HS 011

high seas bulletin for Metarea 1 issued at 2000 on Saturday 07 November 2009 by the Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom

No storms

General synopsis at 071200utc, low 55 north 10 west 984 expected 48 north 02 east 1001 by 081200utc. Low 49 north 51 west 989 expected 57 north 42 west 973 by same time. Lows 58 north 02 west 987 and 61 north 05 west 987 losing their identities by that time. At 071200utc, low 68 north 02 east 1004 expected 73 north 02 east 1008 by 081200utc. High 41 north 22 west 1034 expected 38 north 21 west 1034 by same time. High 64 north 45 west 1017 expected 70 north 23 west 1019 by that time

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Sole northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, veering northerly 5 to 7 later. Very rough or high, occasionally very high at first. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Shannon Rockall northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7 later. High or very high, perhaps phenomenal in Shannon at first, becoming very rough later. Squally showers. Moderate or poor

Bailey cyclonic or northerly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times. Very rough or high, decreasing rough. Showers. Moderate or good

Faeroes southeast Iceland cyclonic, mainly easterly, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later. Rough or very rough. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

East northern section in east, northerly or northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in south, becoming variable, then southeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 6 to gale 8 later. High in south at first, otherwise rough or very rough. Showers, rain later. Good becoming moderate or poor. In west, northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in south, becoming variable, then southeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, veering southwesterly 5 to 7 in southwest later. High in south at first, otherwise rough or very rough. Showers, then rain. Good becoming moderate or poor

West northern section in north, northerly veering easterly or southeasterly 5 or 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, backing northeasterly later in far northwest. Rough or very rough. Rain at times with snow in northwest. Good becoming moderate or poor, occasionally very poor in snow in northwest. Light icing in far northwest with temperatures ms02 to ms04. In southeast, variable becoming southeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, veering southerly and decreasing 6 for a time. Rough or very rough, becoming high later. Rain then showers. Moderate or poor, occasionally good. In southwest, southeasterly veering south or southwesterly, 7 to severe gale 9, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 in far west later. Rough or very rough, becoming high later. Rain then wintry showers. Moderate or poor, occasionally good

East central section in northeast, northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, backing westerly 4 or 5, then backing southeasterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 in far north. Very high at first in east, otherwise very rough or high. Showers then rain. Good becoming moderate or poor. In northwest, westerly backing southeasterly 5 or 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, veering southwesterly later. Very rough or high. Rain at times. Moderate or poor. In south, southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8. Very high at first in east, otherwise very rough or high. Rain or drizzle. Moderate or poor

West central section in south, southwesterly veering westerly 6 to gale 8. Very rough increasing high. Rain, showers later in west. Moderate or poor, becoming good in west. In north, southeasterly veering southwesterly 6 to gale 8, increasing gale 8 to severe gale 9. Very rough. Rain, then showers, wintry in northwest. Moderate or poor, becoming occasionally good

Denmark Strait cyclonic 4 or 5 at first in south, otherwise easterly or northeasterly 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 near Greenland later. Rough or very rough. Snow at times, though mainly rain near Iceland. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor in snow. Light to moderate icing near Greenland, becoming severe later, temperatures between ms04 and ms08

North Iceland in north, northerly or northeasterly 5 or 6, becoming variable 3 or 4 later. Moderate or rough. Wintry showers, then fair. Good, occasionally poor at first. In south, easterly or southeasterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later. Rough. Mainly fair. Good

Norwegian Basin in north, northerly backing northwesterly 5 or 6, becoming cyclonic in northeast. Moderate or rough. Showers in east, otherwise mainly fair. Moderate or good. In south, easterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4 in north later. Rough or very rough. Mainly fair. Moderate or good

Outlook for following 24 hours: storms expected in west northern section and Denmark Strait. Severe gales expected in Rockall, Bailey, Faeroes, southeast Iceland, east northern section, west northern section, east central section, west central section, north Iceland and Norwegian Basin. Gales expected in Shannon

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