High seas forecast and storm warnings

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Updated: 2001 UTC on Fri 03 Feb 2012

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The high seas forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, on Friday 03 February 2012 at 2000 UTC

There are storm warnings in East Northern Section.

General synopsis

At 031200 UTC, low 57 north 31 west 987 expected 64 north 22 west 984 by 041200 UTC. New low expected 66 north 19 west 985 by same time. Low 69 north 19 west 1007 expected 78 north 12 west 994 by that time. at 031200 UTC, high 52 north 05 west 1041 expected 44 north 11 west 1042 by 041200 UTC. New low expected 43 north 48 west 969 by same time. Low 61 north 40 west 985 losing its identity by that time

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

From Friday 03 February 2012 at 2000 UTC.

Sole

South or southwest 5 to 7.
Rough.
Rain.
Moderate or good.

Shannon

Southwest veering west or northwest 5 or 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 for a time.
Rough or very rough.
Rain.
Moderate or poor.

Rockall

Southerly veering westerly 6 to gale 8.
Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high.
Rain then showers.
Moderate or poor, becoming good.

Bailey

Southerly veering westerly 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high.
Rain then showers.
Moderate or poor, becoming good.

Faeroes

Southerly or southeasterly, veering southwesterly later, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
Very rough or high.
Rain or showers.
Good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Southerly or southeasterly, veering southwesterly later, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
Very rough or high.
Rain or showers.
Good, occasionally poor.

East Northern Section

In north

Cyclonic becoming westerly, 7 to severe gale 9, increasing severe gale 9 or storm 10 in south for a time.
Very rough or high.
Rain or squally showers.
Moderate or poor.

In south

Southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9 decreasing 5 to 7, backing southerly or southeasterly in southwest later.
Very rough or high.
Squally showers, then rain in southwest.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor, becoming moderate or poor in southwest later.

West Northern Section

Cyclonic, but mainly westerly in south until later, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in east.
Rough or very rough, occasionally high in east.
Sleet, snow or squally wintry showers in north, squally showers then rain in south.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor in north, becoming poor in far south.

East Central Section

Mainly westerly or southwesterly, backing southerly in west, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Very rough or high, but mainly rough in far south.
Occasional rain, showers in northeast for a time, mainly fair in southeast.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

West Central Section

Cyclonic or southwesterly 5 to 7, becoming southerly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 in southwest later.
Rough or very rough, but high in east at first and southwest later.
Showers in north at first, otherwise rain or drizzle.
Good in north at first otherwise moderate or poor.

Denmark Strait

Easterly or southeasterly, backing northerly or northeasterly, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in southeast at first and east later.
Rough or very rough, but high in south at first.
Rain or sleet in southeast for a time otherwise snow or squally wintry showers.
Moderate or poor in southeast, otherwise moderate or good, occasionally poor. Light or moderate icing near ice edge with temperatures ms02 to ms05, becoming severe in far northeast later.

North Iceland

Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
Rough or very rough, but high in far southeast.
Rain or snow, but mainly fair in south at first and north later.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor, but good in south at first and north for a time later. Light to moderate icing near ice edge in north at first, becoming severe for a time, with temperatures ms02 to ms05.

Norwegian Basin

Southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7 increasing 7 to severe gale 9 except in far northeast, veering southwesterly 5 or 6 in west later.
Rough becoming very rough or high except in far northeast.
Rain in west, sleet or snow in east.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor in east. Light to moderate icing near coast in far northeast with temperatures ms02 to ms05.

Outlook for following 24 hours

From 2000 UTC on Sat 04 Feb 2012.

Risk of storms in east Norwegian Basin. Severe gales expected in Bailey, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland, both northern sections, West Central Section and Denmark Strait. Gales expected in Rockall and north Iceland.

 

Unscheduled storm warnings are broadcast via Safetynet and in bulletin WONT54 EGRR available via some internet and ftpmail outlets

Storm warnings, issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Last updated on Friday 03 February 2012 at 2001 UTC.

All storm warnings currently in force

East Northern Section, issued on Friday 03 February 2012 at 2000 UTC
     At 031200 UTC, low 57 north 31 west 987 expected 64 north 22 west 984 by 041200 UTC. Winds will reach storm force 10 between 60 and 120 miles of the centre in the southern quadrant in East Northern Section after 040400 UTC.