FQNT21 EGRR 242000 SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 24 APRIL 2026 BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 24 APRIL UNTIL 2000 UTC ON SATURDAY 25 APRIL 2026 NO STORMS GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 241200UTC, LOW 52 NORTH 34 WEST 996 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 251200UTC. NEW HIGH EXPECTED 65 NORTH 09 WEST 1028 BY SAME TIME. HIGH 62 NORTH 13 WEST 1028 DISSIPATING AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SOLE SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE. SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT FIRST, FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR SHANNON SOUTH ROCKALL SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR NORTH ROCKALL SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE. SHOWERS LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BAILEY EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, VEERING SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD FAEROES NORTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6, THEN VEERING EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD SOUTHEAST ICELAND NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, VEERING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH AT TIMES IN EAST. SHOWERS. GOOD EAST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4 UNTIL LATER IN NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE EASTERLY VEERING SOUTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTH. FAIR THEN SHOWERS. GOOD. IN SOUTH, EASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER. MAINLY FAIR AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH AND NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN WEST. GOOD AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH AND NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN EAST AND VERY POOR IN WEST WEST NORTHERN SECTION IN AREA NORTH OF 62 NORTH, NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN WEST, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN NORTHWEST. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES IN FAR NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN FAR NORTHWEST. IN AREA SOUTH OF 62 NORTH, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 2 TO 4 LATER. ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES, FOG PATCHES, BECOMING FOG BANKS LATER. MODERATE TO VERY POOR EAST CENTRAL SECTION CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. DRIZZLE AND FOG PATCHES IN FAR NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, MAINLY IN EAST, PERHAPS THUNDERY IN EAST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN EAST AND VERY POOR IN FAR NORTHWEST WEST CENTRAL SECTION IN NORTH, CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN NORTH, BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE WITH FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. IN SOUTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 IN WEST AND ALSO LATER IN EAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. SHOWERS IN FAR EAST, OTHERWISE OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR EXCEPT IN FAR EAST DENMARK STRAIT IN AREA NORTH OF 69 NORTH, SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7, BACKING EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR THEN OCCASIONAL SNOW. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE TO VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING DEVELOPING WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO MS05. IN AREA SOUTH OF 69 NORTH, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN, DRIZZLE, FREEZING DRIZZLE OR SNOW, FOG PATCHES IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR NORTH ICELAND IN EAST, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN SOUTH, THEN BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER IN SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SNOW SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING UNTIL LATER IN NORTH WITH TEMPERATURES MS04 TO MS07, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE IN FAR NORTH WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND MS09. IN WEST, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, VEERING SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER EXCEPT IN FAR SOUTH AND FAR NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR, THEN RAIN, SLEET OR SNOW AT TIMES LATER EXCEPT IN FAR NORTH. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE TO VERY POOR LATER EXCEPT IN FAR NORTH. OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING DEVELOPING, MAINLY IN NORTH, WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 OR MS04, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER IN NORTHWEST WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND MS05 NORWEGIAN BASIN NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN WEST. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR NORTHEAST. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN EAST AND TURNING WINTRY. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN EAST OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: STORMS EXPECTED IN DENMARK STRAIT WITH SEVERE GALES IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND WEST CENTRAL SECTION. GALES EXPECTED IN NORTH ICELAND UNSCHEDULED STORM WARNINGS ARE BROADCAST VIA SAFETYNET AND IN BULLETIN WONT54 EGRR AVAILABLE VIA SOME INTERNET AND FTPMAIL OUTLETS=