ZCZC WE81 MRSC VALENTIA/EJK SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON MONDAY 13 APRIL 2026 BY THE MET OFFICE EXETER UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON MONDAY 13 APRIL UNTIL 2000 UTC ON TUESDAY 14 APRIL 2026 STORM WARNING AT 1312000TC LOW 51 NORTH 42 WEST 982 MOVING STEADILY EASTWARDS AND LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 1412000TC. WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 AT TIMES UNTIL 1413000TC IN THAT PART OF WEST CENTRAL SECTION THAT LIES BOTH WEST OF 35 WEST AND SOUTH OF 48 NORTH. ALSO NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 AT TIMES UNTIL 1403000TC IN THAT PART OF DENMARK STRAIT THAT LIES BOTH EAST OF 22 WEST AND BETWEEN 69 NORTH AND 71 NORTH GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 131200UTC LOW 51 NORTH 42 WEST 982 MOVING STEADILY EASTWARDS AND LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 1412000TC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 54 NORTH 31 WEST 973 BY SAME TIME. LOW 66 NORTH 06 WEST 995 EXPECTED 70 NORTH 18 WEST 1007 BY THAT TIME. LOW 63 NORTH 20 WEST 994 LOSING ITS IDENTITY AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS EAST CENTRAL SECTION IN AREA TO THE NORTH OF 50 NORTH CYCLONIC BECOMING MAINLY SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6 BUT 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST IN FAR WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN EAST OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS THUNDERY AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR UNTIL LATER. IN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF 50 NORTH SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY 4 AT FIRST IN EAST INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES IN WEST THEN PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING HIGH LATER IN WEST. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS THUNDERY AT TIMES. MODERATE OR POOR OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN SHANNON EAST NORTHERN SECTION EAST CENTRAL SECTION AND WEST CENTRAL SECTION. GALES EXPECTED IN WEST SOLE ROCKALL BAILEY FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND WEST NORTHERN SECTION DENMARK STRAIT NORTH ICELAND AND NORWEGIAN BASIN EJK NNNN