General synopsis

At 220000UTC, low 46 north 50 west 962 expected 54 north 32 west 953 by 230000UTC. Low 67 north 10 west 955 expected 70 north 10 west 962 by same time. New low expected 58 north 25 west 954 by that time. at 220000UTC, low 62 north 23 west 963 losing its identity

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Sole

Westerly 4 to 6, backing southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, increasing 7 or gale 8 later, occasionally severe gale 9 later. Very rough occasionally high. Showers, rain later. Good, occasionally poor.

Shannon

Southwest backing south, 6 to gale 8, increasing gale 8 or severe gale 9 later. Very rough or high. Squally showers, rain later. Moderate or poor.

Rockall

Southwest backing south, 6 to gale 8, increasing gale 8 or severe gale 9 later, occasionally storm 10 later. Very rough or high. Squally showers, rain later. Moderate or poor.

Bailey

Southwest 6 to gale 8, backing southeast gale 8 to storm 10 later. Very rough or high. Squally showers, rain later. Moderate or poor.

Faeroes

Southwesterly, backing southeasterly later, 6 to gale 8. Very rough or high. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Southwesterly, backing southeasterly later, 6 to gale 8. Very rough or high. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor.

East Northern Section

In north

Cyclonic 3 to 5 at first in far north, otherwise westerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later except in far north, then decreasing 4 to 6 again later in far southwest. Moderate or rough in far north, otherwise rough or very rough. Showers, squally at first, rain later except in far north. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later except in far north.

In south

Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 in east, then decreasing 4 to 6 later except in southeast and far northwest. Very rough or high. Squally showers, rain for a time. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

West Northern Section

In north

Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6 later, increasing 7 or gale 8 later in southeast. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in southeast. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor.

In south

Cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 except in northwest, occasionally storm 10 in south, becoming northwesterly 6 to gale 8 later except in far northwest, occasionally severe gale 9 later in east. Rough or very rough, becoming high later in southeast. Wintry showers, then rain in east. Good, occasionally poor.

East Central Section

Southwesterly 5 to 7 at first in north and east, otherwise cyclonic 7 or gale 8, increasing gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 later, becoming southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9 later in south. Very rough or high, becoming high or very high later. Showers at first in north and east, otherwise rain, squally showers later, perhaps thundery. Moderate or poor.

West Central Section

Cyclonic, 6 to gale 8 at first in north otherwise gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 in south, becoming westerly or northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9 later, decreasing 6 at times later in south and west. Rough or very rough at first in north, otherwise very rough or high, becoming high or very high. Rain or squally showers, wintry later in west. Moderate or poor.

Denmark Strait

Northerly 7 to severe gale 9 until later in far northeast, otherwise cyclonic, mainly northeasterly, 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Occasional sleet and snow. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Moderate or severe icing expected at first in northeast with temperatures of ms05 to ms08.

North Iceland

Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first in west, decreasing 3 to 5 in far northeast, and decreasing 4 to 6 later in southwest. Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first in southeast. Occasional rain, sleet and snow, fog banks developing in northeast. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Moderate or severe icing expected near ice edge and also in east with temperatures of ms03 to ms06, becoming very severe at times until 222000utc near ice edge with temperatures of around ms08, with light icing extending east from 221500utc between 67 and 70 north with temperatures of around ms03, and all icing gradually becoming confined to north of 68 north by 230300utc.

Norwegian Basin

Southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8. Very rough, occasionally rough near norway coast and high at first in west. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Outlook for following 24 hours

Storms expected in Rockall, Bailey, East Northern Section, East Central Section, West Central Section and Norwegian Basin with severe gales expected in all other areas.

Unscheduled storm warnings are broadcast via Safetynet and in bulletin WONT54 EGRR available via some internet and ftpmail outlets