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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON THURSDAY 20 AUGUST 2026
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON THURSDAY 20 AUGUST UNTIL 2000 UTC ON
FRIDAY 21 AUGUST 2026
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GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 201200UTC, LOW 46 NORTH 41 WEST 1017 EXPECTED 44 NORTH 22 WEST
1008 BY 211200UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 63 NORTH 41 WEST 1005 BY SAME
TIME. HIGH 54 NORTH 29 WEST 1029 EXPECTED 53 NORTH 27 WEST 1031 BY
THAT TIME
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
SOLE
NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. SHOWERS. GOOD
SHANNON ROCKALL
NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 AT FIRST IN EAST.
MODERATE, BUT ROUGH AT FIRST IN SHANNON AND SOUTH ROCKALL. SHOWERS.
GOOD
BAILEY
NORTH BACKING WEST OR NORTHWEST, 3 TO 5. MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD
FAEROES
NORTHERLY BACKING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 4 OR 5,
OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN EAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY
ROUGH IN EAST. SHOWERS. GOOD
SOUTHEAST ICELAND
NORTHERLY AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO
5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN WEST. MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD
EAST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTHWESTERN HALF OF AREA, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 4 OR 5,
OCCASIONALLY 3 AT FIRST AND INCREASING 6 AT TIMES LATER. MODERATE,
OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN
WEST. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF AREA, NORTHWESTERLY, BACKING WESTERLY IN
NORTHWEST, 3 TO 5. MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD
WEST NORTHERN SECTION
WESTERLY 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BUT BECOMING CYCLONIC
3 TO 5 IN FAR NORTHWEST, THEN INCREASING 7 AT TIMES LATER IN WEST.
MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. IN NORTHWEST, OCCASIONAL RAIN
OR DRIZZLE WITH FOG PATCHES, IN SOUTHEAST, SHOWERS. GOOD IN
SOUTHEAST, BUT MODERATE OR GOOD IN NORTHWEST, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR
IN NORTHWEST
EAST CENTRAL SECTION
IN NORTHERN HALF OF AREA, VARIABLE IN WEST AND NORTHERLY IN EAST, 2
TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 AT FIRST IN EAST. ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST,
OTHERWISE MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD.
IN SOUTHERN HALF OF AREA, NORTHERLY 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN FAR EAST,
OTHERWISE EASTERLY BACKING NORTHEASTERLY LATER, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY
7 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHWEST, THEN INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER
IN FAR SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, BUT RAIN IN FAR SOUTH.
GOOD, BUT MODERATE TO POOR IN FAR SOUTH
WEST CENTRAL SECTION
IN NORTHEAST, VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD.
IN SOUTH, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 FOR A TIME IN FAR SOUTHEAST,
THEN BECOMING EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE
OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES WITH FOG PATCHES,
BECOMING MAINLY FAIR LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR
AT FIRST.
IN NORTHWEST, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6
LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST. RAIN AT TIMES LATER.
GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER
DENMARK STRAIT
IN AN AREA SOUTH OF 70 NORTH, CYCLONIC, MAINLY SOUTHWESTERLY AT
FIRST, 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES LATER. SLIGHT, BECOMING MAINLY
MODERATE. RAIN OR DRIZZLE, FOG BANKS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY
VERY POOR.
IN AN AREA NORTH OF 70 NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT.
MAINLY FAIR. GOOD
NORTH ICELAND
IN NORTH, VARIABLE, MAINLY NORTHEASTERLY AT FIRST, 2 TO 4. SLIGHT.
FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR.
IN SOUTHEAST, NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER.
MODERATE. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN SOUTHWEST, WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 3
TO 5. MODERATE BECOMING SLIGHT. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, FOG
PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR
NORWEGIAN BASIN
NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN FAR
NORTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, BECOMING
MAINLY FAIR IN WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN EAST
OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
RISK OF SEVERE GALES IN EAST CENTRAL SECTION. RISK OF GALES IN EAST
NORTHERN SECTION AND WEST NORTHERN SECTION
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