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STORM WARNING
AT 180000UTC, LOW 61 NORTH 48 WEST 953 EXPECTED 59 NORTH 39 WEST 989 BY 190000UTC. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 AT TIMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF GREENLAND COAST BETWEEN 29 WEST AND 32 WEST UNTIL 181100UTC. WESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 AT TIMES WEST OF 37 WEST IN THE NORTHWEST OF WEST CENTRAL SECTION UNTIL 181000UTC
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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON SUNDAY 18 JANUARY 2026
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON SUNDAY 18 JANUARY UNTIL 0800 UTC ON MONDAY
19 JANUARY 2026
STORM WARNING
AT 180000UTC, LOW 61 NORTH 48 WEST 953 EXPECTED 59 NORTH 39 WEST 989
BY 190000UTC. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 AT TIMES
WITHIN 50 MILES OF GREENLAND COAST BETWEEN 29 WEST AND 32 WEST UNTIL
181100UTC. WESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 AT TIMES WEST OF
37 WEST IN THE NORTHWEST OF WEST CENTRAL SECTION UNTIL 181000UTC
GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 180000UTC, LOW 61 NORTH 48 WEST 953 EXPECTED 59 NORTH 39 WEST 989
BY 190000UTC. NEW LOWS EXPECTED 64 NORTH 34 WEST 988 AND 60 NORTH 29
WEST 988 BY SAME TIME. HIGH 40 NORTH 47 WEST 1036 EXPECTED 40 NORTH
35 WEST 1035 BY THAT TIME
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
SOLE
VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH,
OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN WEST. RAIN LATER. GOOD, BECOMING
MODERATE OR POOR LATER
SHANNON ROCKALL
SOUTH 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO
6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR
BAILEY
SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, THEN SOUTHWEST 3 TO
5 LATER. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS.
GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
FAEROES
SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH,
OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY
POOR
SOUTHEAST ICELAND
SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR
ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR
EAST NORTHERN SECTION
CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN NORTH,
DECREASING 4 TO 6 FOR A TIME. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY
ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN THEN SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY
POOR
WEST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO
4, THEN CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW OR SNOW
SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN SOUTH, CYCLONIC, MAINLY WESTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE
GALE FORCE 9 AT FIRST. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. SNOW SHOWERS, RAIN AND SNOW
FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. OCCASIONAL LIGHT
ICING AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHWEST
EAST CENTRAL SECTION
CYCLONIC BECOMING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY
GALE 8 AT FIRST AND AGAIN LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY
ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY
POOR
WEST CENTRAL SECTION
WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10
AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST, DECREASING 5 TO 7 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH,
OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH IN NORTH. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR
GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
DENMARK STRAIT
EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, BUT 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 NEAR
GREENLAND COAST, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH,
OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH. RAIN AND SNOW, OCCASIONAL
FREEZING RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN EAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY
VERY POOR. OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING WITHIN 50 MILES OF ICE EDGE NORTH
OF 67 NORTH WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO MS05
NORTH ICELAND
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTHWEST.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTHWEST. RAIN AND SNOW,
OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN, FOG BANKS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY
VERY POOR
NORWEGIAN BASIN
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN SOUTH, BUT
VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN EAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN EAST, MODERATE,
OCCASIONALLY ROUGH ELSEWHERE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD
OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN WINTRY SHOWERS AND DENMARK STRAIT. GALES
EXPECTED IN SOLE, EAST NORTHERN SECTION, WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND
EAST CENTRAL SECTION
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