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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