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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