FQNT21 EGRR 090800

SECURITE



HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1

ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON FRIDAY 09 MAY 2025

BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON FRIDAY 09 MAY UNTIL 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY 10 MAY 2025



STORM WARNING

AT 090000UTC, LOW 65 NORTH 34 WEST 979 EXPECTED 66 NORTH 24 WEST 986 BY 100000UTC. WESTERLY WINDS EMANATING FROM CAPE FAREWELL IN GREENLAND, WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 AT TIMES IN THE FAR WEST OF WEST NORTHERN SECTION, BETWEEN THE LATITUDES OF 58 NORTH AND 60 NORTH, UNTIL 092000UTC



GENERAL SYNOPSIS

AT 090000UTC, LOW 65 NORTH 34 WEST 979 EXPECTED 66 NORTH 24 WEST 986 BY 100000UTC. LOW 51 NORTH 48 WEST 1018 MOVING STEADILY EASTWARDS, LOSING ITS IDENTITY. LOW 77 NORTH 10 WEST 991 LOSING ITS IDENTITY





AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



SOLE

NORTHEAST 3 TO 5. MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD



SHANNON

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE. SHOWERS LATER. GOOD



ROCKALL

SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST. RAIN AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BAILEY

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAEROES

SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER IN WEST. RAIN AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 FOR A TIME IN NORTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



EAST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTHWEST, SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST. WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.

IN SOUTHEAST, SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



WEST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTH, CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST, BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN NORTHWEST. WINTRY SHOWERS, FAIR LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.

IN SOUTH, WESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHWEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. WINTRY SHOWERS AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



EAST CENTRAL SECTION

IN NORTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.

IN SOUTH, VARIABLE, BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 2 TO 4. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN NORTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



WEST CENTRAL SECTION

IN NORTH, CYCLONIC, BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR NORTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN AND FOG PATCHES, FAIR LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR.

IN SOUTH, WESTERLY, VEERING NORTHERLY LATER IN NORTHWEST, 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN NORTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



DENMARK STRAIT

IN FAR NORTH, NORTHERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SNOW AT TIMES. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS04.

IN REST OF AREA, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN NORTHWEST, MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST. WINTRY SHOWERS AND FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



NORTH ICELAND

IN FAR NORTHWEST, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SNOW AT TIMES. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING, WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO MS05.

IN SOUTHEAST, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD.

IN REST OF AREA, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW AND FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



NORWEGIAN BASIN

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER IN WEST



OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:

GALES EXPECTED IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND THE FAR NORTHWEST OF NORTH ICELAND





UNSCHEDULED STORM WARNINGS ARE BROADCAST VIA SAFETYNET AND IN

BULLETIN WONT54 EGRR AVAILABLE VIA SOME INTERNET AND FTPMAIL

OUTLETS