High seas forecast
Issued by the Met Office at
For the period until
Storm warnings
No storms
General synopsis
At 200000UTC, low 47 north 30 west 985 expected 52 north 28 west 986 by 210000UTC. New lows expected 41 north 44 west 1009 and 74 north 08 west 1010 by same time. New high expected southeast Greenland 1020 by that time. at 200000UTC, lows 53 north 39 west 993 and 58 north 14 west 992 losing their identities
Area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Sole
Southwest backing south, 4 to 6. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough. Rain, fog patches later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Shannon
Southwest backing south, 4 to 6. Rough or very rough. Rain, fog patches later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Rockall
West backing south or southeast, 4 to 6. Rough, occasionally moderate later. Rain, fog patches later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Bailey
Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming variable 4 or less. Rough becoming moderate. Rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Faeroes
Cyclonic 4 to 6, decreasing 2 to 4. Moderate or rough. Rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Southeast Iceland
Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first. Moderate or rough. Rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
East Northern Section
Cyclonic, mainly northerly or northeasterly, becoming easterly or northeasterly, 4 to 6, then cyclonic 5 to 7 later in southwest. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in far southwest. Rain and fog patches in east and south, otherwise mainly fair. Good, occasionally very poor in east and south.
West Northern Section
Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in southeast, becoming variable 2 to 4 in far northwest. Moderate or rough, becoming slight in far northwest, occasionally very rough later in far southeast. Occasional rain in south, fog patches at first in far northwest, otherwise mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor in south and very poor at first in far northwest.
East Central Section
Cyclonic, mainly southerly or southeasterly, 5 to 7, occasionally 4 at first in northeast. Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in northeast. Occasional rain or thundery showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
West Central Section
Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in southeast. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough. Occasional rain or thundery showers, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Denmark Strait
Northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in southeast, becoming variable 2 to 4 near greenland coast. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in far north. Occasional sleet, snow and freezing rain at first in north, fog banks developing later in north. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in north.
North Iceland
In north
Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in west. Occasional sleet, snow and fog patches, with freezing rain in west. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
In south
Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in southeast. Rain or drizzle, fog patches in east, becoming fog banks later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in east.
Norwegian Basin
Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6, decreasing 2 to 4 later, but becoming variable 3 or less in northeast. Moderate or rough, but slight in northeast. Fair in northeast, otherwise rain, with fog patches in west, becoming fog banks later. Good in northeast, otherwise moderate or good, occasionally very poor in west.
Outlook for following 24 hours
Gales are expected in West Central Section.
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