High Seas
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From: Fri 21st Feb at 08:00 UTC
To: Sat 22nd Feb at 08:00 UTC
Summary
At 210000UTC, low 64 north 18 west 959 expected 63 north 22 west 962 by 220000UTC. Low 52 north 15 west 977 and low 55 north 27 west both lose their identity by same time. New low expected 66 north 11 west by that time.
Issued at: 08:00 UTC on 21st Feb
Regions
Sole
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Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
Sea State
Very rough or high.
Weather
Rain then thundery showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
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Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming west 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
Sea State
Mainly high, occasionally very rough later.
Weather
Thundery showers.
Visibility
Good.
Rockall
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Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming west 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
Sea State
Mainly high, occasionally very rough later.
Weather
Thundery showers.
Visibility
Good.
Bailey
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South becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, then southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State
Very rough or high.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Faeroes
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Southeast veering southwest later, 6 to gale 8.
Sea State
Very rough or high.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
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Southeasterly 5 to 7, veering southwest later, 5 or 6 in north, 6 to gale 8 in south.
Sea State
High, becoming very rough, occasionally high in south.
Weather
Rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
East Northern Section
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In north: Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, increasing 6 to gale 8 later in south. In south: Cyclonic, 4 to 6 in north, 6 to gale 8 in south, becoming mainly west 7 or gale 8.
Sea State
In north: Rough or very rough, occasionally high later in southeast. In south: Very rough or high.
Weather
In north: Rain or showers, occasionally wintry and thundery. In south: Rain or showers, occasionally wintry and thundery.
Visibility
In north: Moderate or good, occasionally poor. In south: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
West Northern Section
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In north: Cyclonic, mainly northerly, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 until later, becoming variable 2 to 4 in northwest. In south: Cyclonic mainly northwesterly, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in far south, becoming westerly, 5 to 7 later.
Sea State
In north: Rough or very rough. In south: Rough or very rough, occasionally high in far southeast.
Weather
In north: Rain and snow or wintry showers. In south: Rain or wintry showers.
Visibility
In north: Good, occasionally poor or very poor. In south: Good, occasionally poor.
East Central Section
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Cyclonic becoming mainly westerly, 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 for a time in northwest.
Sea State
Mainly high, occasionally very rough later.
Weather
Showers, occasionally wintry and thundery.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
West Central Section
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Westerly or northwesterly, 7 to severe gale 9, backing southwesterly 5 to 7, but becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9 later in south, perhaps storm 10 later in far southwest.
Sea State
Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather
Showers, occasionally wintry and thundery, rain moving north later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Denmark Strait
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Northerly or northeasterly, 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first in north, decreasing 4 to 6 later in south.
Sea State
Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough.
Weather
Occasional snow and sleet, moderate or poor, occasionally very poor, occasionally good later.
Visibility
Light or moderate icing within 100 miles of ice edge, with temperatures ms02 to ms05, but severe or very severe icing at times near ice edge in north, with temperatures around ms06 to ms08.
North Iceland
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In northwest: Mainly northeasterly, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in far west, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later. In northeast: Cyclonic becoming mainly northeasterly later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later. In south: Cyclonic 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later in west and east.
Sea State
In northwest: Mainly rough. In northeast: Mainly rough. In south: Rough or very rough, occasionally very high later in east.
Weather
In northwest: Snow and sleet, occasional freezing rain. In northeast: Snow and sleet, freezing rain at times. In south: Snow or sleet, risk of freezing rain in west, fog patches later.
Visibility
In northwest: Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor. Light or moderate icing near the ice edge, with temperatures ms02 to ms05, but occasionally severe or very severe icing later with temperatures ms06 to ms 08. In northeast: Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor. In south: Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor, occasionally good at first in southeast.
Norwegian Basin
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Southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, backing mainly southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 for a time later, veering southwesterly 6 to gale 8 later.
Sea State
Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
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