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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