FQNT21 EGRR 230800 SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON THURSDAY 23 JANUARY 2020 BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON THURSDAY 23 JANUARY UNTIL 0800 UTC ON FRIDAY 24 JANUARY 2020 STORM WARNING AT 230000UTC, LOW 67 NORTH 32 WEST 975 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 240000UTC. WESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND UNTIL 231800UTC. WESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 AT TIMES IN THE NORTHERN THIRD OF BOTH EAST NORTHERN SECTION AND WEST NORTHERN SECTION AND THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF DENMARK STRAIT UNTIL 240000UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 230000UTC, LOW 67 NORTH 32 WEST 975 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 240000UTC. LOW 41 NORTH 53 WEST 1011 EXPECTED 51 NORTH 41 WEST 993 BY SAME TIME. LOW 73 NORTH 17 WEST 962 EXPECTED 73 NORTH 06 WEST 973 BY THAT TIME. NEW HIGH EXPECTED 51 NORTH 16 WEST 1028 BY 240000UTC. HIGH 53 NORTH 36 WEST 1034, DISSIPATING AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SOLE NORTHEAST 5 OR 6, DECREASING 4 LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. FAIR. GOOD SOUTHEAST SHANNON NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5. MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD NORTHWEST SHANNON SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5. MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD ROCKALL WEST OR SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BAILEY WESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN NORTH. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAEROES WEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOUTHEAST ICELAND SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH. SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR EAST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTHERN HALF OF AREA, WESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 IN NORTH, DECREASING 5 OR 6 LATER. HIGH OR VERY HIGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER. SNOW SHOWERS, RAIN LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. IN SOUTHERN HALF OF AREA, WESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, MAINLY SOUTHERLY LATER, 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 OR 5 FOR A TIME. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR LATER WEST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF AREA, WESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 IN NORTH, DECREASING 5 OR 6 LATER. VERY HIGH AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. SNOW SHOWERS THEN MAINLY FAIR, THEN RAIN OR SNOW LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR, BECOMING GOOD, THEN BECOMING POOR OR VERY POOR LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR SEVERE ICING IN NORTHWEST, BECOMING OCCASIONAL LIGHT ICING LATER. IN SOUTHERN THIRD OF AREA, WESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4 FOR A TIME. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. SNOW SHOWERS THEN RAIN OR SNOW. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE BECOMING POOR OR VERY POOR EAST CENTRAL SECTION IN NORTHERN HALF OF AREA, CYCLONIC 5 OR 6, BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY LATER, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER IN WEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN SOUTHEAST, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. IN SOUTHWEST, VARIABLE 3 OR 4, BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY LATER, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE WEST CENTRAL SECTION VARIABLE 4 AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 OR SEVERE GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN WITH SNOW FOR A TIME IN FAR NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT BECOMING VERY POOR FOR A TIME IN FAR NORTHWEST DENMARK STRAIT WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 IN SOUTH, BECOMING VARIABLE 4 LATER. VERY HIGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. SNOW SHOWERS AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST IN EAST. MODERATE OR SEVERE ICING WITHIN 100 MILES OF ICE EDGE, OCCASIONALLY VERY SEVERE IN SOUTHWEST, WITH TEMPERATURES MS04 TO MS07, CLEARING LATER NORTH ICELAND IN NORTHERN HALF OF AREA, CYCLONIC, BECOMING MAINLY NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY LATER, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH. SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. MODERATE OR SEVERE ICING AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST WITH TEMPERATURES MS04 TO MS08. IN SOUTHERN HALF OF AREA, SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 IN SOUTHWEST, VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH AT TIMES IN WEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN, SNOW OR WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE ICING DEVELOPING IN NORTHWEST WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO MS06 NORWEGIAN BASIN WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN THEN WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: STORMS EXPECTED IN DENMARK STRAIT AND NORTH ICELAND. GALES OR SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN ALL OTHER AREAS EXCEPT SOLE AND SHANNON UNSCHEDULED STORM WARNINGS ARE BROADCAST VIA SAFETYNET AND IN BULLETIN WONT54 EGRR AVAILABLE VIA SOME INTERNET AND FTPMAIL OUTLETS