FQNT21 EGRR 090800 SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON FRIDAY 09 JANUARY 2026 BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON FRIDAY 09 JANUARY UNTIL 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY 10 JANUARY 2026 NO STORMS GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 090000UTC, LOW 63 NORTH 16 WEST 989 EXPECTED 60 NORTH 17 WEST 1001 BY 100000UTC. LOW 65 NORTH 04 EAST 1003 LOSING ITS IDENTITY AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SOLE NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 LATER IN WEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SHANNON SOUTHWEST ROCKALL WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN SOUTHWEST ROCKALL, DECREASING 5 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR NORTHEAST ROCKALL CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BAILEY CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAEROES CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, DECREASING 4 AT TIMES, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN WEST. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOUTHEAST ICELAND CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 IN FAR SOUTH, OTHERWISE EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR EAST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTHEAST, CYCLONIC, MAINLY 3 TO 5 IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS, WINTRY IN NORTH AND WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN SOUTHEAST, CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST, DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN SOUTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST. SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT TIMES, RAIN LATER IN SOUTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN SOUTHWEST, NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS, PERHAPS WINTRY, RAIN LATER IN SOUTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN NORTHWEST, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN EAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN NORTH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN WEST AND VERY POOR IN EAST WEST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTH, CYCLONIC, MAINLY NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST. SLEET AND SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. IN SOUTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN NORTH AND EAST, OTHERWISE EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN SOUTH. WINTRY SHOWERS AT FIRST IN NORTH AND EAST, OCCASIONAL RAIN IN SOUTH AND SNOW AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTH, FOG PATCHES LATER IN FAR SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN FAR SOUTH AND POOR ELSEWHERE EAST CENTRAL SECTION IN NORTHEASTERN HALF OF AREA, NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHEAST, BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 IN WEST AND ALSO LATER IN EAST, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, THEN RAIN IN WEST AND ALSO LATER IN EAST, FOG PATCHES LATER IN FAR WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT VERY POOR LATER IN FAR WEST. IN SOUTHWESTERN HALF OF AREA, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHERLY 6 TO GALE 8 IN WEST AND ALSO LATER IN EAST, THEN VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER IN SOUTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS, THEN RAIN IN WEST AND ALSO LATER IN EAST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN WEST AND ALSO LATER IN EAST WEST CENTRAL SECTION IN NORTH, WESTERLY 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST, DECREASING 4 TO 6. ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN, BUT SNOW AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH, FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. IN SOUTH, SOUTHERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, THEN SOUTHWESTERLY LATER, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST THEN LATER IN SOUTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN AT TIMES, FOG PATCHES FOR A TIME, THEN SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR DENMARK STRAIT NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 FOR A TIME NEAR GREENLAND. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. SNOW SHOWERS IN SOUTHEAST AND ALSO LATER IN WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN SOUTHEAST AND ALSO LATER IN WEST. OCCASIONAL LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING AT FIRST, MAINLY NEAR ICE, WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO MS05 NORTH ICELAND EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 IN FAR SOUTH AND AT FIRST IN SOUTHWEST, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN FAR SOUTH AND ALSO LATER IN FAR EAST. SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. OCCASIONAL LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING AT FIRST NEAR 69 NORTH IN FAR WEST, WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO MS05 NORWEGIAN BASIN CYCLONIC, 3 TO 5 IN FAR NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 5 AT TIMES IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, SQUALLY AND WINTRY AT TIMES, BECOMING MAINLY FAIR IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR, BECOMING MAINLY GOOD IN SOUTHEAST OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN ROCKALL, BAILEY, EAST NORTHERN SECTION, WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND WEST CENTRAL SECTION. GALES EXPECTED IN SOLE, SHANNON, SOUTHEAST ICELAND, EAST CENTRAL SECTION AND NORWEGIAN BASIN WITH A RISK OF GALES IN FAEROES AND DENMARK STRAIT UNSCHEDULED STORM WARNINGS ARE BROADCAST VIA SAFETYNET AND IN BULLETIN WONT54 EGRR AVAILABLE VIA SOME INTERNET AND FTPMAIL OUTLETS=