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From:12:00 UTC Sunday 12 April
To:12:00 UTC Monday 13 April
Summary at 0600
Low Bailey 972 expected north Faeroes 988 by midday tomorrow
Issued:10:30 UTC Sunday 12 April
Gale warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- Viking
- North Utsire
- South Utsire
- Trafalgar
- Rockall
- Malin
- Hebrides
- Bailey
- Fair Isle
- Faeroes
Issued:10:30 UTC Sunday 12 April
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Issued:09:40 UTC Sunday 12 April
Wind:Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, decreasing 5 at times later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough until later, otherwise moderate or rough.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Issued:21:51 UTC Saturday 11 April
Wind:Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 5 at times later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough until later north, otherwise moderate or rough.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Issued:21:51 UTC Saturday 11 April
Wind:Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 5 at times later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:South 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5, occasionally 2 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers, squally at first.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:South 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5, occasionally 2 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers, squally at first.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:South 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5, occasionally 2 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers, squally at first.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:South 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5, occasionally 2 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers, squally at first.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:South 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5, occasionally 2 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers, squally at first.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:South backing southeast, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first and 2 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in west.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:South backing southeast, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first and 2 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming slight, occasionally smooth later.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming slight, occasionally smooth later.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming slight, occasionally smooth later.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough at first, otherwise slight or moderate, becoming slight, occasionally smooth later.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Southwest 4 to 6, decreasing 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Southwest 4 to 6, decreasing 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:West or northwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming mainly rough.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Gale warning issued
Northerly gale force 8 continuing
Issued:15:45 UTC Saturday 11 April
Wind:Northerly or northwesterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 in west and later elsewhere.
Sea State:Very rough, occasionally rough in southeast.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Westerly or northwesterly, backing southerly or southwesterly, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in west.
Sea State:Very rough, becoming rough later.
Weather:Showers, rain later in west.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Westerly or northwesterly, backing southerly or southwesterly, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in west.
Sea State:Very rough, becoming rough later.
Weather:Showers, rain later in west.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:West or southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
Sea State:Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough, then moderate or rough later.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Wind:West or southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
Sea State:Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough, then moderate or rough later.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Wind:West or southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
Sea State:Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough, then moderate or rough later.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Wind:Westerly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in north, backing southeasterly 4 to 6 later in southwest.
Sea State:Very rough, occasionally high at first, becoming rough later.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Westerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
Issued:09:40 UTC Sunday 12 April
Wind:West or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Very rough or high, becoming mainly rough later.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Westerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
Issued:09:40 UTC Sunday 12 April
Wind:West or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Very rough or high, becoming mainly rough later.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Severe gale force 9 veering southwesterly imminent
Issued:03:46 UTC Sunday 12 April
Wind:Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, becoming southerly 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first, becoming mainly rough.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale force 8 backing northwesterly imminent
Issued:21:51 UTC Saturday 11 April
Wind:In southeast, cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming southerly 4 to 6 later. In northwest, cyclonic becoming southwesterly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first and 3 later.
Sea State:In southeast, rough or very rough, occasionally high at first, becoming mainly rough. in northwest, rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather:In southeast, squally showers. In northwest, showers.
Visibility:In southeast, good, occasionally poor. In northwest, good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly gale force 8 veering and increasing southwesterly severe gale force 9 soon
Issued:09:40 UTC Sunday 12 April
Wind:Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 for a time, becoming southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather:Rain or squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8
Issued:16:14 UTC Saturday 11 April
Wind:Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather:Rain or squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Easterly or northeasterly becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Good.
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