.
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For the period to .
High seas forecast and storm warnings map
Sole
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Shannon
- Wind
- East 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Rockall
- Wind
- East 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Bailey
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming westerly 4 to 6 later, increasing 7 or gale 8 later in far north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in far north.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Faeroes
- Wind
- West 3 to 5, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- West 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
East Northern Section
In north
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later, but variable 2 to 4 at first in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
In south
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, but easterly 3 to 5 at first in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
West Northern Section
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, but westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6 in the north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
East Central Section
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
West Central Section
In south
- Wind
- Easterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 until later in southwest.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high in west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain in southwest.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate in southwest.
In north
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in far west.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Denmark Strait
- Wind
- Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale force 9 for a time, veering northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, increasing very rough for a time.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good. Occasional moderate or severe icing north of 68 north from 310200utc with temperatures ms05 to ms08.
North Iceland
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, but variable 2 to 4 at first in central areas, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 later, occasionally severe gale 9 later in west.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain and snow later and snow showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Occasional moderate or severe icing north of 68 north from 310200utc with temperatures ms05 to ms08.
Norwegian Basin
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 for a time in west.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain and snow.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for following 24 hours
Storm force 10 expected in north Iceland. Severe gales expected in Faeroes, Southeast Iceland and Norwegian Basin. Gales expected in Bailey, East Northern Section and Denmark Strait.
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
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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