FQNT21 EGRR 070800
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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON THURSDAY 07 DECEMBER 2023
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON THURSDAY 07 DECEMBER UNTIL 0800 UTC ON FRIDAY 08 DECEMBER 2023

STORM WARNING
AT 070000UTC, LOW 50 NORTH 22 WEST 959 EXPECTED 56 NORTH 15 WEST 968 BY 080000UTC. WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 BETWEEN 50 AND 150 MILES OF THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE UNTIL 071400UTC, AND THEN BETWEEN 100 AND 150 MILES OF THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTH QUADRANT BETWEEN 071400UTC AND 071800UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 48 NORTH 44 WEST 957 BY SAME TIME. CYCLONICALLY VARIABLE WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 AT TIMES IN THE WESTERN HALF OF WEST CENTRAL SECTION AFTER 072200UTC

GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 070000UTC, LOW 50 NORTH 22 WEST 959 EXPECTED 56 NORTH 15 WEST 968 BY 080000UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 48 NORTH 44 WEST 957 BY SAME TIME. COMPLEX LOW 56 NORTH 42 WEST 971 AND 54 NORTH 37 WEST 971 EXPECTED SINGLE CENTRE 54 NORTH 51 WEST 970 BY THAT TIME. AT 070000UTC, HIGH 72 NORTH 29 WEST 1026 EXPECTED 68 NORTH 36 WEST 1022 BY 080000UTC


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

SOLE
SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING WESTERLY 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BUT BECOMING VERY HIGH FOR A TIME AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST. RAIN THEN THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR

SHANNON
CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST. VERY ROUGH, BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR

ROCKALL BAILEY FAEROES
EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC IN ROCKALL, 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 AT TIMES. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN EAST FAEROES, OTHERWISE VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING VERY HIGH FOR A TIME IN SOUTH ROCKALL. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND
EASTERLY BACKING NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN WEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

EAST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 4 TO 6 IN FAR NORTHWEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN FAR NORTHWEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS, BUT MAINLY FAIR IN FAR NORTHWEST. MAINLY MODERATE OR POOR, BUT MODERATE OR GOOD IN FAR NORTHWEST.
IN SOUTH, CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR

WEST NORTHERN SECTION
IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 59 NORTH, NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 5 OR 6 LATER IN NORTHEAST. HIGH OR VERY HIGH AT FIRST IN WEST, OTHERWISE VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN IN SOUTH, WINTRY SHOWERS IN FAR NORTH. MODERATE OR POOR. LIGHT ICING AT TIMES IN FAR NORTHWEST.
IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 59 NORTH, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN FAR NORTH AND FAR SOUTH, BECOMING EASTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR

EAST CENTRAL SECTION
IN NORTHEASTERN HALF OF THE AREA, CYCLONIC BECOMING WESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHEAST, DECREASING 5 OR 6 LATER IN SOUTH AND WEST. HIGH OR VERY HIGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN AT FIRST IN NORTH, OTHERWISE SQUALLY THUNDERY SHOWERS, BECOMING FAIR LATER EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHEAST. MODERATE OR POOR.
IN SOUTHWESTERN HALF OF THE AREA, WESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY THUNDERY SHOWERS THEN FAIR, THEN RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR POOR

WEST CENTRAL SECTION
WESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 BACKING SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6, THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 LATER IN WEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH LATER IN WEST. SHOWERS, PERHAPS WINTRY IN NORTHWEST, THEN RAIN, THUNDERY AT TIMES. MODERATE OR POOR

DENMARK STRAIT
NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN SOUTH, THEN DECREASING 3 OR 4 LATER TO THE NORTH OF 67 NORTH. MAINLY MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT VERY ROUGH UNTIL LATER IN FAR SOUTH. SLEET OR SNOW AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING UNTIL LATER NEAR THE ICE EDGE, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05

NORTH ICELAND
IN NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SNOW SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR.
IN SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, NORTHWESTERLY IN NORTH AND EAST BUT NORTHEASTERLY IN SOUTH AND WEST, MAINLY 4 TO 6, BUT OCCASIONALLY 7 IN FAR SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SNOW AT TIMES IN SOUTHWEST, WINTRY SHOWERS IN FAR SOUTHEAST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN SOUTHWEST AND POOR ELSEWHERE

NORWEGIAN BASIN
VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN FAR SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN NORTHEAST, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. RAIN, SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY IN EAST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
VIOLENT STORMS EXPECTED IN WEST CENTRAL SECTION. SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN SHANNON, ROCKALL, EAST NORTHERN SECTION, WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND EAST CENTRAL SECTION. GALES EXPECTED IN SOLE, BAILEY, FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND


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