Coast and sea
The general synopsis for UK
At 300000UTC, complex low 57 north 36 west 998 and 64 north 37 west 997 expected single centre 65 north 35 west 984 by 010000UTC. New low expected north coast of Iceland 994 by same time
Issued at: .
For the period to .
High seas forecast and storm warnings map
Sole
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly, backing westerly or northwesterly later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Shannon
- Wind
- North backing west or northwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Rough becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming moderate or poor later.
Rockall
- Wind
- Northwest backing south or southwest, 3 to 5, veering west or northwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers then rain, fog patches developing.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first and very poor later.
Bailey
- Wind
- Northwest backing south or southwest, 3 to 5, veering west or northwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers then rain, fog patches developing.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first and very poor later.
Faeroes
- Wind
- West or northwest backing south or southwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Rough at first in south, otherwise slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers then fair, then rain and fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming moderate to very poor later.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming southerly 4 to 6, veering westerly or southwesterly 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight near iceland.
- Weather
- Rain later, fog patches, especially in north.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
East Northern Section
- Wind
- Southeasterly at first in far north, otherwise southerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6, veering westerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in far west.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in west.
- Weather
- Rain for a time, perhaps thundery, then showers, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate to very poor becoming moderate or good.
West Northern Section
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming southwesterly 6 to gale 8 in south and east.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in south and east.
- Weather
- Rain, perhaps thundery in east, then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor becoming moderate or good.
In north
- Wind
- Southerly at first in northeast, otherwise westerly or southwesterly, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
In south
East Central Section
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Fair then rain, then becoming fair again later in north.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming moderate or poor for a time.
In southeastern half of the area
- Wind
- Southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in far north, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming rough in north.
- Weather
- Rain, perhaps thundery, then becoming fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, becoming good.
In northwestern half of the area
West Central Section
- Wind
- Southwesterly at first in southeast, otherwise northwesterly, 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Rough at first in north, otherwise moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at first in southeast, otherwise fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor at first in southeast, otherwise good.
In south
- Wind
- Northwesterly backing southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in far north.
- Sea state
- Very rough at first in north, otherwise rough.
- Weather
- Thundery rain at first in far east, then rain or drizzle developing in far northwest, otherwise fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first in far east, and also becoming poor at times in far northwest.
In north
Denmark Strait
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 for a time in west within 50 miles of the greenland coast.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in south.
- Weather
- Rain at times, perhaps freezing rain in far north, fog banks, but becoming mainly fair in south.
- Visibility
- Moderate to very poor, occasionally good.
North Iceland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 at first in south and east, otherwise southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, then becoming cyclonic later, and decreasing 3 later in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Fog banks, or perhaps extensive fog at times, rain developing in south and west.
- Visibility
- Moderate to very poor, occasionally good.
Norwegian Basin
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly, veering northwesterly for a time, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first and 3 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for following 24 hours
Risk of gales at first in West Northern Section.
Unscheduled storm warnings are broadcast via Safetynet and in bulletin WONT54 EGRR available via some internet and ftpmail outlets
The high seas forecast information
High seas forecasts are issued twice daily at 0930 and 2130 GMT and cover the next 24 hours and outlooks for the following 24 hours.
The part of the North Atlantic known as Metarea I is divided into twelve sea areas, six of which are also in the Shipping forecast.
The high seas forecast contains a general synopsis and sea-area forecasts containing forecast wind direction and force, weather and visibility for the next 24 hours with an outlook for the following 24 hours.
Marine forecasts disclaimer
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