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From: Sat 7th Jun at 08:00 UTC

To: Sun 8th Jun at 08:00 UTC

Summary

At 070000UTC, low 70 north 01 west 985 expected 71 north 03 west 991 by 080000UTC. New lows expected 63 north 03 west 1000 and 55 north 11 west 1009 by same time

Issued at: 08:00 UTC on 7th Jun

Regions

Sole

Wind

West or northwest 4 to 6.

Sea State

Moderate or rough.

Weather

Rain, perhaps thundery, then showers.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor at first.

Shannon

Wind

West or northwest 4 to 6.

Sea State

Moderate or rough.

Weather

Showers.

Visibility

Good, occasionally moderate.

Rockall

Wind

Northwest 3 or 4, becoming cyclonic, then west later, 4 to 6.

Sea State

Moderate, becoming rough at times.

Weather

Showers.

Visibility

Good.

Bailey

Wind

Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.

Sea State

Moderate.

Weather

Showers.

Visibility

Good, occasionally moderate.

Faeroes

Wind

Cyclonic 3 or 4, increasing 4 to 6, becoming northwesterly later, occasionally 7 later in northeast.

Sea State

Moderate occasionally rough.

Weather

Showers.

Visibility

Good, occasionally moderate.

Southeast Iceland

Wind

Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in far east.

Sea State

Moderate, occasionally slight in west.

Weather

Showers.

Visibility

Good, occasionally moderate at first.

East Northern Section

Wind

In north: Cyclonic 3 to 5. In south: Cyclonic 3 to 5 in far north, otherwise westerly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first in east.

Sea State

In north: Moderate, occasionally slight in north. In south: Moderate.

Weather

In north: Showers. In south: Showers.

Visibility

In north: Good, occasionally moderate. In south: Good, occasionally moderate.

West Northern Section

Wind

Variable 2 to 4 in north, westerly 4 to 6 in south.

Sea State

Moderate, occasionally slight in north and rough in south.

Weather

Occasional drizzle or showers, fog patches in far west.

Visibility

Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in far west.

East Central Section

Wind

Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in north and at first in east.

Sea State

Moderate or rough.

Weather

Showers in northeast, otherwise occasional drizzle, fog patches later in southwest.

Visibility

Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later in southwest.

West Central Section

Wind

Westerly or southwesterly becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5, increasing 6 at times later in southwest.

Sea State

Moderate.

Weather

Occasional drizzle, rain later, fog banks.

Visibility

Moderate to very poor.

Denmark Strait

Wind

Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6 at first in far east, otherwise variable 2 to 4.

Sea State

Slight or moderate.

Weather

Occasional drizzle or snow, fog patches in north and west.

Visibility

Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in north and west and poor elsewhere. Occasional light icing at first in far northeast with temperatures of around ms03.

North Iceland

Wind

Cyclonic becoming northerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in south and west.

Sea State

Moderate, occasionally rough until later.

Weather

Occasional rain, sleet and snow, freezing rain at times in north and west, fog patches mainly in east.

Visibility

Moderate to very poor, occasionally good later. Light icing at first in northwest with temperatures of around ms03.

Norwegian Basin

Wind

Cyclonic 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later in far southwest.

Sea State

Moderate, occasionally rough in west.

Weather

Occasional rain or showers.

Visibility

Good, occasionally moderate.

High Seas information supplied by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).

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