FQNT21 EGRR 292000
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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON MONDAY 29 MAY 2023
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON MONDAY 29 MAY UNTIL 2000 UTC ON TUESDAY 30 MAY 2023

NO STORMS

GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 291200UTC, HIGH 57 NORTH 12 WEST 1034 SLOW-MOVING, INTENSIFYING 1035 BY 301200UTC. LOW 64 NORTH 38 WEST 998 EXPECTED 71 NORTH 03 EAST 998 BY SAME TIME


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

SOLE
EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN FAR SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD

SHANNON
EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5. MODERATE IN SOUTH, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN NORTH. FAIR. GOOD

ROCKALL
EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 IN SOUTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN NORTH. MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

BAILEY
WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN NORTH, MODERATE THROUGHOUT IN SOUTH. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

FAEROES
WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. DRIZZLE AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SOUTHEAST ICELAND
WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN NORTH. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTH. DRIZZLE AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD

EAST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, DECREASING 4 LATER IN WEST AND SOUTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES, THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST.
IN SOUTH, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN NORTH, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4. ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. DRIZZLE AT TIMES IN WEST, FOG PATCHES LATER IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN WEST, BUT BECOMING VERY POOR AT TIMES LATER IN NORTHWEST

WEST NORTHERN SECTION
IN FAR NORTHWEST, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SLEET AT FIRST, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR.
IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 60 NORTH, SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6 AT FIRST IN NORTH, OTHERWISE SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 OR 4. ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. FAIR AT FIRST IN WEST AND NORTH, OTHERWISE DRIZZLE AT TIMES WITH FOG BANKS, PERHAPS EXTENSIVE FOG LATER. GOOD AT FIRST IN WEST AND NORTH, OTHERWISE MODERATE TO VERY POOR.
IN THE REST OF THE AREA, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS THEN MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD

EAST CENTRAL SECTION
IN NORTH, EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, BACKING NORTHEASTERLY LATER IN EAST, 2 TO 4. MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT LATER IN FAR NORTHEAST. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD.
IN SOUTH, EASTERLY 4 OR 5. MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

WEST CENTRAL SECTION
VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN SOUTHWEST, BUT ELSEWHERE EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 OR 4. MODERATE. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES, FOG BANKS IN NORTH, PERHAPS EXTENSIVE FOG LATER IN NORTH. MODERATE OR GOOD IN SOUTH, MODERATE TO VERY POOR IN NORTH

DENMARK STRAIT
IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 70 NORTH, CYCLONIC, BECOMING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY LATER, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT FIRST IN SOUTH AND EAST, WITH SLEET, SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN IN WEST AND NORTH, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR.
IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 70 NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

NORTH ICELAND
IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 71 NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER IN EAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN EAST. SLEET OR SNOW AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING DEVELOPING LATER IN NORTHEAST, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS04.
IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 71 NORTH, CYCLONIC MAINLY SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 FOR A TIME IN FAR SOUTHEAST, THEN VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN WEST, OTHERWISE MAINLY MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR SOUTHEAST. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES, WITH SNOW FOR A TIME IN NORTH, BECOMING MAINLY FAIR LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR UNTIL LATER IN SOUTH AND VERY POOR UNTIL LATER IN NORTH

NORWEGIAN BASIN
NORTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4 AT FIRST IN SOUTH, OTHERWISE WESTERLY 4 OR 5 BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN EAST BUT VEERING WESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER IN EAST. FAIR THEN RAIN OR DRIZZLE. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
GALES EXPECTED IN THE NORTHEAST OF SEA AREA NORTH ICELAND AND THE EAST OF NORWEGIAN BASIN


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