FQNT21 EGRR 040800

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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1

ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON MONDAY 04 MAY 2026

BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON MONDAY 04 MAY UNTIL 0800 UTC ON TUESDAY 05 MAY 2026



NO STORMS



GENERAL SYNOPSIS

AT 040000UTC, HIGH 50 NORTH 32 WEST 1031 EXPECTED 45 NORTH 29 WEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE BY 050000UTC. LOWS CORNWALL 1011 AND 71 NORTH 08 WEST 998 BOTH LOSING THEIR IDENTITIES BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW EXPECTED NORTHERN SCOTLAND 1014 AND NEWFOUNDLAND 986 BY THAT TIME





AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



SOLE

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 UNTIL LATER IN EAST. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST AND ROUGH IN WEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH AND SLIGHT LATER IN NORTHEAST. SHOWERS. GOOD



ROCKALL BAILEY

WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, VEERING NORTH 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN BAILEY. IN ROCKALL MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER, BUT MODERATE OR ROUGH IN BAILEY. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST AND VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN, WINTRY SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



EAST NORTHERN SECTION

CYCLONIC AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 4 OR LESS IN WEST, THEN CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 IN FAR NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN EAST. SHOWERS, WINTRY IN NORTHEAST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN NORTHEAST



WEST NORTHERN SECTION

IN NORTH, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN FAR WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN SOUTHWEST.

IN SOUTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY IN WEST, 4 TO 6, BUT BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN EAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. RAIN OR DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN NORTHWEST



EAST CENTRAL SECTION

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN EAST, BECOMING VARIABLE 4 OR LESS IN WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS MAINLY IN NORTH AND EAST. GOOD



WEST CENTRAL SECTION

VARIABLE 4 OR LESS IN EAST, OTHERWISE SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN WEST. SHOWERS IN NORTH, RAIN LATER IN WEST. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR LATER IN WEST



DENMARK STRAIT

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BUT 7 OR GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH, IN EAST. OCCASIONAL SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING IN NORTHEAST WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05 AND OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING NEAR GREENLAND COAST WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS04



NORTH ICELAND

IN NORTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST. SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS, OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING IN NORTH AND WEST WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO MS06.

IN SOUTH, CYCLONIC, MAINLY NORTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN SOUTH. SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS, OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT ICING IN NORTHWEST WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS04, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN FAR NORTHWEST WITH TEMPERATURES MS05 TO MS06



NORWEGIAN BASIN

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN EAST AND LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN SOUTHWEST. SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:

STORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION, WITH GALES EXPECTED IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND DENMARK STRAIT





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