ZCZC WE04
MRSC VALENTIA
SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 17 APRIL 2026 BY THE MET OFFICE EXETER UNITED
KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 17 APRIL UNTIL 2000 UTC ON SATURDAY
18 APRIL 2026
STORM WARNING
NEW LOW MOVING RATHER QUICKLY NORTHEAST EXPECTED 54 NORTH 39 WEST 982
BY 1812000TC. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 FROM
1811000TC IN AN AREA ENCLOSED BETWEEN 53 AND 57 NORTH AND WEST OF 36 WEST
IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND WEST CENTRAL SECTION
GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 1712000TC LOW 67 NORTH 13 WEST 991 EXPECTED 62 NORTH 05 WEST 1001 BY
1812000TC. NEW LOW MOVING RATHER QUICKLY NORTHEAST EXPECTED 54 NORTH 39
WEST 982 BY SAME TIME. LOWS 61 NORTH 41 WEST 984 AND 68 NORTH 17 WEST 995
BOTH LOSING THEIR IDENTITIES BY THAT TIME. AT 1712000TC HIGH 45 NORTH 32
WEST 1025 EXPECTED 50 NORTH 15 WEST 1030 BY 1812000TC
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
EAST CENTRAL SECTION
IN EAST WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 3 IN SOUTH AND
6 IN NORTH BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 THEN SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO
6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST.
SHOWERS. GOOD.
IN WEST VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN SOUTH OTHERWISE WESTERLY 4 OR 5
BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 THEN SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY
6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST.
SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD
OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
STORMS EXPECTED IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND DENMARK STRAIT WITH SEVERE
GALES IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION AND BOTH CENTRAL SECTIONS. GALES EXPECTED
IN FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND
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