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FQNT21 EGRR 042000

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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1

ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON SATURDAY 04 MAY 2024

BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON SATURDAY 04 MAY UNTIL 2000 UTC ON SUNDAY 05 MAY 2024



NO STORMS



GENERAL SYNOPSIS

AT 041200UTC, LOW 63 NORTH 35 WEST 997 EXPECTED 63 NORTH 32 WEST 994 BY 051200UTC. LOW 65 NORTH 17 WEST 1008 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME. LOW 58 NORTH 06 WEST 1004 EXPECTED 60 NORTH 04 WEST 1005 BY THAT TIME. AT 041200UTC, LOW 43 NORTH 41 WEST 1002 EXPECTED 38 NORTH 43 WEST 1002 BY 051200UTC. LOW 47 NORTH 07 WEST LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW 49 NORTH 08 WEST 1000 EXPECTED BY THAT TIME





AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



SOLE

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON ROCKALL BAILEY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTHEAST SHANNON. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, WITH FOG PATCHES EXCEPT IN SHANNON. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR EXCEPT IN SHANNON



FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

SOUTHEASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



EAST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTHWEST, CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.

IN SOUTHEAST, NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY BACKING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN WEST. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN WEST. MAINLY FAIR, DRIZZLE AT TIMES IN FAR SOUTHEAST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN FAR SOUTHEAST



WEST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTH, CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING IN FAR NORTHWEST UNTIL LATER.

IN SOUTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN WEST. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



EAST CENTRAL SECTION

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, BUT CYCLONIC AT FIRST IN EAST, 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN WEST. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST CENTRAL SECTION

IN NORTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY BACKING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN FAR NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD.

IN SOUTH, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BUT 6 OR 7 IN FAR SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOUTHWEST. MAINLY FAIR, BUT RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY LATER, IN FAR SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN SOUTHWEST



DENMARK STRAIT

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST NEAR THE ICE EDGE, BUT CYCLONIC BECOMING EAST OR SOUTHEAST LATER, 4 TO 6, IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST AND SLIGHT LATER. OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW. MODERATE TO VERY POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD IN FAR SOUTHEAST. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING UNTIL LATER NEAR THE ICE EDGE WITH TEMPERATURES HERE OF MS02 TO MS04



NORTH ICELAND

IN AREA NORTH OF 67 NORTH, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY VEERING EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY LATER, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW. MODERATE TO VERY POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD IN FAR NORTH AND EAST. OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING AT FIRST IN WEST NEAR THE ICE EDGE WITH TEMPERATURES HERE OF MS02 TO MS04.

IN AREA SOUTH OF 67 NORTH, SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT LATER IN WEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE WITH FOG BANKS. MODERATE TO VERY POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD IN FAR EAST



NORWEGIAN BASIN

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 IN NORTH, BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN SOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR IN NORTHEAST, ELSEWHERE DRIZZLE AT TIMES WITH FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR EXCEPT IN NORTHEAST



OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:

SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN WEST CENTRAL SECTION. GALES EXPECTED IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND DENMARK STRAIT





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