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FQNT21 EGRR 290800

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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1

ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON MONDAY 29 APRIL 2024

BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON MONDAY 29 APRIL UNTIL 0800 UTC ON TUESDAY 30 APRIL 2024



NO STORMS



GENERAL SYNOPSIS

AT 290000UTC, LOW FAIR ISLE 994 EXPECTED BAILEY 1000 BY 300000UTC. NEW LOWS EXPECTED FASTNET 1001 AND SHANNON 1001 BY SAME TIME. LOWS SHANNON 999 AND ROCKALL 1000 LOSING THEIR IDENTITIES. NEW HIGH EXPECTED 76 NORTH 07 EAST 1026 BY THAT TIME. AT 290000UTC, HIGH SOUTH GREENLAND 1029 EXPECTED 58 NORTH 41 WEST 1029 BY 300000UTC. HIGHS 37 NORTH 28 WEST 1030 AND 53 NORTH 43 WEST 1025 DISSIPATING





AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



SOLE

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, THUNDERY SHOWERS LATER IN WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON ROCKALL

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SHANNON, MODERATE IN ROCKALL. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY AT FIRST IN ROCKALL AND LATER IN SHANNON. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BAILEY

NORTHEAST 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY, THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAEROES

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH EXCEPT IN NORTHWEST. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



EAST NORTHERN SECTION

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN EAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHEAST. SHOWERS, OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER IN EAST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE, BUT OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER IN EAST



WEST NORTHERN SECTION

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 4 OR LESS EXCEPT IN EAST, THEN SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT IN NORTHWEST. SHOWERS IN EAST, OTHERWISE FAIR. GOOD



EAST CENTRAL SECTION

CYCLONIC UNTIL LATER IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS, WINTRY AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST CENTRAL SECTION

IN EAST, WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 VEERING NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, THEN SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER IN SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS BECOMING MAINLY FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST.

IN WEST, VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE IN SOUTH, OTHERWISE FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN SOUTH



DENMARK STRAIT

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 4 OR LESS IN WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR, BUT OCCASIONAL SNOW AND FOG PATCHES IN EAST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN EAST



NORTH ICELAND

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN FAR NORTH, OTHERWISE EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BUT 6 TO GALE 8 IN SOUTHEAST, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER IN SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST. OCCASIONAL RAIN, DRIZZLE OR SNOW, FOG BANKS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



NORWEGIAN BASIN

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER, BUT 4 OR 5 IN NORTHEAST AND FAR WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST AND VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:

GALES ARE EXPECTED IN SHANNON, ROCKALL, BAILEY, SOUTHEAST ICELAND, EAST NORTHERN SECTION AND EAST CENTRAL SECTION





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