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From: Sun 24th Nov at 20:00 UTC
To: Mon 25th Nov at 20:00 UTC
Summary
At 241200UTC, low 56 north 13 west 952 expected 58 north 03 west 969 by 251200UTC. New low expected 47 north 40 west 989 by same time. New high expected 56 north 37 west 1015 by that time. at 241200UTC, high south Greenland 1024 slow-moving, declining 1016 by 251200UTC
Issued at: 20:00 UTC on 24th Nov
Regions
Sole
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Southwest 6 to gale 8, veering west 5 to 7.
Sea State
Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather
Thundery showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
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West or northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6.
Sea State
High becoming very rough.
Weather
Thundery showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
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Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first, becoming northwest 4 to 6.
Sea State
High or very high becoming very rough or high.
Weather
Squally showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
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Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, becoming north 6 to gale 8.
Sea State
High or very high becoming very rough or high.
Weather
Sleet.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
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Cyclonic becoming north, 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later.
Sea State
Very rough or high, occasionally very high at first.
Weather
Sleet in west, squally showers in east.
Visibility
Moderate or poor.
Southeast Iceland
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Northeasterly backing northerly, 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 later in west.
Sea State
Very rough or high, occasionally very high at first and rough later in west.
Weather
Rain and snow.
Visibility
Moderate to very poor.
East Northern Section
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Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, but 7 to severe gale 9 at first in east, backing southwesterly 3 to 5 later in far northwest.
Sea State
Very rough or high, but very high at first in east and moderate or rough in northwest.
Weather
Squally wintry showers, becoming fair in northwest.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
West Northern Section
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Variable 4 or less in southwest and at first also in northwest, otherwise northerly or northwesterly backing westerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6.
Sea State
Rough or very rough, but high at first in southeast, becoming moderate in north.
Weather
Wintry showers at first in southeast, otherwise mainly fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor at first in southeast.
East Central Section
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Northwesterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 later in southwest.
Sea State
Very rough or high.
Weather
Squally thundery showers, wintry in northwest, rain later in southwest.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
West Central Section
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Northwesterly 4 to 6 at first in northeast, otherwise cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in west.
Sea State
Very rough or high, occasionally rough.
Weather
Wintry showers at first in northeast, rain in southwest, spreading northeast, showers later in far southwest.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Denmark Strait
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Northerly 4 to 6 at first in far southeast, otherwise variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 4 to 6, but becoming northeasterly in far northeast.
Sea State
Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good. Light icing possible later near the ice edge with temperatures around ms03.
North Iceland
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In southeast: Northeasterly backing northerly, 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later in far southeast. In northwest: Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, backing southwesterly later in southwest, but becoming variable 2 to 4 in northeast.
Sea State
In southeast: Rough or very rough, but high in far southeast and moderate in north. In northwest: Moderate or rough, becoming slight later in northwest.
Weather
In southeast: Rain or snow, then snow showers, becoming fair later. In northwest: Fair, but snow showers later in far northeast.
Visibility
In southeast: Moderate to very poor, becoming good later. In northwest: Good, occasionally very poor later in far northeast.
Norwegian Basin
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Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, but northerly or northeasterly gale 8 or severe gale 9 in northwest, occasionally storm 10 at first in far northwest.
Sea State
Very rough or high, but rough occasionally moderate in east.
Weather
Rain or squally showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
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