High seas forecast
Issued by the Met Office at
For the period until
Storm warnings
No storms
General synopsis
At 291200UTC, low 53 north 21 west 1005 expected 55 north 08 west 1016 by 301200UTC. Low 64 north 36 west 995 expected 63 north 38 west 993 by same time. Low 66 north 10 west 993 expected 72 north 01 west 999 by that time
Area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Sole
Southwesterly 5 to 7, veering northwesterly 4 or 5 later. Moderate or rough, but rough or very rough at first in far west. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally moderate.
Shannon
Cyclonic 6 or 7, decreasing 4 to 6. Rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good occasionally poor.
Rockall
Cyclonic 4 to 6. Rough, becoming moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good occasionally poor.
Bailey
Southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Rough becoming moderate later. Rain or showers. Good occasionally moderate.
Faeroes
Southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Rough becoming moderate later. Rain or showers. Good occasionally moderate.
Southeast Iceland
Southwesterly 6 or 7, decreasing 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate later. Showers. Good.
East Northern Section
Cyclonic at first in southeast, otherwise westerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6, backing southerly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8 later in northwest. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain or showers, becoming mainly fair later in southeast. Good occasionally moderate, but poor later in northwest.
West Northern Section
Cyclonic, mainly southwesterly, 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later in east, perhaps severe gale 9 later in northeast. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain or showers, thundery in northwest. Moderate or good, occasionally poor in northwest.
East Central Section
Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5 for a time. Moderate or rough, but rough or very rough at first in south. Rain or showers, but rain or drizzle and fog patches later in southwest. Good occasionally moderate, becoming moderate or good occasionally very poor later in southwest.
West Central Section
Cyclonic, mainly southwesterly, 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Rain or drizzle and fog patches, becoming fog banks for a time in south. Moderate or good occasionally very poor, but moderate to very poor for a time in south.
Denmark Strait
Cyclonic 4 to 6, but northwesterly 6 to gale 8 at first in far northeast, increasing 6 to gale 8 later in southwest, perhaps severe gale 9 later in southwest. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later in northeast. Occasional rain or drizzle and fog patches, but sleet and freezing rain near greenland coast and showers at times in far south. Moderate occasionally very poor, but moderate or good for a time in far south.
North Iceland
Cyclonic becoming southwesterly 4 to 6, but variable 2 to 4 later in far north. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later near iceland. Rain, drizzle and fog patches, freezing rain at first in northwest, becoming mainly fair later in south. Moderate to very poor, becoming good occasionally moderate later in south.
Norwegian Basin
Southwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 2 to 4 later. Rough, becoming moderate later. Showers, occasional rain or drizzle later. Good, becoming moderate or good, occasionally poor later in west.
Outlook for following 24 hours
Risk of severe gales in Denmark Strait and West Northern Section. Gales are expected in Rockall and East Northern Section.
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