FQNT21 EGRR 172000 SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON SATURDAY 17 JANUARY 2026 BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON SATURDAY 17 JANUARY UNTIL 2000 UTC ON SUNDAY 18 JANUARY 2026 STORM WARNING AT 171200UTC, LOW 57 NORTH 48 WEST 946 EXPECTED 58 NORTH 41 WEST 981 BY 181200UTC. EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 OR VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 WITHIN 100 MILES OF THE GREENLAND COAST BETWEEN 64 NORTH AND 67 NORTH IN BOTH WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND DENMARK STRAIT UNTIL 180400UTC, AND ALSO STORM FORCE 10 AT TIMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF THE GREENLAND COAST BETWEEN 67 NORTH AND 68 NORTH IN DENMARK STRAIT BETWEEN 180100UTC AND 181200UTC. ALSO, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 AT TIMES IN THE NORTHWEST OF WEST CENTRAL SECTION BETWEEN 180300UTC AND 181000UTC, AND IN THE FAR SOUTHWEST OF WEST NORTHERN SECTION BETWEEN 181100UTC AND 181500UTC. FINALLY, SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 UNTIL 180200UTC IN THAT PART OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF EAST NORTHERN SECTION THAT LIES TO THE WEST OF 24 WEST, AND ALSO IN THAT PART OF WEST NORTHERN SECTION THAT LIES BOTH NORTH OF 61 NORTH AND EAST OF 33 WEST GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 171200UTC, LOW 57 NORTH 48 WEST 946 EXPECTED 58 NORTH 41 WEST 981 BY 181200UTC. HIGH 69 NORTH 19 WEST 1018 DISSIPATING AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SOLE NORTHERLY 3 TO 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LATER. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR LATER IN WEST SHANNON ROCKALL VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6, THEN CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST ROCKALL. SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER BAILEY FAEROES SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 AT FIRST, INCREASING 7 LATER IN SOUTHWEST BAILEY, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN SOUTHWEST BAILEY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER IN BAILEY BUT MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN FAEROES. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOUTHEAST ICELAND NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH EXCEPT IN FAR EAST, THEN VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR WEST. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR EAST NORTHERN SECTION IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 60 NORTH, SOUTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST IN WEST, THEN VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 IN WEST AND SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. FAIR AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE RAIN, THEN WINTRY SHOWERS IN WEST AND SOUTH. GOOD AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR POOR. IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 60 NORTH, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN NORTH, THEN VEERING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES LATER IN SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. FAIR AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE RAIN, THEN SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR POOR WEST NORTHERN SECTION IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 58 NORTH, SOUTHEASTERLY GALE 8 TO STORM 10 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST AND EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY SEVERE GALE 9 TO VIOLENT STORM 11 AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN SOUTH, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN AT FIRST IN NORTH AND EAST, WITH SLEET OR SNOW IN FAR NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE SQUALLY SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE TO VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHWEST, AND ALSO LIGHT ICING FOR A TIME AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHWEST. IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 58 NORTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 LATER IN WEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH. SQUALLY SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS, THEN RAIN FOR A TIME LATER. POOR OR VERY POOR, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST. LIGHT ICING FOR A TIME AT FIRST IN FAR WEST EAST CENTRAL SECTION VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN FAR EAST, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 AT FIRST IN SOUTH, THEN INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES TO THE NORTH OF 48 NORTH. MODERATE AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT BECOMING HIGH IN NORTHWEST. FAIR AT FIRST IN FAR EAST, OTHERWISE RAIN THEN SHOWERS, BECOMING SQUALLY AND WINTRY IN NORTH. GOOD AT FIRST IN FAR EAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD IN SOUTH WEST CENTRAL SECTION WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTH BUT INCREASING STORM 10 FOR A TIME IN NORTHWEST. ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE VERY ROUGH OR HIGH IN SOUTH AND EAST AND HIGH OR VERY HIGH IN NORTH AND WEST. RAIN AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE SQUALLY SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS IN NORTH AND WEST, THEN RAIN OR SLEET LATER IN WEST. POOR OR VERY POOR IN NORTHWEST BUT MODERATE OR POOR IN SOUTHEAST DENMARK STRAIT IN AREA TO THE WEST OF 24 WEST, MAINLY CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BUT WITHIN 100 MILES OF THE GREENLAND COAST, NORTHEASTERLY GALE 8 TO STORM 10 AT FIRST, AND OCCASIONALLY VIOLENT STORM 11 AT FIRST IN WEST, THEN DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER EXCEPT IN NORTHEAST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH IN FAR SOUTH, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, SLEET, SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. MAINLY LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING NEAR THE ICE, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05, BUT LOCALLY SEVERE ICING AT FIRST IN WEST NEAR THE ICE, WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND MS06. IN AREA TO THE EAST OF 24 WEST, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SLEET, SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES IN NORTH, FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING DEVELOPING NEAR THE ICE, WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO MS06 NORTH ICELAND IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 60 NORTH, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY LATER IN SOUTH, 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 IN NORTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR, THEN SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES, FOG BANKS DEVELOPING. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE TO VERY POOR. LIGHT ICING AT TIMES IN NORTH, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05. IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 60 NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE OR SHOWERS, WINTRY AT TIMES, FOG BANKS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR NORWEGIAN BASIN IN AREA TO THE WEST OF 05 EAST, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 OR 4 INCREASING 4 TO 6. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN SOUTH. SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER. IN AREA TO THE EAST OF 05 EAST, VARIABLE BECOMING MAINLY SOUTHEASTERLY, 3 OR 4. MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT LATER. SHOWERS, BECOMING FAIR LATER. GOOD OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED IN DENMARK STRAIT. SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION, WEST NORTHERN SECTION, EAST CENTRAL SECTION AND WEST CENTRAL SECTION. GALES EXPECTED IN BAILEY, SOUTHEAST ICELAND, THE SOUTHWEST OF SEA AREA NORTH ICELAND AND THE SOUTH OF NORWEGIAN BASIN. RISK OF GALES AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST ROCKALL UNSCHEDULED STORM WARNINGS ARE BROADCAST VIA SAFETYNET AND IN BULLETIN WONT54 EGRR AVAILABLE VIA SOME INTERNET AND FTPMAIL OUTLETS=