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FQNT21 EGRR 160800

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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1

ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON TUESDAY 16 APRIL 2024

BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON TUESDAY 16 APRIL UNTIL 0800 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 17 APRIL 2024



NO STORMS



GENERAL SYNOPSIS

AT 160000UTC, HIGH 49 NORTH 29 WEST 1038 EXPECTED 51 NORTH 28 WEST 1035 BY 170000UTC. NEW LOWS EXPECTED 65 NORTH 26 WEST 1008 AND 74 NORTH 15 WEST 1009 BY SAME TIME. HIGH 66 NORTH 28 WEST 1028 DISSIPATING





AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



SOLE SHANNON

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL BAILEY

NORTH OR NORTHWEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER IN ROCKALL, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN ROCKALL. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



EAST FAEROES

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN EAST, DECREASING 2 TO 4 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN EAST, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST FAEROES

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN EAST. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHERLY LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



EAST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. FAIR THEN RAIN OR SHOWERS, OCCASIONALLY WINTRY IN NORTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.

IN SOUTH, WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



WEST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTH, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 FOR A TIME, BECOMING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, TURNING TO SLEET IN NORTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. LIGHT ICING AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHWEST.

IN SOUTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTH. ROUGH. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES, BUT BECOMING FAIR FOR A TIME IN NORTH, FOG BANKS LATER IN FAR SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT BECOMING VERY POOR LATER IN FAR SOUTH



EAST CENTRAL SECTION

IN NORTH, WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD.

IN SOUTH, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 IN SOUTH, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD



WEST CENTRAL SECTION

IN SOUTH, EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD.

IN NORTHWEST, SOUTHERLY 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FOG BANKS DEVELOPING. GOOD BECOMING MODERATE TO VERY POOR.

REST OF AREA, VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN WEST



DENMARK STRAIT

IN EAST, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 FOR A TIME. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SLEET OR SNOW LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING IN NORTHEAST WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05.

IN WEST, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



NORTH ICELAND

IN NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. FAIR THEN OCCASIONAL SNOW. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05 FOR A TIME IN NORTHWEST.

IN SOUTH, NORTHERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN EAST, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER. SLEET AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST



NORWEGIAN BASIN

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN WEST, BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN WEST. RAIN, THEN WINTRY SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:

SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN NORTH ICELAND





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