FQNT21 EGRR 080800
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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON SUNDAY 08 SEPTEMBER 2024
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON SUNDAY 08 SEPTEMBER UNTIL 0800 UTC ON MONDAY 09 SEPTEMBER 2024

NO STORMS

GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 080000UTC, LOW 51 NORTH 01 WEST 1006 EXPECTED 54 NORTH 02 EAST 1001 BY 090000UTC. LOW 72 NORTH 17 WEST 995 EXPECTED 71 NORTH 05 WEST 994 BY SAME TIME. HIGH 49 NORTH 39 WEST 1033 SLOW-MOVING, INTENSIFYING 1034 BY THAT TIME. AT 080000UTC LOW 47 NORTH 23 WEST 1019 EXPECTED 43 NORTH 17 WEST 1021 BY 080000UTC. LOW 65 NORTH 25 WEST 998 MOVING SLOWLY EAST-SOUTHEASTWARDS AND LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

SOLE
WEST OR NORTHWEST, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOLE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

SHANNON ROCKALL BAILEY
WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

FAEROES
WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN EAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOUTHEAST ICELAND
SOUTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

EAST NORTHERN SECTION
WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER IN NORTH, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST. MAINLY FAIR, OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER IN SOUTH

WEST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY LATER, 3 TO 5, BUT OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN EAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR, SHOWERS LATER IN NORTH. MODERATE OR GOOD.
IN SOUTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6, DECREASING 4 LATER IN WEST. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN WEST, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES, FOG BANKS IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN EAST AND VERY POOR IN WEST

EAST CENTRAL SECTION
IN NORTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BACKING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR, FOG PATCHES LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER.
IN SOUTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6, BUT CYCLONIC 3 OR 4 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 OR 4 LATER. MAINLY MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN NORTH. SHOWERS LATER IN FAR SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR GOOD

WEST CENTRAL SECTION
IN SOUTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 UNTIL LATER IN FAR EAST AND EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 UNTIL LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHEAST. FAIR. GOOD.
IN NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN WEST, OTHERWISE NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY BACKING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 LATER IN FAR NORTH. MODERATE, BUT SMOOTH AT FIRST IN WEST AND OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN EAST. MAINLY FAIR BUT FOG BANKS UNTIL LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, BUT OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR UNTIL LATER IN WEST

DENMARK STRAIT
IN THE AREA EAST OF 24 WEST, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 7 OR GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SLEET OR SNOW, BECOMING MAINLY FAIR LATER. POOR OR VERY POOR, BECOMING MODERATE OR GOOD LATER.
IN THE REST OF THE AREA, VARIABLE, BUT MAINLY NORTHEASTERLY AT FIRST, 2 TO 4 . MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

NORTH ICELAND
IN NORTHWESTERN HALF OF THE AREA, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 AT FIRST EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 7 OR GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SLEET, WITH SNOW AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST.
IN SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF THE AREA, CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR, SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORWEGIAN BASIN
VARIABLE, BUT MAINLY SOUTHERLY, BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWEST LATER, 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5. MAINLY MODERATE, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN EAST. FAIR AT FIRST IN EAST AND FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN WEST, OTHERWISE RAIN AT TIMES. GOOD AT FIRST IN EAST AND VERY POOR IN WEST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR GOOD

OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
GALES EXPECTED IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION, EASTERN DENMARK STRAIT, NORTH ICELAND, ROCKALL AND BAILEY


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