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FQNT21 EGRR 240800

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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1

ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 24 APRIL 2024

BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 24 APRIL UNTIL 0800 UTC ON THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2024



NO STORMS



GENERAL SYNOPSIS

NEW LOWS EXPECTED 60 NORTH 32 WEST 1007 AND 59 NORTH 20 WEST 1010 BY 250000UTC. HIGH 46 NORTH 47 WEST 1031 EXPECTED 48 NORTH 32 WEST 1035 BY SAME TIME. NEW HIGH EXPECTED 63 NORTH 45 WEST 1027 BY THAT TIME. HIGH 58 NORTH 16 WEST 1028 DISSIPATING





AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



SOLE

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN WEST. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



SHANNON ROCKALL

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 LATER IN WEST, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN WEST. SLIGHT, BECOMING MODERATE LATER IN WEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



BAILEY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



FAEROES

NORTHWEST VEERING NORTHEAST, 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 FOR A TIME. MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES IN NORTHEAST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN NORTHEAST



EAST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTH, SOUTHEASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, 5 TO 7, BUT 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN FAR EAST, THEN NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE RAIN AT TIMES. MAINLY GOOD IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.

IN SOUTH, SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, THEN OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH, THEN OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN WEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN, TURNING WINTRY AT TIMES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTH, CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN FAR SOUTH, BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR SOUTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN, TURNING TO SNOW AT TIMES NEAR ICE EDGE, FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR NEAR ICE EDGE AND LATER IN WEST.

IN SOUTH, SOUTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 AT TIMES, DECREASING 4 OR 5 LATER IN NORTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH FOR A TIME. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



EAST CENTRAL SECTION

WESTERLY 3 OR 4 AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC, BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 FOR A TIME IN NORTH, DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER IN SOUTHWEST. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN THEN SHOWERS, OCCASIONALLY WINTRY LATER IN NORTH, BECOMING MAINLY FAIR LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST CENTRAL SECTION

IN NORTH, WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN NORTH, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN SOUTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN EAST. RAIN AT TIMES LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER.

IN SOUTH, SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 EXCEPT IN NORTHEAST, THEN SOUTHERLY 4 OR 5 LATER IN FAR WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTH AND LATER IN FAR WEST, OTHERWISE MAINLY FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTH, AND LATER IN FAR WEST



DENMARK STRAIT

NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 UNTIL LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST, OTHERWISE VARIABLE, MAINLY NORTHEAST 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN SOUTH. MAINLY MODERATE IN FAR SOUTH, OTHERWISE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW UNTIL LATER IN SOUTH, OTHERWISE FOG BANKS. POOR OR VERY POOR, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



NORTH ICELAND

IN NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER IN FAR SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN FAR SOUTHEAST. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING LATER IN WEST, OTHERWISE MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER IN WEST.

IN SOUTH, NORTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHEASTERLY, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN FAR NORTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN FAR NORTHEAST. EXTENSIVE FOG AT FIRST IN WEST, OTHERWISE FOG BANKS WITH OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE, BECOMING MAINLY FAIR IN EAST. POOR OR VERY POOR, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE, BECOMING MAINLY GOOD IN EAST AND CENTRAL AREAS



NORWEGIAN BASIN

NORTHWESTERLY, VEERING NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 UNTIL LATER IN WEST, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS AT TIMES IN EAST. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN WEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN, SLEET OR SNOW. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:

SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN EAST CENTRAL SECTION AND WEST CENTRAL SECTION, WITH GALES IN SHANNON, ROCKALL AND WEST NORTHERN SECTION





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