High seas forecast
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For the period until
Storm warnings
No storms
General synopsis
At 120000UTC, low 57 north 25 west 992 expected 62 north 23 west 999 by 130000UTC. Low 44 north 25 west 1009 expected 51 north 16 west 1015 by same time
Area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Sole
In west, southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5. in east, variable 2 to 4. In west, moderate. in east, slight or moderate. In west, showers, perhaps thundery. in east, mainly fair. In west, good, occasionally moderate. in east, good, occasionally moderate at first and poor later.
Shannon
South 3 to 5. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers, perhaps thundery, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Rockall
South 3 to 5. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers, perhaps thundery, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Bailey
South 4 or 5, occasionally 6. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers, perhaps thundery, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Faeroes
Southerly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain, perhaps thundery, fog banks. Moderate to very poor.
Southeast Iceland
Cyclonic in northwest but southerly in southeast, 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain, perhaps thundery, fog banks. Moderate to very poor.
East Northern Section
Cyclonic 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain, drizzle or showers, perhaps thundery in north, fog patches in north. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in north and poor in south.
West Northern Section
Cyclonic mainly northerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 in west. Slight or moderate in far northwest, but elsewhere moderate or rough. Rain or drizzle at times, mainly in east, fog patches in east and in far northwest. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in east and in far northwest.
East Central Section
In northern half of the area
Southwesterly becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6. Rough, becoming moderate later. Rain or showers, perhaps thundery in east. Moderate or good, occasionally poor in east.
In southern half of the area
Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming westerly or northwesterly 2 to 4 later. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate. Thundery rain or showers, but becoming mainly fair in west. Moderate or good, occasionally poor in east.
West Central Section
In northeastern half of the area
Cyclonic becoming northwesterly 4 to 6, backing westerly 2 to 4 later. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate later. Rain or showers, perhaps thundery at first, becoming fair later. Good, occasionally poor at first and moderate later.
In southwestern half of the area
Northwesterly becoming variable 2 to 4, then becoming southeasterly 4 to 6 later. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate. Fair, but then rain later in far southwest. Good, occasionally moderate later in far southwest.
Denmark Strait
Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5 backing northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in east, perhaps gale 8 later in east between 68 north and 70 north. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough to the south of 70 north. Occasional rain in east and south, fog banks until later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor until later.
North Iceland
In far northeast
Northwesterly 4 or 5 becoming variable 2 to 4. Moderate, occasionally slight later. Mainly fair. Good.
In the rest of the area
Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5, veering southerly 4 or 5 in far southeast but backing easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6 elsewhere. Moderate in east, but in west, slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later. Rain spreading northwards, fog banks except in northeast. Moderate or good in northeast, but elsewhere moderate to very poor.
Norwegian Basin
In western half of the area
Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, veering southwesterly 4 later. Moderate. Rain, then drizzle and fog banks later. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor later.
In eastern half of the area
Southerly or southwesterly backing southeasterly, 3 to 5, veering southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later. Moderate, becoming rough later. Occasional rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for following 24 hours
Risk of gales in eastern Denmark Strait and eastern Norwegian Basin.
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