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high seas bulletin for Metarea 1
issued at 2000 on Sunday 12 July 2009
by the Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
No storms
General synopsis
at 121200utc, low 56 north 14 west 984 expected 52 north 18 west 986
by 131200utc. Low 64 north 20 west 1010 losing its identity by same
time. Low 73 north 11 east 1008 expected 72 north 06 west 1011 by
that time. At 121200utc, high 71 north 41 west 1026 expected 73 north
39 west 1026 by 131200utc. New high expected 55 north 45 west 1025 by
same time
Area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Sole
southwesterly 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Squally showers. Moderate or
good
Shannon
south or southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7. Moderate or rough. Squally
showers. Moderate or good
Rockall
south or southwest 6 to gale 8, backing east 4 or 5. Rough,
occasionally very rough at first. Showers. Good
Bailey
east or northeast 6 to gale 8, decreasing 5 or 6. Rough or very
rough, decreasing moderate. Occasional rain. Moderate, occasionally
poor
Faeroes southeast Iceland
easterly or northeasterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first in
southeast Iceland. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in
southeast Iceland. Occasional rain. Moderate or good
East northern section
in southeast, northeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 or 6.
Rough or very rough. Rain then squally showers. Moderate or good,
occasionally poor at first.
In northwest, variable, mainly northeasterly, 3 or 4. Moderate or
rough. Mainly fair. Moderate or good
West northern section
in southeast, northerly 4 or 5. Rough. Mainly fair. Moderate or good.
In northwest, northerly, becoming variable later, 3 or 4. Moderate.
Fog patches in north. Moderate, occasionally very poor in North
East central section
in north, northwesterly 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9,
becoming cyclonic 4 or 5 for a time in east, veering northeasterly 6
to gale 8 later. Rough or very rough. Rain or squally showers.
Moderate or good.
In south, westerly 5 or 6, increasing 7 or gale 8, then veering
northerly or northwesterly, occasionally severe gale 9 later. Rough
or very rough. Squally showers. Moderate or good
West central section
in east, northwesterly 5 to 7, veering northerly 4 or 5 later. Rough.
Showers. Good.
In west, northwesterly 5 or 6, veering northerly 3 or 4 later.
Moderate or rough. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally moderate in north
Denmark Strait
northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in southeast at first. Slight or
moderate. Fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor
North Iceland
northerly or northeasterly 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Occasional
drizzle, fog patches in northwest. Moderate or poor, occasionally
very poor in northwest
Norwegian Basin
northerly or northeasterly, becoming cyclonic in far north later, 4
or 5. Slight or moderate. Occasional drizzle. Moderate or good,
occasionally poor
Outlook for following 24 hours:
gales or severe gales expected in east central section. Gales
expected for a time in sole and Shannon
Unscheduled storm warnings are broadcast via safetynet and in
bulletin wont54 EGRR available via some internet and ftpmail
outlets
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