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FQNT21 EGRR 200800

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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1

ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY 20 APRIL 2024

BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY 20 APRIL UNTIL 0800 UTC ON SUNDAY 21 APRIL 2024



NO STORMS



GENERAL SYNOPSIS

AT 20000UTC, LOW 65 NORTH 38 WEST 992 EXPECTED 67 NORTH 39 WEST 992 BY 210000UTC. LOW 54 NORTH 38 WEST 997 EXPECTED 49 NORTH 29 WEST 1002 BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW 47 NORTH 37 WEST BY THAT TIME. AT 20000UTC, HIGH 55 NORTH 12 WEST 1029 EXPECTED 56 NORTH 02 EAST 1033 BY 21000UTC. LOW 58 NORTH 05 EAST MOVING SOUTH AND LOSES ITS IDENTITY BY THAT TIME





AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



SOLE

EAST 3 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER IN SOLE, AND OCCASIONALLY VARIABLE 3 OR LESS IN LUNDY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOLE, OTHERWISE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FAIR. GOOD



SHANNON

EAST VEERING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD



ROCKALL

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER IN ROCKALL AND HEBRIDES. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN MALIN AND HEBRIDES. FAIR BUT OCCASIONAL RAIN IN HEBRIDES, AND ROCKALL LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN HEBRIDES, AND ROCKALL LATER



BAILEY

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND LATER. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND LATER. RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND



EAST NORTHERN SECTION

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, INCREASING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME IN NORTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTH, CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 AT FIRST, PERHAPS INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE, MAINLY FAIR LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR UNTIL LATER.

IN SOUTH, CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER, VEERING NORTHEASTERLY LATER. MAINLY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN AND DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES, MAINLY FAIR IN WEST LATER. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR, BECOMING GOOD LATER IN WEST



EAST CENTRAL SECTION

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN WEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER IN SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN NORTHEAST UNTIL LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST CENTRAL SECTION

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES IN WEST, OCCASIONALLY 4 IN CENTRAL AREAS. MODERATE OR ROUGH. BECOMING MAINLY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR SOUTHWEST. RAIN OR DRIZZLE, WITH FOG PATCHES IN NORTH, THUNDERY SHOWERS IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN NORTH



DENMARK STRAIT

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 OR SEVERE GALE 9 AT TIMES IN WEST NEAR ICE EDGE AND PERHAPS GALE 8 IN SOUTH LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN SOUTH. SLEET OR SNOW, OCCASIONALLY FAIR IN EAST. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR, BUT OCCASIONALLY GOOD IN EAST. LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING NEAR THE ICE EDGE WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN MS03 AND MS06



NORTH ICELAND

CYCLONIC, MAINLY SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 3 OR 4 AT FIRST IN NORTH. SLIGHT IN FAR NORTHWEST AT FIRST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. IN SOUTH, OCCASIONAL RAIN AND DRIZZLE WITH FOG PATCHES, IN NORTH, SLEET AND SNOW. OCCASIONALLY GOOD AT FIRST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT ICING FOR A TIME IN FAR NORTHWEST WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND MS02 OR MS 03



NORWEGIAN BASIN

IN EAST, NORTH OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS UNTIL LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR UNTIL LATER.

IN WEST, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN NORTH. FAIR AT FIRST, THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:

THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE GALES IN NORTH ICELAND, WITH GALES EXPECTED IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION, WEST CENTRAL SECTION AND DENMARK STRAIT





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