High seas forecast

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For the period until

Storm warnings

No storms

General synopsis

At 110000UTC, high 49 north 33 west 1036 slow-moving, declining 1035 by 120000UTC. New lows expected 65 north 24 west 993 and 64 north 09 west 994 by same time

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Sole

North or northwest 4 to 6. Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate. Showers. Good.

Shannon

North or northwest 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good.

Rockall

Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming west or northwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later in north. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Bailey

Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming west or northwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes

North backing west or southwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first and 7 later. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later in west. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly, 5 to 7, occasionally 4 in north, perhaps gale 8 later. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later in south. Rain then showers. Good, occasionally poor.

East Northern Section

In north

Westerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 at first in east, veering northwesterly later in northwest. Rough or very rough. Rain becoming mainly fair, then showers later in east. Moderate or good, occasionally poor, becoming good.

In south

Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate at first in far south. Occasional rain at first. Good, occasionally poor at first.

West Northern Section

In north

Westerly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in north, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later, then decreasing 3 to 5 later in northwest. Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in west and high in east. Fair. Good, occasionally moderate in east.

In south

Westerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in north, decreasing 4 at times later in southwest. Rough, occasionally very rough in north and east and moderate in south and west. Mainly fair, but rain at first in far southeast. Good, occasionally moderate at first in far southeast.

East Central Section

Northwesterly in north and northeasterly in south, 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Showers in south, occasional rain until later in north. Good, occasionally moderate.

West Central Section

In north

Cyclonic, becoming southerly or southwesterly later, 3 to 5. Moderate. Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches in west. Moderate or good, occasionally poor in east and very poor in west.

In south

Northeasterly 4 or 5 at first in southeast, otherwise variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly 3 to 5 later in northwest. Moderate, occasionally rough in far southeast. Rain or drizzle at times in far north and at first in northeast. Good, occasionally poor in far north and at first in northeast.

Denmark Strait

Westerly or southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9 at first in far south, otherwise cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in west, becoming northeasterly 6 to gale 8 in north and later in southeast, then becoming variable 2 to 4 later in far west. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in south. Wintry showers in south, but occasional rain, snow and freezing rain in north with fog patches. Good, occasionally poor in south, but moderate to very poor in north. Occasional light icing in northeast with temperatures around ms02.

North Iceland

Southerly or southeasterly, backing northeasterly in north and becoming cyclonic in south, 4 to 6, occasionally 3 in southwest and at first in northeast. Moderate occasionally rough. Occasional rain, but sleet or snow at times except in far south, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Norwegian Basin

Cyclonic 4 to 6. Moderate occasionally rough. Showers, then occasional rain in west. Moderate or good, occasionally poor in west.

Outlook for following 24 hours

Gales expected in Rockall, Bailey, East Northern Section and Denmark Strait.

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