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high seas bulletin for Metarea 1
issued at 0800 on Tuesday 06 January 2009
by the Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
No storms
General synopsis
at 060000utc, low 54 north 56 west 974 expected 57 north 58 west 977
by 070000utc. Low 50 north 39 west 999 expected 62 north 38 west 997
by same time. New low expected 53 north 30 west 1006 by that time. At
060000utc, high 54 north 04 west 1031 expected 51 north 08 west 1029
by 070000utc. Highs 71 north 30 west 1030 and 47 north 22 west 1027
both dissipating by same time. Low 48 north 13 west 1019 losing its
identity by that time
Area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Sole
easterly 5 or 6 decreasing 4 or 5. Moderate or rough. Fair. Good
Shannon
mainly south or southeast 4 or 5. Moderate or rough. Fair. Good
Rockall
southerly in south at first, and becoming variable 4 in north for a
time, otherwise mainly westerly or southwesterly, 4 or 5,
occasionally 6. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or good
Bailey
variable mainly westerly or northwesterly 4, becoming southwesterly 4
or 5 occasionally 6 later. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers.
Moderate or good
Faeroes
northerly backing southeasterly 5 or 6, veering westerly later.
Moderate or rough. Rain at times. Moderate or good
Southeast Iceland
easterly or northeasterly veering southwesterly, 4 or 5, occasionally
6. Moderate or rough. Snow then rain. Moderate or good
East northern section
variable 4 in east at first, otherwise southerly 5 to 7, perhaps gale
8 later in far southwest. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in
west. Rain at times. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
West northern section
in far northwest, northeasterly 7 to severe gale 9 decreasing 5 or 6,
otherwise cyclonic mainly southerly or southeasterly 5 to 7,
occasionally gale 8 in south. Rough or very rough. Rain at times, fog
patches at first. Moderate or good, occasionally poor, locally very
poor at first
East central section
variable 4 in east at first, otherwise mainly southerly or
southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in west, veering westerly
in southwest for a time. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough
in west later. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
West central section
cyclonic mainly southerly or southeasterly, veering westerly at
times, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8. Rough or very rough. Rain or
showers, fog patches in north at first. Moderate or good,
occasionally poor, locally very poor in north at first
Denmark Strait
easterly or northeasterly, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in southwest,
veering southerly in southeast later. Moderate or rough. Rain or
snow, fog patches. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor. Light or
moderate icing near ice edge with temperatures ms03 to ms06
North Iceland
at first, northwesterly 5 in far northeast and easterly 5 or 6 in far
southwest, otherwise variable 4 becoming southerly 5 to 7. Moderate
or rough. Snow, but rain in south later, fog patches. Moderate or
poor, occasionally very poor
Norwegian Basin
northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in east at first,
decreasing 4 or 5 in east, but backing southeasterly in west. Rough
or very rough. Snow or snow showers. Moderate or good, occasionally
very poor. Light to moderate icing at first with temperatures ms02 to
ms05, but occasionally severe icing in north at first with
temperatures ms05 to ms08
Outlook for following 24 hours:
gales expected in all areas except 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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