Coast and sea
The general synopsis for UK
At 120000UTC, low 41 north 25 west 989 expected 42 north 23 west with little change by 130000UTC. High 62 north 29 west 1025 expected 60 north 30 west with little change by same time. New high expected 77 north 17 west 1024 by that time
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For the period to .
High seas forecast and storm warnings map
Sole
- Wind
- Northeasterly 4 or 5, increasing 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Wind
- North or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Bailey
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 to 6, occasionally 3 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Faeroes
- Wind
- North 4 to 6, backing northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Westerly, veering northerly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in northeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
East Northern Section
- Wind
- Westerly 4 to 6, veering northwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in east.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in west.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
In north
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly, 3 to 5, backing northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
In south
West Northern Section
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first, becoming variable 2 to 4 moderate, occasionally rough.
- Sea state
- Fog patches later in far west.
- Weather
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later in far west.
In north
- Wind
- Easterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in west, veering southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in west.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in far west.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor in far west.
In south
East Central Section
- Wind
- Easterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in far west.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
In north
- Wind
- Easterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate at first in far west.
- Weather
- Showers, occasional rain in west.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor in west.
In south
West Central Section
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, veering northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Occasional or showers, wintry for a time.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
In southwest
- Wind
- Easterly 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
In northeast
Denmark Strait
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly, veering northerly or northeasterly later, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in north.
- Weather
- Snow showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
North Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic at first in far southeast, otherwise northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in far north, veering northeasterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Snow showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor. Light to moderate icing north of 71 north in far northeast with temperatures ms04 to ms07, and north of 73 north in far northeast severe or very severe icing with temperatures ms08 to ms11.
Norwegian Basin
- Wind
- Otherwise northerly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, decreasing 3 later in far west.
- Sea state
- Rough occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Snow showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
In far east cyclonic
Outlook for following 24 hours
No gales expected.
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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