FQNT21 EGRR 302000 SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2026 BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 30 JANUARY UNTIL 2000 UTC ON SATURDAY 31 JANUARY 2026 STORM WARNING AT 301200UTC, LOW 46 NORTH 44 WEST 979 EXPECTED 53 NORTH 38 WEST 963 BY 311200UTC. WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 OR VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 IN SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE, BETWEEN 50 AND 250 MILES FROM THE CENTRE OF THE LOW THROUGHOUT GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 301200UTC, LOW 46 NORTH 44 WEST 979 EXPECTED 53 NORTH 38 WEST 963 BY 311200UTC. LOW 52 NORTH 18 WEST 973 EXPECTED 55 NORTH 05 WEST 991 BY SAME TIME AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SOLE WEST OR NORTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 LATER IN FITZROY AND SOLE. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR SHANNON SOUTHWEST ROCKALL CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTHWEST SHANNON. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN ROCKALL AND LATER SHANNON. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR NORTHEAST ROCKALL BAILEY EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN ROCKALL. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAEROES SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, WINTRY IN FAIR ISLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOUTHEAST ICELAND EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, BACKING NORTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6 LATER IN NORTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR EAST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTH, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD. IN SOUTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, VEERING EASTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR WEST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTH, NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. ROUGH. SHOWERS, BECOMING WINTRY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN SOUTH, EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR EAST CENTRAL SECTION IN NORTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, THEN WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY LATER 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH LATER IN WEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR. IN SOUTH, WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BACKING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. MODERATE OR POOR WEST CENTRAL SECTION IN EAST, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, INCREASING GALE 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS, BECOMING WINTRY LATER. MODERATE OR POOR. IN WEST, CYCLONIC GALE 8 TO STORM 10, OCCASIONALLY VIOLENT STORM 11 AT FIRST IN FAR WEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS, BECOMING WINTRY LATER. MODERATE OR POOR DENMARK STRAIT NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR NORTH ICELAND CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING NEAR ICE EDGE WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS04, AND OCCASIONAL SEVERE ICING FOR A TIME WITH TEMPERATURES MS07 TO MS10 NORWEGIAN BASIN SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN WEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN WEST. OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING IN FAR NORTHEAST OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: STORMS EXPECTED IN WEST CENTRAL SECTION. SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN EAST CENTRAL SECTION. GALES EXPECTED IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION, WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND DENMARK STRAIT UNSCHEDULED STORM WARNINGS ARE BROADCAST VIA SAFETYNET AND IN BULLETIN WONT54 EGRR AVAILABLE VIA SOME INTERNET AND FTPMAIL OUTLETS=