High seas forecast

Issued by the Met Office at

For the period until

Storm warnings

No storms

General synopsis

At 210000UTC, low 52 north 28 west 987 expected 55 north 29 west 991 by 220000UTC. Low 53 north 61 west 991 expected 53 north 48 west 985 by same time. New low expected 70 north 02 west 1010 by that time

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Sole

South 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain or drizzle. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Shannon

South or southwest 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain at times. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Rockall

South or southwest 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain at times. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Bailey

East or southeast 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally rough in south. Rain at times, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Faeroes

Southerly or southeasterly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 in south. Moderate. Occasional rain and fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Southeast Iceland

Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, but variable 2 to 4 in southeast. Moderate. Occasional rain and fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

East Northern Section

Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

West Northern Section

In north

Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in northwest. Moderate, occasionally rough later. Fair at first, then occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.

In south

Easterly or northeasterly, becoming cyclonic later, 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain at times, fog patches later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.

East Central Section

Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6. Rough. Rain or showers, thundery in southeast. Good, occasionally poor.

West Central Section

In north

Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming westerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8 later in south. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in southwest. Rain at times, fog patches for a time in far northeast. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in north.

In south

Westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 to gale 8 later. Rough, occasionally very rough later in northeast. Occasional rain or drizzle. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Denmark Strait

Variable 2 to 4 near to ice edge, otherwise northeasterly 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally rough in west. Fog banks. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

North Iceland

In north

Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Slight or moderate.

In south

Cyclonic, becoming easterly or northeasterly, 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally rough later in south.

Norwegian Basin

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally rough later. Occasional rain and fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Outlook for following 24 hours

Gales expected in West Northern Section, both central sections and Denmark Strait. Severe gales also likely in far northwest of West Northern Section.

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