Storm warning issued for high seas, severe gales expected in Denmark Strait.

NL BURUM LES 27-DEC-2024 21:25:21 196249

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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 27 DECEMBER 2024
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 27 DECEMBER UNTIL 2000 UTC ON SATURDAY 28 DECEMBER 2024

STORM WARNING
AT 271200UTC, LOW 68 NORTH 23 WEST 982 EXPECTED 67 NORTH 17 WEST BY 281200UTC. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 OR VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 AT TIMES WITHIN 100 MILES OF THE ICE EDGE IN THE NORTH OF DENMARK STRAIT UNSIS
AT 271200UTC, LOW 49 NORTH 22 WEST 1023 EXPECTED 48 NORTH 13 WEST 1026 BY 281200UTC. HIGH 46 NORTH 31 WEST 1034 EXPECTED 45 NORTH 24 WEST 1038 BY SAME TIME. LOW 44 NORTH 52 WEST 1009 EXPECTED 53 NORTH 40 WEST 1017 BY THAT TIME. AT 271200UTC, LOW 66 NORTH 31 WEST 980 EXPECTED 64 NORTH 24 WEST 990 BY 281200UTC. LOW 68 NORTH 23 WEST 982 EXPECTED 67 NORTH 17 WEST BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW 73 NORTH 05 WEST 977 EXPECTED BY THAT TIME

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

SOLE
VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR GOOD

SHANNON
SOUTHWEST BECOMING CYCLONIC, 3 TO 5, THEN WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

NORTHWEST ROCKALL
WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN FAR NORTHWEST. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOUTHEAST ROCKALL
CYCLONIC AT FIRST, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

BAILEY
SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SHOWERS, WINTRY LATER IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN NORTHWEST

FAEROES
SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST, 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOUTHEAST ICELAND
SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHWESTERLY IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST NORTHERN SECTION
CYCLONIC, MAINLY WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6 AT TIMES IN NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN NORTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FAR NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS, DRIZZLE OR RAIN LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING AT TIMES IN FAR NORTHWEST

EAST CENTRAL SECTION
CYCLONIC, MAINLY WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN SOUTHEAST, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN SOUTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS, MAINLY IN EAST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST CENTRAL SECTION
IN NORTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN NORTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, HEAVY AND PERHAPS THUNDERY AT TIMES . MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN SOUTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR, SHOWERS LATER. GOOD

DENMARK STRAIT
CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN EAST, BUT NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY STORM 10 TO VIOLENT STORM 11 UNTIL LATER NEAR ICE EDGE IN NORTH AND NORTHEAST, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN SOUTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH IN NORTH AND EAST. SNOW AT TIMES. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. MODERATE OR SEVERE ICING EXPECTED NEAR ICE EDGE, WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO MS08

NORTH ICELAND
SOUTH OF 67 NORTH. SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC IN WEST, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN WEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST AND LATER IN WEST. WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN REST OF AREA, CYCLONIC, MAINLY NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHWEST AND LATER IN NORTHEAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN NORTH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. OCCASIONAL SNOW. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING IN EAST WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO MS05, BECOMING MODERATE OR SEVERE ICING NEAR ICE EDGE WITH TEMPERATURES MS06 TO MS10

NORWEGIAN BASIN
SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. MAINLY VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN FAR WEST. SHOWERS, TURNING WINTRY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
STORMS ARE EXPECTED IN NORTH ICELAND AND SEVERE GALES ARE EXPECTRED IN THE DENMARK STRAIT. GALES EXPECTED IN ALL OTHER A