FQNT21 EGRR 160800
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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER 2026
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER UNTIL 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER 2026

NO STORMS

GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 160000UTC, LOW 67 NORTH 25 WEST 995 MOVING STEADILY EASTWARDS AND LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 170000UTC. HIGH 48 NORTH 23 WEST 1030 EXPECTED 52 NORTH 14 WEST 1037 BY SAME TIME. NEW HIGH EXPECTED 69 NORTH 07 WEST 1015 BY THAT TIME


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

SOLE
NORTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHERLY, THEN NORTHEASTERLY LATER, 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 3 IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

SHANNON ROCKALL
NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. VERY ROUGH AT FIRST EXCEPT IN SOUTH SHANNON, OTHERWISE ROUGH. SHOWERS, BECOMING FAIR LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST

BAILEY
NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 BACKING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTH. VERY ROUGH AT FIRST EXCEPT IN FAR WEST, OTHERWISE ROUGH. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND
CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN FAEROES, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

EAST NORTHERN SECTION
WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN SOUTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING HIGH LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. SHOWERS IN NORTH AND MAINLY FAIR IN SOUTH, BUT RAIN LATER IN SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, BECOMING POOR LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST

WEST NORTHERN SECTION
IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 63 NORTH, CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE UNTIL LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE ROUGH, BUT BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER. FAIR THEN RAIN, WITH SLEET OR SNOW IN FAR NORTHWEST. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR, BUT POOR OR VERY POOR IN FAR NORTHWEST.
IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 63 NORTH, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6 BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 LATER IN SOUTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. MAINLY FAIR THEN RAIN, THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS LATER IN SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR

EAST CENTRAL SECTION
IN NORTHEASTERN HALF OF THE AREA, VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN WEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN NORTH, MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTH. RAIN LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR LATER IN WEST.
IN SOUTHWESTERN HALF OF THE AREA, VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST EXCEPT IN FAR SOUTHWEST, OTHERWISE SOUTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6 INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER IN NORTH. FAIR THEN RAIN. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR

WEST CENTRAL SECTION
IN NORTHEASTERN HALF OF THE AREA, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 LATER, THEN BECOMING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN WEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH IN NORTH. FAIR THEN RAIN, PERHAPS THUNDERY, THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR.
IN SOUTHWESTERN HALF OF THE AREA, SOUTHEASTERLY VEERING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN NORTH, THEN VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6 LATER IN SOUTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. THUNDERY RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD

DENMARK STRAIT
IN AREA TO THE WEST OF 30 WEST, VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. FAIR THEN RAIN OR SNOW. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE TO VERY POOR. OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING LATER NEAR THE GREENLAND COAST, WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND MS02.
IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 70 NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4. ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD.
IN THE REST OF THE AREA, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SNOW AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE FAIR, THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE LATER, WITH SLEET OR SNOW LATER IN NORTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN SOUTH AND VERY POOR IN NORTH

NORTH ICELAND
IN SOUTHWESTERN HALF OF THE AREA, MAINLY CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN FAR NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR IN FAR NORTH, BUT ELSEWHERE RAIN OR SNOW AT TIMES. GOOD IN FAR NORTH, BUT ELSEWHERE, MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR.
IN NORTHEASTERN HALF OF THE AREA, WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, MAINLY 4 TO 6, BUT 7 OR GALE 8 AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHEAST, THEN BECOMING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY LATER. HIGH AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SQUALLY SNOW SHOWERS AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE SLEET OR SNOW AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING UNTIL LATER TO THE NORTH OF 70 NORTH, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05, BUT SEVERE ICING AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH, WITH TEMPERATURES MS06 TO MS09

NORWEGIAN BASIN
WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY FOR A TIME, 4 TO 6. VERY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH LATER EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHEAST. SHOWERS, OCCASIONALLY THUNDERY AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD

OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION. SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION, EAST CENTRAL SECTION, WEST CENTRAL SECTION AND DENMARK STRAIT. GALES EXPECTED IN ROCKALL, BAILEY, FAEROES, SOUTHEAST ICELAND AND NORTH ICELAND, POSSIBLY SEVERE IN BAILEY AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND


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