FQNT21 EGRR 222000
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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON SATURDAY 22 AUGUST 2026
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON SATURDAY 22 AUGUST UNTIL 2000 UTC ON SUNDAY 23 AUGUST 2026

STORM WARNING
AT 221200UTC, LOW 62 NORTH 38 WEST 994 EXPECTED 65 NORTH 32 WEST 980 BY 231200UTC. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 AT TIMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF THE GREENLAND COAST TO THE WEST OF 27 WEST IN DENMARK STRAIT UNTIL 231200UTC

GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 221200UTC, LOW 62 NORTH 38 WEST 994 EXPECTED 65 NORTH 32 WEST 980 BY 231200UTC. LOW 41 NORTH 18 WEST 997 EXPECTED 39 NORTH 14 WEST 1002 BY SAME TIME. HIGH 52 NORTH 20 WEST 1029 EXPECTED 53 NORTH 06 WEST 1027 BY THAT TIME


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

SOLE
NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

SHANNON
NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

ROCKALL
WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. SHOWERS. GOOD

BAILEY
SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

FAEROES
WESTERLY 3 OR 4 BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH IN WEST. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SOUTHEAST ICELAND
SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS THEN RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN NORTH. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN NORTH

EAST NORTHERN SECTION
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 EXCEPT IN FAR SOUTHEAST, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN SOUTHWEST AND NORTHEAST, AND LATER ALSO IN NORTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTH. FAIR IN FAR SOUTHEAST, BUT ELSEWHERE RAIN OR SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES IN FAR SOUTHWEST. GOOD IN FAR SOUTHEAST, ELSEWHERE MAINLY MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT BECOMING VERY POOR AT TIMES IN FAR SOUTHWEST

WEST NORTHERN SECTION
IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 60 NORTH, CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN FAR NORTH BUT DECREASING 3 TO 5 IN SOUTH AND IN FAR WEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN FAR NORTH BUT BECOMING MODERATE FOR A TIME IN SOUTHWEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS, BUT BECOMING FAIR IN FAR WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 60 NORTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN AND FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE SHOWERS. POOR OR VERY POOR AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

EAST CENTRAL SECTION
IN SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF THE AREA, NORTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6 IN FAR SOUTHEAST, BUT ELSEWHERE VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS IN FAR SOUTHEAST, BUT ELSEWHERE MAINLY FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN FAR SOUTHEAST.
IN NORTHWESTERN HALF OF THE AREA, VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN SOUTH, OTHERWISE SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN NORTH, THEN VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTH. FAIR AT FIRST EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE RAIN. GOOD AT FIRST EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST CENTRAL SECTION
IN SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF THE AREA, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN EAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, PERHAPS THUNDERY, THEN SHOWERS LATER EXCEPT IN FAR SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN NORTHWESTERN HALF OF THE AREA, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN NORTH. RAIN AT FIRST EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHWEST, PERHAPS THUNDERY, OTHERWISE SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN NORTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST IN SOUTH AND VERY POOR AT FIRST IN NORTH

DENMARK STRAIT
IN SOUTHEAST, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN WEST. RAIN AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR UNTIL LATER.
IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 70 NORTH, NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 IN FAR SOUTH BUT BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN NORTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN IN FAR SOUTH, OTHERWISE FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN FAR SOUTH.
IN THE REST OF THE AREA, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 UNTIL LATER WITHIN 50 MILES OF GREENLAND TO THE WEST OF 27 WEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH FOR A TIME TO THE WEST OF 27 WEST. RAIN OR DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD

NORTH ICELAND
IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 72 NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN FAR SOUTHEAST.
IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 72 NORTH, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST EXCEPT IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES, FOG BANKS DEVELOPING EXCEPT IN SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR EXCEPT IN SOUTHWEST

NORWEGIAN BASIN
IN NORTHWESTERN HALF OF THE AREA, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST. RAIN OR DRIZZLE FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR GOOD.
IN SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF THE AREA, MAINLY VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BUT NORTHWESTERLY 5 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR DRIZZLE FOR A TIME LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND DENMARK STRAIT. GALES EXPECTED IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION AND EAST CENTRAL SECTION. RISK OF GALES LATER IN NORTHWESTERN BAILEY AND WESTERN SOUTHEAST ICELAND


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