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FQNT21 EGRR 020800

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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1

ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON THURSDAY 02 MAY 2024

BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON THURSDAY 02 MAY UNTIL 0800 UTC ON FRIDAY 03 MAY 2024



NO STORMS



GENERAL SYNOPSIS

AT 020000UTC, LOW 51 NORTH 19 WEST 1003 EXPECTED 47 NORTH 15 WEST 1006 BY 030000UTC. LOW 66 NORTH 29 WEST 1014 EXPECTED 61 NORTH 35 WEST 1015 BY SAME TIME. LOW 70 NORTH 08 WEST 1018 EXPECTED 73 NORTH 03 EAST 1016 BY THAT TIME. AT 020000UTC, HIGH 55 NORTH 35 WEST 1025 EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY 030000UTC





AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



SOLE

CYCLONIC 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD



SHANNON

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN WEST. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL BAILEY

EAST OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN WEST ROCKALL. OCCASIONAL RAIN AT FIRST AND FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN ROCKALL, FOG BANKS UNTIL LATER IN BAILEY. VERY POOR UNTIL LATER IN BAILEY AND OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST IN ROCKALL, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR GOOD



FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY VEERING SOUTHEASTERLY LATER IN WEST FAEROES AND EASTERN SOUTHEAST ICELAND, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG BANKS AT FIRST IN FAEROES, FOG PATCHES IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND. POOR OR VERY POOR AT FIRST IN FAEROES AND OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND, OTHERWISE GOOD



EAST NORTHERN SECTION

IN SOUTHEAST, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN FAR SOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD.

IN NORTHWEST, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY IN FAR NORTHWEST LATER, 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES LATER IN FAR EAST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER IN FAR EAST



WEST NORTHERN SECTION

CYCLONIC, MAINLY WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR, OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW LATER IN FAR NORTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER IN FAR NORTH



EAST CENTRAL SECTION

CYCLONIC, MAINLY NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY LATER, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN FAR NORTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN IN NORTHEAST AND FAR SOUTHWEST, OTHERWISE MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN NORTHEAST



WEST CENTRAL SECTION

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 FAR NORTH, OTHERWISE EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN SOUTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE IN NORTHEAST. OCCASIONAL RAIN IN SOUTHWEST, OTHERWISE MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN SOUTHWEST



DENMARK STRAIT

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN FAR NORTH NEAR ICE SHEET. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW IN NORTH, OTHERWISE MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR POOR IN NORTH, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN NORTH, OTHERWISE GOOD. LIGHT ICING IN FAR NORTH NEAR ICE SHEET WITH TEMPERATURES OF MS02 TO MS04



NORTH ICELAND

IN NORTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN FAR NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SLEET OR SNOW FAR NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR POOR OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR FAR NORTHEAST, GOOD ELSEWHERE. LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING IN FAR NORTHEAST NEAR ICE SHEET WITH TEMPERATURES OF MS02 TO MS05.

IN SOUTH, NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 IN FAR NORTH, OTHERWISE EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG BANKS IN FAR SOUTH, SLEET OR SNOW IN WEST, OTHERWISE MAINLY FAIR. POOR OR VERY POOR FAR SOUTH, MODERATE OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN WEST AND GOOD ELSEWHERE



NORWEGIAN BASIN

NORTHEASTERLY, VEERING SOUTHEASTERLY LATER IN NORTHWEST, 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN EAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG BANKS IN FAR NORTHWEST AND LATER IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE MAINLY FAIR. POOR OR VERY POOR FAR NORTHWEST AND LATER IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE GOOD



OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:

STORMS EXPECTED IN DENMARK STRAIT. SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION. GALES EXPECTED IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION, WEST CENTRAL SECTION AND NORTH ICELAND





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