NE-Atlantic (Metarea I)

FQNT21 EGRR 120800
SECURITE

HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 12 APRIL 2023
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 12 APRIL UNTIL 0800 UTC ON
THURSDAY 13 APRIL 2023

STORM WARNING
AT 120000UTC, LOW 54 NORTH 13 WEST 978 EXPECTED 54 NORTH 02 EAST 985
BY 130000UTC. WINDS CONTINUING TO REACH VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 IN THE
SOUTHWESTERN SEMICIRCLE BETWEEN 50-150 MILES OF THE CENTRE UNTIL
121200UTC. WINDS CONTINUING TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 IN THE
SOUTHWESTERN SEMICIRCLE BETWEEN 50-250 MILES OF THE CENTRE UNTIL
122000UTC. NEW LOW 51 NORTH 42 WEST 980 EXPECTED BY SAME TIME.
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 IN THE SOUTHWEST
OF WEST CENTRAL SECTION BETWEEN 121900UTC TO 130200UTC

GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 120000UTC, LOW 54 NORTH 13 WEST 978 EXPECTED 54 NORTH 02 EAST 985
BY 130000UTC. NEW LOW 51 NORTH 42 WEST 980 EXPECTED BY SAME TIME.
LOWS 56 NORTH 02 EAST 976 AND 56 NORTH 07 WEST 977, EXPECTED 56 NORTH
06 WEST 984 BY THAT TIME. AT 120000UTC, LOW 64 NORTH 30 WEST 989
EXPECTED 61 NORTH 37 WEST 1002 BY 130000UTC. LOW 64 NORTH 02 WEST 991
LOSING ITS IDENTITY. LOW 57 NORTH 30 WEST 995 LOSING ITS IDENTITY.
NEW LOW EXPECTED 67 NORTH 20 WEST 1003 BY SAME TIME


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

SOLE
WEST GALE 8 OR STORM 10, DECREASING 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH,
BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON ROCKALL
CYCLONIC GALE 8 TO STORM 10, OCCASIONALLY VIOLENT STORM 11 IN
SHANNON, BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH,
OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH AT FIRST IN SHANNON AND ROUGH IN NORTH
ROCKALL, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. THUNDERY SHOWERS.
MODERATE OR POOR

BAILEY
CYCLONIC 5 TO 7. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST AND
MODERATE IN NORTHWEST. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND
CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 AT TIMES IN SOUTHEAST
FAEROES. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOUTH AND EAST
FAEROES. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

EAST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, DECREASING 3 AT TIMES. MODERATE OR
ROUGH. SHOWERS, WINTRY AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN SOUTHEAST, NORTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4
TO 6, THEN NORTHWESTERLY LATER. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH.
SHOWERS, WINTRY AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN SOUTHWEST, CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5,
THEN VARIABLE 2 TO 4 FOR A TIME, THEN SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER.
ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS,
WINTRY AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST
IN NORTHWEST, DECREASING 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING
MODERATE OR ROUGH, THEN MODERATE LATER. RAIN OR DRIZZLE, THEN SHOWERS
LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN SOUTH, CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 3 OR 4, THEN BECOMING
EASTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT
FIRST IN SOUTHEAST. WINTRY SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR
GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

EAST CENTRAL SECTION
WESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN FAR
EAST, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH
MAINLY AT FIRST IN EAST. WINTRY SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY, THEN RAIN
LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST CENTRAL SECTION
WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE
GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 IN SOUTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH,
OCCASIONALLY HIGH MAINLY IN SOUTHWEST. SHOWERS, THEN RAIN FOR A TIME.
MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

DENMARK STRAIT
NORTH OR NORTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST
NEAR ICE EDGE, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH,
OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH, BECOMING MODERATE. RAIN
AND SNOW. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD. OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING
IN NORTHEAST CLOSE TO ICE EDGE, WITH TEMPERATURES OF MS02 OR MS05,
UNTIL 130500UTC

NORTH ICELAND
IN NORTH, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4
LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER. RAIN, FOG BANKS.
MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR.
IN SOUTH, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING EASTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE
OR ROUGH. RAIN, FOG BANKS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

NORWEGIAN BASIN
EAST OR SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH,
OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOUTH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES LATER IN FAR
WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR THEN VERY POOR LATER IN FAR
WEST

OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN WEST CENTRAL SECTION. GALES EXPECTED IN WEST
NORTHERN SECTION, EAST CENTRAL SECTION AND NORWEGIAN BASIN


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