ZCZC QE56 MALIN HEAD COAST GUARD EJM SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON SUNDAY 23 AUGUST 2026 BY THE MET OFFICE EXETER UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON SUNDAY 23 AUGUST UNTIL 2000 UTC ON MONDAY 24 AUGUST 2026 NO STORMS GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 2312000TC HIGH 55 NORTH 06 WEST 1027 EXPECTED 57 NORTH 01 EAST 1025 BY 2412000TC. LOW 40 NORTH 15 WEST 1003 EXPECTED 43 NORTH 09 WEST 1005 BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW 42 NORTH 25 WEST 1015 BY THAT TIME. AT 2312000TC LOW 61 NORTH 40 WEST 998 EXPECTED 61 NORTH 34 WEST 1003 BY 2412000TC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 63 NORTH 20 WEST 997 BY SAME TIME. LOW 67 NORTH 36 WEST 998 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY THAT TIME AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS EAST NORTHERN SECTION IN SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF AREA CYCLONIC MAINLY SOUTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHERLY 6 TO GALE 8 DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN AND DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN NORTHWESTERN HALF OF AREA CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 FOR A TIME IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS AT TIMES GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE EAST CENTRAL SECTION CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTH BECOMING MAINLY NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER BUT VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER IN FAR SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS BUT FAIR AT TIMES IN SOUTHEAST AND LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: GALES EXPECTED IN DENMARK STRAIT AND NORTH ICELAND NNNN