High seas forecast and storm warnings

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Updated: 2001 UTC on Wed 19 Jun 2013

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The high seas forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, on Wednesday 19 June 2013 at 2000 UTC

There are no storm warnings currently in force.

General synopsis

At 191200 UTC, low 52 north 30 west 1006 expected 56 north 10 west 1005 by 201200 UTC. High 39 north 31 west 1034 moving away southwards by same time. New low moving steadily northeastwards, expected 51 north 44 west 1000 by that time. at 191200 UTC, low 61 north 26 west 990 expected 66 north 15 west 997 by 201200 UTC. New low expected 74 north 03 east 1002 by same time.

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

From Wednesday 19 June 2013 at 2000 UTC.

Sole

Northwest, backing southwest for a time, 5 or 6.
Moderate or rough.
Occasional rain, fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Shannon

South or southwest, veering west or northwest, 5 or 6.
Moderate or rough.
Rain with fog patches, then showers.
Moderate, occasionally very poor, becoming mainly good.

Rockall

South or southwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times.
Rough or very rough.
Occasional rain or showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Bailey

South or southwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times.
Rough or very rough.
Occasional rain or showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes

South or southwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times.
Rough or very rough.
Occasional rain or showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Southwesterly 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 4 or 5 later.
Rough or very rough.
Rain or showers, fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

East Northern Section

In northwest

Northwesterly 4 or 5.
Rough or very rough, becoming moderate later.
Mainly fair.
Mainly good.

In northeast

Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming westerly 4 or 5.
Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first in southwest, becoming moderate or rough later.
Occasional rain then showers.
Moderate or poor, becoming mainly good.

In south

Westerly 5 to 7, decreasing 4, backing southeasterly 4 or 5 later in far southwest.
Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first in north, becoming moderate or rough later.
Occasional rain then showers.
Moderate, occasionally poor, becoming mainly good.

West Northern Section

In north

Variable, mainly northerly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in east.
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

In south

Westerly 5 or 6, becoming variable 4, then easterly 5 to 7 later.
Rough or very rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Fog patches, rain later in south.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

East Central Section

In north

Cyclonic, mainly westerly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 for a time.
Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
Occasional rain, fair for a time.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

In south

Westerly, backing southwesterly later, 5 or 6, decreasing 4 for a time.
Moderate or rough.
Occasional rain or drizzle.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

West Central Section

In south

Westerly 5 to 7, backing southwesterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 for a time.
Moderate or rough.
Occasional rain or showers, fog patches, mainly in west.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

In north

Westerly 5 or 6, decreasing 4, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later in west.
Moderate or rough.
Mainly fair, then rain.
Good, becoming moderate or poor.

Denmark Strait

Northerly or northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first in southeast, becoming variable 3 or less near greenland.
Moderate or rough.
Fog patches.
Moderate, occasionally very poor.

North Iceland

In north

Variable, mainly northerly or northeasterly, 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain, fog patches.
Poor or very poor.

In south

Easterly or southeasterly, becoming cyclonic, 5 or 6.
Slight or moderate north of iceland, otherwise moderate or rough, becoming very rough at times in southeast.
Occasional rain, fog patches.
Moderate, occasionally very poor.

Norwegian Basin

Southerly or southwesterly 5 or 6.
Moderate in east, rough in west.
Occasional rain or showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Outlook for following 24 hours

From 2000 UTC on Thu 20 Jun 2013.

Storms expected in East Central Section and West Central Section. Gales expected in Shannon, East Northern Section and West Northern Section.

 

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 Wednesday 19 June 2013 at 2001 UTC.

There are no storm warnings currently in force