General synopsis

At 070000UTC, low 51 north 09 west 981 expected 54 north 05 west 993 by 080000UTC. Low 53 north 20 west 982 expected 52 north 17 west 992 by same time. Low 54 north 50 west 989 losing its identity by that time. New low expected 46 north 42 west 966 by 080000UTC. High 65 north 43 west 1026 dissipating by same time.

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Sole

Cyclonic 4 to 6, decreasing 3 at times. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough. Showers or rain. Good, occasionally poor.

Shannon

Cyclonic 4 to 6, decreasing 3 at times. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough. Showers or rain. Good, occasionally poor.

Rockall

East 4 to 6, becoming variable 3 or less later in south. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor.

Bailey

East 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes

Mainly easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Mainly easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor.

East Northern Section

Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough until later in south. Occasional rain and wintry showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

West Northern Section

Northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally 4 in south, increasing 7 or gale 8 later in northwest. Mainly rough, occasionally moderate at first in northwest and later in northeast, becoming very rough at times in far west. Rain at first in southwest, otherwise sleet and snow showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Occasional light icing in far northwest close to greenland later.

East Central Section

Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, decreasing 3 or 4 later in north. Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in northeast. Rain or squally showers, perhaps thundery. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

West Central Section

In north

Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then easterly or northeasterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later. Rough. Rain and wintry showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

In south

Northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later, perhaps storm 10 later in extreme southwest corner. Rough or very rough, becoming high or very high later in southwest. Wintry showers, then thundery rain. Moderate or poor, occasionally good.

Denmark Strait

Northerly or northeasterly 6 to gale 8, but 3 to 5 at first in east. Moderate or rough. Sleet and snow, or snow showers. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor. Light or moderate icing within 50 miles of ice edge, with temperatures ms03 to ms06. Occasional severe icing near ice edge later in northeast, with temperatures ms06 to ms08.

North Iceland

In area north of 70 north

Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly or northeasterly, 4 to 6 later. Moderate, occasionally slight in far north. Snow and snow showers. Good, occasionally poor.

In rest of area

Easterly backing northeasterly, becoming cyclonic in southeast, 3 to 5, increasing 6 to gale 8 in far northwest. Moderate, occasionally rough later in nw. Snow or snow showers in north and west, occasional rain later in southeast. Moderate or good, occasionally poor, but very poor at times later in northwest.

Norwegian Basin

Easterly or northeasterly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in northeast and later in southwest, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time in southeast, and cyclonic 3 or 4 later in northeast. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight later in far east. Mainly fair in east, occasional rain later in west. Good, occasionally poor later in west.

Outlook for following 24 hours

A risk of storms in the far south of West Central Section and severe gales in Denmark Strait. Gales expected in Southeast Iceland, East Northern Section, West Northern Section, East Central Section and north Iceland.

Unscheduled storm warnings are broadcast via Safetynet and in bulletin WONT54 EGRR available via some internet and ftpmail outlets