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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1

ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 01 MAY 2024

BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 01 MAY UNTIL 0800 UTC ON THURSDAY 02 MAY 2024



NO STORMS



GENERAL SYNOPSIS

AT 010000UTC, HIGH 55 NORTH 34 WEST 1030 EXPECTED 55 NORTH 35 WEST 1025 BY 020000UTC. LOW 56 NORTH 12 WEST 998 EXPECTED 52 NORTH 18 WEST 1003 BY SAME TIME. LOW 65 NORTH 36 WEST 1017 EXPECTED 66 NORTH 30 WEST 1014 BY THAT TIME





AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



SOLE

CYCLONIC, MAINLY WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN WEST, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN WEST. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON ROCKALL

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN ROCKALL. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN WEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BAILEY

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FOG PATCHES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER



FAEROES

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



EAST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTHWEST, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD.

IN SOUTHEAST, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH UNTIL LATER IN SOUTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTH, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER IN NORTH.

IN SOUTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN NORTH, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD



EAST CENTRAL SECTION

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN NORTHEAST, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST CENTRAL SECTION

IN NORTHEAST, EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 IN FAR WEST, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD.

IN SOUTHWEST, EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



DENMARK STRAIT

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN, SLEET OR SNOW. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



NORTH ICELAND

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHERLY 4 TO 6 LATER IN NORTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES, PERHAPS FOG BANKS IN EAST, OCCASIONAL RAIN IN SOUTH, OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW IN NORTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



NORWEGIAN BASIN

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN EAST. RAIN AT TIMES, FOG PATCHES IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:

GALES EXPECTED IN WEST CENTRAL SECTION AND DENMARK STRAIT





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