FQNT21 EGRR 080800
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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON FRIDAY 08 MAY 2026
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON FRIDAY 08 MAY UNTIL 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY 09 MAY 2026

NO STORMS

GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 080000UTC, LOW 60 NORTH 08 WEST 998 EXPECTED 65 NORTH 03 WEST 1002 BY 090000UTC. LOW 40 NORTH 19 WEST 1001 EXPECTED 38 NORTH 16 WEST 998 BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW EXPECTED 49 NORTH 54 WEST 998 BY THAT TIME. AT 080000UTC, HIGH 57 NORTH 34 WEST 1029 EXPECTED 55 NORTH 30 WEST 1036 BY 090000UTC


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

SOLE
EAST 4 TO 6, BACKING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT AT FIRST IN FAR EAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR WEST. FAIR THEN RAIN. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR

SHANNON
NORTHEAST 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL
NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. SHOWERS. GOOD

BAILEY
NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 3 TO 5. ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND
CYCLONIC AT FIRST IN FAEROES, OTHERWISE NORTHERLY, BACKING NORTHWESTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH. RAIN OR SLEET THEN SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

EAST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, NORTHERLY, BACKING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, WINTRY FOR A TIME, OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER IN FAR WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD.
IN SOUTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, WINTRY AT FIRST, FAIR LATER IN WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST

WEST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTHEAST, WESTERLY 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS THEN RAIN AND DRIZZLE. GOOD BECOMING MODERATE OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN SOUTHEAST, VARIABLE, BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 2 TO 4 OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. WINTRY SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST.
IN SOUTHWEST, SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN THEN MAINLY FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN NORTHWEST, SOUTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR THEN RAIN AND SNOW, FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING. GOOD BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

EAST CENTRAL SECTION
IN FAR SOUTHEAST, CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN REST OF AREA, NORTHERLY, VEERING NORTHEASTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 OR 5 IN FAR NORTH AND NORTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST, BUT BECOMING MODERATE LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS THEN FAIR. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST CENTRAL SECTION
IN NORTHEAST, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4.MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, FAIR. GOOD.
IN SOUTHEAST, NORTHERLY 4 TO 6, VEERING NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS THEN FAIR. GOOD.
IN WEST, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN NORTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN, MAINLY FAIR. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

DENMARK STRAIT
CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 2 IN EAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SLEET AND SNOW SHOWERS IN SOUTH, RAIN, FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW IN FAR SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN SOUTH, BUT VERY POOR IN FAR SOUTH

NORTH ICELAND
IN FAR SOUTHEAST, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC FOR A TIME, THEN BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN AND SNOW. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR.
IN REST OF AREA, VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, EXCEPT IN FAR WEST, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN FAR EAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST. SNOW SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORWEGIAN BASIN
IN EAST, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS, RAIN FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN WEST, SOUTHEASTERLY, VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, WINTRY LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
GALES EXPECTED IN SOLE, SHANNON, EAST CENTRAL SECTION, WEST CENTRAL SECTION, NORTH ICELAND AND NORWEGIAN SEA


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