High seas forecast and storm warnings
The general synopsis for UK
At 050000UTC, low 39 north 32 west 1007 expected 46 north 34 west 994 by 060000UTC. Low 63 north 40 west 1006 expected northeast Greenland 990 by same time. High 59 north 02 west 1038 expected Norway 1034 by that time. at 050000UTC, high 46 north 51 west 1027 slow-moving with little change by 060000UTC. High south Greenland 1019 dissipating
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High seas forecast and storm warnings map
Sole
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 or 5, becoming variable 4 or less.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first, becoming slight later in east.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- East 4 or 5, decreasing 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming slight later in northeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- East 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Bailey
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 in northwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Variable 4 or less, becoming south or southeast 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Drizzle, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
East Northern Section
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly, veering southwesterly later in northwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in far northeast and 3 later in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, but occasional rain and fog patches in northwest.
- Visibility
- Good, but moderate to very poor in northwest.
West Northern Section
In northwest of area
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in west, becoming variable 3 or less in far northwest.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Rain in east, wintry showers in northwest, becoming mainly fair later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
In southeast of area
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in northeast, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain at times, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
East Central Section
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 in northeast, but becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 in southwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in southwest.
- Weather
- Rain in southwest, elsewhere showers.
- Visibility
- Good, but moderate or poor in southwest.
West Central Section
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 in southwest, decreasing 4 to 6 later in northeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in south, occasionally high later in southwest.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers, thundery in south, fog patches in north.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor, but occasionally very poor in north.
Denmark Strait
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in southeast, becoming southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in far northeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first north of Iceland and very rough later in northeast.
- Weather
- Rain with fog patches, becoming mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
North Iceland
In northwest of area
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog banks for a time, winrty showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Light to moderate icing developing later in northwest with temperatures ms02 to ms05.
In southeast of area
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 later in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first north of Iceland and very rough later in northwest.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Norwegian Basin
- Wind
- Northwesterly 4 or 5 at first in northeast, otherwise variable 4 or less, becoming southwesterly 4 or 5 later in northwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in far northeast, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers, fog patches in northwest.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor in northwest.
Outlook for the following 24 hours
Severe gales are expected in West Central Section and north Iceland, with gales expected in East Central Section and Denmark Strait.
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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