High seas forecast and storm warnings
The general synopsis for UK
At 221200UTC, low 54 north 43 west 994 expected 58 north 33 west 1001 by 231200UTC
Issued at: .
For the period to .
High seas forecast and storm warnings map
Sole
- Wind
- Northerly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- South veering southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Southwesterly 3 or 4, becoming cyclonic 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Southwesterly 3 or 4, becoming cyclonic 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
East Northern Section
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later in south.
- Weather
- Mainly fair at first in far north, otherwise occasional rain, drizzle and fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good occasionally very poor, becoming good occasionally moderate later in south.
West Northern Section
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, but variable 3 or less in northwest.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in north, moderate or rough in south.
- Weather
- Mainly fair at first in far north, otherwise occasional rain, drizzle and fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good occasionally very poor, becoming good occasionally moderate later in south.
East Central Section
In northwest of area
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
In southeast of area
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain and drizzle, fog patches at first in north.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first in north.
West Central Section
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly westerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches for a time in far south.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in far south.
Denmark Strait
- Wind
- Southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally smooth near iceland and moderate later in far south.
- Weather
- Fog patches in north and later in east, otherwise mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, but moderate or good occasionally very poor in north and later in east.
North Iceland
In northwest of area
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good occasionally very poor.
In southeast of area
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, drizzle and fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate occasionally very poor.
Norwegian Basin
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches later in west.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later in west.
Outlook for the 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
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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