HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 2000 ON SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2009 BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

NO STORMS

GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 141200UTC LOW 52 NORTH 23 WEST 980 EXPECTED 53 NORTH 18 WEST 986 BY 151200UTC. LOW 60 NORTH 05 WEST 972 EXPECTED 63 NORTH 09 WEST 973 BY SAME TIME. LOW 58 NORTH 30 WEST 984 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY THAT TIME. NEW LOW EXPECTED 45 NORTH 18 WEST 995 BY 151200UTC

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

SOLE SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON ROCKALL SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6, INCREASING 7 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN SOUTH SHANNON. SQUALLY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER IN SHANNON. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN SHANNON

BAILEY NORTHEASTERLY BACKING NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN NORTH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN NORTH

FAEROES CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY GALE 8 OR SEVERE GALE 9, BACKING NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER. RAIN AT TIMES. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY POOR

EAST NORTHERN SECTION CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 FOR A TIME IN SOUTH, OTHERWISE NORTHEASTERLY BACKING NORTHERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN FAR NORTHEAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN FAR SOUTH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, WINTRY IN FAR NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN FAR NORTHWEST

WEST NORTHERN SECTION CYCLONIC FOR A TIME IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE NORTHERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, VEERING EASTERLY IN NORTH, AND BACKING WESTERLY 4 OR 5 IN SOUTH. VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS, BUT SNOW IN FAR NORTH AND WITHIN 60 MILES OF GREENLAND. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN SNOW

EAST CENTRAL SECTION IN NORTH, CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD. IN SOUTH, WESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, BUT CYCLONIC FOR A TIME IN FAR EAST. HIGH OR VERY HIGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. SQUALLY SHOWERS, RAIN FOR A TIME IN EAST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN EAST

WEST CENTRAL SECTION NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN SOUTH. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, RAIN FOR A TIME IN NORTH. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN NORTH. LIGHT ICING IN FAR NORTHWEST

DENMARK STRAIT NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 AT TIMES. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. OCCASIONAL SNOW, BUT RAIN OR SLEET FOR A TIME IN FAR SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING IN NORTH AND WEST WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE IN FAR NORTH WITH TEMPERATURES MS05 TO MS08

NORTH ICELAND NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN AT TIMES, BUT OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW IN WEST. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN WEST. LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING IN NORTHWEST WITH TEMPERATURES MS04 TO MS07

NORWEGIAN BASIN EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHWEST, VEERING SOUTHERLY IN SOUTHEAST, BUT BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER IN SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN, SQUALLY SHOWERS LATER IN SOUTH, SNOW LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT VERY POOR LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST

OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: GALES OR SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT ROCKALL AND BAILEY

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