High seas forecast
The high seas forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, on Tuesday 21 May 2013 at 0800 UTC
There are no storm warnings currently in force.
General synopsis
At 210000 UTC, low 64 north 04 east 1005 expected 69 north 00 east 996 by 220000 UTC. New low expected 54 north 46 west 1002 by same time. High 44 north 28 west 1036 expected 48 north 25 west 1037 by that time. Lows 66 north 28 west 1008 and 58 north 20 west 1019, both losing their identitiesArea forecasts for the next 24 hours
From Tuesday 21 May 2013 at 0800 UTC.
Sole
North or northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Moderate or rough.
Occasional rain or showers.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Shannon
North or northwest backing west for a time, 5 or 6.
Moderate or rough.
Occasional rain or drizzle.
Moderate or good.
Rockall
North or northwest backing west for a time, 5 or 6.
Moderate or rough.
Occasional rain or drizzle.
Moderate or good.
Bailey
West 4 or 5, veering northwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Moderate or rough.
Occasional rain then showers.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Faeroes
Westerly 5 or 6, veering northwesterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Moderate or rough.
Showers.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Southeast Iceland
Westerly 5 or 6, veering northwesterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Moderate or rough.
Showers.
Good, occasionally moderate.
East Northern Section
In northwest
Westerly 5 or 6, becoming variable 3 or 4.
Rough, becoming moderate later.
Wintry showers, then fair.
Good.
In northeast
Westerly 5 or 6, veering northwesterly 5 to 7.
Moderate or rough.
Mainly fair.
Good.
In south
Westerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4.
Moderate or rough.
Fair, then occasional rain or drizzle in south and west.
Good, becoming moderate or poor in south and west.
West Northern Section
In northwest
Northwesterly 5 to 7 at first in far northwest, otherwise cyclonic 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4, then northeasterly 5 to 7 later.
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Rain later in south.
Good, becoming moderate or poor later in south.
In northeast
Westerly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4, then southeasterly 4 or 5 later.
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Rain later in south.
Good, occasionally moderate later in south.
In south
Variable 4, becoming easterly, then veering southerly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in west.
Moderate or rough.
Occasional rain, fog patches developing.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
East Central Section
Northwesterly 4 or 5 in northeast, and northerly 4 or 5 in southeast, otherwise variable 4.
Moderate or rough.
Occasional drizzle, fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
West Central Section
In southeast
Variable 4, becoming southerly 4 or 5.
Moderate or rough.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
In rest of area
Southerly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in west.
Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in west.
Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches mainly in north.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Denmark Strait
In far east
Northerly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
Moderate or rough.
Occasional snow.
Good, occasionally poor. Occasional light icing in northeast later with temperature ms03.
In rest of area
Variable 3 or 4.
Moderate or rough.
Wintry showers.
Good.
North Iceland
Northerly 4 or 5, increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later in northeast.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough, and very rough later in northeast.
Rain or sleet in south with fog patches, snow in north.
Moderate, occasionally very poor. Light or moderate icing developing near ice edge in northwest with temperature ms03.
Norwegian Basin
Westerly or northwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 later.
Moderate or rough.
Occasional rain in east with fog patches, otherwise showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in east.
Outlook for following 24 hours
From 0800 UTC on Wed 22 May 2013.
Severe gales expected in north Iceland, with gales in Bailey, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland, West Northern Section, Denmark Strait and Norwegian Basin.
Unscheduled storm warnings are broadcast via Safetynet and in bulletin WONT54 EGRR available via some internet and ftpmail outlets
