FQNT21 EGRR 160800

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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1

ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 16 APRIL 2025

BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 16 APRIL UNTIL 0800 UTC ON THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2025



NO STORMS



GENERAL SYNOPSIS

AT 160000UTC, LOW 50 NORTH 48 WEST 990 EXPECTED 49 NORTH 27 WEST 999 BY 170000UTC. LOW 60 NORTH 17 WEST 999 LOSING ITS IDENTITY





AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



WEST SOLE

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER



EAST SOLE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



SHANNON ROCKALL

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN SOUTHWEST SHANNON, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH UNTIL LATER IN SOUTH AND WEST SHANNON. SHOWERS. GOOD



BAILEY

NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 IN FAR NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTHWEST, MODERATE ELSEWHERE. SHOWERS. GOOD



FAEROES

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 UNTIL LATER IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



EAST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTH, NORTHEASTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC FOR A TIME, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN EAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN EAST. SHOWERS, PERHAPS WINTRY AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE.

IN SOUTH, CYCLONIC, BECOMING MAINLY NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



WEST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.

IN SOUTH, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHWEST. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHWEST. SHOWERS, BECOMING WINTRY AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



EAST CENTRAL SECTION

IN NORTHEAST, NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, OCCASIONAL RAIN IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN SOUTH.

IN SOUTHWEST, CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 AT FIRST, THEN DECREASING 4 AT TIMES LATER IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. FAIR AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE RAIN OR SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST CENTRAL SECTION

IN NORTH, EASTERLY BACKING NORTHEASTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN MAINLY IN SOUTH, FOG PATCHES IN SOUTH, BECOMING FAIR LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN SOUTH, BECOMING GOOD LATER.

IN SOUTH, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHEAST AND FAR SOUTHWEST, BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 FOR A TIME. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES IN NORTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN SOUTH AND VERY POOR IN NORTH



DENMARK STRAIT

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. SNOW SHOWERS IN SOUTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN SOUTH. OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING NEAR ICE EDGE WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND MS03, BUT MODERATE OR SEVERE ICING EXPECTED NEAR ICE EDGE IN NORTHEAST AT FIRST WITH TEMPERATURES OF MS05 TO MS08



NORTH ICELAND

IN NORTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN EAST, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL SNOW UNTIL LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR UNTIL LATER. OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING EXPECTED, MAINLY NEAR ICE WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND MS03, BUT MODERATE AT TIMES NEAR ICE IN WEST WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND MS05.

IN SOUTH, CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN WITH FOG PATCHES IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING EXPECTED NEAR ICE IN NORTHWEST WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO MS06



NORWEGIAN BASIN

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7 LATER EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHEAST. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHEAST. RAIN AT TIMES, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:

GALES EXPECTED IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND, EAST NORTHERN SECTION, NORTH ICELAND AND NORWEGIAN BASIN WITH A RISK OF GALES IN EAST CENTRAL SECTION





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