NL BURUM LES 21-AUG-2024 08:25:38 791690
SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 2024
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST UNTIL 0800 UTC ON THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 2024
NO STORMS
GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 210000UTC, LOW 61 NORTH 28 WEST 979 EXPECTED 62 NORTH 14 WEST 970 BY 220000UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 51 NORTH 34 WEST 1009 BY SAME TIME. NEW HIGH EXPECTED 63 NORTH 39 WEST 1000 BY THAT TIME. LOW 51 NORTH 36 WEST 994 MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AND LOSING ITS IDENTITY
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
SOLE
WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
SHANNON ROCKALL
WEST OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN SHANNON. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN ROCKALL. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
BAILEY
CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN SOUTH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
FAEROES
SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, THEN SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
SOUTHEAST ICELAND
CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
EAST NORTHERN SECTION
CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN NORTH, BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
WEST NORTHERN SECTION
NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN EAST, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR SOUTHEAST. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES IN FAR NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN FAR NORTHWEST
EAST CENTRAL SECTION
WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, THEN BACKING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
WEST CENTRAL SECTION
IN NORTH, WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN EAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR, RAIN OR SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD.
IN SOUTH, WESTERLY 4 TO 6, BUT 7 OR GALE 8 AT FIRST IN EAST, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
DENMARK STRAIT
NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 NEAR ICELAND, BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN FAR WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN WEST
NORTH ICELAND
IN NORTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN EAST. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST.
IN SOUTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC, MAINLY NORTHEASTERLY, 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST IN WEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
NORWEGIAN BASIN
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER. FAIR THEN RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION, DENMARK STRAIT AND NORTH ICELAND. GALES EXPECTED IN ALL OTHER AREAS EXCEPT WEST NORTHERN SECTION
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