NL BURUM LES 20-OCT-2024 08:25:12 495932
SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER 2024
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER UNTIL 0800 UTC ON MONDAY 21 OCTOBER 2024
STORM WARNING
AT 200000UTC, LOW 54 NORTH 19 WEST 950 EXPECTED 60 NORTH 04 WEST 966 BY 210000UTC. WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 OR VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 WITHIN 350 MILES OF THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE UNTIL LATER AND THEN STORM FORCE 10 WITHIN 250 MILES OF THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT LATER
GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 200000UTC, LOW 54 NORTH 19 WEST 950 EXPECTED 60 NORTH 04 WEST 966 BY 210000UTC. LOW 986 59 NORTH 40 WEST 986 EXPECTED 64 NORTH 34 WEST 985 BY SAME TIME. LOW 65 NORTH 22 WEST 979 LOSES ITS IDENTITY
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
SOLE
SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING MAINLY WEST 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
SHANNON ROCKALL
CYCLONIC, GALE 8 TO STORM 10, INCREASING VIOLENT STORM 11 FOR A TIME. HIGH OR VERY HIGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR
BAILEY FAEROES
CYCLONIC, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 4 OR 5 FOR A TIME NORTH BAILEY AND NORTH FAEROES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY POOR
SOUTHEAST ICELAND
SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 OT GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN SOUTHEAST LATER. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER
EAST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, CYCLONIC, BECOMING MAINLY WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN EAST UNTIL LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE CLOSE TO ICELAND. SHOWERS, OCCASIONAL RAIN IN EAST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN EAST.
IN SOUTH, CYCLONIC, MAINLY NORTHWESTERLY, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. INCREASING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT HIGH FOR A TIME IN SOUTHEAST. RAIN, THEN SHOWERS LATER, PERHAPS THUNDERY. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST
WEST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, NORTHERLY 5 TO 7 UNTIL LATER IN FAR NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN SOUTH, WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN WEST UNTIL LATER. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD
EAST CENTRAL SECTION
IN NORTH, CYCLONIC, SEVERE GALE 9 OR STORM 10, OCCASIONALLY VIOLENT STORM 11 IN EAST, BECOMING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH UNTIL LATER IN EAST, BECOMING MAINLY VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN, THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD LATER.
IN SOUTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 7 OR GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN EAST, DECREASING 5 TO 7 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
WEST CENTRAL SECTION
WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST AND LATER IN SOUTH. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. SHOWERS, THEN RAIN FROM NORTHWEST LATER, PERHAPS THUNDERY AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD
DENMARK STRAIT
AREA WEST OF 28 WEST, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER IN FAR WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
AREA EAST OF 28 WEST, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, BUT CYCLONIC NEAR ICELAND, 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH LATER. SLEET OR SNOW AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING NORTH OF 68 NORTH, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS04
NORTH ICELAND
IN WEST, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER IN NORTH, OCCASIONALLY CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 NEAR ICELAND IN THE SOUTH. VERY ROUGH OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SNOW AT TIMES, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD LATER IN NORTH. LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING NORTH OF 68 NORTH, WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO MS06.
IN NORTHEAST, SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7, VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. ROUGH BECOMING MAINLY MODERATE LATER. DRIZZLE OR FOG PATCHES. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR, GOOD AT TIMES LATE