ZCZC WE98 MRSC VALENTIA EJK. SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2026 BY THE MET OFFICE EXETER UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER UNTIL 2000 UTC ON SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2026 NO STORMS GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 181200UTC LOW 62 NORTH 26 WEST LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 191200UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 63 NORTH 01 WEST 976 BY SAME TIME. LOW 63 NORTH 00 WEST LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY THAT TIME. AT 181200UTC HIGH 39 NORTH 22 WEST 1027 EXPECTED 42 NORTH 20 WEST 1025 BY 191200UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 49 NORTH 54 WEST 986 BY SAME TIME. NEW HIGHS EXPECTED 67 NORTH 48 WEST 1008 AND 45 NORTH 02 WEST 1025 BY THAT TIME AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS EAST CENTRAL SECTION IN NORTHERN HALF OF AREA CYCLONIC MAINLY WESTECLY 6 TO GALE 8 DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER IN SOUTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS THEN MAINLY FAIR LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD. IN SOUTHERN HALF OF AREA CYCLONIC MAINLY WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY UNTIL LATER 4 OR 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST AND 3 LATER. ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTH AND MODERATE AT TIMES IN SOUTH. RAIN AT TIMES PERHAPS THUNDERY FOR A TIME IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR FOR A TIME IN WEST OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: SEVERE GALES ARE EXPECTED IN WEST CENTRAL SECTION AND WEST NORTHERN SECTION. GALES ARE EXPECTED IN ROCKALL BAILEY FAEROES EAST NORTHERN SECTION EAST CENTRAL SECTION DENMARK STRAIT AND NORWEGIAN BASIN EJK. NNNN