High seas forecast
Issued by the Met Office at
For the period until
Storm warnings
No storms
General synopsis
At 291200UTC, low 64 north 02 west 996 expected 68 north 03 east 997 301200UTC. Low 57 north 13 west 1006 expected 58 north 08 west 1007 by same time. New low expected 57 north 09 east 1007 by that time. at 291200UTC, high 54 north 37 west 1024 expected 55 north 36 west 1025 301200UTC. Low 48 north 52 west 1004 expected 46 north 38 west 1009 by same time
Area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Sole
Northwest 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Mainly good.
Shannon
West veering northwest 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate.
Rockall
Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming west 4 or 5 later. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers, perhaps thundery. Good, occasionally moderate or poor.
Bailey
Northerly backing northwesterly later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in south. Moderate occasionally rough in south. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate.
Faeroes
Westerly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in north. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally moderate.
Southeast Iceland
Northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in east. Moderate or rough in east, slight or moderate in west. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
East Northern Section
Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first. Moderate occasionally slight in north. Showers, perhaps thundery at first in southeast. Good, occasionally moderate and perhaps poor at first in southeast.
West Northern Section
In east
Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good.
In southwest
Variable 2 to 4,becoming northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5. Mainly slight. Fair. Good.
In northwest
Westerly or southwesterly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later in north. Mainly slight. Fair. Good.
East Central Section
In northeast
Northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less in southwest. Moderate occasionally slight in south. Showers, perhaps thundery at first in far northeast. Good occasionally moderate and perhaps poor at first in far northeast.
In southwest
Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeasterly 3 to 5 later in southwest. Moderate occasionally slight in south. Showers, then rain later in southwest. Good occasionally moderate.
West Central Section
In north
Variable 2 to 4 at first in northeast, otherwise southeasterly 3 to 5, backing easterly 4 to 6 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in south. Occasional rain in south. Good occasionally moderate or poor in south.
In south
Easterly becoming cyclonic 4 to 6. Moderate. Rain, occasionally heavy with risk thunder. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Denmark Strait
Variable 2 to 4, becoming later northerly 4 to 6 in far east and westerly 3 to 5 in far south. Slight occasionally moderate in far east. Fog patches in east. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in east.
North Iceland
In north
Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in south. Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough later. Occasional rain later. Good, occasionally moderate or poor later.
In south
Northerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in north. Moderate occasionally rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Norwegian Basin
Southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in east, veering westerly 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate later. Rain or showers, heavy with risk thunder later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook for following 24 hours
Risk of gales in north Iceland.
Unscheduled storm warnings are broadcast via Safetynet and in bulletin WONT54 EGRR available via some internet and ftpmail outlets
Storm warnings
Storm warnings, issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Issued:
No storms.