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FQNT21 EGRR 162000
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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON THURSDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2012
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON THURSDAY 16 FEBRUARY UNTIL
2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2012

STORM WARNING
AT 161200UTC, LOW 65 NORTH 40 WEST 984 EXPECTED 63 NORTH
26 WEST 984 BY 171200UTC. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH
STORM FORCE 10 IN THE SOUTHERN QUADRANT BETWEEN 200 AND
300 MILES FROM THE CENTRE IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION UNTIL
170200UTC AND IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION FROM 171500UTC
UNTIL 172000UTC

GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 161200UTC, LOW 65 NORTH 40 WEST 984 EXPECTED 63 NORTH
26 WEST 984 BY 171200UTC. LOW 74 NORTH 01 EAST 970
EXPECTED 74 NORTH 10 EAST 972 BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW
EXPECTED 65 NORTH 13 WEST 982 BY THAT TIME. AT 161200UTC,
LOW 43 NORTH 42 WEST 1013 EXPECTED 49 NORTH 32 WEST 1014
BY 171200UTC. HIGH 46 NORTH 22 WEST 1039 EXPECTED 46
NORTH 16 WEST 1032 BY SAME TIME. NEW HIGHS EXPECTED 52
NORTH 41 WEST 1024 AND 66 NORTH 46 WEST 1024 BY THAT TIME


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

SOLE
VARIABLE 3 OR 4, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6 LATER IN
NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

SHANNON
WEST 4 OR 5, BACKING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH.
OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR GOOD

ROCKALL
WESTERLY BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8
LATER, DECREASING 4 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH,
BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS.
MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY
WEST OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH.
SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAEROES
WEST OR SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7, INCREASING GALE 8 LATER IN
SOUTH. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND
WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER IN
NORTH, 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY
ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR

EAST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC, 5
TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 OR SEVERE GALE 9 AT TIMES. VERY
ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH. SQUALLY WINTRY
SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BECOMING VERY POOR AT
TIMES. OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING LATER NEAR ICELANDIC COAST.
IN SOUTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, VEERING
NORTHWESTERLY LATER IN WEST, 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 OR
SEVERE GALE 9 AT TIMES, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 LATER IN
NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH.
RAIN OR SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST NORTHERN SECTION
CYCLONIC, BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE
8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 OR STORM 10 AT TIMES, BACKING
WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 IN WEST, BECOMING
VARIABLE 3 AT TIMES LATER IN WEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH,
OCCASIONALLY HIGH OR VERY HIGH. SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS,
BECOMING MAINLY FAIR LATER. MODERATE OR POOR,
OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR, BECOMING MAINLY GOOD LATER.
OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING UNTIL LATER IN FAR NORTH AND
NORTHWEST, LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING AT FIRST IN CENTRAL
AREAS

EAST CENTRAL SECTION
MAINLY SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC, 4
OR 5, INCREASING 6 OR 7 AT TIMES. MODERATE OR ROUGH,
OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTH, SLIGHT OR MODERATE,
OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTH. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES,
MAINLY IN NORTH AND WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY
POOR LATER IN NORTHWEST

WEST CENTRAL SECTION
CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN SOUTH,
BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR
ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER IN SOUTHEAST

DENMARK STRAIT
CYCLONIC, BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7,
INCREASING GALE 8 OR SEVERE GALE 9 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR
VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. MODERATE OR SEVERE ICING IN
SOUTHEAST, MAINLY NEAR ICE EDGE WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO
MS07

NORTH ICELAND
IN NORTH, NORTHERLY 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 OR SEVERE
GALE 9 AT FIRST IN EAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW AT
FIRST IN EAST, SNOW SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. MODERATE OR POOR
AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
SEVERE OR VERY SEVERE ICING AT FIRST IN EAST WITH
TEMPERATURES MS07 TO MS11, MODERATE OR SEVERE ICING
ELSEWHERE WITH TEMPERATURES MS10 TO MS14.
IN AREA SOUTH OF 66 NORTH, WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 OR
6, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4 FOR A TIME, THEN CYCLONIC 5
TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 OR SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN
NORTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT
FIRST. OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR
GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR.
IN AREA SOUTH OF 70 NORTH AND WEST OF 15 WEST, NORTHERLY
OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE
OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER. SNOW OR SNOW
SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT
OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE ICING WITH TEMPERATURES
MS02 TO MS06.
IN REST OF AREA, NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, VEERING
NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR
VERY ROUGH. SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING LATER IN NORTH
AND WEST WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS06

NORWEGIAN BASIN
WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY LATER, 5
TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN
EAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS,
OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER NEAR NORWEGIAN COAST. MODERATE OR
GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
STORMS EXPECTED IN FAEROES, SOUTHEAST ICELAND AND EAST
NORTHERN SECTION WITH GALES OR SEVERE GALES IN ROCKALL,
BAILEY, WEST NORTHERN SECTION, NORTH ICELAND AND
NORWEGIAN BASIN


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