FQNT21 EGRR 082000
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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON TUESDAY 08 APRIL 2025
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON TUESDAY 08 APRIL UNTIL 2000 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 09 APRIL 2025

NO STORMS

GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 081200UTC, HIGH 72 NORTH 14 WEST 1040 EXPECTED FAEROES 1035 BY 091200UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 72 NORTH 14 WEST 1017 BY SAME TIME. LOW 49 NORTH 31 WEST 988 MOVING NORTH AND LOSING ITS IDENTITY


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

SOLE
SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 BACKING NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

SHANNON
SOUTHEASTERLY 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD

ROCKALL
EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD

BAILEY
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST IN EAST. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

FAEROES
VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER IN FAEROES. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOUTHEAST ICELAND
CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

EAST NORTHERN SECTION
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHWEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR OR VERY POOR

WEST NORTHERN SECTION
EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE SOUTHEASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR FOG PATCHES, MAINLY FAIR LATER IN WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR OR VERY POOR

EAST CENTRAL SECTION
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

WEST CENTRAL SECTION
CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 DECREASING 3 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER IN NORTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES IN NORTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR OR VERY POOR

DENMARK STRAIT
NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHWEST, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN AND SLEET, OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. OCCASIONAL LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING WITHIN 50 MILES OF ICE EDGE WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05 UNTIL 090200UTC

NORTH ICELAND
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN, FOG BANKS DEVELOPING. GOOD BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING NORTH OF 70 NORTH WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS04 FROM 090600UTC

NORWEGIAN BASIN
NORTHERLY VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 FOR A TIME. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION, GALES EXPECTED IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION, WEST CENTRAL SECTION, DENMARK STRAIT, NORTH ICELAND AND NORWEGIAN BASIN


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