ZCZC WE43 VALENTIA COAST GUARD/EJK SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON TUESDAY 18 AUGUST 2026 BY THE MET OFFICE EXETER UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON TUESDAY 18 AUGUST UNTIL 2000 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 19 AUGUST 2026 NO STORMS GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 181200UTC LOW 59 NORTH 13 WEST 999 EXPECTED 56 NORTH 08 WEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE BY 1912000TC. HIGH 5* NORTH 40 WEST 1029 EXPECTED 51 NORTH 35 WEST 1030 BY SAME TIME. LOW ICELAND 1011 LOSING ITS IDENTITY AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS EAST CENTRAL SECTION IN NORTH NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 DECREASING 4 LATER IN WEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN WEST. SHOWERS SQUALLY AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD. IN SOUTH CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 DECREASING 3 OR 4 LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST OTHERWISE SHOWERS MAINLY IN EAST. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: RISK OF GALES IN ROCKALL UNSCHEDULED STORM WARNINGS ARE BROADCAST VIA SAFETYNET AND IN BULLETIN WONT54 EGRR AVAILABLE VIA SOME INTERNET AND FTPMAIL *UTLETS NNNN