high seas bulletin for Metarea 1 issued at 2000 UTC on Thursday 23 may 2013 by the Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom for the period 2000 UTC on Thursday 23 may until 2000 UTC on Friday 24 may 2013

No storms

General synopsis at 231200utc, low 64 north 39 west 1011 losing its identity by 241200utc. High 48 north 21 west 1034 expected 42 north 24 west 1030 by same time. High 45 north 48 west 1028 expected 48 north 39 west 1031 by that time. At 231200utc, low 57 north 04 east 992 expected 53 north 00 east 1003 by 241200utc. New low moving steadily northeastwards expected 62 north 27 west 997 by same time

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Sole northwesterly 5 or 6. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Shannon Rockall northwest, backing south in Rockall, 5 or 6. Moderate or rough. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor

Bailey northwest, backing south, 4 or 5. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in east. Rain later. Good, becoming poor

East Faeroes northerly 5 to 7, becoming variable 4. Very rough, becoming moderate or rough. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or good

West Faeroes southeast Iceland northerly, backing southerly, 5 or 6. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

East northern section in east, southwesterly 4, increasing 5 to 7, then decreasing 4 later in south. Moderate, becoming rough in north. Occasional rain and drizzle, showers later in north. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. In northwest, variable 4, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later. Rain and drizzle then squally showers. Moderate, occasionally poor, becoming good. In southwest, southwesterly, veering westerly later, 5 to 7. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

West northern section in north, cyclonic, becoming northerly later, 5 or 6, but variable 4 at first in east. Moderate, occasionally rough at first in east. Showers, rain at times in east. Moderate or good, occasionally poor in east. In south, westerly, but cyclonic at first in east, 5 to 7. Rough, occasionally moderate at first. Squally showers, rain at first in east. Good, occasionally poor at first in east

East central section in southeast, variable 4, becoming southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later. Slight or moderate. Showers at first, rain and drizzle later. Good, becoming moderate, occasionally poor later. In northwest, southwesterly, veering westerly or northwesterly, 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north. Rain and drizzle, showers later. Moderate, occasionally poor, becoming good

West central section in southeast, southwesterly, veering northerly, 5 or 6. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first. Occasional rain, fair later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. In southwest, westerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, becoming variable 4 later. Slight or moderate. Rain at first. Good, occasionally moderate at first. In north, westerly 5 or 6, occasionally 4 later in west. Moderate or rough. Showers, rain at first in east. Good, occasionally moderate at first in East

Denmark Strait easterly 4 or 5, backing northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later near Iceland. Moderate, occasionally rough. Rain or sleet, occasional snow in far north, fog patches developing in south. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor

North Iceland in west, variable 4, becoming easterly or northeasterly 5 to 7 later. Moderate, occasionally rough in south. Occasional sleet or snow, rain later in far south. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. In east, northerly 4 or 5, becoming variable 4, then becoming easterly or southeasterly 5 or 6 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in south, becoming slight later in far north. Rain or snow, fair in far north. Moderate, occasionally very poor, but good in far north

Norwegian Basin northerly, backing westerly or northwesterly, 5 or 6, becoming variable 3 or 4 later. Slight or moderate in east, in west, rough or very rough, becoming moderate later. Rain and fog patches for a time in east. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in east

Outlook for following 24 hours: gales are expected in east northern section, Denmark Strait and north Iceland

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