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From:06:00 UTC Thursday 26 February
To:06:00 UTC Friday 27 February
Summary at midnight
New low expected Sole 1007 by midnight tonight
Issued:05:05 UTC Thursday 26 February
Gale warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- FitzRoy
- Sole
- Lundy
- Fastnet
- Irish Sea
- Shannon
- Rockall
- Malin
- Hebrides
- Bailey
- Fair Isle
- Faeroes
- Southeast Iceland
Issued:05:05 UTC Thursday 26 February
Wind:Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or showers, fog patches at first.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Wind:Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or showers, fog patches at first.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Wind:Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or showers, fog patches at first.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Wind:South or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 7 at times.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Wind:South or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 7 at times.
Sea State:Moderate or rough in east, slight or moderate in west.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Wind:South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Wind:South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Wind:South or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 7 at times.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Wind:Southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Occasional rain, fog patches in east.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in east.
Wind:Southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough in northwest, slight or moderate in southeast.
Weather:Occasional rain, fog patches in east.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in east.
Wind:Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Mainly fair then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Wind:Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Mainly fair then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Wind:Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Mainly fair then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Wind:Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate in southeast, moderate or rough in northwest.
Weather:Mainly fair then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Wind:Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Mainly fair then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Wind:Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Mainly fair then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Wind:In northwest, southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later. In southeast, variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:In northwest, mainly fair then rain. In southeast, fog patches.
Visibility:In northwest, moderate or good, occasionally poor later. In southeast, moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Wind:Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in southeast, becoming variable 3 or 4 in northwest.
Sea State:Rough, becoming moderate later in north.
Weather:Showers at first.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor at first.
Gale warning issued
Westerly severe gale force 9 expected later
Issued:03:53 UTC Thursday 26 February
Wind:In southeast, variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 4 to 6 later. In northwest, southwesterly 5 to 7, veering westerly 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:In southeast, moderate or rough. in northwest, rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later.
Weather:In southeast, rain later. In northwest, rain, then squally showers later.
Visibility:In southeast, good, becoming moderate or poor later. In northwest, moderate or poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:09:50 UTC Wednesday 25 February
Wind:Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
Issued:03:53 UTC Thursday 26 February
Wind:Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
Issued:03:53 UTC Thursday 26 February
Wind:Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough in northeast, rough or very rough in southwest.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:15:57 UTC Wednesday 25 February
Wind:Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:09:50 UTC Wednesday 25 February
Wind:Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale force 8 veering westerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:03:53 UTC Thursday 26 February
Wind:Southerly or southwesterly, veering westerly later, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later in north, decreasing 5 later in south.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later.
Weather:Rain then squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:09:50 UTC Wednesday 25 February
Wind:Southerly or southwesterly, veering westerly later, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 5 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain then squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering westerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:03:53 UTC Thursday 26 February
Wind:Southerly or southwesterly, veering westerly later, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later.
Weather:Rain then squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Gale warning issued
Southerly gale force 8 imminent, veering southwesterly soon, veering westerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:03:53 UTC Thursday 26 February
Wind:Southerly or southwesterly, veering westerly later, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later.
Weather:Rain then squally showers, becoming wintry later.
Visibility:Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering westerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:03:53 UTC Thursday 26 February
Wind:Cyclonic 3 to 5 becoming south 5 to 7, veering west or southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high later except in southeast.
Weather:Rain or showers, becoming squally.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Westerly severe gale force 9 expected later
Issued:03:53 UTC Thursday 26 February
Wind:Cyclonic 3 to 5 becoming south 5 to 7, veering west or southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high later.
Weather:Rain or showers, becoming squally.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Westerly storm force 10 expected later
Issued:03:53 UTC Thursday 26 February
Wind:Southeasterly 5 to 7 becoming cyclonic 4 to 6, then westerly gale 8 to storm 10 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high later.
Weather:Rain or sleet, then squally wintry showers.
Visibility:Good occasionally poor, becoming moderate to very poor later. Light icing later near iceland.
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