High seas forecast and storm warnings

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Updated: 2003 on Sat 07 Nov 2009

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The high seas forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, on Saturday 07 November 2009 at 2000

There are no storm warnings currently in force.

The 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

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours from Saturday 07 November 2009 at 2000

Sole

Wind:

Northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, veering northerly 5 to 7 later.

Sea State:

Very rough or high, occasionally very high at first.

Weather:

Squally showers.

Visibility:

Good, occasionally poor.

Shannon

Wind:

Northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7 later.

Sea State:

High or very high, perhaps phenomenal at first, becoming very rough later.

Weather:

Squally showers.

Visibility:

Moderate or poor.

Rockall

Wind:

Northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7 later.

Sea State:

High or very high, becoming very rough later.

Weather:

Squally showers.

Visibility:

Moderate or poor.

Bailey

Wind:

Cyclonic or northerly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times.

Sea State:

Very rough or high, decreasing rough.

Weather:

Showers.

Visibility:

Moderate or good.

Faeroes

Wind:

Cyclonic, mainly easterly, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.

Sea State:

Rough or very rough.

Weather:

Rain or squally showers.

Visibility:

Good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Wind:

Cyclonic, mainly easterly, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.

Sea State:

Rough or very rough.

Weather:

Rain or squally showers.

Visibility:

Good, occasionally poor.

East Northern Section

 in east

Wind:

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.

Sea State:

high in south at first, otherwise rough or very rough.

Weather:

showers, rain later.

Visibility:

good becoming moderate or poor.

East Northern Section

 in west

Wind:

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.

Sea State:

high in south at first, otherwise rough or very rough.

Weather:

showers, then rain.

Visibility:

good becoming moderate or poor.

West Northern Section

 in north

Wind:

Northerly veering easterly or southeasterly 5 or 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, backing northeasterly later in far northwest.

Sea State:

rough or very rough.

Weather:

rain at times with snow in northwest.

Visibility:

good becoming moderate or poor, occasionally very poor in snow in northwest. light icing in far northwest with temperatures ms02 to ms04.

West Northern Section

 in southeast

Wind:

Variable becoming southeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, veering southerly and decreasing 6 for a time.

Sea State:

rough or very rough, becoming high later.

Weather:

rain then showers.

Visibility:

moderate or poor, occasionally good.

West Northern Section

 in southwest

Wind:

Southeasterly veering south or southwesterly, 7 to severe gale 9, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 in far west later.

Sea State:

rough or very rough, becoming high later.

Weather:

rain then wintry showers.

Visibility:

moderate or poor, occasionally good.

East Central Section

 in northeast

Wind:

Northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, backing westerly 4 or 5, then backing southeasterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 in far north.

Sea State:

very high at first in east, otherwise very rough or high.

Weather:

showers then rain.

Visibility:

good becoming moderate or poor.

East Central Section

 in northwest

Wind:

Westerly backing southeasterly 5 or 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, veering southwesterly later.

Sea State:

very rough or high.

Weather:

rain at times.

Visibility:

moderate or poor.

East Central Section

 in south

Wind:

Southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.

Sea State:

very high at first in east, otherwise very rough or high.

Weather:

rain or drizzle.

Visibility:

moderate or poor.

West Central Section

 in south

Wind:

Southwesterly veering westerly 6 to gale 8.

Sea State:

very rough increasing high.

Weather:

rain, showers later in west.

Visibility:

moderate or poor, becoming good in west.

West Central Section

 in north

Wind:

Southeasterly veering southwesterly 6 to gale 8, increasing gale 8 to severe gale 9.

Sea State:

very rough.

Weather:

rain, then showers, wintry in northwest.

Visibility:

moderate or poor, becoming occasionally good.

Denmark Strait

Wind:

Cyclonic 4 or 5 at first in south, otherwise easterly or northeasterly 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 near greenland later.

Sea State:

rough or very rough.

Weather:

snow at times, though mainly rain near Iceland.

Visibility:

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

Wind:

Northerly or northeasterly 5 or 6, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.

Sea State:

moderate or rough.

Weather:

wintry showers, then fair.

Visibility:

good, occasionally poor at first.

North Iceland

 in south

Wind:

Easterly or southeasterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.

Sea State:

rough.

Weather:

mainly fair.

Visibility:

good.

Norwegian Basin

 in north

Wind:

Northerly backing northwesterly 5 or 6, becoming cyclonic in northeast.

Sea State:

moderate or rough.

Weather:

showers in east, otherwise mainly fair.

Visibility:

moderate or good.

Norwegian Basin

 in south

Wind:

Easterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4 in north later.

Sea State:

rough or very rough.

Weather:

mainly fair.

Visibility:

moderate or good.

Sea area gale warnings, issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Last updated on Saturday 07 November 2009 at 1705.

All gale warnings currently in force

Viking, issued on Saturday 07 November 2009 at 1527
     Southeasterly severe gale force 9 now decreasing gale force 8

North Utsire, issued on Saturday 07 November 2009 at 1527
     Southeasterly severe gale force 9 now decreasing gale force 8

South Utsire, issued on Saturday 07 November 2009 at 1527
     Southeasterly severe gale force 9 now decreasing gale force 8

Portland, issued on Saturday 07 November 2009 at 0336
     Westerly gale force 8 continuing

Plymouth, issued on Saturday 07 November 2009 at 0336
     Gale force 8 veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Biscay, issued on Saturday 07 November 2009 at 0938
     Severe gale force 9 now veered northwesterly

Fitzroy, issued on Saturday 07 November 2009 at 0938
     Severe gale force 9 now veered northwesterly

Sole, issued on Saturday 07 November 2009 at 1527
     Northwesterly storm force 10 now decreased severe gale force 9

Lundy, issued on Saturday 07 November 2009 at 0336
     Gale force 8 veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Fastnet, issued on Saturday 07 November 2009 at 1527
     Storm force 10 now veered northwesterly and decreased severe gale force 9

Shannon, issued on Saturday 07 November 2009 at 1527
     Northwesterly storm force 10 now decreased severe gale force 9

Rockall, issued on Saturday 07 November 2009 at 1527
     Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon

Malin, issued on Saturday 07 November 2009 at 0938
     But northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

Fair Isle, issued on Saturday 07 November 2009 at 1527
     Gale force 8 now backed easterly

Faeroes, issued on Saturday 07 November 2009 at 1527
     Easterly gale force 8 continuing

Southeast Iceland, issued on Saturday 07 November 2009 at 0938
     Easterly gale force 8 continuing