High seas forecast
Issued by the Met Office at
For the period until
Storm warnings
No storms
General synopsis
At 180000UTC, high 57 north 23 west 1033 expected 56 north 22 west 1033 by 190000UTC
Area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Sole
North or northeast 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good.
Shannon
North or northeast 4 to 6. Moderate. Fair. Good.
Rockall
North 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first. Moderate, occasionally slight. Showers at first. Good.
Bailey
North backing northwest 3 to 5. Moderate. Occasional drizzle. Moderate or good.
Faeroes
North backing west 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally slight. Drizzle later. Good, occasionally moderate.
Southeast Iceland
Variable 2 to 4, becoming westerly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later. Moderate, occasionally slight in north, and occasionally rough later in southwest. Occasional drizzle. Good, occasionally poor.
East Northern Section
In north
Westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in northeast. Moderate, occasionally rough later in far northeast. Occasional drizzle. Moderate or good, occasionally poor in west.
In south
Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Occasional drizzle in northwest. Good, occasionally moderate in northwest.
West Northern Section
In north
Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5. Moderate. Occasional rain or drizzle and fog patches, but fog banks in northwest. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
In south
Southerly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in west. Moderate, occasionally rough in west. Occasional rain or drizzle and fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
East Central Section
In north
Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good.
In south
Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good.
West Central Section
In west
Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in far southwest. Moderate, occasionally rough in west. Occasional rain and fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
In east
Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally slight in east. Occasional drizzle in north. Good, occasionally poor in north.
Denmark Strait
In north
Variable 2 to 4. Fair. Moderate or good.
In south
Southwesterly 4 to 6. Fog banks, occasional rain near iceland. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
North Iceland
In north
Variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5 later. Slight or moderate. Fog banks later in west. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later in west.
In far southeast
Northwesterly backing southwesterly, then becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Slight or moderate. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
In rest of area
Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally slight. Fair at first, then occasional rain and fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Norwegian Basin
In north
Northerly 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate, occasionally slight later. Fair. Good, occasionally moderate in west.
In south
Northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in far southeast, then becoming variable 2 to 4 later in west. Moderate, occasionally rough in far southeast. Fair. Good.
Outlook for following 24 hours
No gales expected.
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