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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1

ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON FRIDAY 03 MAY 2024

BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON FRIDAY 03 MAY UNTIL 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY 04 MAY 2024



STORM WARNING

AT 030000UTC, LOW 61 NORTH 35 WEST 1016 EXPECTED 66 NORTH 29 WEST 1001 BY 040000UTC. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 BETWEEN 100 AND 250 MILES OF THE CENTRE IN THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT AND WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE AFTER 031800UTC



GENERAL SYNOPSIS

AT 030000UTC, LOW 61 NORTH 35 WEST 1016 EXPECTED 66 NORTH 29 WEST 1001 BY 040000UTC. LOW 78 NORTH 08 WEST 1015 EXPECTED 68 NORTH 30 EAST 1011 BY SAME TIME. LOW 53 NORTH 14 WEST 1006 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY THAT TIME. AT 030000UTC, LOW 48 NORTH 15 WEST 1007 EXPECTED 46 NORTH 11 WEST 1001 BY 040000UTC





AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



SOLE SHANNON

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



ROCKALL BAILEY

NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES IN ROCKALL. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN ROCKALL



FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHEASTERLY VEERING SOUTHEASTERLY LATER, EXCEPT IN FAR NORTH SOUTHEAST ICELAND, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



EAST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD.

IN SOUTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



WEST NORTHERN SECTION

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 LATER IN NORTH, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN FAR NORTH . SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SLEET OR SNOW IN FAR NORTH, OTHERWISE MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR POOR FAR NORTH, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR FAR NORTH, GOOD ELSEWHERE



EAST CENTRAL SECTION

CYCLONIC, MAINLY NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



WEST CENTRAL SECTION

IN NORTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD.

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



DENMARK STRAIT

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 FAR SOUTH, OTHERWISE NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 OR STORM 10 IN NORTH NEAR ICE SHEET, OCCASIONALLY VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 LATER IN NORTH NEAR ICE SHEET. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING IN NORTH NEAR ICE SHEET WITH TEMPERATURES OF MS02 TO MS04



NORTH ICELAND

IN NORTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHEASTERLY LATER, 5 TO 7. OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 UNTIL LATER IN FAR NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING IN WEST NEAR ICE SHEET WITH TEMPERATURES OF MS02 TO MS04.

IN SOUTH, EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FOG PATCHES IN SOUTHEAST AND OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW IN THE WEST. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING IN NORTHWEST NEAR ICE SHEET WITH TEMPERATURES OF MS02 TO MS04



NORWEGIAN BASIN

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST. FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:

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





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