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High seas forecast
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The high seas forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, on Saturday 04 July 2009 at 2000
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There are no storm warnings currently in force
The General synopsis
At 041200UTC, low 54 north 18 west 999 expected 53 north 12 west 998 by 051200 UTC. Low 57 north 48 west 1011 expected 56 north 34 west 1010 by same time. New low expected 63 north 34 west 1008 by that time. at 041200UTC, high 43 north 36 west 1025 expected 44 north 32 west 1023 by 051200UTC. High 74 north 01 east 1030 expected 75 north 05 west 1029 by same time
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours from Saturday 04 July 2009 at 2000
Sole
Wind: South or southwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good.
Shannon
Wind: Southerly or southeasterly, becoming cyclonic later, 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7 in south for a time.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in south.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good.
Rockall
Wind: Southerly or southeasterly, becoming cyclonic later, 4 or 5.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good.
Bailey
Wind: East or southeast 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good.
Faeroes
Wind: In south, easterly or southeasterly 3 or 4 . in north, easterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: In south, showers, fog patches. in north, showers.
Visibility: In south, moderate, occasionally very poor. in north, moderate or good.
Southeast Iceland
Wind: Easterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, increasing rough.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
East Northern Section
In north
Wind: Easterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
East Northern Section
In southeast
Wind: Northeasterly 3 or 4, backing northwesterly 4 or 5.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.
East Northern Section
In southwest
Wind: Northwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7, decreasing 4 or 5.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather: Occasional rain then showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
West Northern Section
In northwest
Wind: Northwesterly backing northeasterly, 4 or 5, increasing 5 to 7 in far northwest later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
West Northern Section
In southeast
Wind: Northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6, becoming cyclonic 3 or 4 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain at times.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
East Central Section
In northeast
Wind: Northwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7, decreasing 4 or 5, but cyclonic, becoming northwesterly 4 or 5 in far northeast.
Sea State: Moderate or rough, but slight in far northeast.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
East Central Section
In southwest
Wind: Northwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in north.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Showers for a time.
Visibility: Good.
West Central Section
In northeast
Wind: Northwesterly 5 or 6 backing westerly 4 or 5 later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough, occasionally slight later.
Weather: Rain at first.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
West Central Section
In southwest
Wind: Variable 3 or 4, becoming southerly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain later.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Denmark Strait
Wind: Northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain at times, with occasional sleet near greenland coast in north, fog patches in southeast.
Visibility: Moderate, occasionally very poor.
North Iceland
In north
Wind: Easterly 3 or 4.
Sea State: Slight.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Fog patches. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
North Iceland
In south
Wind: Northeasterly veering easterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain at first.
Visibility: Fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor.
Norwegian Basin
In northwest
Wind: Easterly or northeasterly 3 or 4.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain at times, fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate, occasionally very poor.
Norwegian Basin
In southeast
Wind: Northeasterly 5 or 6.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional drizzle, fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate, occasionally very poor.
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