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HIGH SEAS WARNING
WONT50 LFPW 120740

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WARNING NR 522, FRIDAY 12 DECEMBER 2025 AT 0740 UTC

GENERAL SYNOPSIS, FRIDAY 12 OF DECEMBER AT 00 UTC.

LOW 947 60N27W, SLOWLY FILLING NORTHEASTWARDS.

ASSOCIATED TROUGH WAVING FROM THE BRITISH ISLES TO MADEIRA, WITH NEW

DEEPENING LOW "EMILIA" EXPECTED 1009 37N09W BY 12/12 UTC, THEN

EXPECTED 35N09W BY 13/12 UTC.

NEW LOW GRADUALLY DEEPENING OVER SOUTH GREENLAND, EXPECTED 954

55N48W BY 13/12 UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH GRADUALLY DEEPENING FROM NORTH

AZORES ISLANDS TO NORTH BRITISH ISLES.

FARADAY.

CONTINUING TO 13/09 UTC.

SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.

HIGH AND CROSS.

ALTAIR.

FROM 12/12 UTC TO 13/06 UTC.

IN NORTHWEST, SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.

HIGH AND CROSS.

JOSEPHINE.

CONTINUING TO 13/12 UTC AT LEAST.

IN SOUTHEAST, NORTHERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS.

HIGH AND CROSS.

MADEIRA.

CONTINUING TO 13/12 UTC AT LEAST.

NORTHERLY 8, DECREASING IN WEST LATER. SEVERE GUSTS.

HIGH AND CROSS.

PORTO.

CONTINUING TO 12/21 UTC.

IN SOUTH, NORTHERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS.

HIGH.

SAO VICENTE.

CONTINUING TO 13/03 UTC.

IN WEST, NORTH 8. SEVERE GUSTS.

HIGH AND CROSS.

CASABLANCA.

FROM 12/21 UTC TO 13/09 UTC.

IN NORTHWEST, NORTHERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS.

HIGH AND CROSS.

CANARIAS.

FROM 12/15 UTC TO 13/12 UTC AT LEAST.

NORTHERLY 8 IN FAR NORTHEAST AND BETWEEN ISLANDS. SEVERE GUSTS.

HIGH IN NORTH AT END.

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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQNT52 LFPW 112109

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Weather bulletin on METAREA 2,

METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 11 December 2025 at 2215 UTC.

Wind speed in BEAUFORT SCALE.

Sea state in DOUGLAS SCALE.

Please be aware, wind gusts can be a further 40 percent stronger than

the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the

significant height.

Part 1 : WARNING NR 521.

Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 11 at 12 UTC

Low 938 61N27W, moving slowly northeast, expected 971 over Iceland by

13/00UTC.

Deep trough waving from the British Isles to MADEIRA, with new

deepening low "EMILIA" expected 1012 38N12W by 12/00UTC, then 1008

35N10W by 13/00UTC. .

Low expected 968 56N48W by 12/12 UTC, slow-moving. Associated trough

reaching FARADAY and ALTAIR soon.

High 1025 over central Europe, expected 1031 by 13/12UTC.

High 1034 38N38W, moving east, expected 1034 36N26W by 13/00UTC.

Associated ridge building towards Brittany at end.

Monsoon trough from 08N13W to 06N18W.

ITCZ from 06N18W to 02N40W.

Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 13 at 00 UTC

FARADAY.

Increasing West or Southwest 7 or 8 from west, temporarily West or

Northwest 6 or 7 in east at first, at times 8 in far northeast, then

backing South or Southwest later, occasionally decreasing

Southwesterly 5 or 6 in far east. Severe gusts.

High or very high, and cross, decreasing high soon.

Long NW swell 8 to 10 m, decreasing 6 to 7 m soon, gradually Westerly

near 5 m later.

Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.

ROMEO.

Decreasing West or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7 in far west at first,

then 4 or 5 soon, gradually increasing Southwesterly 5 or 6 from

northwest later. Gusts.

