FQNT21 EGRR 030800

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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1

ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON TUESDAY 03 FEBRUARY 2026

BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM

FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON TUESDAY 03 FEBRUARY UNTIL 0800 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 04 FEBRUARY 2026



STORM WARNING

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 AT TIMES IN SOUTHWEST OF DENMARK STRAIT WEST OF 34 WEST UNTIL 040300UTC, ALTHOUGH MAINLY OVER THE ICE SHEET



GENERAL SYNOPSIS

AT 030000UTC, LOW 57 NORTH 48 WEST 968 EXPECTED 59 NORTH 23 WEST 967 BY 040000UTC. LOW 51 NORTH 20 WEST 977 EXPECTED 46 NORTH 12 WEST 975 BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW EXPECTED 53 NORTH 27 WEST 973 BY THAT TIME. LOWS 59 NORTH 38 WEST 981 AND 48 NORTH 08 WEST 977 LOSING THEIR IDENTITY. AT 030000UTC, HIGH 73 NORTH 18 WEST 1018 EXPECTED 69 NORTH 04 WEST 1024 BY 040000UTC





AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



SOLE

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 OR 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL BAILEY FAEROES

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR



EAST NORTHERN SECTION

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN IN SOUTH, WINTRY SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST NORTHERN SECTION

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, BUT 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN SOUTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN NORTH. RAIN OR WINTRY SHOWERS, OCCASIONAL SNOW IN FAR NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



EAST CENTRAL SECTION

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN SOUTH. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN NORTH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST CENTRAL SECTION

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY LATER IN WEST, 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



DENMARK STRAIT

IN SOUTHWEST, NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 UNTIL LATER, DECREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN AND SNOW. MODERATE OR POOR. OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING WITHIN 50 MILES OF ICE EDGE WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05. OCCASIONAL MODERATE ICING ALONG ICE EDGE UNTIL 040100UTC WITH TEMPERATURES MS05 TO MS08.

ELSEWHERE, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SNOW SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER. OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING WITHIN 50 MILES OF ICE EDGE WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS05. OCCASIONAL MODERATE ICING ALONG ICE EDGE UNTIL 040100UTC WITH TEMPERATURES MS05 TO MS08



NORTH ICELAND

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BUT EASTERLY 4 TO 6 IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS, FOG BANKS BECOMING FOG PATCHES LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR OR VERY POOR



NORWEGIAN BASIN

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT LATER IN EAST. SNOW SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:

SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN WEST CENTRAL SECTION. GALES EXPECTED IN ROCKALL, BAILEY, FAEROES, EAST NORTHERN SECTION, WEST NORTHERN SECTION, EAST CENTRAL SECTION AND DENMARK STRAIT





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