FQNT21 EGRR 252000 SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2026 BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER UNTIL 2000 UTC ON SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2026 STORM WARNING AT 251200UTC, LOW 66 NORTH 15 WEST 971 EXPECTED 66 NORTH 16 WEST 982 BY 261200UTC. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 IN THE DENMARK STRAIT, IN AN AREA EAST OF 24 WEST AND BETWEEN ICELAND AND 70 NORTH UNTIL 261100UTC. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO REACH STORM FORCE 10 IN THE FAR WEST OF NORTH ICELAND, IN AN AREA WEST OF 19 WEST AND BETWEEN 68 AND 70 NORTH UNTIL 260800UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 251200UTC, LOW 66 NORTH 15 WEST 971 EXPECTED 66 NORTH 16 WEST 982 BY 261200UTC. LOW 56 NORTH 41 WEST 993 EXPECTED 57 NORTH 24 WEST 988 BY SAME TIME AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SOLE WEST OR NORTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHWEST, 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SHANNON SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 FOR A TIME IN SOUTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS, THUNDERY IN NORTHWEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE ROCKALL SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT FIRST, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BAILEY SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 LATER, EXCEPT IN FAR SOUTHWEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR FAEROES SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER SOUTHEAST ICELAND SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR EAST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTH, CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY LATER IN WEST, BUT VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER IN EAST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER NEAR ICELAND. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN SOUTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 5 AT TIMES IN NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR WEST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHEASTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8 IN NORTHEAST, ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE BECOMING MAINLY NORTHEASTERLY LATER, 2 TO 4. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, AND MODERATE AT TIMES LATER IN NORTHWEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN SOUTH, CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN SOUTH, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER, BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR EAST CENTRAL SECTION VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 IN NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN FAR NORTH AND MODERATE AT TIMES LATER IN SOUTHEAST. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR WEST CENTRAL SECTION WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 UNTIL LATER IN NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, THUNDERY UNTIL LATER IN NORTH, MAINLY FAIR LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN NORTH DENMARK STRAIT IN AREA WEST OF 24 WEST AND SOUTH OF 70 NORTH, VARIABLE 2 TO 4. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER IN WEST AND SOUTHWEST. RAIN OR SLEET IN EAST, GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN EAST. IN REST OF AREA, NORTHERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 UNTIL LATER IN EAST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH AT FIRST. RAIN OR SLEET IN SOUTH, AND SNOW AT TIMES IN NORTH. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN NORTH NORTH ICELAND IN THE AREA WEST OF 13 WEST, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 IN FAR WEST UNTIL LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SLEET, BUT SNOW AT TIMES IN NORTH. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN NORTH. LIGHT ICING LATER IN NORTHWEST NEAR GREENLAND, WITH TEMPERATURE MS02 OR MS03. IN SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA, CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN NORTHEAST OF AREA, CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. MAINLY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SLEET AND FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR, BUT GOOD AT TIMES IN SOUTHEAST NORWEGIAN BASIN SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 FOR A TIME IN EAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN WEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY IN WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN DENMARK STRAIT AND NORTH ICELAND. GALES EXPECTED IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION, WEST NORTHERN SECTION, EAST CENTRAL SECTION AND NORWEGIAN BASIN, WITH A RISK OF GALES IN ROCKALL, BAILEY AND FAEROES UNSCHEDULED STORM WARNINGS ARE BROADCAST VIA SAFETYNET AND IN BULLETIN WONT54 EGRR AVAILABLE VIA SOME INTERNET AND FTPMAIL OUTLETS=