HS 011

high seas bulletin for Metarea 1 issued at 2000 on Monday 07 December 2009 by the Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom

Storm Warning at 071200utc, low 52 north 38 west 951 expected 57 north 28 west 947 by 081200utc. Winds in the west central section will reach storm force 10 or violent storm force 11, occasionally hurricane force 12 at first in south, winds easing below storm force 10 in all but the far northeast by 081500utc. Winds in the east central section will reach storm force 10 in the west, occasionally violent storm force 11 at times. Winds in the south of west northern section will reach storm force 10 at times. Winds in the south of the east northern section will reach storm force 10 until 080300utc and again from 081500utc

General synopsis at 071200utc, low 52 north 38 west 951 expected 57 north 28 west 947 by 081200utc. Low 63 north 12 west 964 expected 67 north 14 west 983 by same time

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Sole northwest 5 to 7 backing south or southwest gale 8. Rough or very rough becoming high, becoming very high in west later. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or good

Shannon Rockall westerly 5 to 7, backing southerly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 for a time in Rockall, veering southwesterly later. Very rough or high, becoming very high in west later. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or good

Bailey southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, backing southeast 7 or gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later. Rough or very rough, becoming high later. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor

Faeroes southeast Iceland southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time, backing southeasterly perhaps gale 8 later. Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor

East northern section in north, westerly 5 to 7, backing easterly or southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9. Rough or very rough, becoming high in south later. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. In south, southwesterly 5 or 6 in east at first, otherwise southeasterly gale 8 or severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first, veering southerly or southwesterly later, and increasing storm 10 at times. Very rough, becoming high or very high. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor, occasionally good at first

West northern section in north, cyclonic 5 or 6 in south for a time, otherwise northeasterly 7 to severe gale 9. Rough or very rough, occasionally high later. Occasional rain, with sleet and snow for a time. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor. In south, cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, increasing storm 10 at times. Very rough or high, occasionally very high in far south. Occasional rain. Moderate or poor

East central section in west, southerly or southwesterly gale 8 to storm 10, increasing violent storm 11 for a time in south, and in north later. High becoming very high, perhaps phenomenal in north later. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor. In east, southerly or southwesterly 5 or 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7 in south later. Very rough becoming high, then very high later. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor occasionally very poor

West central section in north, cyclonic severe gale 9 to violent storm 11, decreasing 7 to severe gale 9 in west later. Very rough, becoming high or very high. Rain or squally showers, some wintry. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor. In south, westerly or southwesterly severe gale 9 to violent storm 11, occasionally hurricane force 12 at first, decreasing 7 to severe gale 9. Very high, perhaps phenomenal for a time. Squally showers, some wintry. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor

Denmark Strait northerly or northeasterly 7 to severe gale 9. Very rough or high. Occasional sleet or snow. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor. Moderate or severe icing in north, temperatures ms03 to ms06

North Iceland in northwest, northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in west later. Rough or very rough. Occasional sleet or snow. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor. In southeast, easterly becoming cyclonic, then becoming southeasterly later, 5 to 7. Rough or very rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or poor

Norwegian Basin southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in south at first and in east for a time. Rough or very rough, occasionally high in south at first, and in east for a time. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Outlook for following 24 hours: storm force winds are expected in east northern section, west northern section, east central section, west northern section and Denmark Strait. Severe gales are expected in Shannon, Rockall, Bailey and north Iceland. Gales are expected in all other areas

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