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high seas bulletin for Metarea 1
issued at 2000 on Thursday 02 July 2009
by the Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
No storms
General synopsis
at 021200utc, low 55 north 29 west 1003 expected 53 north 20 west 999
by 031200utc. Lows 49 north 22 west 1007 and 49 north 10 west 1014
both losing their identities by same time. New low expected 58 north
14 west 1003 by that time
Area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Sole
southerly or southeasterly 3 or 4, veering southwesterly 4 or 5,
occasionally 6 later in west. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough
later in west. Showers. Moderate or good
Shannon
south 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers.
Moderate or good
Rockall Bailey
east veering south or southeast 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times, but
cyclonic for a time in Bailey. Slight or moderate. Rain or thundery
showers. Moderate or good
Faeroes
east or southeast 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times. Slight or moderate.
Fog patches, thundery rain. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Southeast Iceland
southerly 3 or 4, backing northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Slight or moderate. Occasional rain, thundery at times. Moderate or
good
East northern section
southeasterly backing northerly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later. Slight
or moderate. Rain or showers, thundery at times in east, fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
West northern section
northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first in
southwest, but cyclonic at first in far southeast. Moderate,
occasionally rough in southwest. Rain or showers, fog patches in
east. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in east
East central section
in south, westerly 5 or 6, increasing 7 for a time. Rough,
occasionally moderate at first. Squally showers. Moderate or good.
In north, cyclonic 4 or 5, decreasing 3 at times. Slight or moderate,
occasionally rough in south. Rain or showers. Moderate or good,
occasionally poor
West central section
northwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 in southwest. Moderate or rough.
Rain or showers, mainly fair later. Moderate or good
Denmark Strait
in north and west, northeasterly 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Rain,
with sleet near Greenland coast. Moderate or poor.
In southeast, easterly or southeasterly backing northeasterly 3 or 4,
increasing 6 at times. Slight or moderate. Rain, fog patches.
Moderate, occasionally very poor
North Iceland
variable becoming easterly or northeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5
later in far west. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain or drizzle,
fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor
Norwegian Basin
variable becoming easterly or southeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 for
a time in far northeast. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain or
drizzle, fog patches, mainly fair later in southeast. Moderate or
good, occasionally very poor
Outlook for following 24 hours:
gales expected in east northern section, east central section and
Denmark Strait
Unscheduled storm warnings are broadcast via safetynet and in
bulletin wont54 EGRR available via some internet and ftpmail
outlets
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