Date: Monday 6 September 2010 at 23:00 UTC
Gale or storm is expected in the areas: Dogger, Forties, South Utsire Synoptic situation Monday 6 September at 18 UTC Low 1009 hPa east of Spitsbergen moving southeast 25 knots, deepening. Low 994 hPa in southern part of Irish Sea moving northwest 20 knots, deepening. Low 990 hPa 57 north 23 west moving southeast 15 knots and filling. Low 992 hPa 56 north 54 west is almost stationary and filling. High 1031 hPa centered over mid-Scandinavia is almost stationary. Forecast valid the next 24 hours:
Inner Skagerrak
Northeasterly force 4. Dry. Good. Tuesday easterly at times force 5. Mainly dry and good.
Outer Skagerrak
Northeast force 5. Dry. Good. Tuesday east force 5, increasing force 6, from in the afternoon near gale force 7 in west. Mainly dry and good, later slight rain with moderate.
German Bight
Southeast force 6, early Tuesday morning increasing near gale force 7, first in southwestern part. Dry and good, from late Tuesday morning rain and moderate.
Dogger
Southeast near gale force 7, early Tuesday morning increasing gale force 8. From early Tuesday morning rain. Moderate to poor. Tuesday evening decreasing southeast force 6. Slight rain at times. Moderate to good.
Fisher
Easterly force 5, Tuesday morning increasing near gale force 7. Dry and good, from late Tuesday morning slight rain at times with moderate.
Forties
Southeast force 6, early Tuesday morning increasing near gale force 7, first in southwest part, from late Tuesday morning at times gale force 8 in southwest. Dry and good, from late Tuesday morning rain and moderate.
South Utsire
East or southeast force 3 or 4, force 5 in south, early Tuesday morning increasing force 6, near gale force 7 in south, from Tuesday afternoon at times gale force 8 in south. Mainly dry and good.
North Utsire
East or southeast force 3 or 4, Tuesday force 5 in southern part. Dry. Good.
Viking
East and southeast force 3 or 4, early Tuesday morning increasing force 6 in southern part, from Tuesday afternoon near gale force 7 in south. Mainly dry and good.
Shetlandsbanks
Southeast force 5, Tuesday force 6, near gale force 7 in south. Mainly dry and good.
East-Tampen
Easterly force 3 to 4. Dry. Good.
West-Tampen
Southeast force 3 or 4, force 5 in south. Dry. Risk of a few fog banks, otherwise good.
Storegga
Northeast force 3 to 4, Tuesday variable force 2 to 3. Dry. Good.
Frøyabanken og Haltenbanken
Northeast force 3 to 4. Dry. Good.
Area from Storegga-Haltenbank to Greenwich Meridian
East or northeast force 3 to 4. Dry. Good.
Norwegian Sea ( 63 to 70 north, 00 to 10 west )
From 63 to 65 north: Southeast force 5, Tuesday backing east, force 6 in southwestern part. Mainly dry. Risk fog banks, otherwise good From 65-70 north: Southeast force 3 or 4, force 5 in western part. Mainly dry. Fog banks.
Area north and northeast of Iceland
East and southeast force 5, force 6 in south. Slight rain at times. Fog banks.
Northeastern part of Denmark Strait
Northeast force 6, at times near gale force 7. Rain at times. Fog banks. |