High seas forecast

Issued by the Met Office at

For the period until

Storm warnings

No storms

General synopsis

At 201200UTC, high 53 north 23 west 1038 expected 53 north 22 west 1039 by 211200UTC. Low 68 north 28 west 1009 losing its identity

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Sole

North or northeast 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good.

Shannon

Northeast 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Occasional drizzle. Good, occasionally moderate.

Rockall

Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Occasional drizzle. Good, occasionally poor.

Bailey

West or northwest 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally rough in far north. Occasional drizzle. Good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes

West or northwest 4 to 6. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough. Occasional drizzle. Good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Westerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, but cyclonic 3 to 5 in far north. Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in far north. Occasional drizzle. Good, occasionally poor.

East Northern Section

Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, but variable 2 to 4 in southeast. Slight or moderate in south, moderate occasionally rough until later in north. Occasional rain, drizzle and fog patches in northwest, occasional drizzle in southeast. Moderate or good occasionally very poor in northwest, good occasionally poor in southeast.

West Northern Section

Southerly or southwesterly, becoming cyclonic later in west, 4 to 6. Moderate, but moderate or rough at first in north and later in south. Occasional rain, drizzle and fog patches. Moderate or good occasionally very poor.

East Central Section

In northern half of area

Variable 2 to 4. Slight, but moderate in southeast and later in far northwest. Showers, becoming mainly fair. Good occasionally moderate at first.

In southern half of area

Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5. Moderate in southeast, slight in northwest. Mainly fair. Good.

West Central Section

Easterly or southeasterly 3 or 4 in southeast, otherwise southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6. Slight or moderate in southeast, moderate becoming moderate or rough in northwest. Rain, drizzle and fog patches, perhaps thundery later, in west, mainly fair in east. Moderate or good occasionally very poor in west, good in east.

Denmark Strait

Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, but variable 2 to 4 becoming southerly 3 to 5 in far north. Moderate or rough becoming moderate, but slight or moderate just north of iceland and near greenland coast. Occasional drizzle and fog banks, but mainly fair just north of iceland. Moderate to very poor, occasionally good just north of iceland.

North Iceland

In northern half of area

Northerly or northwesterly, backing southwesterly later, 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally slight in north. Occasional drizzle, fog patches in west. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in west.

In southern half of area

Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later, then southwesterly 3 to 5 later in west. Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate just north of iceland. Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches at first in southeast and later in west. Moderate or good, occasionally poor and very poor at first in southeast and later in west.

Norwegian Basin

Variable 2 to 4 at first in southeast, otherwise westerly or southwesterly, veering northwesterly later, 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally rough in northwest and slight in southeast. Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches at first in northwest. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first in northwest.

Outlook for following 24 hours

Gales expected in West Northern Section.

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