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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQNT21 EGRR 300800

SECURITE

HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1

ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY 30 AUGUST 2025

BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY 30 AUGUST UNTIL 0800 UTC ON

SUNDAY 31 AUGUST 2025

NO STORMS

GENERAL SYNOPSIS

AT 300000UTC, LOW 52 NORTH 21 WEST 984 EXPECTED 55 NORTH 14 WEST 966

BY 310000UTC. LOW 59 NORTH 07 WEST 993 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY SAME

TIME. HIGH 43 NORTH 43 WEST 1029 EXPECTED 42 NORTH 37 WEST 1031 BY

THAT TIME

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

SOLE

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH

LATER IN WEST. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SHANNON

SOUTH 6 OR 7, VEERING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. MODERATE

OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH, THEN HIGH LATER. RAIN THEN SQUALLY

SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR

ROCKALL

SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. MODERATE OR

ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHWEST. RAIN OR

SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR

BAILEY

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 FOR A TIME

IN SOUTH. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN SOUTH. RAIN OR SHOWERS.

GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR

SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

EAST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, EASTERLY 3 TO 5, BACKING NORTHERLY OR

NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN FAR SOUTH

AND FAR WEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.

IN SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHERLY OR

NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, BUT 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE

OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS

THUNDERY. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR EXCEPT IN FAR WEST AND

FAR NORTH

WEST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, NORTHERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES

IN EAST, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE,

BECOMING ROUGH AT TIMES LATER IN EAST. OCCASIONAL RAIN, DRIZZLE OR

SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.

IN SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, NORTHERLY BACKING NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO

6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN SOUTH. VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR

SOUTH, OTHERWISE ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS.

MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR EXCEPT IN FAR SOUTHWEST

EAST CENTRAL SECTION

IN NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, CYCLONIC AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE

WESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER.

VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR

SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR.

IN SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7,

INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES IN NORTH. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING

ROUGH LATER IN WEST. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY

GOOD IN SOUTHWEST

WEST CENTRAL SECTION

NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST,

BACKING WESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE

OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS IN FAR NORTHEAST, RAIN LATER IN FAR

SOUTHWEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

DENMARK STRAIT

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER

IN FAR SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN FAR

SOUTHEAST. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES, FOG BANKS. MODERATE TO VERY

POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD IN SOUTH

NORTH ICELAND

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN SOUTH.

SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES, EXTENSIVE FOG IN

NORTHWEST, FOG PATCHES ELSEWHERE. MODERATE TO VERY POOR, OCCASIONALLY

GOOD EXCEPT IN NORTHWEST

NORWEGIAN BASIN

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY

4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN

EAST, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN WEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES

AT FIRST IN NORTH AND WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, OR

VERY POOR IN NORTH AND WEST

OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:

GALES EXPECTED IN SOLE, SHANNON, ROCKALL, EAST NORTHERN SECTION, EAST

CENTRAL SECTION AND WEST CENTRAL SECTION. RISK OF GALES IN NORWEGIAN

BASIN

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