High seas forecast

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For the period until

Storm warnings

No storms

General synopsis

At 151200UTC, low 55 north 32 west 993 expected 55 north 27 west 990 by 161200UTC

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Sole

Westerly or southwesterly. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Shannon

Cyclonic becoming southerly 3 to 5. Moderate occasionally rough later. Rain or showers, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Rockall

Cyclonic becoming southerly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in north. Moderate occasionally rough later. Rain or showers, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Bailey

Easterly becoming cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7 later in north. Moderate or rough. Rain, fog patches. Moderate or good occasionally very poor.

Faeroes

Easterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7. Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough later. Showers, rain later. Good, becoming moderate or good occasionally poor later.

Southeast Iceland

Easterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later. Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough later. Showers, rain later. Good, becoming moderate or good occasionally poor later.

East Northern Section

In north of area

Easterly or northeasterly 6 to gale 8, but northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5 in far north. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough except in far north. Occasional rain and drizzle. Moderate or good occasionally poor.

In south of area

Cyclonic 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain or showers, perhaps thundery later in east. Good occasionally poor.

West Northern Section

Cyclonic, mainly northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in northeast. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in northeast. Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches at first in far northwest. Moderate or good occasionally poor and very poor at first in far northwest.

East Central Section

Southwesterly, but cyclonic in far northwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in northwest. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain or showers. Moderate or good occasionally poor.

West Central Section

Cyclonic, mainly westerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in northeast. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain or showers, fog patches at first in north. Moderate or good occasionally very poor at first in north.

Denmark Strait

Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwesterly 4 to 6. Slight or moderate. Occasional drizzle and fog banks, becoming fog patches. Moderate or good occasionally very poor.

North Iceland

Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6 later except in northeast. Slight in north, slight or moderate in south. Showers, fog patches in northwest. Good occasionally moderate, but moderate or good occasionally very poor in northwest.

Norwegian Basin

Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in southeast, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate, occasionally slight. Showers. Good.

Outlook for following 24 hours

Severe gales are expected in Southeast Iceland and East Northern Section. Gales are expected in Bailey and West Northern Section.

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