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FQNT21 EGRR 110800

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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1

ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON THURSDAY 11 APRIL 2024

BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON THURSDAY 11 APRIL UNTIL 0800 UTC ON FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2024



NO STORMS



GENERAL SYNOPSIS

AT 110000UTC, LOW 62 NORTH 21 WEST 984 MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST, LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 120000UTC. LOW 56 NORTH 32 WEST 982 MOVING STEADILY NORTHEAST, LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME. NEW LOWS EXPECTED 46 NORTH 34 WEST 1009, 51 NORTH 24 WEST 1007, JUST NORTHEAST OF ICELAND 986 AND 77 NORTH 18 WEST 1003 BY THAT TIME





AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



SOLE SHANNON

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



ROCKALL BAILEY FAEROES

SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 EXCEPT IN SOUTHEAST ROCKALL. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN ROCKALL AND BAILEY. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE, BUT BECOMING FAIR FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN FAR WEST, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



EAST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTHWESTERN HALF OF THE AREA, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST. MODERATE AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, TURNING TO SLEET OR SNOW IN FAR NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, BECOMING POOR AT TIMES, BUT OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST.

IN SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF THE AREA, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN AT TIMES, PERHAPS THUNDERY IN FAR SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR POOR



WEST NORTHERN SECTION

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN FAR EAST, OTHERWISE NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. MAINLY ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST AND MODERATE THROUGHOUT IN FAR NORTHWEST. RAIN OR WINTRY SHOWERS IN EAST, SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN EAST AND VERY POOR IN WEST. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING UNTIL LATER IN FAR NORTH



EAST CENTRAL SECTION

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN NORTH AND 4 IN SOUTH, THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 FOR A TIME LATER IN WEST AND NORTH. HIGH AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT TIMES. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD



WEST CENTRAL SECTION

IN SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF THE AREA, SOUTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.

IN NORTHWESTERN HALF OF THE AREA, NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, BACKING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH LATER. RAIN AT FIRST EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, BECOMING GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER



DENMARK STRAIT

NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN EAST, DECREASING 4 OR 5 LATER IN WEST. SLEET OR SNOW AT TIMES, BUT BECOMING FAIR IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR, BUT BECOMING GOOD IN WEST. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING WITHIN 50 MILES OF THE ICE EDGE, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05, BUT SEVERE ICING AT TIMES NEAR THE ICE EDGE IN EAST, WITH TEMPERATURES MS06 TO MS09



NORTH ICELAND

IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 70 NORTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BUT BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER IN FAR SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SNOW AT TIMES IN EAST AND SOUTH BUT FAIR IN WEST AND NORTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN EAST AND SOUTH. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING DEVELOPING LATER IN FAR SOUTH, WITH TEMPERATURES MS05 TO MS08.

IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 70 NORTH, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY MAINLY 5 TO 7, BUT 4 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. FAIR AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE SLEET OR SNOW AT TIMES, BUT RAIN IN FAR SOUTHEAST, WITH FOG PATCHES LATER. GOOD AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE TO VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING IN NORTHWEST, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05



NORWEGIAN BASIN

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN SOUTH AND EAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:

SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN ROCKALL, BAILEY, FAEROES AND NORWEGIAN BASIN, BUT WITH A RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS IN FAEROES AND NORWEGIAN BASIN. GALES EXPECTED IN SHANNON, EAST NORTHERN SECTION, EAST CENTRAL SECTION, WEST CENTRAL SECTION AND NORTH ICELAND. RISK OF GALES LATER IN THE FAR WEST OF SOUTHEAST ICELAND





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