Decreasing high, temporarily high or very high at first, then very

rough or high at end.

Long NW swell 8 to 9 m from west, gradually decreasing 5 to 6 m soon.

Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, clearing

in east soon.

ALTAIR.

Decreasing Westerly 6 or 7, temporarily Northwest 7 or 8 in far

southeast at first, gradually backing Southwest from west soon,

locally increasing 8 in northwest later, but decreasing Westerly 4 or

5 in far southeast. Severe gusts.

High or very high, decreasing very rough or high soon, and cross.

Long NW swell 8 to 9 m, decreasing 5 to 7 m soon, gradually Westerly

near 5 m later.

Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery,

temporarily clearing from west later.

CHARCOT.

Northwesterly 5 or 6, locally 7 in far southwest, decreasing North or

Northwest 4 to 6 soon, locally increasing Northerly 6 or 7 in far

southeast at end. Gusts.

Becoming high, temporarily very high in far northwest at first, then

decreasing very rough or high at end.

Long NW swell 8 to 9 m, gradually decreasing 5 to 7 m soon.

Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing in

northeast at end.

ACORES.

In east, North or Northwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in far east, gradually

decreasing Clockwise 3 to 5 from west soon. Gusts.

In west, Clockwise 3 to 5, increasing South or Southwest 5 or 6 in

far west soon, locally 7 in far northwest later. Gusts.

Very rough or high, gradually decreasing rough or very rough from

west later.

Long NW swell 6 to 7 m, gradually decreasing near 5 m from west

later.

JOSEPHINE.

North or Northwest increasing 7 or 8, veering North soon, locally

decreasing 5 or 6 in far northwest later. Severe gusts.

Becoming very rough or high.

Long NW swell increasing 6 to 8 m, then decreasing 5 to 6 m at end.

Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.

IRVING.

In west, East or Northeast 4 to 6, decreasing Southeasterly 3 to 5

soon.

In east, Northeasterly decreasing 4 to 6, at times 7 in far southeast

at first, then locally Clockwise 2 to 4 in northwest at end.

Rough or very rough, becoming very rough soon, at times high in far

northeast.

Long NW swell near 5 m from north.

Poor vis in showers in far south at first, clearing.

MADEIRA.

Increasing Northerly 6 or 7, temporarily Variable 2 to 4 in southeast

at first, then gradually 7 or 8 from north soon, locally decreasing 6

or 7 in west at end. Severe gusts.

Becoming rough or very rough, then very rough or high soon.

Long NW swell increasing 5 to 6 m from north soon.

Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers, mainly in east.

PAZENN.

In northwest, West or Northwest 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 tomorrow

morning, and becoming variable in evening.

In southeast, South or Southwest 6 or 7, veering Northerly 4 or 5

overnight, then Northeasterly tomorrow evening. Gusts.

Very rough or high, becoming high from west.

Long W or NW swell increasing 6 to 7 m .

Poor vis in rain or showers.

IROISE.

Southerly 5 or 6, at times 7 at first, veering Northwest 3 or 4

overnight, then North or Northeast 2 to 4 prevailing tomorrow

morning. Severe gusts at first.

Very rough.

Long NW swell increasing gradually 5 to 5.5m.

Locally poor vis in rain or coastal fog patches.

YEU, ROCHEBONNE.

Southerly 4 or 5, locally 6 in west, becoming Variable 3 to 5

tomorrow morning, Northeasterly prevailing in west. Gusts.

Rough or very rough, but moderate in east at first, becoming very

rough tomorrow evening.

Long NW swell increasing gradually 5 to 5.5m.

Locally poor vis in rain or coastal fog patches overnight.

CANTABRICO.

Mainly Southerly 4 or 5, 6 at times in far northwest at first,

becoming Variable 3 to 5 overnight.

Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough overnight, then very

rough tomorrow, locally high in far west.

Long NW swell increasing gradually 5 to 5.5m.

Locally poor vis in rain or coastal fog patches overnight.

