Bulletinset for METAREA 1 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-21 01:03:25 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT54 EGRR 202000 SECURITE NO STORMS= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT21 EGRR 202000 SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON THURSDAY 20 AUGUST 2026 BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON THURSDAY 20 AUGUST UNTIL 2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 21 AUGUST 2026 NO STORMS GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 201200UTC, LOW 46 NORTH 41 WEST 1017 EXPECTED 44 NORTH 22 WEST 1008 BY 211200UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 63 NORTH 41 WEST 1005 BY SAME TIME. HIGH 54 NORTH 29 WEST 1029 EXPECTED 53 NORTH 27 WEST 1031 BY THAT TIME AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SOLE NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. SHOWERS. GOOD SHANNON ROCKALL NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 AT FIRST IN EAST. MODERATE, BUT ROUGH AT FIRST IN SHANNON AND SOUTH ROCKALL. SHOWERS. GOOD BAILEY NORTH BACKING WEST OR NORTHWEST, 3 TO 5. MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD FAEROES NORTHERLY BACKING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN EAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN EAST. SHOWERS. GOOD SOUTHEAST ICELAND NORTHERLY AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN WEST. MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD EAST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTHWESTERN HALF OF AREA, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 3 AT FIRST AND INCREASING 6 AT TIMES LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN WEST. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF AREA, NORTHWESTERLY, BACKING WESTERLY IN NORTHWEST, 3 TO 5. MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD WEST NORTHERN SECTION WESTERLY 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BUT BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 IN FAR NORTHWEST, THEN INCREASING 7 AT TIMES LATER IN WEST. MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. IN NORTHWEST, OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE WITH FOG PATCHES, IN SOUTHEAST, SHOWERS. GOOD IN SOUTHEAST, BUT MODERATE OR GOOD IN NORTHWEST, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN NORTHWEST EAST CENTRAL SECTION IN NORTHERN HALF OF AREA, VARIABLE IN WEST AND NORTHERLY IN EAST, 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 AT FIRST IN EAST. ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD. IN SOUTHERN HALF OF AREA, NORTHERLY 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN FAR EAST, OTHERWISE EASTERLY BACKING NORTHEASTERLY LATER, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHWEST, THEN INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN FAR SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, BUT RAIN IN FAR SOUTH. GOOD, BUT MODERATE TO POOR IN FAR SOUTH WEST CENTRAL SECTION IN NORTHEAST, VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD. IN SOUTH, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 FOR A TIME IN FAR SOUTHEAST, THEN BECOMING EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES WITH FOG PATCHES, BECOMING MAINLY FAIR LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST. IN NORTHWEST, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST. RAIN AT TIMES LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER DENMARK STRAIT IN AN AREA SOUTH OF 70 NORTH, CYCLONIC, MAINLY SOUTHWESTERLY AT FIRST, 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES LATER. SLIGHT, BECOMING MAINLY MODERATE. RAIN OR DRIZZLE, FOG BANKS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. IN AN AREA NORTH OF 70 NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD NORTH ICELAND IN NORTH, VARIABLE, MAINLY NORTHEASTERLY AT FIRST, 2 TO 4. SLIGHT. FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. IN SOUTHEAST, NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN SOUTHWEST, WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 3 TO 5. MODERATE BECOMING SLIGHT. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR NORWEGIAN BASIN NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN FAR NORTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, BECOMING MAINLY FAIR IN WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN EAST OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: RISK OF SEVERE GALES IN EAST CENTRAL SECTION. RISK OF GALES IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION AND WEST NORTHERN SECTION UNSCHEDULED STORM WARNINGS ARE BROADCAST VIA SAFETYNET AND IN BULLETIN WONT54 EGRR AVAILABLE VIA SOME INTERNET AND FTPMAIL OUTLETS=