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FQNT21 EGRR 172000

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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1

ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 17 APRIL 2024

BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 17 APRIL UNTIL 2000 UTC ON THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2024



NO STORMS



GENERAL SYNOPSIS

AT 171200UTC, 64 NORTH 21 WEST 1012 EXPECTED 65 NORTH 05 WEST 1000 BY 181200UTC. HIGH 50 NORTH 22 WEST 1033 EXPECTED 52 NORTH 18 WEST 1030 BY SAME TIME. LOW 55 NORTH 02 EAST LOSES ITS IDENTITY BY THAT TIME. AT 171200UTC LOW 61 NORTH 55 WEST 1011 EXPECTED 61 NORTH 52 WEST 1011 BY 181200UTC. LOW 64 NORTH 39 WEST 1012 LOSES ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME





AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



SOLE

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, VEERING NORTHEAST 2 TO 4, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER. MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



SHANNON

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



ROCKALL

WEST OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 7. ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



BAILEY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 AT TIMES LATER IN FAEROES. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



EAST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY CYCLONIC 2 TO 4 IN FAR NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.

IN SOUTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTH, CYCLONIC 5 OR 6, DECREASING 2 TO 4, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER. MAINLY MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS, WINTRY IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.

IN SOUTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6, BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES, FOG PATCHES IN FAR SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN FAR SOUTH



EAST CENTRAL SECTION

IN NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BUT MAINLY WESTERLY 4 OR 5 IN FAR NORTHEAST. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN FAR NORTHEAST. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD.

IN SOUTH, EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN FAR SOUTHWEST. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



WEST CENTRAL SECTION

IN NORTH, VARIABLE BECOMING MAINLY SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, 2 TO 4. MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN AND DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES IN WEST. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR, BECOMING GOOD AT TIMES IN EAST.

IN SOUTH, EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN AND DRIZZLE AT TIMES, MAINLY IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



DENMARK STRAIT

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 AT TIMES, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, INCREASING ROUGH FOR A TIME IN CENTRAL AREAS. SLEET OR SNOW AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING NEAR THE ICE EDGE UNTIL LATER, WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO MS06



NORTH ICELAND

IN NORTHWEST, CYCLONIC, MAINLY NORTHERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. OCCASIONAL SNOW. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING, WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO MS06, BUT LOCALLY SEVERE ICING IN FAR NORTHWEST NEAR ICE EDGE, WITH TEMPERATURES MS07 TO MS10.

IN NORTHEAST, CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING 6 OR 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. SNOW AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING LATER, WITH TEMPERATURES MS 03 TO MS 06.

IN SOUTHWEST, NORTH OR NORTHEAST BACKING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING 2 TO 4 IN FAR SOUTHWEST LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT ICING AT TIMES IN WEST, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS04.

IN SOUTHEAST, CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES, BECOMING MAINLY NORTH OR NORTHWEST 6 OR 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR DRIZZLE, SLEET AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



NORWEGIAN BASIN

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BUT NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 IN FAR EAST AT FIRST, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN WEST. MAINLY FAIR, THEN RAIN OR DRIZZLE LATER. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR IN WEST LATER



OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:

RISK OF SEVERE GALES IN NORTH ICELAND. GALES EXPECTED IN FAEROES, DENMARK STRAIGHT, SOUTHEAST ICELAND AND NORWEGIAN BASIN





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