Coast and sea
The general synopsis for UK
At 041200UTC, low 49 north 22 west 966 expected 48 north 18 west 965 by 051200UTC. Low 47 north 08 west 972 and low 54 north 30 west 973 both losing their identity by same time.
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For the period to .
High seas forecast and storm warnings map
Sole
- Wind
- Cyclonic, 4 to 6, but 7 or gale 8 at first in east.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly east 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times, decreasing 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, but becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later in northeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- In south, easterly or southeasterly 5 to 7. in north, easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- In south, moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough. in north, rough or very rough.
- Weather
- In south, rain or showers. in north, rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
East Northern Section
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times, occasionally 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first.
- Weather
- Wintry showers in north, rain later in northeast, rain or squally showers in south.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
West Northern Section
- Wind
- Cyclonic at first in southwest, otherwise easterly or northeasterly, 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times in south, occasionally 4 in northeast and later in far south.
- Sea state
- Very rough, occasionally high at first in southeast, and rough at times in north and later in southeast.
- Weather
- Rain in south, wintry showers in north.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
East Central Section
In north of area
- Wind
- Cyclonic mainly northeasterly, 5 to 7, occasionally 4 in west and increasing gale 8 at times until later in east.
- Sea state
- Very rough, but occasionally rough at first in northeast and later in northwest.
- Weather
- Rain or blustery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
In south of area
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 until later in north.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or squally, thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
West Central Section
In northeastern corner and later far northwest of area
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Very rough, occasionally rough later in northeastern corner.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
In rest of area
- Wind
- Northwesterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain at times in east, wintry showers elsewhere.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Denmark Strait
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly mainly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 until later in southwest and 3 at times in southeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional snow or sleet in west, freezing drizzle at first in west, fog patches in west, snow showers in east.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor, but very poor at times in west. Light icing at times close to the greenland coast, near the ice, to the south of 68 north, with temperatures ms02 or ms03.
North Iceland
In area to the north of 69 north
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first. Light or moderate icing developing for a time in far north, mainly near the ice, with temperatures ms02 to ms05.
In rest of area
- Wind
- Mainly easterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in far south.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Sleet or snow showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Norwegian Basin
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly easterly or southeasterly, backing northeasterly later in east, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in southwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in south and west, slight or moderate in east and north.
- Weather
- Sleet or snow showers at first in west.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for following 24 hours
Severe gales expected in East Central Section. Gales expected in Rockall, Bailey, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland, East Northern Section, West Northern Section, West Central Section and Denmark Strait. There is a risk of gales in Sole, Shannon and north Iceland.
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
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