Storm Warning

at 201200utc, low 67 north 11 east 969, moving steadily southeast,

filling 974 by 211200utc. Winds will reach storm force 10 in the far

east of Norwegian Basin until 211500utc

General synopsis

at 201200utc, low 67 north 11 east 969, moving steadily southeast,

filling 974 by 211200utc. High 49 north 25 west 1042 expected 48

north 23 west with little change by same time

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Sole

northwesterly 4 or 5 increasing 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Occasional

drizzle. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Shannon Rockall

northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in Rockall. Moderate or rough,

but very rough in Rockall. Occasional rain. Moderate or good,

occasionally poor

Bailey

northwest gale 8 or severe gale 9 decreasing 5 to 7. Very rough,

becoming rough later. Rain or showers, occasionally wintry. Moderate

or good, occasionally poor

Faeroes

northwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally variable 4 at first. Rough or

very rough. Squally wintry showers. Moderate or good, occasionally

very poor

Southeast Iceland

northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in southwest, becoming

variable 3 or 4 in west. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate in

west. Squally wintry showers. Moderate or good, occasionally very

poor

East northern section

in northeast, northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in

east, decreasing 4, veering easterly 5 to 7 later in west. Moderate

or rough, occasionally very rough at first. Rain or showers, wintry

at times. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

In southwest, westerly 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain or

drizzle. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

West northern section

in north, northwesterly 5 or 6 at first in north, otherwise easterly

4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7 in north, but veering southerly 5 or 6 in

south. Moderate or rough. Occasional snow, with rain and fog patches

later in south. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor. Light icing

at first in far northwest.

In south, southwesterly backing southerly 5 or 6, occasionally 7

later in west. Rough. Rain or drizzle, with fog patches. Moderate or

poor, occasionally very poor

East central section

in northeast, westerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, but 6 or 7 in

northeast. Moderate or rough. Mainly fair, but occasional drizzle in

northeast. Moderate or good, occasionally poor in northeast.

In southwest, variable 3 or 4. Moderate. Mainly fair. Moderate or

good

West central section

in northeast, southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6

later. Moderate or rough. Mainly fair, occasional drizzle later.

Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.

In southeast, southeasterly veering southerly 4 or 5, occasionally 6

later in west. Moderate or rough. Mainly fair, but occasional drizzle

in south and west. Moderate or good.

In west, southerly 5 to 7. Rough, occasionally very rough later.

Occasional drizzle, with rain, and perhaps fog patches, later.

Moderate or good, occasionally poor, perhaps very poor later

Denmark Strait

northwesterly veering northerly or northeasterly 4 or 5, increasing 6

to gale 8 later in south. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in

south. Snow showers, with snow later in south. Good, occasionally

poor, becoming very poor in south. Moderate icing later in south,

with temperatures ms02 to ms04

North Iceland

in southwest, northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5. Moderate or rough.

Snow showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Elsewhere, northwesterly 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough. Snow

showers. Good, occasionally very poor. Moderate or severe icing with

temperatures ms05 to ms08

Norwegian Basin

northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 in east.

Rough or very rough, occasionally high in east. Squally snow showers.

Severe icing in north, with temperatures ms05 to ms08, light or

moderate icing in south, with temperatures ms02 to ms04

Outlook for following 24 hours:

storms expected in west northern section and Denmark Strait, with

gales or severe gales in Bailey, Faeroes, southeast Iceland, east

northern section, north Iceland and Norwegian Basin

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