High seas forecast
Issued by the Met Office at
For the period until
Storm warnings
No storms
General synopsis
At 050000UTC, low 68 north 01 east 1000 expected 65 north 00 east 997 by 060000UTC. New low expected 58 north 41 west 997 by same time. New high expected 68 north 18 west 1013 by that time. at 050000UTC, high 50 north 12 west 1031 expected 49 north 03 west 1025 by 060000UTC
Area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Sole
Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Fog patches later. Good, occasionally very poor later.
Shannon
Southwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in north. Moderate. Occasional drizzle, fog patches later. Good occasionally poor, but very poor at times later.
Rockall
Southwest 5 or 6. Moderate or rough. Rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Bailey
Southwest 3 or 4 becoming cyclonic 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally rough later. Rain, fog patches developing. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Faeroes
Cyclonic 3 to 5. Moderate. Showers. Good.
Southeast Iceland
Cyclonic 3 to 5. Moderate. Showers. Good.
East Northern Section
In north
Easterly or southeasterly becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north. Moderate, becoming mainly rough later. Rain spreading north, fog patches in south. Good becoming moderate or poor, occasionally very poor in south.
In south
Cyclonic becoming southwesterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain or drizzle with fog patches. Moderate to very poor.
West Northern Section
In north
Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in southwest. Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough. Rain at times, fog patches later in south. Moderate or good, occasionally poor, but very poor at times later in south.
In south
Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in far southeast and far northwest. Moderate or rough. Rain or drizzle, fog banks. Moderate to very poor, occasionally good.
East Central Section
In southeast
Variable 2 to 4. Moderate. Occasional drizzle. Good, occasionally poor.
In northwest
Southwesterly 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally rough in northwest. Occasional rain or drizzle with fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
West Central Section
Southwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 4 in far northwest and far southeast. Moderate or rough. Rain or drizzle at times with fog patches, but fog banks in northwest. Moderate to very poor in northwest, but moderate or good, occasionally very poor in southeast.
Denmark Strait
Variable 2 to 4, becoming easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5 in south and southerly 4 or 5 in far northeast. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair, fog patches in north and west. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in north and west.
North Iceland
In north
Variable 2 to 4 becoming southerly 4 to 6 in east. Slight or moderate. Fog patches in east and fog banks in west. Moderate to very poor, occasionally good in east.
In south
Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in far east, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in southeast. Occasional rain in east, fog patches in north. Moderate or good, occasionally poor, but very poor at times in north.
Norwegian Basin
Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 at times mainly in north. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in far northwest. Occasional rain or showers, squally at times. Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for following 24 hours
Risk of gales in East Northern Section and West Northern Section.
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