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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 08 MAY 2026
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 08 MAY UNTIL 2000 UTC ON SATURDAY
09 MAY 2026
NO STORMS
GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 081200UTC, LOW 64 NORTH 06 WEST 999 EXPECTED 67 NORTH 01 EAST 1004
BY 091200UTC. HIGH 55 NORTH 34 WEST 1032 EXPECTED 55 NORTH 28 WEST
1038 BY SAME TIME
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
SOLE
NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN WEST. ROUGH,
OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN EAST AND VERY ROUGH IN WEST. RAIN. GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR
SHANNON
NORTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH, BECOMING VERY
ROUGH AT TIMES IN SOUTH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD
ROCKALL
NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD
BAILEY
NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY
VERY ROUGH AT FIRST AND MODERATE LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD
FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND
CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 IN FAR WESTERN SOUTHEAST ICELAND, OTHERWISE
NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN
SOUTHEAST ICELAND, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH,
OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SQUALLY
WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
EAST NORTHERN SECTION
VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN FAR SOUTHWEST, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY
4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS,
THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN EXCEPT IN FAR SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR IN NORTH
WEST NORTHERN SECTION
VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC IN
NORTHWEST AND SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY ELSEWHERE, 4 TO 6,
INCREASING 7 AT TIMES IN SOUTHWEST AND LATER IN EAST. MODERATE OR
ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN SOUTHWEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN IN
NORTH AND FAR WEST, BUT SLEET, SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WITH FOG
PATCHES IN FAR NORTHWEST NEAR GREENLAND. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR IN NORTH AND FAR WEST AND VERY POOR IN FAR
NORTHWEST NEAR GREENLAND. OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING DEVELOPING NEAR
GREENLAND
EAST CENTRAL SECTION
IN FAR NORTHWEST, NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4.
ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD.
IN REST OF AREA, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY
SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN SOUTHWEST AND 5 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST.
ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHWEST.
OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT TIMES, BECOMING MAINLY FAIR IN
NORTH AND WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BECOMING MAINLY
GOOD IN NORTH AND WEST
WEST CENTRAL SECTION
IN EAST, VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN FAR NORTH, OTHERWISE EASTERLY OR
NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BUT 6 TO GALE 8 UNTIL LATER IN FAR SOUTHEAST.
MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST. MAINLY FAIR.
GOOD.
IN WEST, SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 IN SOUTH AND 7 IN
NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD
DENMARK STRAIT
CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, DECREASING 2 AT TIMES IN EAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.
OCCASIONAL RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN SOUTH
NORTH ICELAND
IN NORTHEAST, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5
TO 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SNOW SHOWERS,
THEN OCCASIONAL SLEET AND SNOW. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY
POOR. OCCASIONAL LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING DEVELOPING WITH TEMPERATURES
MS02 TO MS05.
IN SOUTHEAST, CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN NORTH AND
SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN SOUTH, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER,
THEN DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER IN SOUTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH
OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SLEET AT FIRST IN EAST,
OTHERWISE SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE
GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN SOUTHWEST, CYCLONIC, BECOMING MAINLY NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 3
TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN EAST. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN EAST
AND SLIGHT IN WEST. SNOW SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN NORTHWEST, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3
TO 5, INCREASING 5 OR 6 LATER IN EAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE,
OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN SOUTHEAST. SNOW SHOWERS. GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR. OCCASIONAL LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING LATER IN EAST
WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05
NORWEGIAN BASIN
VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC 6 TO
GALE 8. MODERATE AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY
ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR
OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
GALES EXPECTED IN SOLE, SHANNON, EAST CENTRAL SECTION AND NORWEGIAN
BASIN
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