Weather forecast Baltic Sea

high seas bulletin for Metarea 1 issued at 2000 UTC on Saturday 20 February 2016 by the Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom for the period 2000 UTC on Saturday 20 February until 2000 UTC on Sunday 21 February 2016

Storm Warning at 201200utc, low 64 north 14 west 965 expected 64 north 01 west 969 by 211200utc. Low 68 north 05 west 961, slow moving, losing its identity by same time. Westerly winds will reach storm force 10 in Bailey, Faeroes and east northern section between 60 north and 61 north until 210300utc. Northerly or northeasterly winds will reach storm force 10 until 210300utc in the east of Denmark Strait and in the southwest of north Iceland

General synopsis at 201200utc, low 64 north 14 west 965 expected 64 north 01 west 969 by 211200utc. Low 68 north 05 west 961, slow moving, losing its identity by same time. Low 50 north 37 west 1006 losing its identity by that time. At 201200utc, high 39 north 28 west 1040 expected 39 north 26 west 1031 by 211200utc. New low expected 44 north 41 west 1007 by same time

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Sole west or southwest 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Shannon westerly 6 to gale 8, veering northwest 4 or 5 later in north. Very rough or high. Rain. Moderate, occasionally poor

South Rockall westerly or northwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 for a time. High. Occasional rain. Moderate, occasionally poor

North Rockall Bailey westerly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 in Bailey. High or very high. Squally wintry showers. Moderate or poor

Faeroes southeast Iceland cyclonic, mainly northwesterly, 7 to severe gale 9, increasing storm 10 for a time. High or very high. Squally wintry showers. Moderate or poor

East northern section in area north of 62 north, cyclonic, becoming mainly northerly, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 5 to 7 later. High or very high, becoming rough or very rough. Occasional snow or snow showers, becoming mainly fair later. Moderate, occasionally very poor, becoming mainly good later. In area south of 62 north, westerly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first between 60 north and 61 north. High or very high becoming very rough. Snow showers. Good, occasionally poor