FQNT21 EGRR 232000 SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 2000 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2019 BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 2000 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER UNTIL 2000 UTC ON THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2019 STORM WARNING AT 231200UTC, LOW 60 NORTH 08 WEST 992, EXPECTED 65 NORTH 03 WEST 980 BY 241200UTC. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE 10 IN THE SOUTH OF NORTH ICELAND AFTER 241800UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 231200UTC, LOW 60 NORTH 08 WEST 992, EXPECTED 65 NORTH 03 WEST 980 BY 241200UTC. LOW 55 NORTH 19 WEST 991 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SOLE SOUTH 5 TO 7, VEERING WEST 4 OR 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD LATER SHANNON WEST 4 OR 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR ROCKALL SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR BAILEY CYCLONIC 3 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH AT FIRST. SHOWERS, WINTRY LATER. MODERATE OR POOR FAEROES CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN FAR NORTHWEST, BUT 4 OR LESS NEAR LOW CENTRE. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR POOR SOUTHEAST ICELAND NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST. HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR EAST NORTHERN SECTION NORTHERLY 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 IN EAST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. WINTRY SHOWERS, BECOMING MAINLY SNOW SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR WEST NORTHERN SECTION NORTHERLY 5 TO 7, DECREASING 3 OR 4 IN WEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH. WINTRY SHOWERS, BECOMING MAINLY SNOW SHOWERS FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR EAST CENTRAL SECTION CYCLONIC, MAINLY NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, DECREASING 3 OR 4 FOR A TIME. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, WINTRY FOR A TIME IN NORTH. MODERATE OR POOR WEST CENTRAL SECTION NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN SOUTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, WINTRY FOR A TIME IN NORTH. MODERATE OR POOR DENMARK STRAIT NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 IN EAST, BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN WEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN WEST. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS BUT FAIR FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR GOOD. LIGHT ICING EXPECTED IN EAST WITH TEMPERATURES MS02 TO MS04 NORTH ICELAND CYCLONIC AT TIMES, BUT MAINLY NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 OR STORM 10 LATER IN SOUTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN SOUTH. RAIN AND SLEET IN FAR SOUTH, OTHERWISE SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE ICING IN NORTHWEST WITH TEMPERATURES MS03 TO MS05 NORWEGIAN BASIN CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: STORMS EXPECTED IN NORTH ICELAND AND PERHAPS SOUTHEAST ICELAND. GALES OR SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN ALL OTHER AREAS EXCEPT WEST NORTHERN SECTION UNSCHEDULED STORM WARNINGS ARE BROADCAST VIA SAFETYNET AND IN BULLETIN WONT54 EGRR AVAILABLE VIA SOME INTERNET AND FTPMAIL OUTLETS