FQNT21 EGRR 190800 SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON THURSDAY 19 MARCH 2026 BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON THURSDAY 19 MARCH UNTIL 0800 UTC ON FRIDAY 20 MARCH 2026 STORM WARNING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 OR VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 AFTER 191000UTC IN THAT PART OF THE WESTERN HALF OF WEST NORTHERN SECTION THAT LIES BETWEEN 59 NORTH AND 62 NORTH. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO REACH STORM FORCE 10 AFTER 191500UTC IN THAT PART OF THE EASTERN HALF OF WEST NORTHERN SECTION THAT LIES BETWEEN 60 NORTH AND 64 NORTH, AND ALSO AFTER 192100UTC IN THAT PART OF THE WESTERN HALF OF EAST NORTHERN SECTION THAT LIES BETWEEN 61 NORTH AND 64 NORTH. ALSO, NORTHWESTERLY PITERAQ WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 OR VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 TO THE WEST OF 37 WEST IN DENMARK STRAIT AFTER 191400UTC, AND ALSO IN THAT PART OF WEST NORTHERN SECTION THAT LIES BOTH NORTH OF 64 NORTH AND WEST OF 37 WEST AFTER 191300UTC, WITH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS THEN ALSO REACHING STORM FORCE 10 AFTER 200200UTC IN THAT PART OF WEST NORTHERN SECTION THAT LIES BOTH EAST OF 37 WEST AND NORTH OF 64 NORTH, AND ALSO IN THAT PART OF DENMARK STRAIT THAT LIES BOTH SOUTH OF 66 NORTH AND BETWEEN 27 WEST AND 35 WEST GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 190000UTC, LOW 65 NORTH 41 WEST 975 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 200000UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 74 NORTH 15 WEST 962 BY SAME TIME. HIGH 57 NORTH 12 WEST 1031 EXPECTED 56 NORTH 02 EAST 1027 BY THAT TIME AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SOLE EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD SHANNON NORTHEASTERLY VEERING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, 3 TO 5. ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD ROCKALL IN SOUTH, NORTHEASTERLY VEERING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, THEN SOUTHWESTERLY LATER, 3 TO 5. ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD. IN NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER BAILEY SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING HIGH IN NORTHWEST. FAIR THEN RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAEROES SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, THEN BECOMING HIGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER SOUTHEAST ICELAND SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 AT TIMES. ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, THEN WINTRY SHOWERS LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR EAST NORTHERN SECTION IN FAR SOUTHEAST, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, VEERING WESTERLY LATER, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN LATER. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE LATER. IN THE REST OF THE AREA, SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 LATER IN NORTHWEST, VEERING WESTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER IN SOUTH AND EAST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING VERY HIGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. RAIN, THEN SQUALLY SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT ICING LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST WEST NORTHERN SECTION IN FAR NORTHWEST, SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 VEERING NORTHWESTERLY SEVERE GALE 9 TO VIOLENT STORM 11. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN VERY FAR NORTHWEST, BUT ELSEWHERE VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. SEVERE OR VERY SEVERE ICING DEVELOPING. IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 59 NORTH, SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING WESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN NORTH. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE SQUALLY SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING DEVELOPING IN NORTHWEST. IN THE REST OF THE AREA, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 VEERING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY GALE 8 TO STORM 10, OCCASIONALLY VIOLENT STORM 11 IN WEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH. RAIN AT FIRST IN FAR EAST, OTHERWISE SQUALLY SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE TO VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING DEVELOPING IN WEST AND NORTH EAST CENTRAL SECTION IN FAR NORTHWEST, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN NORTH, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER. ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR GOOD. IN THE REST OF THE AREA, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTH, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 IN NORTH. VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR UNTIL LATER IN NORTH, OTHERWISE OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD WEST CENTRAL SECTION IN SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, CYCLONIC, BECOMING NORTHERLY IN EAST, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN EAST, BUT BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN WEST. ROUGH. RAIN AT TIMES, BUT BECOMING FAIR IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD. IN NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH, THEN VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN SOUTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR DENMARK STRAIT IN AREA TO THE WEST OF 37 WEST, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY SEVERE GALE 9 TO VIOLENT STORM 11. MODERATE OR ROUGH CLOSE TO THE ICE BUT VERY ROUGH OR HIGH FURTHER OFFSHORE. SNOW SHOWERS AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST AND POOR LATER. SEVERE OR VERY SEVERE ICING DEVELOPING, WITH TEMPERATURES MS09 TO MS12. IN AREA TO THE EAST OF 37 WEST, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING GALE 8 TO STORM 10 LATER IN SOUTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, THEN BECOMING VERY HIGH LATER IN SOUTH. RAIN, SLEET OR SNOW AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE TO VERY POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD AT FIRST. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING DEVELOPING, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05, BUT SEVERE ICING DEVELOPING LATER IN WEST, WITH TEMPERATURES MS06 TO MS09 NORTH ICELAND SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7 VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN WEST, THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN NORTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER EXCEPT IN FAR NORTH. RAIN, SLEET OR SNOW IN WEST AND SOUTH SPREADING NORTHEASTWARDS, THEN SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN SOUTHEAST AND VERY POOR ELSEWHERE. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING IN NORTHWEST, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05, BUT SEVERE ICING DEVELOPING AT TIMES LATER NEAR THE ICE IN NORTHWEST, WITH TEMPERATURES MS06 TO MS09 NORWEGIAN BASIN WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 AT FIRST IN SOUTH, BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN FAR SOUTH. WINTRY SHOWERS AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE RAIN AT TIMES IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN NORTHWEST OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: HURRICANE FORCE NORTHWESTERLY PITERAQ WINDS EXPECTED IN THE FAR WEST OF DENMARK STRAIT. VIOLENT STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION, AND ALSO IN THE NORTHWEST OF SEA AREA NORTH ICELAND, BUT MAINLY OVER ICE HERE. STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED IN THE SOUTH OF DENMARK STRAIT. SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND, EAST NORTHERN SECTION, WEST CENTRAL SECTION AND NORWEGIAN BASIN. 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