FQNT21 EGRR 242000
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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1
ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 24 DECEMBER 2025
BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM
FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 24 DECEMBER UNTIL 2000 UTC ON THURSDAY 25 DECEMBER 2025

STORM WARNING
AT 241200UTC, LOW 57 NORTH 39 WEST 985 MOVING STEADILY NORTH AND LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 251200UTC. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 WITHIN 250 MILES OF THE CENTRE UNTIL 251100UTC, AND VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 WITHIN 50 AND 150 MILES OF THE CENTRE IN THE EASTERN QUADRANT UNTIL 250900UTC. NEW LOW MOVING STEADILY NORTHEAST EXPECTED 51 NORTH 27 WEST 1011 BY 251200UTC. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 WITHIN 100 MILES OF THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT FROM 250300UTC AND UNTIL 250900UTC

GENERAL SYNOPSIS
AT 241200UTC, LOW 57 NORTH 39 WEST 985 MOVING STEADILY NORTH AND LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 251200UTC. NEW LOW MOVING STEADILY NORTHEAST EXPECTED 51 NORTH 27 WEST 1011 BY SAME TIME. NEW HIGH EXPECTED 45 NORTH 31 WEST 1029 BY THAT TIME


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

WEST SOLE
NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN EAST. SHOWERS. GOOD

EAST SOLE
NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS LATER. GOOD

SHANNON ROCKALL
EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN SHANNON. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD

BAILEY
SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, BACKING SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTHWEST. FAIR. GOOD

FAEROES
SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTHWEST. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SOUTHEAST ICELAND
SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR GOOD

EAST NORTHERN SECTION
IN SOUTHEAST, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 AT TIMES IN NORTH AND WEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE OR SHOWERS FOR A TIME. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE.
IN NORTHEAST, SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, BACKING SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR THEN OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE.
IN WEST, SOUTHERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN SOUTH AND LATER IN NORTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS SQUALLY AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST NORTHERN SECTION
IN NORTH, CYCLONIC SEVERE GALE 9 TO VIOLENT STORM 11, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN WEST, THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER IN WEST AND VEERING WESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER IN FAR EAST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH AT FIRST, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN AT TIMES IN FAR EAST AND RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW AT FIRST IN WEST, OTHERWISE SQUALLY SHOWERS, TURNING WINTRY AT TIMES. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST IN WEST, BECOMING MODERATE OR GOOD LATER. OCCASIONAL LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING EXPECTED IN FAR NORTHWEST NEAR GREENLAND.
IN SOUTH, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN NORTH, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, THEN WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER IN NORTH AND EAST BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN SOUTHWEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN AT TIMES IN FAR EAST, OTHERWISE WINTRY SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

EAST CENTRAL SECTION
IN EAST, EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD.
IN WEST, SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER, BUT DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER IN FAR NORTHEAST. MODERATE AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST CENTRAL SECTION
IN EAST, CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, BUT 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHWEST, INCREASING GALE 8 TO STORM 10 FOR A TIME, BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER, THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS, MAINLY FAIR LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR UNTIL LATER.
IN SOUTHWEST, CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 3 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS WINTRY IN WEST, BECOMING MAINLY FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST.
IN NORTHWEST, SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTH, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER IN SOUTHWEST. VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS, BECOMING FAIR LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR UNTIL LATER

DENMARK STRAIT
CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BUT 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN NORTH, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 TO VIOLENT STORM 11 FOR A TIME IN WEST, THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER, OCCASIONALLY 3 LATER IN NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH FOR A TIME, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH FOR A TIME AT FIRST IN WEST. RAIN AT TIMES IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE OCCASIONAL SLEET, SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN THEN WINTRY SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES FOR A TIME AT FIRST IN NORTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT VERY POOR AT FIRST EXCEPT IN SOUTHEAST. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING AT FIRST NEAR GREENLAND COAST WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO MS05, THEN OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING IN FAR SOUTHWEST WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND MS03

NORTH ICELAND
IN SOUTH, CYCLONIC AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN SOUTH AND WEST, DECREASING 4 AT TIMES LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN WEST AND ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN EAST. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN NORTH AND WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT VERY POOR AT FIRST IN NORTH AND WEST.
IN NORTH, CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN EAST, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. FAIR, THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW WITH FOG PATCHES FOR A TIME EXCEPT IN FAR NORTH. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE TO VERY POOR FOR A TIME EXCEPT IN FAR NORTH. OCCASIONAL LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING EXPECTED NEAR GREENLAND, MAINLY OVER THE ICE, AND ALSO AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHEAST, WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO MS05

NORWEGIAN BASIN
SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER, DECREASING 3 AT TIMES LATER IN SOUTH. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTH AND VERY ROUGH IN NORTH. FAIR THEN OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS:
SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN WEST NORTHERN SECTION, WEST CENTRAL SECTION AND NORTH ICELAND WITH GALES IN SOLE, SOUTHEAST ICELAND, EAST NORTHERN SECTION, EAST CENTRAL SECTION, DENMARK STRAIT AND NORWEGIAN BASIN


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