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FQNT21 EGRR 050800

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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1

ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON SUNDAY 05 MAY 2024

BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON SUNDAY 05 MAY UNTIL 0800 UTC ON MONDAY 06 MAY 2024



NO STORMS



GENERAL SYNOPSIS

AT 050000UTC, LOW 63 NORTH 33 WEST 996 EXPECTED 64 NORTH 33 WEST 995 BY 060000UTC. LOW 41 NORTH 43 WEST 1004 EXPECTED 41 NORTH 40 WEST 998 BY SAME TIME. LOW SOLE 1003 EXPECTED PLYMOUTH 1002 BY THAT TIME





AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



SOLE

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTH FITZROY AND SOLE UNTIL LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN LUNDY. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON

NORTHERLY 5 OR 6 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING NORTHERLY 4 OR 5. MODERATE. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



ROCKALL

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN HEBRIDES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS OR FOG PATCHES, BECOMING MAINLY FAIR LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



BAILEY

WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5. MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD



FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS WITH FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



EAST NORTHERN SECTION

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN FAR SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS IN NORTHWEST, MAINLY FAIR IN SOUTHEAST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN NORTHWEST



WEST NORTHERN SECTION

CYCLONIC, BUT MAINLY WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY IN SOUTH, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN FAR NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING IN FAR NORTHWEST AT FIRST



EAST CENTRAL SECTION

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN NORTHWEST. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES, BECOMING MAINLY FAIR IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST CENTRAL SECTION

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

IN SOUTH, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR SOUTHWEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN, BECOMING HEAVY AND THUNDERY. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



DENMARK STRAIT

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST NEAR THE ICE EDGE, BUT CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW, FOG PATCHES IN EAST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING AT FIRST NEAR THE ICE EDGE WITH TEMPERATURES HERE OF MS02 TO MS04



NORTH ICELAND

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

IN SOUTH, EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN WITH FOG BANKS. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



NORWEGIAN BASIN

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



OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:

GALES EXPECTED IN WEST CENTRAL SECTION





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