High seas forecast

Issued by the Met Office at

For the period until

Storm warnings

No storms

General synopsis

At 050000UTC, low 68 north 01 east 1000 expected 65 north 00 east 997 by 060000UTC. New low expected 58 north 41 west 997 by same time. New high expected 68 north 18 west 1013 by that time. at 050000UTC, high 50 north 12 west 1031 expected 49 north 03 west 1025 by 060000UTC

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Sole

Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Fog patches later. Good, occasionally very poor later.

Shannon

Southwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in north. Moderate. Occasional drizzle, fog patches later. Good occasionally poor, but very poor at times later.

Rockall

Southwest 5 or 6. Moderate or rough. Rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Bailey

Southwest 3 or 4 becoming cyclonic 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally rough later. Rain, fog patches developing. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Faeroes

Cyclonic 3 to 5. Moderate. Showers. Good.

Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic 3 to 5. Moderate. Showers. Good.

East Northern Section

In north

Easterly or southeasterly becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north. Moderate, becoming mainly rough later. Rain spreading north, fog patches in south. Good becoming moderate or poor, occasionally very poor in south.

In south

Cyclonic becoming southwesterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain or drizzle with fog patches. Moderate to very poor.

West Northern Section

In north

Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in southwest. Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough. Rain at times, fog patches later in south. Moderate or good, occasionally poor, but very poor at times later in south.

In south

Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in far southeast and far northwest. Moderate or rough. Rain or drizzle, fog banks. Moderate to very poor, occasionally good.

East Central Section

In southeast

Variable 2 to 4. Moderate. Occasional drizzle. Good, occasionally poor.

In northwest

Southwesterly 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally rough in northwest. Occasional rain or drizzle with fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

West Central Section

Southwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 4 in far northwest and far southeast. Moderate or rough. Rain or drizzle at times with fog patches, but fog banks in northwest. Moderate to very poor in northwest, but moderate or good, occasionally very poor in southeast.

Denmark Strait

Variable 2 to 4, becoming easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5 in south and southerly 4 or 5 in far northeast. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair, fog patches in north and west. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in north and west.

North Iceland

In north

Variable 2 to 4 becoming southerly 4 to 6 in east. Slight or moderate. Fog patches in east and fog banks in west. Moderate to very poor, occasionally good in east.

In south

Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in far east, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in southeast. Occasional rain in east, fog patches in north. Moderate or good, occasionally poor, but very poor at times in north.

Norwegian Basin

Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 at times mainly in north. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in far northwest. Occasional rain or showers, squally at times. Good, occasionally poor.

Outlook for following 24 hours

Risk of gales in East Northern Section and West Northern Section.

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