High seas forecast
Issued by the Met Office at
For the period until
Storm warnings
No storms
General synopsis
At 190000UTC, low 55 north 18 west 987 expected 58 north 13 west 991 by 200000UTC. New low expected 46 north 31 west 985 by same time. High south Greenland 1019 dissipating
Area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Sole
Southwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5 later. Rough or very rough. Showers. Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
Southwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5 later. Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate at first in northeast. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough. Thundery rain. Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
East or southeast becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
East or southeast 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers, fog patches later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Southeast Iceland
Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later. Moderate or rough. Rain, fog patches at first. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
East Northern Section
Cyclonic at first in southeast, otherwise northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, veering easterly later in southwest, but becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later in east. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in southwest. Occasional rain or showers in east, otherwise mainly fair. Good, but moderate or poor in east.
West Northern Section
Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, but variable 2 to 4 until later in north. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in southeast. Occasional rain or drizzle in south, drizzle and fog patches in far northwest, otherwise fair. Moderate or poor in south, poor or very poor far northwest, otherwise good.
East Central Section
Cyclonic in north, otherwise westerly or southwesterly, backing southerly, but becoming cyclonic later in west, 5 to 7. Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first. Occasional rain or showers. Good occasionally moderate.
West Central Section
Cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 in southeast. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in southeast. Occasional rain or showers, thundery in south, fog patches in north. Moderate or good, occasionally poor in south and very poor in north.
Denmark Strait
Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in far north. Rain or drizzle with fog banks, but snow and freezing rain later in north. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
North Iceland
In north of area
Southerly or southeasterly, backing easterly or northeasterly, becoming cyclonic later, 3 to 5. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in west. Occasional rain, drizzle and fog banks, snow and freezing rain developing in northwest. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
In south of area
Easterly or southeasterly, becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6. Slight or moderate, becoming rough in southeast. Occasional rain, drizzle and fog banks. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Norwegian Basin
Variable 2 to 4 at first in northeast, otherwise easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in southwest. Moderate, becoming slight in northeast and rough in southwest. Fair in northeast, occasional rain in southwest. Good in northeast, moderate or poor in southwest.
Outlook for following 24 hours
Gales are expected in East Central Section and West Central Section.
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