FQNT21 EGRR 290800

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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1

ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY 29 AUGUST 2026

BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY 29 AUGUST UNTIL 0800 UTC ON SUNDAY 30 AUGUST 2026



NO STORMS



GENERAL SYNOPSIS

AT 290000UTC, LOW 50 NORTH 12 WEST 998 EXPECTED 54 NORTH 04 EAST 999 BY 300000UTC. LOW 73 NORTH 08 WEST 1003 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW EXPECTED 67 NORTH 10 EAST 997 BY THAT TIME. AT 290000UTC, LOW 58 NORTH 03 WEST 994 EXPECTED 60 NORTH 08 EAST 999 BY 300000UTC. LOW 54 NORTH 23 WEST 1004 EXPECTED 53 NORTH 17 WEST 999 BY SAME TIME





AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



SOLE

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST, BECOMING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON

NORTHWESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN NORTH. THUNDERY RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL

NORTHEAST BECOMING CYCLONIC, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



BAILEY

NORTHEAST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



FAEROES

NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHEASTERLY 5 AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST. SHOWERS. MAINLY GOOD



EAST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE.

IN SOUTH, NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTH, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST NORTHERN SECTION

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN NORTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



EAST CENTRAL SECTION

IN NORTH, CYCLONIC, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 AT FIRST IN NORTH AND LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN SOUTHEAST. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.

IN SOUTH, WESTERLY 5 TO 7, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHEAST. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST CENTRAL SECTION

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN EAST, BACKING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



DENMARK STRAIT

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 LATER IN FAR SOUTH. SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN, MAINLY IN SOUTH, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



NORTH ICELAND

IN NORTHEAST, CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, FOG BANKS IN NORTH, FOG PATCHES ELSEWHERE. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR.

IN SOUTHWEST, NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY VARIABLE 2 IN SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. MAINLY GOOD



NORWEGIAN BASIN

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:

GALES EXPECTED IN NORTH ICELAND





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