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The high seas forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, on Thursday 08 January 2009 at 0800 |
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There are storm warnings in West Central Section The General synopsis At 080000UTC, high 66 north 20 west 1003 expected 68 north 18 west 1005 by 090000UTC. Low 67 north 21 west 990 and high 50 north 08 west 1030 both losing their identities by same time. New lows expected 66 north 18 west 985, 52 north 54 west 967 and 41 north 21 west 1013 by that time The area forecasts for the next 24 hours from Thursday 08 January 2009 at 0800 Sole Wind: Easterly or southeasterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7 in west. Sea State: Moderate, increasing rough in west. Weather: Fair. Visibility: Moderate or good. Shannon Wind: Southerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later. Sea State: Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in west. Weather: Occasional rain later. Visibility: Moderate or good. Rockall Wind: Southerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later. Sea State: Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in west. Weather: Occasional rain later. Visibility: Moderate or good. Bailey Wind: Southwest 5 to 7 backing south 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later. Sea State: Moderate or rough increasing rough or very rough. Weather: Occasional rain or drizzle. Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor later. Faeroes Wind: Southwest backing south 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later. Sea State: Rough or very rough. Weather: Rain at times. Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Southeast Iceland Wind: Southwest backing south 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later. Sea State: Rough or very rough. Weather: Rain at times. Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor. East Northern Section Wind: Southerly or southeasterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 or severe gale 9 in east for a time, becoming westerly 4 or 5 for a time. Sea State: Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough, increasing high in east for a time. Weather: Rain then squally showers, wintry in north. Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor. West Northern Section In north Wind: Cyclonic, becoming southerly for a time, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, decreasing 4 in northwest later. Sea State: Rough, occasionally very rough. Weather: Rain or snow, then squally wintry showers. Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Light icing in far northwest. West Northern Section In south Wind: Southerly, 4 in east at first, otherwise 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9 later. Sea State: Moderate or rough, increasing very rough later. Weather: Squally showers, some wintry, then rain or sleet. Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor. East Central Section Wind: Southerly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9, veering westerly 4 or 5 for a time. Sea State: Rough or very rough, occasionally high in east at first. Weather: Rain or squally showers. Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor. West Central Section In west Wind: Westerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, backing southerly or southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later. Sea State: Moderate or rough increasing rough or very rough, occasionally high later. Weather: Squally showers, wintry in north, then rain, with fog patches in south for a time. Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor, becoming very poor in south for a time. West Central Section In east Wind: Westerly 4 or 5 backing southerly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in north later. Sea State: Moderate or rough increasing rough or very rough. Weather: Squally showers, wintry in north, then rain, with fog patches in south for a time. Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor, becoming very poor in south for a time. Denmark Strait Wind: Cyclonic, becoming northerly in north later, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8. Sea State: Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in south. Weather: Rain or wintry showers, with snow in northwest. Visibility: Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor, becoming good in southwest later. Light or moderate icing in north and west, temperatures ms02 to ms05. North Iceland Wind: Southwesterly 5 to 7 in far southeast at first, otherwise northeasterly 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4 then later cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8. Sea State: Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough. Weather: Rain in southeast, snow in northwest. Visibility: Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor. Light or moderate icing in northwest later, temperatures ms02 to ms05. Norwegian Basin In north Wind: Northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7 becoming variable 3 or 4, then southeasterly 5 to 7 later. Sea State: Moderate or rough. Weather: Rain or showers. Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Norwegian Basin In south Wind: Westerly backing southerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8. Sea State: Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later. Weather: Rain at times, becoming mainly fair in southeast. Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor. |
