FQNT21 EGRR 010800 SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 01 APRIL 2026 BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 01 APRIL UNTIL 0800 UTC ON THURSDAY 02 APRIL 2026 STORM WARNING AT 010000UTC, LOW 58 NORTH 44 WEST 987 EXPECTED 62 NORTH 42 WEST 977 BY 020000UTC. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 AT TIMES UNTIL 011400UTC IN THAT PART OF WEST NORTHERN SECTION THAT LIES BOTH BETWEEN 29 WEST AND 33 WEST AND BETWEEN 57 NORTH AND 61 NORTH. ALSO, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 AT TIMES BETWEEN 012200UTC AND 020400UTC IN THAT PART OF WEST NORTHERN SECTION THAT LIES BOTH WEST OF 36 WEST AND BETWEEN 58 NORTH AND 60 NORTH. IN ADDITION, NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 TO THE WEST OF 34 WEST IN DENMARK STRAIT BETWEEN 011000UTC AND 020000UTC, AND ALSO IN THE FAR NORTHWEST OF WEST NORTHERN SECTION BETWEEN 011200UTC AND 012100UTC, FINALLY, NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO REACH VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 AT TIMES TO THE WEST OF 34 WEST IN DENMARK STRAIT BETWEEN 011400UTC AND 012200UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 010000UTC, LOW 58 NORTH 44 WEST 987 EXPECTED 62 NORTH 42 WEST 977 BY 020000UTC. LOW 70 NORTH 00 EAST 976 EXPECTED 73 NORTH 21 EAST WITH LITTLE CHANGE BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW EXPECTED 47 NORTH 49 WEST 1015 BY THAT TIME AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SOLE WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SHANNON ROCKALL CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BAILEY NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAEROES NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6 LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME IN NORTHWEST. WINTRY SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST SOUTHEAST ICELAND NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FAR NORTH, BUT ELSEWHERE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST EAST NORTHERN SECTION IN EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA, NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 THEN SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN NORTH, THEN VEERING WESTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER IN SOUTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER IN NORTH. RAIN, SLEET OR WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD AT FIRST. IN WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, THEN VEERING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SLEET, THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD AT FIRST AND VERY POOR LATER WEST NORTHERN SECTION CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 UNTIL LATER, THEN DECREASING 5 TO 7 LATER IN NORTH. MAINLY VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BUT ROUGH IN FAR NORTHWEST. RAIN, SLEET OR SQUALLY SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING AT TIMES IN WEST EAST CENTRAL SECTION IN FAR SOUTHEAST, VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST. IN THE REST OF THE AREA, VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS THEN RAIN, THEN WINTRY SHOWERS LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR WEST CENTRAL SECTION IN SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, MAINLY WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES, BUT BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 IN NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST. RAIN, WITH SNOW AT TIMES IN NORTH. GOOD AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN NORTH. IN NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, SOUTHERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE WESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT FIRST. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR, BUT BECOMING GOOD AT TIMES LATER. LIGHT ICING AT TIMES IN FAR NORTHWEST DENMARK STRAIT IN AREA TO THE WEST OF 34 WEST, CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 TO VIOLENT STORM 11 FOR A TIME, THEN DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SLEET OR SNOW AT TIMES. MODERATE TO VERY POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS04, BUT BECOMING SEVERE FOR A TIME NEAR THE ICE, WITH TEMPERATURES MS05 TO MS07. IN AREA TO THE EAST OF 34 WEST, CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 TO THE SOUTH OF 69 NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN NORTH AND HIGH IN SOUTH. SLEET OR SNOW AT TIMES, MAINLY IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING AT TIMES NEAR THE ICE, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS04 NORTH ICELAND CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6 LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH UNTIL LATER IN EAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SNOW SHOWERS, BUT BECOMING MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING UNTIL LATER TO THE NORTH OF 67 NORTH, WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO MS06, BUT SEVERE OR VERY SEVERE ICING AT FIRST NEAR THE ICE, WITH TEMPERATURES MS07 TO MS10 NORWEGIAN BASIN CYCLONIC AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTH, OTHWERWISE WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY FOR A TIME, 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 FOR A TIME IN NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN NORTH, ROUGH THROUGHOUT IN SOUTH. RAIN OR SLEET AT FIRST IN SOUTH AND EAST, OTHERWISE SQUALLY SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: VIOLENT STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED IN DENMARK STRAIT. STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION. SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN BAILEY, SOUTHEAST ICELAND, EAST NORTHERN SECTION AND NORTH ICELAND. 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