HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 2000 ON TUESDAY 09 FEBRUARY 2010 BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

NO STORMS

GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 091200UTC, LOW 52 NORTH 43 WEST 966 EXPECTED 53 NORTH 51 WEST 976 BY 101200UTC. LOW 46 NORTH 20 WEST 1002 EXPECTED 40 NORTH 10 WEST 1005 BY SAME TIME. HIGH 65 NORTH 16 WEST 1026 EXPECTED 58 NORTH 12 WEST 1027 BY THAT TIME. AT 091200UTC, LOW 77 NORTH 06 EAST 1010 EXPECTED 73 NORTH 16 EAST 1002 BY 101200UTC. NEW LOWS EXPECTED 46 NORTH 37 WEST 981 AND 71 NORTH 16 WEST 1015 BY SAME TIME. HIGH 73 NORTH 20 WEST 1030 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY THAT TIME

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

SOLE EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES. VERY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON EASTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN WEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

ROCKALL EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, DECREASING 3 OR 4. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD

BAILEY VARIABLE 3 OR 4. ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

FAEROES NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, DECREASING 3 OR 4. ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOUTHEAST ICELAND WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4, INCREASING 4 OR 5. ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD

EAST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTHEAST, SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES. ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD. IN SOUTHWEST, SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. RAIN OR DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD

WEST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTHEAST, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES. VERY ROUGH. SNOW NEAR ICE EDGE, OTHERWISE RAIN OR DRIZZLE, WITH FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT ICING NEAR ICE EDGE. IN REST OF AREA, SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, WITH FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

EAST CENTRAL SECTION IN NORTHEAST, SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR. MAINLY GOOD. IN SOUTHWEST, CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST CENTRAL SECTION IN EAST, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR DRIZZLE, WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN WEST, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, BUT SOUTHWESTERLY AT FIRST IN SOUTHWEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. HIGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

DENMARK STRAIT IN NORTHWEST, NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES, BECOMING MAINLY VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BUT ROUGH IN SOUTH. SNOW NEAR ICE EDGE, OTHERWISE RAIN OR DRIZZLE, WITH FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT ICING NEAR ICE EDGE, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05. IN REST OF AREA, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, DECREASING 3 AT TIMES. SLIGHT BUT MODERATE OR ROUGH NEAR ICELAND. MAINLY FAIR, THEN RAIN OR DRIZZLE, WITH FOG PATCHES. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

NORTH ICELAND VARIABLE 3 OR 4, BECOMING EASTERLY 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN FAR SOUTHEAST. OCCASIONAL SNOW NEAR ICE EDGE, OTHERWISE RAIN OR DRIZZLE, WITH FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

NORWEGIAN BASIN NORTHERLY BACKING NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. SNOW SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN NORTH

OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: GALES OR SEVERE GALES EXPECTED AT FIRST IN WEST CENTRAL SECTION, WITH GALES EXPECTED LATER IN EAST CENTRAL SECTION

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