FQNT21 EGRR 082000 SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 08 APRIL 2026 BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 08 APRIL UNTIL 2000 UTC ON THURSDAY 09 APRIL 2026 STORM WARNING NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 AT TIMES IN THE NORTH OF DENMARK STRAIT, NORTH OF 68 NORTH, MAINLY OVER ICE. ALSO, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 AT TIMES UNTIL 090700UTC IN THE WEST OF WEST NORTHERN SECTION BETWEEN 59 NORTH AND 61 NORTH GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 081200UTC, LOW 62 NORTH 29 WEST 971 EXPECTED 65 NORTH 24 WEST 975 BY 091200UTC. NEW LOW MOVING RATHER QUICKLY NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 47 NORTH 33 WEST 1013 BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW EXPECTED 63 NORTH 34 WEST 979 BY THAT TIME. AT 081200UTC, HIGH 44 NORTH 39 WEST 1036 DISSIPATING AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SOLE WEST OR NORTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHWEST, 3 TO 5, VEERING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST SHANNON SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, VEERING WEST 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR ROCKALL SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, VEERING WEST 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER. RAIN THEN THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BAILEY SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH BECOMING HIGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND SOUTHERLY 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7. IN FAEROES ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND VERY ROUGH, BECOMING HIGH IN SOUTHWEST. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR EAST NORTHERN SECTION CYCLONIC IN FAR NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR WEST NORTHERN SECTION CYCLONIC IN NORTH, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST IN WEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN NORTHWEST. SLEET OR SNOW AT TIMES IN NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE SQUALLY SLEET AND SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR EAST CENTRAL SECTION IN NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH, DECREASING 4 TO 6, THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, NORTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN WEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN AT FIRST IN EAST AND LATER IN WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST IN EAST AND LATER IN WEST WEST CENTRAL SECTION IN NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, WESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER IN WEST. HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS, RAIN OR SLEET LATER. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. IN SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN SOUTHEAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. FAIR THEN RAIN. GOOD BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR DENMARK STRAIT CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, BUT SEVERE GALE 9 OR STORM 10 IN NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN EAST AND HIGH LATER IN SOUTHEAST. SLEET OR SNOW AT TIMES, FREEZING RAIN NEAR THE ICE EDGE. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING IN NORTH, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05, BUT ALSO SEVERE ICING AT TIMES, WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND MS06 NORTH ICELAND CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, BUT 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST AND LATER IN SOUTH, BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT VERY ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST. SNOW AND FOG BANKS IN NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST, BUT POOR OR VERY POOR IN NORTHWEST. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING IN NORTHWEST, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05, BUT ALSO SEVERE ICING AT TIMES, WITH TEMPERATURES MS06 TO MS08 NORWEGIAN BASIN SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN SOUTHEAST, BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 IN NORTHEAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN SOUTHEAST. FAIR IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE RAIN AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION AND ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN EAST CENTRAL SECTION. VIOLENT STORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN WEST CENTRAL SECTION, WITH STORMS EXPECTED IN ROCKALL AND DENMARK STRAIT. SEVERE GALES ARE EXPECTED IN SOLE, SHANNON, BAILEY, WEST NORTHERN SECTION, NORTH ICELAND AND NORWEGIAN BASIN. GALES ARE EXPECTED IN ALL OTHER AREAS UNSCHEDULED STORM WARNINGS ARE BROADCAST VIA SAFETYNET AND IN BULLETIN WONT54 EGRR AVAILABLE VIA SOME INTERNET AND FTPMAIL OUTLETS