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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1

ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON FRIDAY 19 APRIL 2024

BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON FRIDAY 19 APRIL UNTIL 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY 20 APRIL 2024



STORM WARNING

IN THE SOUTHWEST OF THE DENMARK STRAIT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OCCASIONALLY STORM FORCE 10 FROM 192000UTC TO 200100UTC



GENERAL SYNOPSIS

AT 190000UTC, LOW 59 NORTH 44 WEST 1010 EXPECTED 64 NORTH 39 WEST 991 BY 200000UTC. LOW 43 NORTH 47 WEST 1004 EXPECTED 46 NORTH 38 WEST 999 BY SAME TIME. LOW 47 NORTH 53 WEST 996 EXPECTED 53 NORTH 38 WEST 997 BY THAT TIME. LOW 62 NORTH 01 EAST 1000 EXPECTED 58 NORTH 04 EAST 1013 BY 200000UTC. HIGH 51 NORTH 18 WEST 1029 EXPECTED 53 NORTH 11 WEST 1029 BY SAME TIME





AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



SOLE

NORTHWEST VEERING EAST OR NORTHEAST LATER, 2 TO 4. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT LATER. FAIR. GOOD



SHANNON ROCKALL

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN ROCKALL AT FIRST. SHOWERS, FAIR LATER. GOOD



BAILEY

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



FAEROES

NORTHERLY 5 TO 7 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTH 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR EAST. SHOWERS. GOOD



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATER, 3 TO 5. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



EAST NORTHERN SECTION

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN EAST. OTHERWISE SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN FAR WEST LATER. MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN WEST. MAINLY FAIR BUT OCCASIONAL RAIN IN NORTH. GOOD, BUT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN NORTH



WEST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTH, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BUT 7 OR GALE 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST AND OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN FAR SOUTHEAST. MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN, BUT SLEET OR SNOW IN THE FAR NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR POOR OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN FAR NORTHWEST. LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING IN FAR NORTHWEST.

IN SOUTH, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 LATER. MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR IN NORTH, FOG PATCHES IN THE SOUTH. MODERATE, BUT POOR TO VERY POOR IN SOUTH



EAST CENTRAL SECTION

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 FAR NORTHEAST UNTIL LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN NORTHEAST. MAINLY FAIR, BUT OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER IN FAR WEST. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE LATER IN FAR WEST



WEST CENTRAL SECTION

IN EAST, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER.

IN WEST, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN THE NORTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR OR VERY POOR IN THE FAR NORTH



DENMARK STRAIT

IN NORTH, VARIABLE 2 OR 3, BECOMING EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER IN SOUTH, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR THEN SLEET OR SNOW. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING IN WEST WITH TEMPERATURES OF MS 04 TO MS 06.

IN SOUTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 BUT BECOMING GALE 8 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 IN SOUTHWEST UNTIL LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SLEET OR SNOW UNTIL LATER. POOR OR VERY POOR, BECOMING GOOD OR MODERATE LATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING IN WEST, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE LATER WITH TEMPERATURES OF MS 04 TO MS 06



NORTH ICELAND

IN NORTH, NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, BUT VARIABLE 2 OR 3 IN SOUTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 OR 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SNOW IN NORTHEAST AT FIRST, OTHERWISE FAIR. POOR TO VERY POOR IN NORTHEAST AT FIRST, OTHERWISE GOOD. LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING IN EAST WITH TEMPERATURES MS 04 TO MS 06, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE UNTIL LATER WITH TEMPERATURES OF MS 07 TO MS 09.

IN SOUTH, NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN SOUTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR, SLEET OR SNOW LATER. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER. LIGHT ICING AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHEAST WITH TEMPERATURES OF MS 03 TO MS 05



NORWEGIAN BASIN

IN EAST, CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, BUT CYCLONIC 2 OR 3 IN FAR NORTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME IN WEST. FAIR THEN RAIN OR SLEET. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR.

IN WEST, NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 FAR WEST LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SLEET THEN FAIR. MODERATE OR POOR BECOMING GOOD



OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:

GALES EXPECTED IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION, WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND DENMARK STRAIT





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