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STORM WARNING
AT 220000UTC, LOW 46 NORTH 50 WEST 962 EXPECTED 54 NORTH 32 WEST 953 BY 230000UTC. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 IN THE SOUTHERN QUADRANT OF THE LOW WITHIN 200 AND 450 MILES OF THE LOW CENTRE AT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 IN THE SOUTHERN QUADRANT WITHIN 150 AND 550 MILES OF THE LOW CENTRE THROUGHOUT, AND IN THE WESTERN SEMICIRCLE WITHIN 50 AND 150 MILES OF THE LOW CENTRE UNTIL 230200UTC. SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 IN THE NORTH OF EAST CENTRAL SECTION FROM 221500UTC UNTIL 230000UTC, THE SOUTHEAST OF EAST NORTHERN SECTION FROM 221800UTC UNTIL 230100UTC, ROCKALL FROM 222100UTC AND SOUTH BAILEY FROM 230200UTC
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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2025
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY 22 FEBRUARY UNTIL 0800 UTC ON
SUNDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2025
STORM WARNING
AT 220000UTC, LOW 46 NORTH 50 WEST 962 EXPECTED 54 NORTH 32 WEST 953
BY 230000UTC. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 IN
THE SOUTHERN QUADRANT OF THE LOW WITHIN 200 AND 450 MILES OF THE LOW
CENTRE AT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO
REACH STORM FORCE 10 IN THE SOUTHERN QUADRANT WITHIN 150 AND 550
MILES OF THE LOW CENTRE THROUGHOUT, AND IN THE WESTERN SEMICIRCLE
WITHIN 50 AND 150 MILES OF THE LOW CENTRE UNTIL 230200UTC. SOUTHERLY
OR SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 IN THE
NORTH OF EAST CENTRAL SECTION FROM 221500UTC UNTIL 230000UTC, THE
SOUTHEAST OF EAST NORTHERN SECTION FROM 221800UTC UNTIL 230100UTC,
ROCKALL FROM 222100UTC AND SOUTH BAILEY FROM 230200UTC
GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 220000UTC, LOW 46 NORTH 50 WEST 962 EXPECTED 54 NORTH 32 WEST 953
BY 230000UTC. LOW 67 NORTH 10 WEST 955 EXPECTED 70 NORTH 10 WEST 962
BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW EXPECTED 58 NORTH 25 WEST 954 BY THAT TIME. AT
220000UTC, LOW 62 NORTH 23 WEST 963 LOSING ITS IDENTITY
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
SOLE
WESTERLY 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7,
INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 LATER, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. VERY
ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
SHANNON ROCKALL
SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTH, 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING GALE 8 OR SEVERE
GALE 9 LATER, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 LATER IN ROCKALL. VERY ROUGH OR
HIGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR POOR
BAILEY
SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, BACKING SOUTHEAST GALE 8 TO STORM 10 LATER.
VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR POOR
FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND
SOUTHWESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY LATER, 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH
OR HIGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
EAST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH, OTHERWISE WESTERLY
OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7
TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER EXCEPT IN FAR NORTH, THEN DECREASING 4 TO 6
AGAIN LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FAR NORTH,
OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT FIRST, RAIN LATER
EXCEPT IN FAR NORTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER EXCEPT
IN FAR NORTH.
IN SOUTH, SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE
GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 IN EAST, THEN DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER
EXCEPT IN SOUTHEAST AND FAR NORTHWEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY
SHOWERS, RAIN FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
WEST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN NORTHERLY
OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 LATER IN
SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST.
WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN SOUTH, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 EXCEPT IN
NORTHWEST, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 IN SOUTH, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 6
TO GALE 8 LATER EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHWEST, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9
LATER IN EAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING HIGH LATER IN SOUTHEAST.
WINTRY SHOWERS, THEN RAIN IN EAST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
EAST CENTRAL SECTION
SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 AT FIRST IN NORTH AND EAST, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC 7
OR GALE 8, INCREASING GALE 8 TO STORM 10, OCCASIONALLY VIOLENT STORM
11 LATER, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN SOUTH.
VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH LATER. SHOWERS AT
FIRST IN NORTH AND EAST, OTHERWISE RAIN, SQUALLY SHOWERS LATER,
PERHAPS THUNDERY. MODERATE OR POOR
WEST CENTRAL SECTION
CYCLONIC, 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTH OTHERWISE GALE 8 TO STORM 10,
OCCASIONALLY VIOLENT STORM 11 IN SOUTH, BECOMING WESTERLY OR
NORTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER, DECREASING 6 AT TIMES LATER
IN SOUTH AND WEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTH, OTHERWISE
VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY
SHOWERS, WINTRY LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR POOR
DENMARK STRAIT
NORTHERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 UNTIL LATER IN FAR NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE
CYCLONIC, MAINLY NORTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL
SLEET AND SNOW. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. MODERATE OR
SEVERE ICING EXPECTED AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST WITH TEMPERATURES OF MS05
TO MS08
NORTH ICELAND
CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN WEST,
DECREASING 3 TO 5 IN FAR NORTHEAST, AND DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER IN
SOUTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN
SOUTHEAST. OCCASIONAL RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW, FOG BANKS DEVELOPING IN
NORTHEAST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. MODERATE OR
SEVERE ICING EXPECTED NEAR ICE EDGE AND ALSO IN EAST WITH
TEMPERATURES OF MS03 TO MS06, BECOMING VERY SEVERE AT TIMES UNTIL
222000UTC NEAR ICE EDGE WITH TEMPERATURES OF AROUND MS08, WITH LIGHT
ICING EXTENDING EAST FROM 221500UTC BETWEEN 67 AND 70 NORTH WITH
TEMPERATURES OF AROUND MS03, AND ALL ICING GRADUALLY BECOMING
CONFINED TO NORTH OF 68 NORTH BY 230300UTC
NORWEGIAN BASIN
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY
ROUGH NEAR NORWAY COAST AND HIGH AT FIRST IN WEST. SQUALLY SHOWERS.
GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
STORMS EXPECTED IN ROCKALL, BAILEY, EAST NORTHERN SECTION, EAST
CENTRAL SECTION, WEST CENTRAL SECTION AND NORWEGIAN BASIN WITH SEVERE
GALES EXPECTED IN ALL OTHER AREAS
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