FQNT21 EGRR 230800 SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON SUNDAY 23 AUGUST 2026 BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON SUNDAY 23 AUGUST UNTIL 0800 UTC ON MONDAY 24 AUGUST 2026 NO STORMS GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 230000UTC, LOW 66 NORTH 32 WEST 988 EXPECTED 63 NORTH 34 WEST 1001 BY 240000UTC. NEW LOWS EXPECTED 58 NORTH 21 WEST 1002 AND 70 NORTH 11 WEST 1006 BY SAME TIME. LOW 40 NORTH 16 WEST 1002 EXPECTED 41 NORTH 13 WEST 1004 BY THAT TIME. AT 230000UTC, HIGH 53 NORTH 13 WEST 1028 EXPECTED 54 NORTH 01 EAST 1025 BY 240000UTC AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SOLE EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 4 LATER. MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD SHANNON EAST OR SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD ROCKALL SOUTHWESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHERLY, 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 IN NORTHWEST. SLIGHT AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD BAILEY SOUTHWEST, BACKING SOUTH, 5 TO 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR FAEROES SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR SOUTHEAST ICELAND SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 IN WEST. ROUGH OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR EAST NORTHERN SECTION SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC IN WEST, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN EAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN WEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR WEST NORTHERN SECTION CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTH, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN NORTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR EAST CENTRAL SECTION CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR NORTH. FAIR FOR A TIME IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR WEST CENTRAL SECTION IN SOUTHEAST, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN AND DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST, SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST BECOMING GOOD LATER. IN NORTHWEST, WESTERLY, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS, OCCASIONAL RAIN AT FIRST. MODERATE BECOMING GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST DENMARK STRAIT IN FAR SOUTHEAST, CYCLONIC, BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHEAST, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST. IN REST OF AREA, NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 SOUTH OF 68 NORTH. MODERATE NORTH OF 70 NORTH, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST. RAIN, MAINLY FAIR LATER. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD LATER NORTH ICELAND IN AREA NORTH OF 72 NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. FAIR THEN OCCASIONAL SLEET. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN REST OF AREA, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES, FOG BANKS DEVELOPING EXCEPT IN SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR EXCEPT IN SOUTHWEST NORWEGIAN BASIN IN NORTHWEST, WESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST. FAIR. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. IN SOUTHEAST, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, BECOMING VARIABLE LATER, 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: GALES EXPECTED IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION, WEST NORTHERN SECTION, DENMARK STRAIT AND NORTH ICELAND UNSCHEDULED STORM WARNINGS ARE BROADCAST VIA SAFETYNET AND IN BULLETIN WONT54 EGRR AVAILABLE VIA SOME INTERNET AND FTPMAIL OUTLETS