FQNT21 EGRR 032000 SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON SUNDAY 03 AUGUST 2025 BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON SUNDAY 03 AUGUST UNTIL 2000 UTC ON MONDAY 04 AUGUST 2025 STORM WARNING AT 031200UTC, LOW 51 NORTH 28 WEST 1005 EXPECTED 58 NORTH 06 WEST 978 BY 041200UTC. WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUARTER OF ROCKALL BETWEEN 040500UTC AND 041000UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 031200UTC, LOW 51 NORTH 28 WEST 1005 EXPECTED 58 NORTH 06 WEST 978 BY 041200UTC. LOW 66 NORTH 25 WEST 986 SLOW-MOVING, FILLING 994 BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW EXPECTED 66 NORTH 37 WEST 994 BY THAT TIME. AT 031200UTC, HIGH 47 NORTH 47 WEST 1024 EXPECTED 48 NORTH 33 WEST 1032 BY 041200UTC AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SOLE SOUTHWESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 FOR A TIME. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. DRIZZLE THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SHANNON WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR ROCKALL SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 BECOMING CYCLONIC GALE 8 TO STORM 10, THEN WESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH FOR A TIME. RAIN OR SHOWERS, BECOMING SQUALLY. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BAILEY WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, THEN NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAEROES IN SOUTHEAST, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN NORTHWEST, SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD SOUTHEAST ICELAND SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD EAST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6. ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE IN FAR NORTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. IN SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE SHOWERS, SQUALLY FOR A TIME IN EAST. MODERATE OR POOR AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR GOOD WEST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 AT FIRST, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY LATER EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS AT FIRST IN EAST, RAIN LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST AND FOG PATCHES LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST AND VERY POOR LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST. IN SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, WESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY LATER, 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN WEST. SHOWERS THEN FAIR, THEN RAIN AND FOG PATCHES LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE TO VERY POOR LATER IN WEST EAST CENTRAL SECTION IN NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST IN SOUTH AND EAST, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN AT FIRST IN SOUTH AND EAST, OTHERWISE SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR AT FIRST IN SOUTH AND EAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR GOOD. IN SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, VEERING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, THEN VEERING NORTHEASTERLY LATER IN FAR SOUTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN FOR A TIME. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR FOR A TIME WEST CENTRAL SECTION IN SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 IN SOUTH, THEN VEERING SOUTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6 LATER IN SOUTHWEST. ROUGH AT FIRST EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE MODERATE. RAIN AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST, AND ALSO LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST, PERHAPS THUNDERY, OTHERWISE MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR POOR AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST AND ALSO LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST, OTHERWISE GOOD. IN NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN FAR NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME IN FAR NORTHEAST. FOG PATCHES FOR A TIME IN FAR NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR FOR A TIME IN FAR NORTHWEST DENMARK STRAIT CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN EAST, BUT PERHAPS BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 FOR A TIME IN FAR WEST NEAR THE GREENLAND COAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR NORTH ICELAND CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN SOUTH, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. MAINLY MODERATE, BUT ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST AND FAR NORTHEAST, AND BECOMING SLIGHT IN FAR SOUTHWEST. RAIN, DRIZZLE AND EXTENSIVE FOG IN NORTH, BUT IN SOUTH MAINLY FAIR, BUT WITH RAIN LATER IN FAR SOUTHEAST. POOR OR VERY POOR IN NORTH, BUT IN SOUTH, GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR NORWEGIAN BASIN CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER, THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 LATER IN SOUTH. SLIGHT AT FIRST IN FAR EAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED IN NORWEGIAN BASIN. GALES EXPECTED IN ROCKALL, FAEROES, EAST NORTHERN SECTION, WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND EAST CENTRAL SECTION. 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