High seas forecast
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For the period until
Storm warnings
No storms
General synopsis
At 211200UTC, high 54 north 21 west 1039 expected 52 north 21 west 1036 by 221200UTC
Area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Sole
North or northeast 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good.
Shannon
North or northeast 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Drizzle. Good, occasionally moderate.
Rockall
Northerly or northwesterly, backing westerly later in north, 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Drizzle. Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
Northwesterly backing westerly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate. Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Faeroes
Northwesterly backing westerly 3 to 5. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate occasionally slight. Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Southeast Iceland
Westerly 4 to 6, backing southwesterly 5 to 7 later. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
East Northern Section
Southwesterly 4 to 6, but westerly or northwesterly 3 or 4 at first in southeast. Slight or moderate in southeast, moderate or rough in northwest. Occasional rain, drizzle and fog patches west, showers elsewhere. Moderate or good occasionally very poor in west, good occasionally moderate elsewhere.
West Northern Section
In far northwest of area
Cyclonic becoming southwesterly 3 to 5. Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in far northwest. Rain, drizzle and fog banks at first, fog patches later. Moderate to very poor, becoming moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
In rest of area
Southerly veering southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later in west. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain or drizzle, fog banks becoming fog patches later. Moderate to very poor, becoming moderate or good occasionally very poor later.
East Central Section
In northwestern half of area
Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 3 to 5 later. Slight or moderate. Showers, then rain and drizzle later in northwest. Good occasionally moderate, becoming moderate occasionally poor later in northwest.
In southeastern half of area
Northeasterly 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good occasionally moderate.
West Central Section
In southeastern half of area
Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair, but rain later in far west and northwest. Good, becoming moderate occasionally poor later in far west and northwest.
In northwestern half of area
Southerly 4 to 6, veering westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate or rough becoming moderate. Rain, drizzle and fog banks, perhaps thundery at first in far south. Moderate to very poor.
Denmark Strait
Southwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time in west. Moderate, occasionally slight near Iceland and greenland. Occasional rain, drizzle and extensive fog becoming fog banks later. Moderate to very poor, occasionally good north of Iceland.
North Iceland
In far southeast of area
Variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly 4 or 5 later, then veering southwesterly 5 to 7 later. Moderate, occasionally rough later. Occasional drizzle, fog patches. Moderate or good occasionally very poor.
In rest of area
Westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 in south, backing easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5 later in north. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain or drizzle in south, fog patches becoming fog banks at times. Moderate to very poor, occasionally good.
Norwegian Basin
Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 except in southeast, then southwesterly 4 or 5 later in west. Moderate, but moderate or rough at first in northwest. Showers until later, occasional drizzle and fog patches later in far west. Good occasionally moderate, but moderate or good occasionally very poor later in far west.
Outlook for following 24 hours
Gales expected in West Northern Section. Risk of northwesterly piteraq gales developing in far west of Denmark Strait. Risk of gales in far south of north Iceland.
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