High seas forecast

Issued by the Met Office at

For the period until

Storm warnings

No storms

General synopsis

At 040000UTC, low 70 north 14 west 1000 expected 67 north 04 east 998 by 050000UTC. High Fitzroy 1033 expected Sole 1031 by same time. New low expected 56 north 43 west 1001 by that time

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Sole

Variable 2 to 4. Moderate. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor.

Shannon

Southwesterly 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally rough at first in north. Occasional rain or drizzle. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Rockall

West or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain or drizzle. Good, occasionally poor.

Bailey

West or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain or drizzle. Good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes

Southwest veering northwest 4 to 6, backing west 3 or 4 later. Moderate or rough. Rain then showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.

Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic becoming westerly or southwesterly, 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally rough at first. Showers at first. Good, occasionally moderate at first.

East Northern Section

Westerly or northwesterly 4 or 5 at first in east, otherwise variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 in southwest. Moderate, occasionally rough in south. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor in south.

West Northern Section

In north

Variable 2 to 4, becoming easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6 later. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain later. Moderate or good.

In south

Southerly or southeasterly 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 4 or 5. Moderate. Occasional rain, drizzle and fog patches. Moderate to very poor.

East Central Section

Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in north, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in south. Moderate, occasionally rough in north. Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches in northwest. Moderate or good, occasionally poor, but very poor at times in northwest.

West Central Section

Southerly or southwesterly, backing southeasterly for a time in far north, 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain, thundery at times, fog banks. Moderate to very poor.

Denmark Strait

In area to the west of 27 west

Variable 2 to 4, becoming northeasterly 4 or 5 later in far southwest. Moderate becoming slight. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

In area to the east of 27 west

Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

North Iceland

In north

Easterly or northeasterly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4 later. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain or drizzle, fog banks. Moderate to very poor, occasionally good in east.

In south

Cyclonic becoming northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in east. Moderate, occasionally rough in south. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Norwegian Basin

Cyclonic 3 to 5 at first in west, otherwise southwesterly veering westerly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain then showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Outlook for following 24 hours

Gales expected in Norwegian Basin.

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