Storm warning issued for high seas; severe winds expected December 24-25.

NL BURUM LES 24-DEC-2024 21:25:18 358595

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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON TUESDAY 24 DECEMBER 2024
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON TUESDAY 24 DECEMBER UNTIL 2000 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 25 DECEMBER 2024

STORM WARNING
AT 241200UTC, LOW 65 NORTH 39 WEST 965 EXPECTED 66 NORTH 29 WEST 965 BY 251200UTC. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 IN THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANTS OF THE LOW AND WITHIN 200 AND 450 MILES OF THE LOW CENTRE THROUGHOUT IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION AND WEST NORTHERN SECTION, AND VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 IN THE SOUTHERN QUADRANT OF THE LOW AND WITHIN 300 AND 450 MILES OF THE LOW CENTRE IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION UNTIL 250800UTC. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND STORM FORCE 10 IN DENMARK STRAIT IN AN AREA ENCLOSED NORTH OF 63 NORTH AND WEST OF 38 WEST UNTIL 251800UTC

GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 241200UTC, LOW 65 NORTH 39 WEST 965 EXPECTED 66 NORTH 29 WEST 965 BY 251200UTC. LOW 59 NORTH 21 WEST 986 EXPECTED 73 NORTH 09 EAST 962 BY SAME TIME. LOW 73 NORTH 15 WEST 967 LOSING ITS IDENTITY

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

SOLE
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN WEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN WEST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON
SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTHWEST. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST. DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORTHWEST ROCKALL
SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR POOR

SOUTHEAST ROCKALL
SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR POOR

BAILEY FAEROES
SOUTHWEST BECOMING CYCLONIC, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN BAILEY AND ALSO AT FIRST IN FAEROES, DECREASING 5 AT TIMES UNTIL LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. WINTRY SHOWERS IN NORTHWEST BAILEY, OCCASIONAL RAIN ELSEWHERE. MODERATE OR POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND
CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, PERHAPS STORM 10 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN THEN WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE TO VERY POOR

EAST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY GALE 8 TO STORM 10. HIGH OR VERY HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE TO VERY POOR. OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING EXPECTED IN NORTHWEST.
IN SOUTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN NORTH, DE