FQNT21 EGRR 162000 SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2026 BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER UNTIL 2000 UTC ON THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2026 STORM WARNING AT 161200UTC, LOW 63 NORTH 29 WEST 974 EXPECTED 61 NORTH 08 WEST 977 BY 171200UTC. WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 AT TIMES BETWEEN 100 AND 200 MILES FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT UNTIL 170300UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 161200UTC, LOW 63 NORTH 29 WEST 974 EXPECTED 61 NORTH 08 WEST 977 BY 171200UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 63 NORTH 36 WEST 991 BY SAME TIME. HIGH 44 NORTH 25 WEST 1038 EXPECTED 42 NORTH 25 WEST 1033 BY THAT TIME AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SOLE SHANNON WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SHANNON. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN WEST SOLE AND SHANNON, THEN HIGH LATER IN NORTH SHANNON. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR ROCKALL SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING WESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BAILEY SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING WESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN SOUTH, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 FOR A TIME IN NORTH. ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, THEN INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 AGAIN LATER IN SOUTH FAEROES. MODERATE AT FIRST IN EAST FAEROES, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT BECOMING HIGH LATER IN SOUTH FAEROES. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR EAST NORTHERN SECTION IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 62 NORTH, CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, THEN DECREASING 3 TO 5 AGAIN LATER IN WEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 62 NORTH, SOUTHWESTERLY AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST IN NORTH, THEN BACKING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH AT FIRST IN NORTH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, SQUALLY UNTIL LATER. MODERATE OR POOR WEST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTHEAST, NORTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR BECOMING MODERATE OR GOOD. IN NORTHWEST, WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY MAINLY 4 TO 6, BUT 7 OR GALE 8 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHWEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR, THEN RAIN AT TIMES IN SOUTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTH. IN SOUTH, NORTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN FAR EAST, OTHERWISE WESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 4 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR EAST CENTRAL SECTION IN NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTH, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER, THEN INCREASING 7 AT TIMES LATER IN WEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD. IN SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY LATER IN WEST, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR NORTHEAST. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD WEST CENTRAL SECTION WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 INCREASING 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN CENTRAL AREAS. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN NORTH, MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTH. FAIR AT FIRST IN NORTH, OTHERWISE RAIN AT TIMES, PERHAPS THUNDERY, FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN AREAS. GOOD AT FIRST IN NORTH, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN AREAS AND POOR IN SOUTH DENMARK STRAIT IN AREA TO THE WEST OF 31 WEST, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6 AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD. IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 70 NORTH, VARIABLE 3 OR LESS BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5. SLIGHT BECOMING MODERATE. FAIR THEN RAIN OR SLEET AND FOG PATCHES. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. IN THE REST OF THE AREA, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. RAIN AT TIMES. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD NORTH ICELAND IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 70 NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING EASTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER IN FAR SOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR, THEN RAIN OR SLEET AT TIMES IN WEST, WITH FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN WEST. IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 70 NORTH, EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN SOUTH, THEN DECREASING 3 OR 4 LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH. RAIN AT TIMES, FOG BANKS LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, BECOMING POOR AT TIMES, BUT OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER IN SOUTH NORWEGIAN BASIN IN WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA, VARIABLE 2 OR 3 AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR THEN RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA, NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 AT FIRST IN FAR EAST, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 OR 3 BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 FOR A TIME IN SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS THEN FAIR, THEN RAIN AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION. GALES EXPECTED IN SHANNON, ROCKALL, BAILEY, WEST NORTHERN SECTION, EAST CENTRAL SECTION, WEST CENTRAL SECTION AND DENMARK STRAIT, POSSIBLY BECOMING SEVERE LATER IN BAILEY AND DENMARK STRAIT UNSCHEDULED STORM WARNINGS ARE BROADCAST VIA SAFETYNET AND IN BULLETIN WONT54 EGRR AVAILABLE VIA SOME INTERNET AND FTPMAIL OUTLETS=