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STORM WARNING
AT 181200UTC, LOW 55 NORTH 39 WEST 984 EXPECTED 59 NORTH 40 WEST 982 BY 191200UTC. EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 WITHIN 50 MILES OF THE GREENLAND COAST BETWEEN 34 AND 40 WEST IN DENMARK STRAIT THROUGHOUT AND IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION FROM 190300UTC AND UNTIL 191800UTC
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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY 18 APRIL 2026
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY 18 APRIL UNTIL 0800 UTC ON SUNDAY
19 APRIL 2026
STORM WARNING
AT 180000UTC, LOW 51 NORTH 47 WEST 997 EXPECTED 57 NORTH 36 WEST 982
BY 19000UTC. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 FROM
181100UTC IN AN AREA ENCLOSED BETWEEN 53 AND 57 NORTH AND WEST OF 36
WEST IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND WEST CENTRAL SECTION UNTIL
182100UTC. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO REACH STORM FORCE 10 FROM
182100UTC IN THE FAR SOUTHWEST OF DENMARK STRAIT, NEAR THE ICE EDGE
GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 180000UTC, LOW 51 NORTH 47 WEST 997 EXPECTED 57 NORTH 36 WEST 982
BY 19000UTC. LOWS 63 NORTH 38 WEST 985 AND 71 NORTH 19 WEST 1001 BOTH
SLOW-MOVING, LOSING THEIR IDENTITIES BY SAME TIME. LOW 60 NORTH 09
WEST 995 EXPECTED 63 NORTH 04 WEST 1003 BY THAT TIME. AT 180000UTC,
HIGH 47 NORTH 23 WEST 1027 EXPECTED 50 NORTH 12 WEST WITH LITTLE
CHANGE BY 190000UTC. HIGH 70 NORTH 29 EAST 1030 EXPECTED 68 NORTH 38
EAST WITH LITTLE CHANGE BY SAME TIME
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
SOLE
NORTHWEST, VEERING EAST, 2 TO 4. ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD
SHANNON
NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE.
SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD
ROCKALL
NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, BACKING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4. VERY ROUGH
BECOMING ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER. SQUALLY SHOWERS THEN
FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST
BAILEY
NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, DECREASING 2 TO 4,
THEN BECOMING VARIABLE LATER. VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH. SHOWERS AT
FIRST. GOOD
FAEROES
CYCLONIC, BECOMING NORTHWEST, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST.
ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST. SQUALLY SHOWERS.
GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR
SOUTHEAST ICELAND
CYCLONIC, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 OR 5
LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS.
MODERATE OR POOR, BECOMING GOOD
EAST NORTHERN SECTION
IN EAST, WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY LATER, 4 TO
6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS AT
FIRST IN NORTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN NORTH.
IN WEST, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY 6
TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN SOUTH. ROUGH OR VERY
ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS AT FIRST, OCCASIONAL
RAIN AND DRIZZLE LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER IN
SOUTH
WEST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTHEAST, SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7, BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8,
OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER.
SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS THEN RAIN OR SLEET. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN SOUTH, SOUTHERLY 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE
9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST IN WEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH,
BECOMING HIGH. SQUALLY SNOW SHOWERS THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SNOW.
MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING
LATER IN FAR WEST.
IN NORTHWEST, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. ROUGH
OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SNOW SHOWERS THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN AND SNOW.
MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING,
MAINLY NEAR GREENLAND COAST
EAST CENTRAL SECTION
IN EAST, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6,
OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. SHOWERS AT FIRST,
OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER IN SOUTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER IN
SOUTH.
IN WEST, SOUTHERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY
SEVERE GALE 9 IN FAR NORTH, THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER. MODERATE,
BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN AND DRIZZLE LATER. GOOD, BECOMING
MODERATE OR POOR LATER
WEST CENTRAL SECTION
SOUTHERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC FOR A TIME IN FAR NORTHWEST, 7 TO SEVERE
GALE 9, THEN VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE
GALE 9 OR STORM 10 FOR A TIME IN FAR NORTHWEST. MODERATE AT FIRST IN
FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH. FAIR
AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE RAIN AND DRIZZLE THEN SQUALLY SNOW
SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
DENMARK STRAIT
CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 IN
FAR SOUTH, THEN INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 OR STORM 10 IN FAR SOUTHWEST
LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR SOUTHWEST.
SNOW SHOWERS THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SNOW. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING IN FAR NORTHEAST AND
FAR SOUTHWEST WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND MS03
NORTH ICELAND
CYCLONIC, BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7
FOR A TIME IN FAR SOUTH. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. RAIN AT TIMES,
BUT OCCASIONAL SLEET, SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN IN FAR NORTHWEST, FOG
BANKS. MODERATE OR POOR OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR
NORWEGIAN BASIN
MAINLY VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN FAR NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE SOUTHERLY OR
SOUTHEASTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC IN WEST, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT
FIRST IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST IN
FAR EAST. FAIR IN FAR NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE OCCASIONAL RAIN OR
SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR EXCEPT
IN FAR NORTHEAST
OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
STORMS EXPECTED IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND DENMARK STRAIT, WITH
GALES EXPECTED IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION AND EAST CENTRAL SECTION
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