High seas forecast

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For the period until

Storm warnings

No storms

General synopsis

At 280000UTC, low 59 north 21 west 1005 expected 62 north 07 west 993 by 290000UTC. Low 44 north 40 west 1007 expected 43 north 32 west 1006 by same time. High 56 north 44 west 1021 expected 56 north 41 west 1024 by that time. at 280000UTC, low 67 north 07 east 993 losing its identity by 290000UTC. New high expected Greenland 1022 by same time

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Sole

Southwest 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good.

Shannon

Southwest 4 to 6, veering west 3 or 4. Moderate, occasionally rough at first in far northwest. Rain. Good, occasionally poor.

Rockall

West or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Bailey

Cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 for a time. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later. Rain or thundery showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes

Variable 4 or less, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later. Rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Northeasterly 4 to 6, backing northerly 5 to 7. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight near icelandic coast. Rain. Good, occasionally poor.

East Northern Section

Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in northeast. Moderate, occasionally slight in north and rough in east. Occasional rain or showers, perhaps thundery at first. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

West Northern Section

Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, but variable 2 to 4 in northwest and southwest. Slight or moderate. Fog patches later in west, otherwise fair. Good, occasionally very poor later in west.

East Central Section

In northern half of area

Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming northwesterly 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally rough at first in far northeast. Occasional rain or showers, fair later in west. Good, occasionally moderate.

In southern half of area

Westerly or southwesterly 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later in west. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain or showers, perhaps thundery. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

West Central Section

In northern half of area

Northerly or northeasterly, but northwesterly in far northeast, 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Good.

In southern half of area

Cyclonic 4 to 6. Slight or moderate becoming moderate occasionally rough. Occasional rain or showers, perhaps thundery at first. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Denmark Strait

Variable 4 or less, becoming northeasterly 4 to 6 in southeast. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair, but fog patches near greenland coast. Good, occasionally very poor near greenland coast.

North Iceland

Variable 4 or less in far northwest, otherwise cyclonic, mainly northerly or northeasterly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in far southeast. Moderate or rough, but slight in northwest. Fog banks in northwest, elsewhere rain or drizzle at times, fog patches in east. Poor or very poor in northwest, elsewhere moderate or good, occasionally poor, but very poor in east.

Norwegian Basin

Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then cyclonic 4 to 6 later. Rough becoming moderate. Occasional rain or showers, fog patches later in southeast. Moderate or good, occasionally poor, but very poor later in southeast.

Outlook for following 24 hours

Gales expected in Faeroes.

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