ZCZC WE32 MRSC VALENTIA SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2026 BY THE MET OFFICE EXETER UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER UNTIL 2000 UTC ON SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2026 STORM WARNING AT 251200UTC LOW 66 NORTH 15 WEST 971 EXPECTED 66 NORTH 16 WEST 982 BY 2612000TC. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 IN THE DENMARK STRAIT IN AN AREA EAST OF 24 WEST AND BETWEEN ICELAND AND 70 NORTH UNTIL 2611000TC. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO REACH STORM FORCE 10 IN THE FAR WEST OF NORTH ICELAND IN AN AREA WEST OF 19 WEST AND BETWEEN 68 AND 70 NORTH UNTIL 2608000TC GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 2512000TC LOW 66 NORTH 15 WEST 971 EXPECTED 66 NORTH 16 WEST 982 BY 2612000TC. LOW 56 NORTH 41 WEST 993 EXPECTED 57 NORTH 24 WEST 988 BY SAME TIME AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS EAST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTH CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY LATER IN WEST BUT VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER IN EAST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER NEAR ICELAND. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN SOUTH WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 DECREASING 5 AT TIMES IN NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR EAST CENTRAL SECTION VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 IN NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN FAR NORTH AND MODERATE AT TIMES LATER IN SOUTHEAST. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN DENMARK STRAIT AND NORTH ICELAND. GALES EXPECTED IN EAST NORTHERN SECTION WEST NORTHERN SECTION EAST CENTRAL SECTION AND NORWEGIAN BASIN WITH A RISK OF GALES IN ROCKALL BAILEY AND FAEROES EJK NNNN