ZCZC WE55
VALENTIA COAST GUARD EJK
SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 08 APRIL 2026 BY THE MET OFFICE EXETER
UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 08 APRIL UNTIL 2000 UTC
ON THURSDAY 09 APRIL 2026
STORM WARNING
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 AT TIMES IN THE NORTH OF
DENMARK STRAIT NORTH OF 68 NORTH MAINLY OVER ICE. ALSO WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 AT TIMES UNTIL 0907000TC IN THE WEST OF WEST
NORTHERN SECTION
BETWEEN 59 NORTH AND 61 NORTH
GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 0812000TC LOW 62 NORTH 29 WEST 971 EXPECTED 65 NORTH 24 WEST 975 BY
0912000TC. NEW LOW MOVING RATHER QUICKLY NORTHEAST EXPECTED 47 NORTH 33
WEST 1013 BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW EXPECTED 63 NORTH 34 WEST 979 BY THAT TIME.
AT 0812000TC HIGH 44 NORTH 39 WEST 1036 DISSIPATING
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
EAST CENTRAL SECTION
IN NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 OCCASIONALLY
SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH DECREASING 4 TO 6 THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC
5 TO 7 LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST OTHERWISE VERY
ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY
POOR.
IN SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA NORTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO
6 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 THEN CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN WEST.
ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN AT FIRST IN EAST AND LATER IN WEST.
GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST IN EAST AND LATER IN WEST
OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION AND ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE IN EAST CENTRAL SECTION. VIOLENT STORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN WEST CENTRAL
SECTION WITH STORMS EXPECTED IN ROCKALL AND DENMARK STRAIT. SEVERE GALES
ARE EXPECTED IN SOLE SHANNON BAILEY WEST NORTHERN SECTION NORTH ICELAND
AND NORWEGIAN BASIN. GALES ARE EXPECTED IN ALL OTHER AREAS
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