High seas warnings issued for multiple regions; expect severe gale conditions.

FQNT21 ENMI 191900
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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON THURSDAY 19 DECEMBER 2024
BY MET, NORWAY

WARNINGS

S GALE 8 FM SAT 02UTC TO 06UTC IN YP
S GALE 8 FM SAT 06UTC IN BnS
S OCC GALE 8 FM SAT 01UTC TO 06UTC IN A3
S GALE 8 FM SAT 02UTC IN A4
E OCC GALE 8 FM SAT 00UTC IN C5
E OCC GALE 8 FM SAT 08UTC IN E2
SE GALE 8 FM FRI 20UTC IN F2
N OCC GALE 8 FM THU 22UTC TO 23UTC IN F3
E GALE 8 FM FRI 23UTC TO SAT 07UTC IN KILDIN BANK
NE GALE 8 FM SAT 01UTC IN NORTH BANK
NE OCC GALE 8 FM SAT 08UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK

SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC

LOW 993 HPA AT 73 N 45 E, ALMOST STNR.
LOW 973 HPA AT 65 N 09 E MOV NE, EXP 976 HPA AT 66 N 35 E BY FRI 18 UTC.
LOW 987 HPA AT 64 N 27 W, MOV E, EXP 981 HPA 67 N 15 W BY FRI 18 UTC.
HIGH 1001 HPA AT 75 N 03 E MOV NE AND FLN GRADUALLY.

FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:

YP
VRB 5, OCNL S GALE 8. SNOW, POOR.

LiD
VRB 4, INCR TO S NEAR GALE 7. SNOW, POOR.

BnS
VRB 4, INCR TO S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. SLT OR MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.

A2
VRB 6. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

A3
VRB 6, INCR TO S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. SLT TO ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

A4
VRB 6, INCR TO S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. SLT TO ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

A5
VRB 5. SLT. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.

B2
S NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

B3
S 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. SLT TO ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

B4
VRB 5. SLT. SNOW, POOR.

B5
VRB 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.

C2
VRB 6, OCNL S NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

C3
VRB 5. SLT. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

C4
NE 5, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. SLT OR MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

C5
E 6, INCR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL E GALE 8. SLT OR MOD, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

D2
VRB 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, PO