FQNT21 EGRR 282000
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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON MONDAY 28 APRIL 2025
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON MONDAY 28 APRIL UNTIL 2000 UTC ON TUESDAY 29 APRIL 2025

STORM WARNING
AT 281200UTC, LOW 54 NORTH 46 WEST 1001 EXPECTED 59 NORTH 38 WEST 985 BY 291200UTC. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT WITHIN 50 AND 200 MILES OF THE CENTRE

GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 281200UTC, LOW 54 NORTH 46 WEST 1001 EXPECTED 59 NORTH 38 WEST 985 BY 291200UTC. HIGH 58 NORTH 32 WEST 1019 EXPECTED 72 NORTH 35 WEST 1014 BY SAME TIME. LOWS 49 NORTH 21 WEST 1004, 46 NORTH 19 WEST 1003 AND 62 NORTH 29 WEST 1008 ALL LOSING THEIR IDENTITIES


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

SOLE
EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS LATER IN FAR WEST. GOOD

SHANNON
SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD

ROCKALL
SOUTH 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

BAILEY
SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN SOUTH. MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAEROES
WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOUTHEAST ICELAND
SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE . SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES LATER IN FAR NORTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER IN FAR NORTH

EAST NORTHERN SECTION
CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR WEST. THUNDERY SHOWERS AT FIRST IN NORTH, OTHERWISE RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST NORTHERN SECTION
CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY GALE 8 TO STORM 10 LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, BUT WINTRY SHOWERS IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

EAST CENTRAL SECTION
IN WEST, CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 OR 5 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN EAST, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTHERLY 3 TO 5 LATER IN NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST CENTRAL SECTION
IN FAR SOUTHEAST, NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, BACKING WESTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN REST OF AREA, CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN AT TIMES, FAIR LATER IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

DENMARK STRAIT
CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN EAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SNOW, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT ICING AT FIRST IN FAR WEST NEAR ICE EDGE, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS04

NORTH ICELAND
IN NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL SNOW OR DRIZZLE AND FOG BANKS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR.
IN SOUTH, CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SNOW, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

NORWEGIAN BASIN
WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. RAIN OR DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST

OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
STORMS EXPECTED IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION. SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION. GALES EXPECTED IN DENMARK STRAIT


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