High seas forecast

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For the period until

Storm warnings

No storms

General synopsis

At 171200UTC, high 58 north 25 west 1033 expected 56 north 23 west 1034 by 181200UTC. New high expected 74 north 11 west 1016 by same time

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Sole

Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good.

Shannon

North or northeast 4 to 6. Moderate. Mainly fair. Good.

Rockall

North or northeast 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally slight in east. Mainly fair. Good.

Bailey

North or northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time later. Moderate. Showers. Moderate or good.

Faeroes

In southeast, northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5. in northwest, variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 3 to 5 later. In southeast, slight or moderate. in northwest, moderate. In southeast, showers. in northwest, fair. In southeast, good. in northwest, moderate or good.

Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming southwesterly 4 to 6 later. Moderate, occasionally slight in northwest. Fog patches developing. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

East Northern Section

In north

Westerly or northwesterly, backing southwesterly in west, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in northeast. Moderate occasionally slight. Mainly fair then occasional drizzle, fog patches developing in west. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in west.

In south

Northwesterly 4 or 5 in northeast, otherwise variable, mainly northeasterly in southeast, 2 to 4. Slight occasionally moderate. Occasional drizzle in west. Good, occasionally moderate in west.

West Northern Section

In east

Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 2 at first in southeast. Moderate, occasionally slight in southeast. Drizzle at times, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

In southwest

Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6. Moderate occasionally rough. Occasional rain or drizzle and fog patches. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

In northwest

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally slight in northwest. Rain or drizzle and fog banks. Poor or very poor, occasionally moderate.

East Central Section

Variable 3 or less in far northwest, otherwise easterly or northeasterly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 in east. Slight, occasionally moderate mainly in east. Occasional drizzle or showers in far west and far south. Good, occasionally moderate in far west and far south.

West Central Section

Southeasterly 3 to 5, increasing 6 at times in northwest. Moderate, occasionally slight in far east and rough in far northwest. Occasional drizzle, fog patches in north and west. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in north and west.

Denmark Strait

In far northeast

Southwesterly 3 to 4, becoming variable 2 to 4. Slight. Fair. Good.

In rest of area

Southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first. Moderate occasionally slight. Fair at first in north and east, otherwise occasional rain or drizzle with fog patches, becoming fog banks in west. Good at first in north and east, otherwise moderate to very poor, occasionally good in east.

North Iceland

In north

Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 in west and then later in east, then becoming southeasterly 3 to 5 later in west. Slight or moderate. Showers in far northeast, fog patches later in far southwest. Good, occasionally very poor later in far southwest.

In south

Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 in southeast and backing westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 elsewhere. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair then rain at times later, fog patches developing. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Norwegian Basin

Northerly 6 to gale 8 in far southeast, otherwise northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in southeast, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in northwest. Moderate, occasionally rough in far southeast. Showers at first in west. Good.

Outlook for following 24 hours

No gales expected.

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