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Denmark Strait North Iceland Norwegian Basin West Northern Section East Northern Section West Central Section East Central Section South-east Iceland Faeroes Bailey Rockall Shannon Sole Show all regions and types

Updated: 0802 on Sun 07 Sep 2008

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The general synopsis at 0800 Sun 07 Sep

At 070000UTC, low 62 north 39 west 975 expected 62 north 37 west 984 by 080000UTC. Low 52 north 01 west 996 expected 54 north 04 east 1003 by same time. High 60 north 10 west 1014 expected 67 north 05 east 1017 by that time. New lows expected 53 north 19 west 998, 42 north 17 west 1004 and 52 north 32 west 1004, by 080000UTC

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The high seas forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, on Sunday 07 September 2008 at 0800
There are no storm warnings currently in force
The General synopsis
At 070000UTC, low 62 north 39 west 975 expected 62 north 37 west 984 by 080000UTC. Low 52 north 01 west 996 expected 54 north 04 east 1003 by same time. High 60 north 10 west 1014 expected 67 north 05 east 1017 by that time. New lows expected 53 north 19 west 998, 42 north 17 west 1004 and 52 north 32 west 1004, by 080000UTC

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours from Sunday 07 September 2008 at 0800

Sole
  Wind:  Westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, backing southerly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in west later.
  Sea State:  Moderate or rough.
  Weather:  Showers.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good.

Shannon
  Wind:  Variable 4 becoming southerly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in west later.
  Sea State:  Moderate or rough.
  Weather:  Fair.
  Visibility:  Good.

Rockall
  Wind:  Variable 4 becoming southerly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in west later.
  Sea State:  Moderate or rough.
  Weather:  Fair.
  Visibility:  Good.

Bailey
  Wind:  Variable 4, becoming southeasterly 5 or 6.
  Sea State:  Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west later.
  Weather:  Fair.
  Visibility:  Good.

Faeroes
  Wind:  Variable 4, becoming southeasterly 4 or 5.
  Sea State:  Slight or moderate.
  Weather:  Showers.
  Visibility:  Good.

Southeast Iceland
  Wind:  Southwesterly backing southeasterly, 4 or 5.
  Sea State:  Slight or moderate.
  Weather:  Fair.
  Visibility:  Good.

East Northern Section
 In east
  Wind:  Southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in west.
  Sea State:  Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
  Weather:  Rain at times.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

East Northern Section
 In west
  Wind:  Southeasterly 6 to gale 8 in east at first, otherwise mainly westerly or southwesterly 5 or 6, but becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 in southeast later.
  Sea State:  Rough or very rough.
  Weather:  Rain at times.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

West Northern Section
 In far northwest
  Wind:  Cyclonic 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
  Sea State:  Rough or very rough.
  Weather:  Rain or showers.
  Visibility:  Moderate or poor, occasionally good.

West Northern Section
  Wind:  Elsewhere, westerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in west, but mainly 4 or 5 in far southeast later.
  Sea State:  Rough or very rough, occasionally high.
  Weather:  Showers.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

East Central Section
 In east
  Wind:  Southerly veering westerly 6 to gale 8, but becoming cyclonic in north.
  Sea State:  Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
  Weather:  Rain then showers.
  Visibility:  Moderate or poor, becoming good.

East Central Section
 In west
  Wind:  Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in east at first.
  Sea State:  Rough or very rough.
  Weather:  Rain at times.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

West Central Section
 In east
  Wind:  Northwesterly becoming cyclonic 5 to 7.
  Sea State:  Rough or very rough.
  Weather:  Showers then rain.
  Visibility:  Good, becoming moderate or poor for a time.

West Central Section
 In west
  Wind:  Southwesterly becoming cyclonic then westerly or northwesterly, 5 to 7.
  Sea State:  Rough or very rough.
  Weather:  Rain at times, fair in north later.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Denmark Strait
 In east
  Wind:  Southeasterly 4 or 5.
  Sea State:  Mainly moderate.
  Weather:  Rain at times, fog patches.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good, occasionally poor or very poor.

Denmark Strait
 In west
  Wind:  Easterly or northeasterly 5 to 7.
  Sea State:  Rough or very rough.
  Weather:  Rain, fog patches.
  Visibility:  Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

North Iceland
  Wind:  Mainly southerly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in southeast.
  Sea State:  Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in southeast later.
  Weather:  Fog patches later.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good, occasionally poor or very poor.

Norwegian Basin
  Wind:  Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, but mainly variable 3 or 4 in south.
  Sea State:  Slight or moderate.
  Weather:  Mainly fair.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good, occasionally poor in north.

Sea area gale warnings, issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Last updated on Sunday 07 September 2008 at 1622.

There are no gale warnings currently in force