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STORM WARNING
NEW LOW MOVING RATHER QUICKLY NORTHEAST EXPECTED 65 NORTH 11 WEST 993 BY 181200UTC. EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND WEST OF 16 WEST AND IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION IN AREA ENCLOSED NORTH OF 63 NORTH AND EAST OF 19 WEST FROM 180100UTC AND UNTIL 180600UTC. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 IN AREA ENCLOSED BETWEEN 32 AND 36 WEST AND NORTH OF 64 NORTH IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND DENMARK STRAIT FROM 180100UTC AND UNTIL 180800UTC, AND ALSO AT TIMES ELSEWHERE IN DENMARK STRAIT SOUTH OF 67 NORTH FROM 180400UTC
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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 17 JANUARY 2025
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 17 JANUARY UNTIL 2000 UTC ON
SATURDAY 18 JANUARY 2025
STORM WARNING
NEW LOW MOVING RATHER QUICKLY NORTHEAST EXPECTED 65 NORTH 11 WEST 993
BY 181200UTC. EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH
STORM FORCE 10 IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND WEST OF 16 WEST AND IN EAST
NORTHERN SECTION IN AREA ENCLOSED NORTH OF 63 NORTH AND EAST OF 19
WEST FROM 180100UTC AND UNTIL 180600UTC. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 IN AREA ENCLOSED BETWEEN 32 AND 36
WEST AND NORTH OF 64 NORTH IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND DENMARK
STRAIT FROM 180100UTC AND UNTIL 180800UTC, AND ALSO AT TIMES
ELSEWHERE IN DENMARK STRAIT SOUTH OF 67 NORTH FROM 180400UTC
GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 171200UTC, LOW 54 NORTH 35 WEST 974 EXPECTED 55 NORTH 30 WEST 988
BY 181200UTC. NEW LOW MOVING RATHER QUICKLY NORTHEAST EXPECTED 65
NORTH 11 WEST 993 BY SAME TIME. LOW 65 NORTH 29 WEST 1001 LOSING ITS
IDENTITY
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WEST SOLE
SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD
EAST SOLE
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. MODERATE
OR GOOD
SHANNON ROCKALL
SOUTHERLY 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 5 LATER IN WEST. VERY ROUGH,
OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SHANNON. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY
POOR
BAILEY
CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST, 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 OR 5
LATER. VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
FAEROES
SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, VEERING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8,
OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR
SOUTHEAST ICELAND
CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, THEN SEVERE GALE 9 TO STORM
10 FOR A TIME NEAR ICELAND COAST, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER IN
SOUTHEAST. VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. RAIN, SNOW AT TIMES IN
NORTH. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN NORTH
EAST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, CYCLONIC, 3 TO 5 IN FAR NORTHEAST OTHERWISE 6 TO GALE 8,
INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 OR STORM 10 FOR A TIME AT FIRST IN FAR
NORTHEAST NEAR ICELAND COAST, DECREASING 4 TO 6 IN SOUTH AND BECOMING
EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY IN NORTH, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER
IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH,
OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN FAR NORTHEAST. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS,
SQUALLY AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN SOUTH, SOUTHERLY 7 OR GALE 8 AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC,
MAINLY SOUTHERLY, 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR
SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
WEST NORTHERN SECTION
IN FAR SOUTHEAST, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. VERY
ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. RAIN OR SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT TIMES
LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN REST OF AREA, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING
GALE 8 OR SEVERE GALE 9 IN FAR NORTH AND NORTHWEST, OCCASIONALLY
STORM 10 AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH, BACKING NORTHWESTERLY LATER IN
SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTH, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR
VERY ROUGH, BECOMING HIGH AT TIMES LATER IN NORTH. SNOW SHOWERS THEN
OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SNOW. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR.
OCCASIONAL LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING EXPECTED IN FAR NORTHWEST,
BECOMING SEVERE OR VERY SEVERE AT TIMES IN FAR NORTH
EAST CENTRAL SECTION
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 6 TO GALE 8,
DECREASING 5 AT TIMES IN SOUTH AND EAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING
VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE SQUALLY SHOWERS,
PERHAPS THUNDERY AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
WEST CENTRAL SECTION
CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST, DECREASING
5 AT TIMES IN NORTHEAST, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY LATER IN NORTHEAST,
AND BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER IN SOUTHWEST.
VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH,
BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. SQUALLY SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY
AT FIRST, BECOMING WINTRY AT TIMES IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR POOR,
OCCASIONALLY GOOD LATER
DENMARK STRAIT
CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN NORTHWEST, BECOMING
NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, INCREASING STORM 10 AT TIMES IN
SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. OCCASIONAL
SNOW. MODERATE TO VERY POOR. SEVERE OR VERY SEVERE ICING DEVELOPING
NEAR ICE EDGE WITH TEMPERATURES OF MS08 TO MS11 AND LIGHT OR MODERATE
ICING EXPECTED ELSEWHERE, MAINLY NORTH OF 66 NORTH, WITH TEMPERATURES
OF MS03 TO MS06
NORTH ICELAND
EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHWEST, OTHERWISE
NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC IN SOUTH, 7 TO SEVERE
GALE 9, DECREASING 5 TO 7 IN NORTH, AND DECREASING 5 OR 6 LATER IN
FAR SOUTHEAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN
EAST AND MODERATE AT FIRST IN SOUTHWEST. OCCASIONAL SNOW IN NORTH,
MAINLY FAIR THEN RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. SEVERE OR VERY SEVERE ICING EXPECTED IN NORTH
WITH TEMPERATURES OF MS09 TO MS12, GRADUALLY BECOMING RESTRICTED TO
WITHIN 150 MILES OF THE ICE EDGE NORTH OF 68 NORTH, WITH OCCASIONAL
LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING DEVELOPING ELSEWHERE NORTH OF 66 NORTH WITH
TEMPERATURES OF MS03 TO MS06
NORWEGIAN BASIN
WESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC,
BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY LATER, 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8,
OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER NEAR NORWAY COAST. VERY ROUGH OR
HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, BECOMING ROUGH OR
VERY ROUGH. FAIR AT FIRST IN NORTH AND EAST, OTHERWISE OCCASIONAL
RAIN. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD LATER
OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
STORMS EXPECTED IN WEST CENTRAL SECTION WITH SEVERE GALES IN
SOUTHEAST ICELAND, EAST NORTHERN SECTION, WEST NORTHERN SECTION, EAST
CENTRAL SECTION, DENMARK STRAIT, NORTH ICELAND AND NORWEGIAN BASIN
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