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High seas forecast
The high seas forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, on Sunday 08 November 2009 at 0800
There are storm warnings in Denmark Strait, West Central Section, West Northern Section.
The General synopsis
At 080000UTC, low 55 north 45 west 978 expected 61 north 36 west 973 by 090000UTC. Low 70 north 02 east 1007 expected 72 north 08 east 1011 by same time. Lows 64 north 25 west 1008 and 60 north 03 west 995 both losing their identities by that time. New high expected 57 north 05 west 1019 by 090000UTC
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours from Sunday 08 November 2009 at 0800
Sole
- Wind:
- Northwest 6 to gale 8, veering north 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4 at times later.
- Sea State:
- Very rough or high.
- Weather:
- Rain or showers, squally at first.
- Visibility:
- Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Shannon
- Wind:
- Northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 or 4, backing south 5 to 7 later.
- Sea State:
- Very rough or high becoming rough.
- Weather:
- Rain later.
- Visibility:
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind:
- Cyclonic or northwest 5 or 6, becoming variable 3 or 4 for a time, becoming southeast 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea State:
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough, but high at first in south.
- Weather:
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility:
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Bailey
- Wind:
- Cyclonic or northwest 5 or 6, becoming variable 3 or 4 for a time, becoming southeast 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea State:
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather:
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility:
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Faeroes
- Wind:
- Easterly or cyclonic becoming southeasterly, 5 to 7, decreasing 3 or 4 at times.
- Sea State:
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather:
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility:
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind:
- Easterly or cyclonic becoming southeasterly, 5 to 7, decreasing 3 or 4 at times, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea State:
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather:
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility:
- Good, occasionally poor.
East Northern Section
- Wind:
- Variable 3 or 4 at first in north and east, otherwise southeasterly veering southwesterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times.
- Sea State:
- rough or very rough, becoming high or very high in southwest later.
- Weather:
- rain then squally showers.
- Visibility:
- moderate or good, occasionally poor.
West Northern Section
- Wind:
- Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, increasing storm 10 at times.
- Sea State:
- rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high, occasionally very high in far southeast later.
- Weather:
- rain then squally showers, snow at times in far northwest.
- Visibility:
- moderate or good occasionally poor, occasionally very poor in snow in far northwest. light icing in far northwest near greenland coast later.
East Central Section
- Wind:
- Variable 4 becoming southeasterly 5 to 7 at first in northeast, otherwise westerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in northwest later.
- Sea State:
- very rough or high, becoming rough at times.
- Weather:
- occasional rain or drizzle.
- Visibility:
- moderate or poor, occasionally good.
West Central Section
in south
- Wind:
- Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, veering westerly or northwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 4 later.
- Sea State:
- very rough.
- Weather:
- occasional rain or drizzle then mainly fair.
- Visibility:
- moderate or poor, becoming good.
West Central Section
in north
- Wind:
- Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, veering westerly 7 to severe gale 9, increasing storm 10 for a time in far north.
- Sea State:
- very rough or high, occasionally very high in far northeast later.
- Weather:
- occasional rain or drizzle then mainly fair.
- Visibility:
- moderate or poor, becoming good.
Denmark Strait
- Wind:
- Easterly or northeasterly 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally 4 at first in east, occasionally storm 10 later in west.
- Sea State:
- moderate or rough becoming very rough or high.
- Weather:
- rain in south and east, snow in north and west.
- Visibility:
- moderate or poor, occasionally very poor in north and west in snow. light to moderate icing near greenland, becoming moderate or severe later with temperatures between ms02 and ms07.
North Iceland
in north
- Wind:
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 or 4, backing easterly 5 or 6.
- Sea State:
- moderate.
- Weather:
- occasional rain and snow, fair for a time.
- Visibility:
- moderate or good, occasionally poor, occasionally very poor in far northwest in snow. light icing for a time in far northwest with temperatures ms02 to ms03.
North Iceland
in south
- Wind:
- Easterly 4 or 5, increasing 5 to 7.
- Sea State:
- moderate, occasionally rough in far south.
- Weather:
- occasional rain, becoming widespread later.
- Visibility:
- moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Norwegian Basin
in north
- Wind:
- Cyclonic 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
- Sea State:
- moderate.
- Weather:
- showers, wintry at times.
- Visibility:
- moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Norwegian Basin
in south
- Wind:
- Northeasterly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4, then southeasterly 5 or 6 later.
- Sea State:
- rough becoming moderate.
- Weather:
- fair.
- Visibility:
- moderate or good.
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