High seas forecast

Issued by the Met Office at

For the period until

Storm warnings

No storms

General synopsis

At 191200UTC, low 43 north 36 west 991 expected 48 north 27 west 985 by 201200UTC. Low 57 north 13 west 987 expected 58 north 10 west 997 by same time. Low 54 north 38 west 993 losing its identity. New low 72 north 09 west 1011 by that time

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Sole

Southwesterly backing southerly 4 to 6. Rough or very rough. Showers then rain. Good occasionally poor.

Shannon

Southwest backing south 4 to 6. Rough or very rough, becoming rough later. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Rockall

Cyclonic 5 to 7. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Bailey

Cyclonic 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Faeroes

Southeast 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Southeast Iceland

Northeasterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain, fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor.

East Northern Section

Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming northerly 3 to 5 later in northwest. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers in east and later in far southwest, otherwise mainly fair. Good, occasionally moderate in east and later in far southwest.

West Northern Section

In north of area

Variable 2 to 4 becoming northeasterly 3 to 5. Moderate, but slight in far northwest. Fog patches and occasional rain, sleet or snow in far northwest, otherwise mainly fair. Good, but moderate occasionally very poor in far northwest.

In south of area

Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain, drizzle and fog patches in far south. Good, but moderate occasionally very poor in far south.

East Central Section

Cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 in south. Rough or very rough. Occasional rain, drizzle and showers, thundery in southwest. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

West Central Section

Cyclonic 4 to 6, but 6 to gale 8 in far south. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in south. Rain, drizzle and fog patches, showers in south, thundery in southeast. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Denmark Strait

Northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain and drizzle, but freezing rain and snow in far north, fog patches in north and west. Moderate or good, occasionally poor and very poor in north and west.

North Iceland

Cyclonic 3 to 5, but easterly 5 or 6 at first in far south. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain, drizzle and fog banks, but sleet and snow in far north. Moderate to very poor, occasionally good later in southwest.

Norwegian Basin

Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, but slight in far east. Rain or showers, fog patches later in west. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later in west.

Outlook for following 24 hours

Gales are expected in East Northern Section, West Northern Section and East Central Section.

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Storm warnings

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