FQNT21 EGRR 182000 SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON SATURDAY 18 JULY 2026 BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON SATURDAY 18 JULY UNTIL 2000 UTC ON SUNDAY 19 JULY 2026 NO STORMS GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 181200UTC, HIGH 56 NORTH 22 WEST 1033 SLOW-MOVING, INTENSIFYING 1035 BY 191200UTC. HIGH 74 NORTH 12 WEST 1016 EXPECTED 72 NORTH 02 WEST 1019 BY SAME TIME. LOW 69 NORTH 26 WEST 1012 LOSING ITS IDENTITY AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SOLE NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD SHANNON NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN EAST. MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD ROCKALL NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD BAILEY NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FAR NORTHWEST, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR GOOD FAEROES VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING WESTERLY 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR THEN DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SOUTHEAST ICELAND WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN NORTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTH AND WEST. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES IN NORTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN NORTH EAST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY MAINLY 4 OR 5, BUT 6 IN FAR NORTHEAST. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN NORTHEAST. DRIZZLE AT TIMES, FOG PATCHES IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, BECOMING POOR AT TIMES, BUT OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN NORTHWEST. IN SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE IN NORTHWEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN NORTHWEST WEST NORTHERN SECTION IN FAR NORTHWEST, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG BANKS. MODERATE TO VERY POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD. IN THE REST OF THE AREA, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN WEST AND NORTH. ROUGH UNTIL LATER IN SOUTHWEST, OTHERWISE MODERATE. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES, FOG PATCHES EXCEPT IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR EXCEPT IN SOUTHEAST EAST CENTRAL SECTION IN SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF THE AREA, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN EAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD. IN NORTHWESTERN HALF OF THE AREA, VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT. FAIR. GOOD WEST CENTRAL SECTION IN EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA, SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. DRIZZLE AT TIMES IN NORTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN NORTH. IN WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA, SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN NORTH, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE MODERATE. RAIN AT TIMES, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR DENMARK STRAIT IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 69 NORTH, SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. DRIZZLE AT TIMES, FOG BANKS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 69 NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHERLY 3 OR 4 LATER. MAINLY SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN FAR SOUTH. FOG BANKS IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN SOUTH NORTH ICELAND IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 70 NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER IN NORTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG BANKS, MAINLY IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN WEST. IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 70 NORTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN WEST. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES EXCEPT IN SOUTHEAST, FOG BANKS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR NORWEGIAN BASIN IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 62 NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR, THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE IN WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN WEST. IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 62 NORTH, NORTHERLY MAINLY 4 TO 6, BUT 7 OR GALE 8 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST, THEN BACKING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 2 TO 4 EXCEPT IN FAR SOUTHEAST. ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR, THEN OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE IN WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN WEST OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: RISK OF GALES LATER IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND UNSCHEDULED STORM WARNINGS ARE BROADCAST VIA SAFETYNET AND IN BULLETIN WONT54 EGRR AVAILABLE VIA SOME INTERNET AND FTPMAIL OUTLETS=