High seas forecast

Issued by the Met Office at

For the period until

Storm warnings

No storms

General synopsis

At 030000UTC, low 68 north 22 west 996 expected 70 north 16 west 1001 by 040000UTC. New lows expected 64 north 40 west 1006 and 68 north 05 west 1003 by same time. High 46 north 18 west 1033 expected 48 north 12 west with little change by that time. Low 64 north 10 east 1003 losing its identity

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Sole

Variable 2 to 4. Moderate. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor.

Shannon

West or southwest 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Rockall

West or southwest 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Bailey

Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes

Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor.

East Northern Section

In area to the north of 63 north

Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwesterly 4 or 5 later in east. Moderate. Showers at first. Good, occasionally moderate at first.

In area to the south of 63 north

Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 2 or 3 later in west. Moderate or rough. Rain or drizzle at times, fog patches in southwest. Moderate or good, becoming poor at times, but occasionally very poor in southwest.

West Northern Section

In northern half of the area

Cyclonic 3 to 5 becoming variable 2 to 4. Moderate. Fog patches in far northwest. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in far northwest.

In southern half of the area

Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 becoming variable 2 to 4. Moderate, occasionally rough at first. Occasional rain, drizzle and fog banks, mainly in south and east. Mainly good in northwest, but elsewhere moderate to very poor.

East Central Section

In southeastern half of the area

Mainly variable 2 to 4, but southwesterly 4 to 6 in north. Mainly moderate, but becoming rough at times in far north. Occasional rain in far north, but elsewhere mainly fair. Moderate or good, occasionally poor in far north.

In northwestern half of the area

Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough in north, moderate throughout in south. Rain or drizzle at times, fog patches. Moderate to very poor, occasionally good in south.

West Central Section

Variable 2 to 4 until later in north, otherwise cyclonic mainly southerly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain at times, occasionally thundery, fog banks, perhaps extensive fog at times. Moderate to very poor.

Denmark Strait

In area to the west of 25 west

Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

In area to the east of 25 west

Cyclonic becoming northerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain or drizzle, with freezing rain at times in north, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

North Iceland

Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in west. Rough until later in far southeast, otherwise slight or moderate. Rain at times, with some freezing rain in northwest, fog banks or extensive fog in northwest. Moderate to very poor in northwest, but in southeast, moderate or good occasionally poor.

Norwegian Basin

Cyclonic mainly northwesterly at first in east, otherwise southwesterly, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in south and 3 in north. Slight or moderate at first in far northeast, otherwise moderate or rough. Rain or drizzle at times. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Outlook for following 24 hours

No gales expected.

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