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STORM WARNING
WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 BETWEEN 60 NORTH AND 62 NORTH IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION UNTIL 210100UTC, AND ALSO BETWEEN 61 NORTH AND 63 NORTH IN THE WESTERN HALF OF EAST NORTHERN SECTION UNTIL 201700UTC. ALSO, NORTHWESTERLY PITERAQ WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 OR VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD IN BOTH WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND DENMARK STRAIT, IN AN AREA THAT LIES BOTH WEST OF 36 WEST AND BETWEEN 63 NORTH AND 66 NORTH. THIS AREA WILL EXTEND EASTWARDS AS WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 63 NORTH AND 66 NORTH IN BOTH OF THESE AREAS, WITH THE EASTERN BOUNDARY BEING 23 WEST AT 201200UTC BUT REDUCING TO 26 WEST BY 210000UTC AND 34 WEST BY 210800UTC. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO REACH STORM FORCE 10 IN THE FAR NORTHWEST OF EAST NORTHERN SECTION UNTIL 202000UTC. FINALLY, NORTHERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 OR VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD IN THE FAR NORTHWEST OF SEA AREA NORTH ICELAND, MAINLY OVER ICE
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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON FRIDAY 20 MARCH 2026
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON FRIDAY 20 MARCH UNTIL 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY
21 MARCH 2026
STORM WARNING
WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 BETWEEN 60
NORTH AND 62 NORTH IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION UNTIL 210100UTC, AND ALSO
BETWEEN 61 NORTH AND 63 NORTH IN THE WESTERN HALF OF EAST NORTHERN
SECTION UNTIL 201700UTC. ALSO, NORTHWESTERLY PITERAQ WINDS WILL REACH
STORM FORCE 10 OR VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD IN
BOTH WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND DENMARK STRAIT, IN AN AREA THAT LIES
BOTH WEST OF 36 WEST AND BETWEEN 63 NORTH AND 66 NORTH. THIS AREA
WILL EXTEND EASTWARDS AS WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 63
NORTH AND 66 NORTH IN BOTH OF THESE AREAS, WITH THE EASTERN BOUNDARY
BEING 23 WEST AT 201200UTC BUT REDUCING TO 26 WEST BY 210000UTC AND
34 WEST BY 210800UTC. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO REACH STORM FORCE
10 IN THE FAR NORTHWEST OF EAST NORTHERN SECTION UNTIL 202000UTC.
FINALLY, NORTHERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 OR VIOLENT STORM
FORCE 11 THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD IN THE FAR NORTHWEST OF SEA AREA NORTH
ICELAND, MAINLY OVER ICE
GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 200000UTC, LOW 74 NORTH 17 WEST 959 EXPECTED 74 NORTH 14 WEST 962
BY 210000UTC. LOW 42 NORTH 56 WEST 1014 EXPECTED 52 NORTH 41 WEST 999
BY SAME TIME
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
SOLE
EASTERLY, BACKING NORTHEASTERLY LATER, 3 OR 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH.
FAIR. GOOD
SHANNON
EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 2 TO 4 BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS.
MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH LATER. FAIR. GOOD
ROCKALL
IN NORTHWEST, SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY
3 TO 5. MODERATE AT FIRST IN SOUTH, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH.
RAIN FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR GOOD.
IN SOUTHEAST, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2
TO 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER.
OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER
BAILEY
WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN NORTH. VERY
ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN THEN WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR
FAEROES
SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH
IN EAST, VERY ROUGH OR HIGH IN WEST. RAIN THEN WINTRY SHOWERS.
MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
SOUTHEAST ICELAND
SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN WEST. VERY
ROUGH OR HIGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR
EAST NORTHERN SECTION
IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 60 NORTH, SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9,
OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST IN WEST, DECREASING 6 LATER IN SOUTH.
HIGH OR VERY HIGH. SQUALLY SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS. POOR, OCCASIONALLY
VERY POOR. LIGHT ICING IN FAR NORTHWEST.
IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 60 NORTH, WESTERLY BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO
7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTH, DECREASING 4 FOR A TIME IN
SOUTH. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST AND ALSO
LATER IN WEST, OTHERWISE SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR,
OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR
WEST NORTHERN SECTION
IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 63 NORTH, NORTHWESTERLY IN WEST BUT WESTERLY
OR SOUTHWESTERLY IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS, GALE 8 TO STORM 10,
INCREASING VIOLENT STORM 11 AT TIMES. HIGH OR VERY HIGH IN EAST BUT
VERY ROUGH OR HIGH IN WEST, THEN BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN FAR WEST.
