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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 0800 ON TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2009 BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

STORM WARNING AT 240000UTC, LOW 55 NORTH 26 WEST 979 EXPECTED 59 NORTH 13 WEST 959 BY 250000UTC. WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 IN THE NORTH OF WEST CENTRAL SECTION UNTIL 241800UTC AND BETWEEN 100 AND 180 MILES OF THE CENTRE EXTENDING TO 200 AND 350 MILES BY 250000UTC IN THE SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE. WINDS MAY ALSO REACH VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 BETWEEN 250 AND 300 MILES OF THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT FROM 241800UTC

GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 240000UTC, LOW 55 NORTH 26 WEST 979 EXPECTED 59 NORTH 13 WEST 959 BY 250000UTC

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

SOLE WEST OR SOUTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, INCREASING STORM 10 FOR A TIME. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON ROCKALL SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10, PERHAPS VIOLENT STORM 11 LATER, BUT SOUTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST IN ROCKALL. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH LATER. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR

BAILEY NORTHEAST 5, VEERING EAST GALE 8 OR SEVERE GALE 9, PERHAPS STORM 10 LATER, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAEROES NORTH 4 OR 5, VEERING EAST OR SOUTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOUTHEAST ICELAND NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD

EAST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTH, NORTHEASTERLY BACKING NORTHERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN EAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN EAST. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS, BUT OCCASIONAL SNOW IN FAR NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN EAST, BUT OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN FAR NORTHWEST. IN SOUTHEAST, CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, INCREASING STORM 10 AT TIMES. VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN SOUTHWEST, CYCLONIC BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 FOR A TIME. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, BECOMING GOOD

WEST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTH, NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN NORTHEAST. ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, WINTRY IN NORTH. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR IN NORTH. IN SOUTHEAST, NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, RAIN AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD. IN SOUTHWEST, NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST, DECREASING 5 LATER IN NORTHWEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH LATER. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD

EAST CENTRAL SECTION WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, INCREASING STORM 10 LATER IN FAR NORTHEAST, PERHAPS VIOLENT STORM 11 FOR A TIME LATER, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST CENTRAL SECTION WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 IN NORTH, DECREASING 6 LATER IN FAR WEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, RAIN FOR A TIME IN NORTHEAST. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY HIGH

DENMARK STRAIT NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 IN EAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL SNOW. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05

NORTH ICELAND NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN, BUT SNOW IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN NORTHWEST. LIGHT ICING IN FAR NORTHWEST WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS04

NORWEGIAN BASIN IN NORTHWEST, NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD. IN SOUTHEAST, CYCLONIC 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES, BECOMING EASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER, BUT VEERING SOUTHEASTERLY 5 LATER IN FAR SOUTH. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: GALES OR SEVERE GALES ARE EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS WITH STORMS EXPECTED IN ROCKALL, BAILEY, SOUTHEAST ICELAND AND NORTH ICELAND

UNSCHEDULED STORM WARNINGS ARE BROADCAST VIA SAFETYNET AND IN BULLETIN WONT54 EGRR AVAILABLE VIA SOME INTERNET AND FTPMAIL OUTLETS

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We publish at 0800 and 2000 GMT the text of these forecasts for the high seas Met Area 1 which are broadcast by the GMDSS Inmarsat EGC SafetyNET service twice a day at 0930 and 2130 GMT. The bulletin is in three parts: storm warnings, general synopsis and forecasts for the sea areas. Storm warnings are broadcast at other times when necessary but these are not currently published on our site.

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