FQNT21 EGRR 180800
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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON MONDAY 18 MAY 2026
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON MONDAY 18 MAY UNTIL 0800 UTC ON TUESDAY 19 MAY 2026

NO STORMS

GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 180000UTC, LOW 54 NORTH 33 WEST 983 EXPECTED 55 NORTH 22 WEST 987 BY 190000UTC


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

SOLE
SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN WEST. RAIN, SHOWERS LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON
CYCLONIC, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY LATER, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. RAIN, SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR POOR

ROCKALL
VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE SOUTHEASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 AT TIMES. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY
CYCLONIC BECOMING EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 OR 6 LATER, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD

FAEROES
CYCLONIC BECOMING EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 OR 6 LATER. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOUTHEAST ICELAND
EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

EAST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, EASTERLY BACKING NORTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 NEAR WEST ICELAND COAST. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE.
IN SOUTH, EASTERLY BACKING NORTHEASTERLY, THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER IN FAR SOUTH, 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN NORTHEAST AND VERY ROUGH IN SOUTHWEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN, MAINLY IN SOUTH, OTHERWISE SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES UNTIL LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN SOUTH BUT VERY POOR UNTIL LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST

WEST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN NORTH. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, WITH SNOW AT TIMES NEAR GREENLAND COAST, BECOMING MAINLY FAIR LATER, FOG PATCHES IN FAR NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN FAR NORTHWEST.
IN SOUTH, CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN EAST, DECREASING 4 AT TIMES AT FIRST IN SOUTH THEN LATER IN NORTH. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN EAST. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN NORTH AND VERY POOR IN SOUTH

EAST CENTRAL SECTION
IN NORTH, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTH AND AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN AND FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN NORTH AND EAST, OTHERWISE OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BUT VERY POOR AT FIRST IN NORTH AND EAST.
IN SOUTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 5 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST AND LATER IN SOUTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST CENTRAL SECTION
CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 IN FAR NORTH, BUT ELSEWHERE WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN EAST, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 IN WEST AND LATER IN EAST, DECREASING 3 AT TIMES LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES IN NORTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN SOUTH AND VERY POOR IN NORTH

DENMARK STRAIT
SOUTHERLY 4 OR 5 UNTIL LATER IN FAR NORTHEAST AND NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN FAR WEST, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN, SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN UNTIL LATER IN FAR WEST, OTHERWISE MAINLY FAIR, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

NORTH ICELAND
IN NORTH, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES IN NORTHWEST. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN EAST. MAINLY FAIR, OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE AND FOG PATCHES LATER IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE TO VERY POOR LATER IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST.
IN SOUTH, CYCLONIC AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR AT FIRST IN NORTH AND WEST, OTHERWISE OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE WITH FOG PATCHES, BECOMING FOG BANKS LATER. MAINLY GOOD AT FIRST IN NORTH AND WEST, OTHERWISE MODERATE TO VERY POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD

NORWEGIAN BASIN
CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES IN FAR NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN FAR NORTHWEST

OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
GALES EXPECTED IN EAST AND WEST CENTRAL SECTIONS


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