High seas forecast

Issued by the Met Office at

For the period until

Storm warnings

No storms

General synopsis

At 091200UTC, low 66 north 00 east 1003 expected 69 north 06 east 998 by 101200UTC. New low moving steadily southeast, expected 60 north 05 west 1014 by same time. High 57 north 28 west 1037 expected 52 north 29 west 1037 by that time

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Sole

Northeast 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough. Rain at first. Good, occasionally moderate.

Shannon

Northeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first. Rough, occasionally very rough in south. Showers. Good.

Rockall

North backing northwest 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good.

Bailey

Northwest 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good.

Faeroes

Northwest 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later. Moderate or rough. Rain or wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic 3 to 5. Moderate or rough. Rain or wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor.

East Northern Section

In far southwest

Variable 2 to 4, becoming westerly 4 or 5. Moderate. Fair. Good.

In rest of area

Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain at times. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

West Northern Section

In far northwest

Cyclonic 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain or snow at times. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor near ice edge.

In far southeast

Southwesterly 4 or 5. Moderate or rough. Fair. Good.

In rest of area

Westerly or southwesterly 5 to 7. Rough, occasionally very rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

East Central Section

In far northwest

Variable 2 to 4. Moderate. Fair. Good.

In southeast

Northeasterly 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good.

In rest of area

Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Showers later. Good.

West Central Section

In northwest

Southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in northwest. Fair at first, then occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later in northwest.

In far southeast

Northeasterly 4 to 6. Rough, occasionally very rough at first. Fair. Good.

In rest of area

Variable 2 to 4. Moderate or rough. Fair. Good.

Denmark Strait

Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later. Moderate. Wintry showers at first, then rain or snow at times. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

North Iceland

In east

Northerly or northwesterly 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor.

In west

Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate. Snow showers at first. Good, occasionally poor at first. Occasional light icing at first in north, with temperatures ms02 to ms04.

Norwegian Basin

Westerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in north, veering northwesterly 4 to 6. Rough or very rough. Rain at first, then wintry showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Outlook for following 24 hours

Severe gales expected in West Northern Section, with gales in East Northern Section, East Central Section and Denmark Strait.

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