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FQNT21 EGRR 090800

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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1

ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON THURSDAY 09 MAY 2024

BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON THURSDAY 09 MAY UNTIL 0800 UTC ON FRIDAY 10 MAY 2024



NO STORMS



GENERAL SYNOPSIS

AT 090000UTC, HIGH 51 NORTH 01 EAST 1029 EXPECTED 53 NORTH 04 EAST 1026 BY 100000UTC. HIGH 63 NORTH 24 WEST 1019 EXPECTED 64 NORTH 03 EAST 1024 BY SAME TIME. LOW 50 NORTH 47 WEST 999 EXPECTED 53 NORTH 42 WEST 983 BY THAT TIME





AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



SOLE

SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS FOR A TIME, THEN NORTHWESTERLY IN WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



SHANNON

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6. MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



ROCKALL

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MAINLY MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



BAILEY

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, VEERING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



FAEROES

CYCLONIC, BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST LATER, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MAINLY MODERATE. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, THEN SOUTHWESTERLY LATER. MODERATE. RAIN OR DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR GOOD



EAST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING EASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN NORTH. MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR, RAIN OR DRIZZLE SPREADING NORTH. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.

IN REST OF AREA, CYCLONIC, BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



WEST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTH, NORTH OF 60 NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN WEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 LATER IN SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN WEST. MAINLY FAIR, RAIN OR DRIZZLE SPREADING NORTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER.

IN REST OF AREA, EASTERLY 5 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND FOG PATCHES, SHOWERS LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR, BECOMING MODERATE OR GOOD LATER



EAST CENTRAL SECTION

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY VEERING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 7, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS FOR A TIME IN CENTRAL AREA. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST, THUNDERY SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN NORTHWEST



WEST CENTRAL SECTION

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY, FOG BANKS IN NORTH, MAINLY FAIR LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



DENMARK STRAIT

SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS, THEN NORTHEASTERLY 4 LATER IN FAR SOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN SOUTH. MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD



NORTH ICELAND

IN NORTH, NORTH OF 68 NORTH, CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST, BECOMING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SLEET, SNOW AND FOG BANKS, BECOMING FAIR IN SOUTH. POOR OR VERY POOR, BECOMING MODERATE OR GOOD LATER IN SOUTH. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING FOR A TIME IN NORTH, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05.

IN REST OF AREA, WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC, 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



NORWEGIAN BASIN

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN EAST, DECREASING 3 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR, OCCASIONAL RAIN AT FIRST IN EAST, OCCASIONALLY RAIN LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST IN EAST AND LATER IN WEST



OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:

GALES ARE EXPECTED IN WEST CENTRAL SECTION, WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND DENMARK STRAIT





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