High seas forecast

Issued by the Met Office at

For the period until

Storm warnings

No storms

General synopsis

At 130000UTC, low 62 north 24 west 1000 expected 67 north 11 west 1003 by 140000UTC. Low 55 north 52 west 999 slow-moving, filling 1001 by same time. New high expected 44 north 22 west 1029 by that time

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Sole

Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwest 3 to 5. Moderate. Showers, thundery at first in west. Good, occasionally poor.

Shannon

Southwest 3 or 4, veering northwest 4 or 5. Moderate. Showers, thundery with fog patches at first. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.

Rockall

South veering west 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally rough at first in northwest. Thundery showers and fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Bailey

West or southwest 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally rough at first. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate.

Faeroes

Southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 3 later. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain and fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Southeast Iceland

Southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 3 later. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain and fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

East Northern Section

In north

Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.

In south

Southwesterly veering northwesterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good.

West Northern Section

In northeast

Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate, occasionally rough. Showers. Good.

In southwest

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeasterly 5 to 7 in southwest. Moderate, becoming rough later in southwest. Rain later in southwest. Good, becoming moderate or poor later in southwest.

East Central Section

In north

Westerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate, occasionally rough at first. Showers. Good.

In south

Northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4. Moderate. Showers in northeast. Good.

West Central Section

In west

Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, veering westerly 3 to 5 later in west. Moderate, occasionally rough. Rain at times, fog patches later. Good, becoming moderate or poor, occasionally very poor later.

In east

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeasterly 4 to 6 later. Moderate, occasionally rough later. Rain later. Good, occasionally poor later.

Denmark Strait

In north

Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain at first. Good, occasionally moderate at first.

In south

Northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain, fair later in west. Good, occasionally poor in east.

North Iceland

In far north

Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain. Moderate or good.

In far southeast

Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally rough. Occasional rain and fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

In rest of area

Cyclonic 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally rough. Rain at times, fog patches in southeast. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in southeast.

Norwegian Basin

In west

Southwesterly 3 to 5. Moderate. Occasional rain and fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

In east

Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers, fog patches later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.

Outlook for following 24 hours

No gales expected.

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