FQNT21 EGRR 292000
SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 2000 ON FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2008
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
STORM WARNING
AT 291200UTC, LOW 64 NORTH 27 WEST 971 EXPECTED 61 NORTH 30 WEST 983
BY 301200UTC. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 THROUGH
THE DENMARK STRAIT AND BETWEEN 120 MILES AND 250 MILES OF THE LOW
CENTRE IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT UNTIL 301200UTC. WINDS WILL
OCCASIONALLY REACH VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 UNTIL 300600UTC
GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 291200UTC, LOW 64 NORTH 27 WEST 971 EXPECTED 61 NORTH 30 WEST 983
BY 301200UTC. HIGH 76 NORTH 19 WEST 1029 EXPECTED 73 NORTH 04 EAST
1027 BY SAME TIME. HIGH 50 NORTH 47 WEST 1030 EXPECTED 44 NORTH 34
WEST 1025 BY THAT TIME
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
SOLE
SOUTHERLY 3 OR 4, INCREASING 5 AT TIMES, BUT VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 4
OR 5 IN WEST LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, INCREASING ROUGH IN WEST.
RAIN OR DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY
POOR
SHANNON ROCKALL
SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING WESTERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 FOR A TIME. ROUGH
OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST, SHOWERS LATER.
MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST, BECOMING GOOD LATER
BAILEY
SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST, DECREASING 4 AT TIMES
LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, INCREASING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME. RAIN OR
DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND
SOUTHERLY 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND AT FIRST,
DECREASING 4 AT TIMES LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS,
FOG PATCHES IN FAEROES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN
FAEROES
EAST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 BECOMING EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 5
OR 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH IN WEST. RAIN OR
SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN SOUTH, SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR
HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH IN WEST. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS.
MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
WEST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, CYCLONIC SEVERE GALE 9 OR STORM 10, OCCASIONALLY VIOLENT
STORM 11 IN NORTH, DECREASING 6 TO GALE 8. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. RAIN OR
SQUALLY SHOWERS. POOR BECOMING MODERATE OR GOOD.
IN SOUTH, NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 FOR A
TIME. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY
SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR
EAST CENTRAL SECTION
WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 IN SOUTH. ROUGH OR
VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST. SQUALLY SHOWERS, BUT
RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY
POOR AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST
WEST CENTRAL SECTION
IN NORTH, NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST.
MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT VERY ROUGH IN NORTH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS.
MODERATE OR GOOD.
IN SOUTH, WESTERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH.
RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD
DENMARK STRAIT
NORTHEASTERLY SEVERE GALE 9 OR STORM 10, OCCASIONALLY VIOLENT STORM
11, DECREASING 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY
HIGH IN SOUTH FOR A TIME. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. POOR BECOMING
MODERATE OR GOOD
NORTH ICELAND
EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 5 IN SOUTHEAST.
ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR
NORWEGIAN BASIN
SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, DECREASING 4 IN
NORTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES LATER.
MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER
OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
GALES EXPECTED IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION, WEST NORTHERN SECTION, EAST
CENTRAL SECTION, WEST CENTRAL SECTION, DENMARK STRAIT AND PERHAPS
NORTH ICELAND
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