ZCZC WE60
MALIN HEAD COAST GUARD
SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON THURSDAY 09 APRIL 2026 BY THE MET OFFICE EXETER
UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON THURSDAY 09 APRIL UNTIL 2000 UTC
ON FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2026
STORM WARNING
AT 0912000TC LOW 47 NORTH 35 WEST 1013 EXPECTED 56 NORTH 20 WEST 964 BY
1012000TC. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 WITHIN 150 MILES OF
THE CENTRE FROM 1005000TC AND BETWEEN 150 AND 300 MILES OF THE CENTRE IN
THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT FROM 1004000TC WITH WINDS STRENGTHENING TO VIOLENT
STORM FORCE 11 AT TIMES IN BOTH AREAS FROM 1008000TC. THESE AREAS GRADUALLY
MERGING AND EXPANDING TO STORM FORCE 10 BETWEEN 100 AND 350 MILES OF THE
CENTRE IN THE NORTHEASTERN SEMICIRCLE BY 1018000TC AND ALSO BETWEEN 200 AND
300 MILES OF THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT BY 1018000TC BUT STORM
FORCE 10 OR VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 WITHIN 200 MILES OF THE CENTRE IN THE
SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE BY 1018000TC. AT 0912000TC LOW 65 NORTH 24 WEST 975
EXPECTED 65 NORTH 34 WEST 991 BY 1012000TC. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 WITHIN 150 MILES OF THE GREENLAND COAST IN DENMARK
STRAIT NORTH OF 66 NORTH UNTIL 1015000TC AND THEN SOUTH OF 66 NORTH BETWEEN
1006000TC AND 1015000TC. NEW LOW MOVING STEADILY SOUTHEAST EXPECTED 58 NORTH
32 WEST 984 BY 1012000TC. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 BETWEEN
50 AND 150 MILES OF THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT FROM 1003000TC
GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 0912000TC LOW 47 NORTH 35 WEST 1013 EXPECTED 56 NORTH 20 WEST 964 BY
1012000TC. LOW 65 NORTH 24 WEST 975 EXPECTED 65 NORTH 34 WEST 991 BY SAME
TIME. NEW LOW MOVING STEADILY SOUTHEAST EXPECTED 58 NORTH 32 WEST 984 BY
THAT TIME
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
EAST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 DECREASING 3 TO 5 BACKING
EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY LATER THEN INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER
IN SOUTHEAST OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 LATER IN FAR SOUTHEAST. VERY ROUGH OR
HIGH BECOMING ROUGH AT TIMES LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS SQUALLY AT FIRST THEN
RAIN OR SLEET LATER IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR.
IN SOUTH SOUTHWESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8
AT FIRST IN NORTH INCREASING GALE 8 TO STORM 10 IN SOUTH AND ALSO LATER
IN NORTH THEN INCREASING VIOLENT STORM 11 ATTIMES LATER IN SOUTHEAST. VERY
ROUGH OR HIGH OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH LATER IN FAR SOUTHEAST. SQUALLY WINTRY
SHOWERS THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SLEET IN SOUTH AND ALSO LATER IN NORTH.
MODERATE OR POOR OCCASIONALLY GOOD
EAST CENTRAL SECTION
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH OTHERWISE CYCLONIC
BECOMING WESTERLY LATER 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 IN NORTH
AND 6 IN SOUTH THEN INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 TO VIOLENT STORM 11 LATER IN
NORTHEAST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH LATER IN NORTHEAST.
RAIN AT TIMES BUT SLEET AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH THEN SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS
IN WEST AND ALSO LATER IN EAST. MODERATE OR POOR OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR
IN WEST
OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
VIOLENT STORMS EXPECTED IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION AND EAST CENTRAL SECTION
WITH STORMS IN SHANNON ROCKALL BAILEY AND WEST CENTRAL SECTION AND PERHAPS
IN NORWEGIAN BASIN. SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN ALL OTHER AREAS
EJM
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