FQNT21 EGRR 220800
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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY 22 AUGUST 2026
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY 22 AUGUST UNTIL 0800 UTC ON SUNDAY 23 AUGUST 2026

STORM WARNING
AT 220000UTC, LOW 59 NORTH 49 WEST 996 MOVING SLOWLY EAST, LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 230000UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 66 NORTH 30 WEST 989 BY SAME TIME. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 WITHIN 60 MILES OF THE GREENLAND COAST, SOUTH OF 68 NORTH, FROM 222100UTC

GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 220000UTC, LOW 59 NORTH 49 WEST 996 MOVING SLOWLY EAST, LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 230000UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 66 NORTH 30 WEST 989 BY SAME TIME. LOW 42 NORTH 19 WEST 994 EXPECTED 40 NORTH 12 WEST 1007 BY THAT TIME. AT 220000UTC, HIGH 52 NORTH 25 WEST 1030 EXPECTED 52 NORTH 18 WEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE BY 230000UTC


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

SOLE
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

SHANNON
NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, VEERING EAST 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

ROCKALL
NORTHWEST, BACKING WEST OR SOUTHWEST, 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

BAILEY
WEST, BACKING SOUTHWEST, 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 LATER. MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FAEROES
SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN SOUTHWEST. SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SOUTHEAST ICELAND
SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER IN FAR WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER IN FAR WEST

EAST NORTHERN SECTION
WESTERLY 3 OR 4 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 FOR A TIME, THEN DECREASING 4 LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. FAIR IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, CYCLONIC, BECOMING WESTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES FOR A TIME, BECOMING FAIR LATER IN FAR WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR.
IN SOUTH, SOUTHERLY 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, THEN VEERING WESTERLY 3 OR 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE THEN SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST, BECOMING GOOD LATER IN WEST

EAST CENTRAL SECTION
IN NORTHWEST, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER.
IN SOUTHEAST, NORTHEASTERLY 7 OR GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. SHOWERS THEN FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST

WEST CENTRAL SECTION
IN SOUTH, SOUTHERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN EAST, VEERING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN NORTH, SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN EAST, VEERING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN EAST. RAIN AND DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR, BECOMING GOOD LATER IN FAR WEST

DENMARK STRAIT
IN AREA SOUTH OF 71 NORTH, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 LATER WITHIN 60 MILES OF THE GREENLAND COAST SOUTH OF 68 NORTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN AND DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR.
IN AREA NORTH OF 71 NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN SOUTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN AT FIRST IN SOUTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN SOUTH

NORTH ICELAND
IN NORTH, NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN SOUTH, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

NORWEGIAN BASIN
IN WEST, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE.
IN EAST, NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, BACKING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5, BUT BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN SOUTH. MODERATE BECOMING SLIGHT. SHOWERS, RAIN AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
STORMS EXPECTED AT FIRST IN DENMARK STRAIT, WITH GALES OR SEVERE GALES IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION, WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND NORTH ICELAND


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