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Denmark Strait North Iceland Norwegian Basin West Northern Section East Northern Section West Central Section East Central Section South-east Iceland Faeroes Bailey Rockall Shannon Sole Show all regions and types

Updated: 0802 on Sun 05 Jul 2009

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The general synopsis at 0800 Sun 05 Jul

At 050000UTC, low 54 north 17 west 998 expected 54 north 09 west 999 by 060000UTC. Low 58 north 41 west 1011 losing its identity by same time. High 76 north 04 west 1029 expected 74 north 05 west 1027 by that time. New lows expected 50 north 49 west 999 and 58 north 18 west 1004 by 060000UTC

  
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The high seas forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, on Sunday 05 July 2009 at 0800
There are no storm warnings currently in force
The General synopsis
At 050000UTC, low 54 north 17 west 998 expected 54 north 09 west 999 by 060000UTC. Low 58 north 41 west 1011 losing its identity by same time. High 76 north 04 west 1029 expected 74 north 05 west 1027 by that time. New lows expected 50 north 49 west 999 and 58 north 18 west 1004 by 060000UTC

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours from Sunday 05 July 2009 at 0800

Sole
  Wind:  Westerly or southwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7.
  Sea State:  Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
  Weather:  Squally showers.
  Visibility:  Good.

Shannon
  Wind:  West or southwest 5 to 7, veering northwest later.
  Sea State:  Moderate or rough.
  Weather:  Rain or squally showers.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good.

Rockall
  Wind:  Cyclonic becoming northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
  Sea State:  Moderate occasionally slight later.
  Weather:  Rain or showers.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good.

Bailey
  Wind:  Easterly or southeasterly backing northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in north.
  Sea State:  Slight or moderate, becoming rough later in north.
  Weather:  Rain or thundery showers, fog patches.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Faeroes
  Wind:  Easterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in north.
  Sea State:  Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north.
  Weather:  Rain or showers, fog patches.
  Visibility:  Moderate, occasionally very poor.

Southeast Iceland
  Wind:  Northeasterly 5 to 7.
  Sea State:  Moderate or rough.
  Weather:  Rain or showers, thundery at first.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

East Northern Section
 In north
  Wind:  Easterly 5 to 7, but 4 in northwest.
  Sea State:  Moderate or rough.
  Weather:  Rain or showers, thundery for a time.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

East Northern Section
 In southeast
  Wind:  Northerly 3 or 4, backing northwesterly 4 or 5.
  Sea State:  Slight or moderate.
  Weather:  Showers.
  Visibility:  Good.

East Northern Section
 In southwest
  Wind:  Northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, backing westerly 3 or 4.
  Sea State:  Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first.
  Weather:  Rain or showers.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good.

West Northern Section
 In northwest
  Wind:  Northeasterly 6 to gale 8.
  Sea State:  Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
  Weather:  Occasional rain.
  Visibility:  Moderate or poor.

West Northern Section
 In northeast
  Wind:  Cyclonic becoming easterly 4 or 5.
  Sea State:  Moderate or rough.
  Weather:  Rain at times.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

West Northern Section
 In southeast
  Wind:  Westerly or northwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4.
  Sea State:  Moderate occasionally rough at first.
  Weather:  Rain or showers, mainly fair later.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good.

West Northern Section
 In southwest
  Wind:  Cyclonic 4 or 5, increasing 6 for a time, becoming easterly later.
  Sea State:  Slight or moderate.
  Weather:  Rain at times.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.

East Central Section
 In northeast
  Wind:  Northwesterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5, but cyclonic 4 or 5 for a time in east.
  Sea State:  Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in southeast.
  Weather:  Rain or squally showers.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good.

East Central Section
 In southwest
  Wind:  Northwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing 3 or 4 in southwest.
  Sea State:  Rough becoming moderate in southwest.
  Weather:  Showers then fair.
  Visibility:  Good.

West Central Section
 In east
  Wind:  Northwesterly backing southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
  Sea State:  Moderate occasionally rough at first.
  Weather:  Rain or drizzle in north.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good, occasionally poor in north.

West Central Section
 In west
  Wind:  Southerly or southwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in north, backing easterly or southeasterly 5 to 7.
  Sea State:  Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
  Weather:  Rain or drizzle, fog patches later.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good, becoming poor, occasionally very poor later.

Denmark Strait
  Wind:  Northeasterly 6 to gale 8.
  Sea State:  Rough.
  Weather:  Rain at times, with occasional sleet near greenland coast, fog patches in southeast.
  Visibility:  Moderate, occasionally very poor.

North Iceland
 In north
  Wind:  Easterly or northeasterly 3 or 4.
  Sea State:  Slight or moderate.
  Weather:  Occasional rain or drizzle.
  Visibility:  Fog patches for a time. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

North Iceland
 In south
  Wind:  Easterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in west.
  Sea State:  Slight or moderate.
  Weather:  Occasional drizzle.
  Visibility:  Moderate, occasionally poor.

Norwegian Basin
 In northwest
  Wind:  Easterly or northeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times.
  Sea State:  Slight or moderate.
  Weather:  Mainly fair.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good.

Norwegian Basin
 In southeast
  Wind:  Northeasterly 5 or 6.
  Sea State:  Moderate or rough.
  Weather:  Drizzle at times.
  Visibility:  Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Sea area gale warnings, issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Last updated on Sunday 05 July 2009 at 1617.

There are no gale warnings currently in force