HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 2000 ON SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2009 BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

NO STORMS

GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 291200UTC, LOW 51 NORTH 04 WEST 978 EXPECTED 52 NORTH 01 EAST 994 BY 301200UTC. LOW 63 NORTH 28 WEST 1008 EXPECTED 63 NORTH 19 WEST 1002 BY SAME TIME. LOW 67 NORTH 06 EAST 988 EXPECTED 67 NORTH 09 EAST 994 BY THAT TIME. AT 291200UTC, HIGH 73 NORTH 35 WEST 1030 EXPECTED 77 NORTH 31 WEST 1026 BY 301200UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 54 NORTH 36 WEST 986 BY SAME TIME

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

SOLE IN WEST, NORTHERLY BACKING SOUTHERLY 5 OR 6. VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD BECOMING MODERATE LATER. IN EAST, NORTHERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 4 OR 5 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SHANNON ROCKALL NORTH OR NORTHEAST BACKING SOUTH LATER, 5 TO 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER IN SHANNON. MODERATE OR GOOD

BAILEY NORTH BACKING SOUTH 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SNOW. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAEROES NORTHWEST BACKING SOUTH 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN NORTH. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOUTHEAST ICELAND NORTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN NORTH. SQUALLY SNOW SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

EAST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTH, CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR NORTHWEST. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD. IN SOUTH, VARIABLE 3 OR 4 BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN SOUTHWEST. SQUALLY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER IN SOUTH

WEST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT ICING IN NORTHWEST. IN SOUTH, VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE EASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER IN FAR SOUTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN NORTHWEST, BUT MODERATE AT FIRST IN EAST. RAIN OR SLEET, SNOW IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN NORTHWEST

EAST CENTRAL SECTION IN EAST, NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4 FOR A TIME. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS THEN RAIN. GOOD BECOMING MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER. IN WEST, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES, BUT VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AT FIRST IN EAST. ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

WEST CENTRAL SECTION IN SOUTHWEST, SOUTHERLY VEERING WESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN WEST. RAIN, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST. IN NORTHEAST, SOUTHEASTERLY VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 6 TO GALE 8. OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN, FOG PATCHES FOR A TIME, SQUALLY SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR, BECOMING GOOD LATER

DENMARK STRAIT NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. MODERATE OR SEVERE ICING WITH TEMPERATURES MS06 TO MS09

NORTH ICELAND NORTHERLY 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST. SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. MODERATE OR SEVERE ICING WITH TEMPERATURES MS05 TO MS08

NORWEGIAN BASIN IN FAR EAST AT FIRST CYCLONIC, OTHERWISE NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES, BUT VEERING EASTERLY LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW OR SQUALLY SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY SEVERE ICING IN NORTHWEST WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO MS06

OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: GALES OR SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS, WITH STORMS DEVELOPING IN EAST CENTRAL SECTION AND WEST CENTRAL SECTION, AND VIOLENT STORMS IN WEST CENTRAL SECTION

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