FQNT21 EGRR 232000 SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON SATURDAY 23 AUGUST 2025 BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON SATURDAY 23 AUGUST UNTIL 2000 UTC ON SUNDAY 24 AUGUST 2025 STORM WARNING AT 231200UTC, LOW 42 NORTH 50 WEST 972 EXPECTED 50 NORTH 31 WEST 959 BY 241200UTC. WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 BETWEEN 50 AND 300 MILES OF THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD, AND ALSO UP TO 250 MILES FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. WINDS WILL ALSO REACH VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 BETWEEN 50 AND 250 MILES OF THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHERN QUADRANT THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD, AND ALSO BETWEEN 50 AND 200 MILES OF THE CENTRE IN THE WESTERN QUADRANT THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 231200UTC, LOW 42 NORTH 50 WEST 972 EXPECTED 50 NORTH 31 WEST 959 BY 241200UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 66 NORTH 27 WEST 999 BY SAME TIME. LOWS 55 NORTH 37 WEST 997 AND 62 NORTH 34 WEST 993 BOTH LOSING THEIR IDENTITIES AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SOLE SOUTHERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 FOR A TIME. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH FOR A TIME AT FIRST IN FAR WEST. RAIN FOR A TIME IN WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN WEST SHANNON SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN FOR A TIME. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR FOR A TIME ROCKALL IN SOUTH, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN FOR A TIME. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR FOR A TIME. IN NORTH, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN AT TIMES, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR BAILEY SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN AT TIMES, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, BACKING EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 FOR A TIME IN FAR WEST OF SOUTHEAST ICELAND. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR EAST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 AT FIRST IN NORTH AND EAST, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. RAIN AT TIMES, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE TO VERY POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD. IN SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 FOR A TIME, THEN BACKING EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN SOUTHWEST. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER IN SOUTH AND WEST. RAIN AT TIMES, FOG BANKS UNTIL LATER IN NORTHEAST. MODERATE OR GOOD, BECOMING POOR AT TIMES, BUT OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR UNTIL LATER IN NORTHEAST WEST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, CYCLONIC MAINLY 3 TO 5, BUT 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST. ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTH, OTHERWISE MODERATE. RAIN AT TIMES, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. IN SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, THEN INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER IN SOUTH, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN FAR SOUTH. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN SOUTH, THEN BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR SOUTHEAST. RAIN AT TIMES, FOG PATCHES UNTIL LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR EAST CENTRAL SECTION IN EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, THEN BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER EXCEPT IN FAR SOUTHEAST. RAIN, PERHAPS THUNDERY, BUT BECOMING FAIR FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER, THEN INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 TO VIOLENT STORM 11 LATER BETWEEN 47 NORTH AND 52 NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, THEN BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH LATER. MAINLY FAIR THEN RAIN, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST, BUT BECOMING MAINLY POOR LATER WEST CENTRAL SECTION SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN NORTH AND EAST, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 TO VIOLENT STORM 11 EXCEPT IN FAR NORTH, THEN BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN WEST AND SOUTH. MODERATE AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, THEN BECOMING VERY HIGH IN SOUTH AND EAST. MAINLY FAIR AT FIRST IN NORTH, OTHERWISE RAIN OR SHOWERS, SQUALLY OR THUNDERY AT TIMES. GOOD AT FIRST IN NORTH, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR POOR DENMARK STRAIT IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 70 NORTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5. SLIGHT, BECOMING MODERATE IN FAR SOUTH. RAIN LATER IN SOUTH. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR LATER IN SOUTH. IN SOUTHEAST, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MAINLY GOOD AT FIRST IN NORTH, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. IN THE REST OF THE AREA, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY MAINLY 6 TO GALE 8, BUT 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN NORTH. SLIGHT AT FIRST IN NORTH, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN AT TIMES, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE TO VERY POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD NORTH ICELAND IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 71 NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 71 NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN NORTH, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. SLIGHT UNTIL LATER IN WEST, OTHERWISE MODERATE. RAIN SPREADING NORTHWARDS, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST, FOG BANKS LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR NORWEGIAN BASIN IN WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA, VARIABLE 3 OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER IN FAR WEST. MODERATE. RAIN AT TIMES LATER IN FAR WEST, OTHERWISE MAINLY FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER IN FAR WEST. IN EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA, NORTHWESTERLY MAINLY 3 TO 5, BUT 6 AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHEAST, THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER IN WEST. ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE. SHOWERS, BUT BECOMING FAIR LATER IN WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: VIOLENT STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED IN EAST CENTRAL SECTION AND WEST CENTRAL SECTION. SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN ROCKALL, EAST NORTHERN SECTION AND WEST NORTHERN SECTION. 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