FINISTERRE.

Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming Northerly 3 to 5 overnight, and veering

Northeasterly 5 or 6 tomorrow afternoon. Severe gusts.

Very rough, becoming high from northwest tomorrow.

Long NW swell increasing 5.5 to 6.5 m.

Poor vis in rain or showers.

PORTO.

Southerly 5 or 6, at times 7 in far east, but Northerly 6 or 7 from

west, increasing at times 8 at first, then decreasing North or

Northeast 6 or 7 later. Severe gusts.

Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high soon.

Long NW swell increasing 5 to 7 m soon.

Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.

SAO VICENTE.

In west, increasing North 7 or 8, temporarily Southerly 6 or 7 at

first, locally decreasing East or Northeast 5 or 6 in east at end.

Severe gusts.

In east, Southerly 3 to 5 later, increasing Cyclonic 5 or 6 soon,

then decreasing Easterly 4 or 5 at end, at times 6. Severe gusts.

Becoming rough or very rough from northwest, then gradually very

rough or high soon.

Long NW swell 5 to 7 m gradually from northwest later.

Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.

CADIZ.

Southeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5, veering Southerly soon at end.

Decreasing slight or moderate, at times rough at first, then becoming

moderate or rough later, locally very rough in far southwest at end.

Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.

GIBRALTAR STRAIT.

Easterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 in east at end. Gusts.

Slight or moderate, becoming moderate at end.

Poor vis in some showers, becoming thundery later.

CASABLANCA.

Gradually increasing Cyclonic 6 or 7 from west, at times Northerly 7

or 8 till 12/15UTC, temporarily Variable 2 to 4 at first, then

increasing Northerly 6 or 7 in west at end, locally 8 in far

northwest, but decreasing Cyclonic 4 to 6 in east. Severe gusts.

Moderate or rough, gradually becoming very rough or high soon, at

times cross.

Long NW swell increasing 5 to 6 m from northwest at end.

Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers.

AGADIR, TARFAYA.

Northerly 3 or 4, at times 5, increasing Northwesterly 5 or 6, at

times 7 soon, then veering Northerly at end, locally Variable 2 to 4

in east. Gusts.

Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later, locally high

in far northwest at end.

Long NW swell increasing 5 m at end, locally 5 to 6 in far

northwest.

Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers.

METEOR.

Northeasterly 5 or 6, at times 7, decreasing East or Northeast 5 or 6

later. Gusts.

Gradually becoming rough or very rough from north, then very rough

later.

Poor vis in some showers, clearing later.

CANARIAS.

Gradually North or Northeast 5 or 6 from northwest, at times 7,

temporarily 3 to 5 at first, then Northerly 6 or 7 later, locally 8

in far northeast and between islands at end. Severe gusts.

Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough from north later,

locally high in north at end.

Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers, mainly in

northeast.

CAPE VERDE, CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS.

Northeasterly 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing 5 or 6 soon, then at

times 7 at end. Gusts.

Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in north at end.

Moderate or poor vis in scattered showers.

SIERRA LEONE.

Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6, but Variable 1 to 3 in far southeast.

Severe gusts with thundersqualls.

Moderate or rough.

Poor or very poor vis due to thundersqualls in far southeast.

GULF OF GUINEA.

Southerly 2 to 4. Severe gusts with thundersqualls.

Slight or moderate.

Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls, or due to sand haze in far

northeast.

POINTE NOIRE.

South or Southeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in west. Severe gusts with

thundersqualls.

Slight or moderate.

Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in far east.

Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours

No near gale or gale expected.

Southwest near gale or gale over FARADAY, ALTAIR, ACORES and ROMEO.

Northerly near gale or gale over JOSEPHINE, MADEIRA, CANARIAS, west

of SAO VICENTE, of CASABLANCA, then in east of IRVING and METEOR at

end.

East or Northeast near gale or gale over CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT,

then in south of SAO VICENTE, and north of CASABLANCA at end.