High seas forecast
Issued by the Met Office at
For the period until
Storm warnings
No storms
General synopsis
At 130000UTC, low 62 north 24 west 1000 expected 67 north 11 west 1003 by 140000UTC. Low 55 north 52 west 999 slow-moving, filling 1001 by same time. New high expected 44 north 22 west 1029 by that time
Area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Sole
Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwest 3 to 5. Moderate. Showers, thundery at first in west. Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
Southwest 3 or 4, veering northwest 4 or 5. Moderate. Showers, thundery with fog patches at first. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Rockall
South veering west 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally rough at first in northwest. Thundery showers and fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Bailey
West or southwest 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally rough at first. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate.
Faeroes
Southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 3 later. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain and fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Southeast Iceland
Southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 3 later. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain and fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
East Northern Section
In north
Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
In south
Southwesterly veering northwesterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good.
West Northern Section
In northeast
Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate, occasionally rough. Showers. Good.
In southwest
Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeasterly 5 to 7 in southwest. Moderate, becoming rough later in southwest. Rain later in southwest. Good, becoming moderate or poor later in southwest.
East Central Section
In north
Westerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate, occasionally rough at first. Showers. Good.
In south
Northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4. Moderate. Showers in northeast. Good.
West Central Section
In west
Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, veering westerly 3 to 5 later in west. Moderate, occasionally rough. Rain at times, fog patches later. Good, becoming moderate or poor, occasionally very poor later.
In east
Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeasterly 4 to 6 later. Moderate, occasionally rough later. Rain later. Good, occasionally poor later.
Denmark Strait
In north
Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain at first. Good, occasionally moderate at first.
In south
Northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain, fair later in west. Good, occasionally poor in east.
North Iceland
In far north
Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain. Moderate or good.
In far southeast
Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally rough. Occasional rain and fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
In rest of area
Cyclonic 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally rough. Rain at times, fog patches in southeast. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in southeast.
Norwegian Basin
In west
Southwesterly 3 to 5. Moderate. Occasional rain and fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
In east
Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers, fog patches later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Outlook for following 24 hours
No gales expected.
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