High seas forecast

Issued by the Met Office at

For the period until

Storm warnings

No storms

General synopsis

At 150000UTC, low 68 north 05 west 998 expected 75 north 05 east 994 by 160000UTC. New low expected 63 north 36 west 983 by same time. Low 63 north 18 west 1004 losing its identity by that time. at 150000UTC, high 45 north 34 west 1035 expected 45 north 28 west 1040 by 160000UTC

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Sole

Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good.

Shannon

Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in northwest. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough. Showers. Good.

Rockall

Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough. Showers. Good.

Bailey

Northwest veering north 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less later, then southwest 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good.

Faeroes

Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 4 or less later in west. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later. Rain or thundery showers, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.

Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic 3 to 5, increasing 6 at times. Moderate or rough. Showers, then rain later in west. Good, occasionally poor later in west.

East Northern Section

Northerly or northwesterly backing westerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later, increasing gale 8 later in west. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in south, becoming rough or very rough, then very rough or high later, occasionally very high later in west. Showers, rain later in far west. Good, occasionally moderate later in far west.

West Northern Section

Southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in south, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later, perhaps increasing storm force 10 at times later in south. Moderate or rough, becoming mainly rough or very rough, then very rough or high later in south. Occasional rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

East Central Section

In north

Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in west, backing southwesterly 5 to 7 later, occasionally gale 8 later in west. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough for a time, occasionally high later in north. Showers, rain later in west. Good, occasionally poor later in west.

In southwest

Northwesterly, backing westerly in west later, 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Mainly fair. Good.

In southeast

Variable 4 or less, becoming westerly 4 to 6 later. Moderate or rough. Mainly fair. Good.

West Central Section

In north

Southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, veering westerly or northwesterly later in north and decreasing 4 to 6 later in south. Moderate or rough, becoming mainly rough or very rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

In south

Southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in far south later. Occasional rain later. Good, occasionally poor later.

Denmark Strait

Northwesterly 4 or 5 at first in northwest, otherwise variable 4 or less, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9, later in south. Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough later in south. Fog patches, occasional rain in south. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

North Iceland

Variable 4 or less at first in northwest and later in southeast, otherwise northerly or northwesterly, backing southerly to southwesterly later, 4 to 6. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south. Showers, rain later in far southwest. Good, occasionally poor in far southwest.

Norwegian Basin

Variable 4 or less, becoming northerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in far south, then backing northwesterly later. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain and fog patches, showers later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.

Outlook for following 24 hours

Risk of storms in East Northern Section and West Northern Section. Gales expected in Rockall, Bailey and Southeast Iceland.

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Storm warnings

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West Northern Section.

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