FQNT21 EGRR 130800 SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON MONDAY 13 APRIL 2026 BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON MONDAY 13 APRIL UNTIL 0800 UTC ON TUESDAY 14 APRIL 2026 STORM WARNING AT 130000UTC, LOW 61 NORTH 06 WEST 985 EXPECTED 70 NORTH 12 WEST 1001 BY 140000UTC. NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 NORTH OF 68 NORTH IN DENMARK STRAIT THROUGHOUT. AT 130000UTC, LOW 50 NORTH 47 WEST 991 EXPECTED 50 NORTH 36 WEST 977 BY 140000UTC. WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 IN AN AREA OF WEST CENTRAL SECTION THAT IS BOTH SOUTH OF 48 NORTH AND WEST OF 35 WEST FROM 132000UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 130000UTC, LOW 61 NORTH 06 WEST 985 EXPECTED 70 NORTH 12 WEST 1001 BY 140000UTC. LOW 50 NORTH 47 WEST 991 EXPECTED 50 NORTH 36 WEST 977 BY SAME TIME. NEW LOWS EXPECTED 52 NORTH 30 WEST 975 AND 63 NORTH 23 WEST 998 BY THAT TIME. AT 130000UTC, LOW 50 NORTH 37 WEST 989 LOSING ITS IDENTITY AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SOLE SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE AT TIMES IN EAST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SHANNON SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 FOR A TIME. ROUGH OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR ROCKALL BAILEY SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY LATER IN ROCKALL, 4 TO 6, DECREASING 3 AT TIMES. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER IN BAILEY. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR EAST FAEROES SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR WEST FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND CYCLONIC, BECOMING MAINLY SOUTHEASTERLY, 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE EAST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTH, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN FAR NORTHWEST, DECREASING 3 AT TIMES IN EAST AND SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN WEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN SOUTH, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN EAST AND VERY ROUGH IN WEST. SHOWERS IN NORTH AND EAST, RAIN LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER IN SOUTH WEST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8 UNTIL LATER IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE 4 TO 6. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN WEST AND VERY ROUGH UNTIL LATER IN EAST. OCCASIONAL SLEET AND SNOW AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE TO VERY POOR AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN SOUTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN SOUTH, BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN SOUTHEAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN FAR SOUTH. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN NORTH, RAIN LATER IN FAR SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER IN FAR SOUTHEAST EAST CENTRAL SECTION VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC, BECOMING MAINLY SOUTHWESTERLY LATER, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN FAR SOUTHWEST AND LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOUTH AND WEST. FAIR AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH, OTHERWISE RAIN AT TIMES, SQUALLY SHOWERS LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR WEST CENTRAL SECTION IN AREA NORTH OF 52 NORTH, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 4 TO 6 FOR A TIME IN SOUTH AND THEN LATER IN EAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH. RAIN AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN AREA SOUTH OF 52 NORTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC IN NORTH, 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 IN SOUTH AND LATER IN WEST, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH LATER IN FAR SOUTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD DENMARK STRAIT IN FAR WEST, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT NEAR GREENLAND COAST. OCCASIONAL SNOW, MAINLY LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER. IN REST OF AREA, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, BUT GALE 8 TO STORM 10 IN NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST AND MODERATE LATER. OCCASIONAL SLEET AND SNOW, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN FAR EAST. MODERATE TO VERY POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING EXCEPT IN SOUTHEAST, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE IN NORTH WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND MS06 NORTH ICELAND NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 IN WEST NEAR THE ICE EDGE, BUT ELSEWHERE CYCLONIC, MAINLY EASTERLY AT FIRST, 4 TO 6, BUT INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 FOR A TIME IN FAR EAST SOUTH OF 70 NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN NORTH, OTHERWISE ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN EAST, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. OCCASIONAL SLEET AND SNOW IN NORTHWEST AND FAR WEST AND RAIN AT TIMES ELSEWHERE, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE TO VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING IN NORTHWEST NEAR THE ICE EDGE, WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05 NORWEGIAN BASIN SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST EXCEPT IN FAR EAST, OTHERWISE 4 TO 6, DECREASING 3 AT TIMES IN EAST. MODERATE IN FAR EAST, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, THEN MODERATE LATER. FAIR IN FAR EAST, OTHERWISE OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR EXCEPT IN FAR EAST OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: STORMS EXPECTED IN WEST CENTRAL SECTION WITH SEVERE GALES IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION, EAST CENTRAL SECTION AND DENMARK STRAIT. 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