SQUALLY SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS, MAINLY IN EAST. MODERATE TO VERY POOR.
SEVERE OR VERY SEVERE ICING IN NORTHWEST BUT LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING
ELSEWHERE.
IN AREA BETWEEN 63 NORTH AND 60 NORTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY GALE
8 TO STORM 10, DECREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. HIGH OR VERY HIGH,
BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER, BUT ROUGH LATER IN FAR WEST. SQUALLY SLEET
OR SNOW SHOWERS. POOR OR VERY POOR, BECOMING MODERATE TO VERY POOR
LATER. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING EXCEPT IN SOUTHEAST.
IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 60 NORTH, WESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY
SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN NORTH, THEN BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6,
BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 LATER IN FAR SOUTH. HIGH UNTIL LATER IN
NORTH, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS,
THEN RAIN OR SNOW LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY
POOR. LIGHT ICING IN FAR NORTHWEST
EAST CENTRAL SECTION
IN SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF THRE AREA, NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 IN SOUTH BUT
VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN NORTH. MODERATE AT FIRST IN NORTH, OTHERWISE
ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE.
IN NORTHWESTERN HALF OF THE AREA, NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5
BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS, THEN SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6
LATER, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY
ROUGH IN NORTH BUT ROUGH THROUGHOUT IN SOUTH. RAIN FOR A TIME.
MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST
WEST CENTRAL SECTION
WESTERLY 4 OR 5 AT FIRST IN NORTH AND NORTHERLY 4 OR 5 AT FIRST IN
EAST, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 IN
WEST, AND THEN CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN NORTH. ROUGH OR
VERY ROUGH IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN AREAS, BUT ROUGH THROUGHOUT IN
SOUTH. RAIN AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST AND SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS AT FIRST
IN NORTH, OTHERWISE FAIR, BUT THEN RAIN OR SNOW IN WEST AND NORTH.
MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN WEST AND NORTH AND POOR
IN EAST AND SOUTH
DENMARK STRAIT
IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 66 NORTH, NORTHWESTERLY SEVERE GALE 9 TO
VIOLENT STORM 11 THROUGHOUT IN FAR WEST, BUT ELSEWHERE WESTERLY OR
SOUTHWESTERLY SEVERE GALE 9 TO VIOLENT STORM 11, DECREASING 7 TO
SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. HIGH OR VERY HIGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH
LATER. SQUALLY SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS. POOR OR VERY POOR, OCCASIONALLY
MODERATE LATER. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO
MS05, BUT SEVERE OR VERY SEVERE ICING NEAR THE ICE, WITH TEMPERATURES
MS06 TO MS09.
IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 66 NORTH, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY BECOMING
CYCLONIC, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 UNTIL LATER IN EAST. ROUGH OR
VERY ROUGH. SNOW AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR.
LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING, WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO MS06, BUT
OCCASIONALLY SEVERE ICING AT FIRST NEAR THE ICE, WITH TEMPERATURES
MS07 OR MS08
NORTH ICELAND
IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 71 NORTH, CYCLONIC MAINLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9,
BUT NORTHERLY SEVERE GALE 9 TO VIOLENT STORM 11 IN NORTHWEST. VERY
ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. SNOW AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING, WITH TEMPERATURES
MS02 TO MS05, BUT SEVERE OR VERY SEVERE ICING IN NORTHWEST NEAR THE
ICE, WITH TEMPERATURES MS06 TO MS09.
IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 71 NORTH, SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8,
OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN SOUTHWEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7
LATER IN NORTHWEST. MAINLY VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BUT ROUGH OR VERY
ROUGH NEAR ICELAND. RAIN AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE SQUALLY
SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR.
LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING IN NORTHWEST, WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO MS06
NORWEGIAN BASIN
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN
EAST, VEERING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 IN WEST, AND LATER
ALSO IN EAST. VERY ROUGH IN NORTHWEST, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN
SOUTHEAST. MAINLY FAIR AT FIRST IN SOUTH AND EAST, OTHERWISE RAIN
MOVING SOUTHEASTWARDS, THEN SQUALLY SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS IN WEST AND
NORTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, BECOMING POOR FOR A TIME, THEN OCCASIONALLY
VERY POOR LATER IN WEST AND NORTH
OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
VIOLENT STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED IN BAILEY, FAEROES, SOUTHEAST
ICELAND, EAST NORTHERN SECTION, WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND NORTH
ICELAND. STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED IN NORWEGIAN BASIN. SEVERE GALES
EXPECTED IN ROCKALL, EAST CENTRAL SECTION, WEST CENTRAL SECTION AND
DENMARK STRAIT
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