High seas forecast

The high seas forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, on Saturday 21 November 2009 at 2000

There are storm warnings in East Central Section, East Northern Section, Denmark Strait, West Central Section, Shannon, West Northern Section, Rockall.

The General synopsis

At 211200UTC, low 55 north 22 west 959 expected 55 north 09 west 960 by 221200UTC. New low expected 62 north 42 west 992 by same time. New low expected 53 north 34 west 997 by that time. at 211200UTC, low 69 north 15 east 981 expected 72 north 10 east 989 by 221200UTC. Low 68 north 03 west 988 losing its identity by same time. New low expected 63 north 06 west 974 by that time

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours from Saturday 21 November 2009 at 2000

Sole

Wind:

Southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9.

Sea State:

Very rough or high, becoming very high.

Weather:

Rain or squally showers.

Visibility:

Moderate or poor.

Shannon

Wind:

Southwesterly gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 in north.

Sea State:

High becoming very high, occasionally phenomenal.

Weather:

Rain or squally showers.

Visibility:

Moderate or poor.

Rockall

Wind:

Southerly 6 to gale 8 becoming cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 for a time in south.

Sea State:

Very rough or high, occasionally very high later.

Weather:

Rain or squally showers.

Visibility:

Moderate or poor.

Bailey

Wind:

East or southeast becoming cyclonic or northeast 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times.

Sea State:

Very rough, occasionally high.

Weather:

Rain or squally showers.

Visibility:

Moderate or poor.

Faeroes

Wind:

East becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.

Sea State:

Very rough, occasionally high later.

Weather:

Rain or squally showers.

Visibility:

Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Wind:

Easterly backing northeasterly 7 to severe gale 9.

Sea State:

Mainly very rough.

Weather:

Occasional rain.

Visibility:

Moderate or good.

East Northern Section

 in northwest

Wind:

Northeasterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times, occasionally severe gale 9 for a time in southeast.

Sea State:

rough or very rough, occasionally high for a time in southeast.

Weather:

occasional rain.

Visibility:

moderate or good, occasionally poor.

East Northern Section

 in northeast

Wind:

Easterly backing northeasterly 7 to severe gale 9.

Sea State:

rough becoming very rough, occasionally high.

Weather:

occasional rain.

Visibility:

moderate or good, occasionally poor.

East Northern Section

 in south

Wind:

Cyclonic becoming mainly northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 in southwest, decreasing 5 to 7 later.

Sea State:

very rough or high.

Weather:

rain or squally showers.

Visibility:

moderate or poor.

West Northern Section

 in northeast

Wind:

Easterly backing northeasterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.

Sea State:

very rough.

Weather:

occasional rain.

Visibility:

moderate or good.

West Northern Section

 in northwest

Wind:

Cyclonic or northeasterly gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 in far north, decreasing 7 to severe gale 9 later.

Sea State:

very rough or high.

Weather:

rain or snow.

Visibility:

moderate or poor, occasionally very poor. moderate icing in far northwest.

West Northern Section

 in south

Wind:

Westerly or northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first in east.

Sea State:

very rough or high.

Weather:

occasional rain in east, wintry showers in west.

Visibility:

moderate or poor.

East Central Section

 in north

Wind:

Cyclonic becoming westerly severe gale 9 to violent storm 11 decreasing 7 to severe gale 9 later then 5 or 6 in west.

Sea State:

high or very high, occasionally phenomenal for a time in east.

Weather:

rain or squally showers.

Visibility:

moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

East Central Section

 in south

Wind:

Westerly 7 to severe gale 9, increasing storm 10 at times.

Sea State:

high or very high.

Weather:

rain or squally showers.

Visibility:

moderate or poor.

West Central Section

 in east

Wind:

Westerly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first in northeast, becoming cyclonic or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later in south.

Sea State:

very rough or high, occasionally very high at first in east.

Weather:

rain or squally showers.

Visibility:

moderate or poor.

West Central Section

 in west

Wind:

Westerly 5 to 7 becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8.

Sea State:

mainly very rough.

Weather:

rain or squally showers, occasional snow in north.

Visibility:

moderate or poor.

Denmark Strait

 in west

Wind:

Northeasterly gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 in southwest, decreasing 6 to gale 8 later.

Sea State:

very rough.

Weather:

snow, with rain in far south.

Visibility:

poor or very poor. severe icing with temperatures ms02 to ms04 in south, ms05 to ms08 in north.

Denmark Strait

 in east

Wind:

Northeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 near Iceland.

Sea State:

rough or very rough.

Weather:

occasional snow.

Visibility:

moderate or poor. moderate to severe icing in north with temperatures ms06 to ms09.

North Iceland

Wind:

Northerly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.

Sea State:

rough or very rough.

Weather:

occasional rain or snow.

Visibility:

moderate or good becoming moderate or poor, occasionally very poor later. light to moderate icing in northwest with temperatures ms02 to ms05.

Norwegian Basin

 in north

Wind:

Cyclonic 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times, becoming northeasterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later in west.

Sea State:

rough or very rough.

Weather:

occasional rain, with snow at times in far northwest.

Visibility:

moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Norwegian Basin

 in south

Wind:

Westerly becoming cyclonic or northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later, backing northerly 7 to severe gale 9 later in west.

Sea State:

rough or very rough, occasionally high at first.

Weather:

occasional rain.

Visibility:

moderate or good, occasionally poor.