SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2026
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 27 FEBRUARY UNTIL 2000 UTC ON
SATURDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2026
STORM WARNING
NEW LOW EXPECTED 68 NORTH 20 WEST 990 BY 281200UTC. NORTHERLY OR
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 THROUGHOUT
AND VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 UNTIL 280400UTC NORTH OF 68 NORTH IN
DENMARK STRAIT. NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO
REACH STORM FORCE 10 CLOSE TO THE ICE EDGE IN THE FAR NORTHWEST OF
NORTH ICELAND UNTIL 280400UTC
GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 271200UTC, LOW EAST SOLE 1006 EXPECTED DOGGER 1008 BY 281200UTC.
LOW 68 NORTH 08 WEST 980 EXPECTED 70 NORTH 03 WEST 985 BY SAME TIME.
NEW LOWS EXPECTED 58 NORTH 18 WEST 996, 52 NORTH 30 WEST 994, 54
NORTH 35 WEST 995, 59 NORTH 35 WEST 988 AND 68 NORTH 20 WEST 990 BY
THAT TIME
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
SOLE
NORTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT
FIRST THEN DECREASING 4 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY
SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
SHANNON
NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7. ROUGH OR VERY
ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
ROCKALL SOUTHEAST BAILEY
WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6,
OCCASIONALLY 7 IN ROCKALL, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR
VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, SQUALLY LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
NORTHWEST BAILEY
SOUTHWESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 LATER. VERY
ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND
WESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, THEN SOUTHERLY 5
TO 7 LATER IN FAEROES, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 LATER IN SOUTHEAST
ICELAND. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. WINTRY
SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
EAST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, DECREASING 3 TO 5, BUT
BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN SOUTH, BECOMING CYCLONIC MAINLY EASTERLY,
3 TO 5 LATER. VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER.
WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN SOUTH AND VERY
POOR IN NORTH. LIGHT ICING AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHWEST.
IN SOUTH, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8
IN SOUTH AND EAST AND BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 ELSEWHERE, BECOMING
CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS AT FIRST
IN NORTH, OTHERWISE OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY
POOR
WEST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, CYCLONIC, MAINLY WESTERLY AT FIRST, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7
IN EAST, DECREASING 2 TO 4, THEN INCREASING 5 TO 7 LATER,
OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN SOUTH, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN
SOUTH. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN NORTH AND WEST AND VERY ROUGH
IN SOUTH AND EAST. WINTRY SHOWERS MAINLY IN EAST AND SOUTHEAST,
BECOMING SQUALLY AT TIMES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY
POOR IN EAST. OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING IN NORTHWEST AND AT FIRST IN FAR
NORTHEAST.
IN SOUTH, SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN NORTH, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC
4 TO 6, BUT 7 OR GALE 8 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTH, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER
IN EAST, BUT INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER IN WEST. ROUGH OR VERY
ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR WINTRY SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT TIMES. GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR
EAST CENTRAL SECTION
MAINLY WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, BUT BECOMING CYCLONIC AT TIMES IN
NORTH, 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY
SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN NORTHWEST. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN
SOUTH AND HIGH LATER IN NORTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS.
MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
WEST CENTRAL SECTION
IN NORTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4
TO 6, THEN WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY
ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, RAIN FOR A TIME, TURNING WINTRY AT TIMES IN
NORTHWEST, SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN SOUTH, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8,
VEERING WESTERLY LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR THEN RAIN,
WINTRY SHOWERS LATER IN NORTH AND WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR
DENMARK STRAIT
IN AREA NORTH OF 68 NORTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY GALE 8 TO STORM
10, OCCASIONALLY VIOLENT STORM 11 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH,
OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. SNOW. POOR OR VERY POOR. SEVERE OR
VERY SEVERE ICING WITH TEMPERATURES MS06 TO MS09, BECOMING LIGHT OR
MODERATE ICING WITH TEMPERATURES MS05 TO MS07.
IN AREA SOUTH OF 68 NORTH, NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST
IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 IN
EAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN EAST. OCCASIONAL
SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS, SQUALLY IN EAST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY
VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING EXPECTED AT TIMES WITH
TEMPERATURES MS04 TO MS07, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE AT FIRST NEAR THE ICE
WITH TEMPERATURTES AROUND MS08
NORTH ICELAND
IN NORTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, SEVERE GALE 9 OR STORM 10 AT
FIRST NEAR THE ICE EDGE, OTHERWISE 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE
GALE 9 IN WEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL SNOW OR SQUALLY SNOW
SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. OCCASIONAL LIGHT
ICING NEAR THE ICE EDGE AND ALSO IN SOUTH, WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO
MS05, BUT MODERATE NEAR THE ICE EDGE WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND MS06.
IN SOUTH, CYCLONIC MAINLY WESTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE
GALE 9 IN NORTH, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN FAR SOUTH. ROUGH
OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST.
OCCASIONAL SLEET, SNOW OR SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING IN NORTH AND WEST,
WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO MS05, BUT MODERATE NEAR THE ICE EDGE WITH
TEMPERATURES AROUND MS07
NORWEGIAN BASIN
WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6 IN SOUTHWEST
AND ALSO LATER ELSEWHERE. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT
FIRST IN NORTHWEST. WINTRY SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT TIMES UNTIL LATER.
GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
STORMS EXPECTED IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION AND DENMARK STRAIT WITH
SEVERE GALES IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION, BOTH CENTRAL SECTIONS AND
NORTH ICELAND. GALES EXPECTED IN ALL OTHER AREAS
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