HS 011

high seas bulletin for Metarea 1 issued at 2000 UTC on Saturday 18 may 2013 by the Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom for the period 2000 UTC on Saturday 18 may until 2000 UTC on Sunday 19 may 2013

No storms

General synopsis at 181200utc, low 64 north 39 west 989 expected 63 north 38 west 998 by 191200utc. Low 55 north 00 west 1004 expected 50 north 12 west 1012 by same time. New low expected 75 north 21 west 1015 by that time. At 181200utc, high 42 north 30 west 1033, slow moving with little change by 191200utc. High 67 north 06 west 1029 expected 72 north 08 east 1031 by same time

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Sole north, becoming cyclonic later, 5 or 6. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough. Rain or showers, mainly in west. Moderate or good

Shannon Rockall north, becoming cyclonic for a time in Shannon, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5. Rough or very rough. Occasional rain, fog patches later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later

Bailey northeasterly 4 or 5, but 6 or 7 in southeast. Moderate, but rough in southeast. Showers. Moderate or good

Southeast Faeroes northeasterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 later. Moderate or rough. Showers, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Northwest Faeroes southeast southeast Iceland northeasterly 4 or 5. Mainly moderate. Showers later. Good

Northwest southeast Iceland southwesterly, backing southeasterly, 3 or 4. Moderate. Showers later. Good

East northern section in northwest, southeasterly veering southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, decreasing 4 for a time. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough. Occasional rain, fair later. Moderate or poor, becoming good later. In northeast, southeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in west, becoming variable 4 later. Moderate, becoming rough in west. Rain later. Good, becoming moderate, occasionally poor. In southeast, northerly 5 or 6 at first in east, otherwise southerly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4. Moderate, becoming rough in southeast. Fair, rain later. Good, occasionally moderate later. In southwest, southerly 5 or 6, veering northwesterly 4 or 5, backing southwesterly later. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain, becoming fair. Moderate, occasionally poor, becoming good

West northern section in northwest, cyclonic 5 to 7, but gale 8 or severe gale 9 at first in south. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high in south and southeast. Occasional rain, snow or wintry showers. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in far northwest. In northeast, southerly or southeasterly 5 to 7. Rough, becoming very rough. Wintry showers later. Good, occasionally moderate later. In south westerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, but gale 8 or severe gale 9 at first in northwest, becoming variable 4 in far south. Moderate or rough at first in southeast, otherwise rough or very rough, becoming high in north. Fair. Good

East central section in northwest, southerly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain or drizzle. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. In east, northerly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 later in north. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain or showers. Moderate or good. In southwest, westerly 4 or 5. Moderate or rough. Mainly fair. Moderate or good

West central section in south, southerly or southwesterly 5 or 6. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain or drizzle. Moderate occasionally poor. In north, northeasterly, but cyclonic in south and southeast, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in west. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in far northwest. Occasional rain. Moderate occasionally poor

Denmark Strait in southeast, southerly or southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in far southeast. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough. Occasional rain, then showers. Moderate or poor, occasionally good. In rest of area, northeasterly 5 to 7, becoming variable 4. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough. Occasional rain or snow, fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor

North Iceland southerly or southeasterly 5 or 6, becoming variable 4 at times in southwest. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in west. Fair then occasional rain, fog patches developing in southwest. Moderate or good, becoming very poor at times in southwest

Norwegian Basin northeasterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first. Moderate or rough. Fair. Good

Outlook for following 24 hours: gales expected in west northern section

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