General synopsis

At 200000UTC, low 60 north 30 west 968 expected 57 north 21 west 995 by 210000UTC. New lows expected Rockall 995 and 62 north 29 west 996 by same time

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Sole

Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7, occasionally 4 in east and gale 8 in west. Very rough or high. Thundery showers. Moderate or poor.

Shannon

Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first then decreasing 5 at times, decreasing 3 to 5 later in east. Very rough or high. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor.

Rockall

Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first then decreasing 5 at times, decreasing 3 to 5 later in southwest. Very rough or high. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor.

Bailey

Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic 5 for a time in far southwest. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes

Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough. Showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough. Showers. Good, occasionally poor.

East Northern Section

In southwest

Cyclonic mainly northwesterly, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, decreasing 4 to 6 later. High, occasionally very high at first, becoming rough or very rough later. Squally, perhaps thundery, showers. Moderate or poor, occasionally good later.

In rest of area

Cyclonic 4 to 6, decreasing 3 at times mainly later, but mainly southeasterly 5 to 7 in northeast, occasionally gale 8 at first in northeast. Very rough or high, occasionally rough in north, becoming rough or very rough later. Occasional rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

West Northern Section

In north

Cyclonic, 3 to 5 at first in northeast, otherwise 6 to gale 8, but severe gale 9 or storm 10 at first in northwest, decreasing 3 to 5 in southwest, becoming southerly or southeasterly 5 to 7 later. Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough. Occasional rain or showers, sleet or snow at times in far northwest. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in far northwest and poor elsewhere.

In south

Westerly or northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7 in east, backing southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6 in west and then also later in east, occasionally 7 later in west. High or very high, becoming very rough or high, then rough or very rough later. Squally showers at first in northeast, otherwise mainly fair, then occasional rain in southwest and also later elsewhere. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

East Central Section

Northwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first in north, decreasing 5 at times later. Very rough or high, occasionally very high at first in far northwest. Showers, squally at first, thundery in northeast, and wintry at first in south and west. Moderate or poor.

West Central Section

Northwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first in far northeast, backing westerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later in east, but backing southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8 later in west, perhaps severe gale 9 later in far southwest. Very high at first in far northeast, otherwise very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later. Wintry showers at first in northeast, otherwise showers, becoming fair for a time, then rain later in west. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Denmark Strait

In far southeast

Easterly or northeasterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later. Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor.

In rest of area

Easterly or northeasterly gale 8 to storm 10, decreasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in southwest, then decreasing 4 or 5 later except in southwest. Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first in southwest, becoming moderate later except in far southwest. Occasional freezing rain, sleet and snow, fog patches in southeast. Moderate to very poor. Light icing within 100 miles of the greenland coast until 210300utc with temperatures ms02 or ms03, occasionally moderate at first with temperatures around ms04.

North Iceland

In north

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 6 or 7 later in north. Moderate or rough. Occasional drizzle, then rain and fog banks later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first and very poor later.

In south

Variable 2 to 4 until later in northeast, otherwise cyclonic, mainly easterly or southeasterly, 5 to 7, becoming southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in far southeast. Occasional rain or drizzle with fog patches developing, fog banks later in west. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Norwegian Basin

Northwesterly 4 to 6 until later in northeast, otherwise variable 2 to 4, becoming easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5 in west and then later in east except in far northeast. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in far northeast. Showers in northeast, otherwise mainly fair. Good, occasionally moderate in northeast.

Outlook for following 24 hours

Severe gales expected in West Northern Section and West Central Section with gales in Rockall, East Northern Section, East Central Section and Denmark Strait.

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