ZCZC WE98 MRSC VALENTIA SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON THURSDAY 16 APRIL 2026 BY THE MET OFFICE EXETER UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON THURSDAY 16 APRIL UNTIL 2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 17 APRIL 2026 NO STORMS GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1612000TC LOW 53 NORTH 19 WEST 994 EXPECTED 58 NORTH 11 WEST 992 BY 1712000TC. LOW 64 NORTH 29 WEST 990 EXPECTED 62 NORTH 41 WEST 987 BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW EXPECTED 68 NORTH 16 WEST 994 AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS EAST CENTRAL SECTION IN NORTH CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN SOUTH BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN SOUTH CYCLONIC * TO*GALE *IN OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN NORTH BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 THEN VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN SOUTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN NORTH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS AT FIRST IN NORTH OTHERWISE FAIR. GOOD OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION. GALES EXPECTED IN ROCKALL BAILEY FAEROES EAST CENTRAL SEC**ON WEST CENTRA* **CTION*N**EAST NORTHERN SECTION AND DENMARK STRAIT NNNN