Storm warnings issued for high seas, with severe winds expected.

NL BURUM LES 28-DEC-2024 09:25:30 887739

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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY 28 DECEMBER 2024
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY 28 DECEMBER UNTIL 0800 UTC ON SUNDAY 29 DECEMBER 2024

STORM WARNING
AT 280000UTC, LOW 69 NORTH 20 WEST 986 MOVING STEADILY SOUTH LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 290000UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 68 NORTH 09 WEST 981 BY SAME TIME. NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 OR VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 WITHIN 100 MILES OF THE ICE EDGE IN THE NORTH OF DENMARK STRAIT UNTIL 281600UTC. NORTH OR NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO REACH STORM FORCE 10 IN NORTH ICELAND BETWEEN 67 NORTH AND 72 NORTH BETWEEN 281500UTC AND 290000UTC

GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 280000UTC, LOW 69 NORTH 20 WEST 986 MOVING STEADILY SOUTH LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 290000UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 68 NORTH 09 WEST 981 BY SAME TIME. LOW 65 NORTH 29 WEST 987 EXPECTED 62 NORTH 17 WEST 998 BY THAT TIME. AT 280000UTC, LOW 50 NORTH 17 WEST 1023 EXPECTED 46 NORTH 12 WEST 1029 BY 290000UTC. LOW 76 NORTH 15 EAST 996 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW EXPECTED 73 NORTH 08 EAST 969 BY THAT TIME. NEW LOW EXPECTED 52 NORTH 39 WEST 1014 BY 290000UTC. HIGH 48 NORTH 29 WEST 1036 EXPECTED 46 NORTH 21 WEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE BY SAME TIME. HIGH 67 NORTH 61 WEST 1031 EXPECTED 65 NORTH 45 WEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE BY THAT TIME

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

WEST SOLE
CYCLONIC, BECOMING NORTHERLY, 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 OR 7 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

EAST SOLE
VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON
SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4, VEERING WEST 4 TO 6. ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN FOR A TIME. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL
WEST OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY
SOUTHWEST, VEERING WEST, 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND
SOUTHWESTERLY, VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

EAST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, CYCLONIC, BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 OR 5 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN WEST. SQUALLY SNOW SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN SOUTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 IN WEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN WEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS, WINTRY LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, NORTHERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN FAR EAST, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN WEST, OTHERWISE VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN FAR EAST. SNOW SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING IN FAR WEST.
IN SOUTH, WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, DECREASING 3 OR 4, THEN VEERING NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN EAST, BECOMING MODERATE LATER IN FAR WEST. SNOW SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT FIRST, OCCASIONAL SLEET LATER IN FAR EAST. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

EAST CENTRAL SECTION
IN NORTH, WESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 5 AT FIRST IN EAST. VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN SOUTHEAST, NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST DECREASING 2 TO 4, THEN BECOMING VARIABLE LATER. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. RAIN OR SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST.
IN SOUTHWEST, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. ROUGH OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

WEST CENTRAL SECTION
IN SOUTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 LATER IN EAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. FAIR THEN THUNDERY RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN NORTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN NORTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, THUNDERY LATER, FOG PATCHES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER

DENMARK STRAIT
NORTHERLY OR NOR