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FQNT21 EGRR 302000

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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1

ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON TUESDAY 30 APRIL 2024

BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON TUESDAY 30 APRIL UNTIL 2000 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 01 MAY 2024



NO STORMS



GENERAL SYNOPSIS

AT 301200UTC, LOW IRELAND 998 EXPECTED 54 NORTH 15 WEST 998 BY 011200UTC. LOW 58 NORTH 15 WEST 1003 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME. HIGH 57 NORTH 39 WEST 1031 EXPECTED 55 NORTH 33 WEST 1027 BY THAT TIME. AT 301200UTC, NEW LOWS EXPECTED 66 NORTH 30 WEST 1011 AND 51 NORTH 04 WEST 1003 BY 011200UTC





AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



SOLE

CYCLONIC, MAINLY WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN WEST. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON ROCKALL

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN WEST ROCKALL. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR SOUTHWEST SHANNON. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BAILEY

EAST OR NORTHEAST 5 TO 7, DECREASING 3 OR 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAEROES

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN WEST, OTHERWISE SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



EAST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTHWEST, NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 IN NORTHWEST, BUT BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS IN SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD.

IN SOUTHEAST, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN FAR SOUTHEAST UNTIL LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



WEST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 IN FAR NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR, FOG PATCHES IN FAR NORTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN FAR NORTH.

IN SOUTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 IN FAR NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD



EAST CENTRAL SECTION

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN FAR SOUTHWEST, OTHERWISE NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN NORTHEAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



WEST CENTRAL SECTION

IN NORTHEAST, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BUT NORTHERLY 4 OR 5 IN FAR EAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD.

IN SOUTHWEST, EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN FAR SOUTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



DENMARK STRAIT

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN FAR NORTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR, THEN OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



NORTH ICELAND

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BUT NORTHERLY 4 OR 5 IN FAR SOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG BANKS IN EAST, OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW ELSEWHERE. MODERATE TO VERY POOR



NORWEGIAN BASIN

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. RAIN AT TIMES, FOG BANKS IN FAR NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN NORTHWEST



OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:

GALES EXPECTED IN EAST CENTRAL SECTION, WEST CENTRAL SECTION AND DENMARK STRAIT





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