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WARNING NR 438, WEDNESDAY 29 OCTOBER 2025 AT 0935 UTC
GENERAL SYNOPSIS, WEDNESDAY 29 OF OCTOBER AT 00 UTC.
LOW 1000 46N41W, MOVING NORTHEAST AND DEEPENING, EXPECTED 981 48N32W
BY 29/12 UTC, THEN 966 49N25W BY 30/00 UTC, AND 958 52N20W BY 30/12
UTC.
HIGH 1026 34N36W, MOVING SOUTHEAST AND EXPECTED 1022 25N34W BY 30/12
UTC.
FARADAY.
CONTINUING TO 30/12 UTC AT LEAST.
CYCLONIC 8 OR 9, INCREASING 9 OR 10 SOON, THEN BECOMING WEST OR
NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 IN EAST LATER. SEVERE TO VIOLENT GUSTS.
BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH AND CROSS FROM WEST.
ROMEO.
FROM 29/18 UTC TO 30/12 UTC AT LEAST.
SOUTHWESTERLY 8 OR 9 FROM WEST, BECOMING WEST OR SOUTHWEST AT END.
SEVERE GUSTS.
BECOMING HIGH IN WEST LATER.
ALTAIR.
CONTINUING TO 30/09 UTC AT LEAST.
WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 FROM WEST, INCREASING WESTERLY 9 OR 10 SOON,
THEN DECREASING WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 LATER, MAINLY IN NORTH. SEVERE TO
VIOLENT GUSTS.
HIGH OR VERY HIGH.
CHARCOT.
FROM 29/18 UTC TO 30/12 UTC AT LEAST.
SOUTHWESTERLY 8 FROM WEST, AT TIMES 9 IN FAR NORTHWEST SOON, VEERING
WESTERLY IN WEST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS.
BECOMING HIGH IN NORTHWEST.
ACORES.
CONTINUING TO 30/06 UTC.
SOUTHWEST 8 IN NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS.
NORTHWEST OF JOSEPHINE.
FROM 30/00 UTC TO 30/12 UTC.
SOUTHWEST 8 IN NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS.
PAZENN.
FROM 30/03 UTC TO 30/12 UTC AT LEAST.
SOUTH 8. SEVERE GUSTS.
FINISTERRE.
FROM 30/06 UTC TO 30/12 UTC AT LEAST.
SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.
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Weather bulletin on METAREA 2,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 29 October 2025 at 1015 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 438.
Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 29 at 00 UTC
Low 985 56N15W, evacuating east and expected 989 56N15E by 30/12 UTC.
Associated trough crossing the English Channel.
Low 1004 36N13W, moving northeast and expected 1010 over
Mediterranean Sea by 30/12 UTC.
Low 1000 46N41W, moving northeast and deepening, expected 981 48N32W
by 29/12 UTC, then 966 49N25W by 30/00 UTC, and 958 52N20W by 30/12
UTC.
High 1026 34N36W, moving southeast and expected 1022 25N34W by 30/12
UTC.
ITCZ from 10N20W to 06N25W to 08N35W.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 30 at 12 UTC
FARADAY.
Cyclonic 8 or 9 in west, increasing 9 or 10 everywhere soon, then
becoming West or Northwest 8 or 9 in east later. Severe to violent
gusts.
Rough or very rough becoming high at times very high in long SW well
4 or 5 m.
SW 5m, becoming N 4 to 5 m later.
Poor vis in heavy rain or thundersqualls..
ROMEO.
Variable Cyclonic 4 to 6 in west, increasing Southwesterly 7 or 8
soon, occasionally 9, then becoming West or Southwest 7 or 8 at end.
Severe gusts.
Rough, becoming very rough or High in west soon, in long NW 5 m.
NW 5 or 6m.
Poor vis in heavy rain or thundersqualls.
ALTAIR.
West or Southwest 8 or 9 in west, increasing Westerly 9 or 10
everywhere soon, then decreasing West or Northwest 7 or 8 later in
north, 6 or 7 elsewhere . Severe to violent gusts.
Very rough or high from west, in long N or NW swell 4.5 m.
Poor vis in heavy rain or thundersqualls.
CHARCOT.
West or Northwest 5 or 6,backing Southwesterly 7 or 8 from west, at
times 9 in far northwest soon, veering West or Southwest 7 or 8
later. Severe gusts.
Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or High from west soon, in
long NW 5 m swell.
NW 5 to 5.5 m.
Moderate or poor vis in rain, or thundery showers.
ACORES.
Clockwise 3 to 5, locally Southwest 6 or 7 from west, locally 8 in
north, then decreasing Northwest 5 or 6 in northwest soon, veering
West or Northwest at end. Severe gusts.
Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in northwest soon, in long NW
swell 4m.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers from northwest.
JOSEPHINE.
North or Northwest 5 or 6, backing Southwest 6 or 7 from west,
locally 8 in northwest later, 5 or 6 elsewhere. Gusts.
Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in far northwest later.
Moderate vis in scattered showers in far southeast at first, then in
rain or thundery showers from northwest later.
IRVING.
Northerly 3 or 4, backing West 4 or 5 in north soon, then becoming
Westerly 4 to 6 later.
Moderate, temporarily rough in east, then becoming rough in north at
end.
Moderate vis in rain or showers in north at end.
MADEIRA.
Northwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4 soon, then locally backing
Southwest 5 or 6 later.
Moderate, temporarily rough.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in west, improving soon.
PAZENN.
North or Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6 in east at first, backing
Westerly 2 to 4 soon, increasing South 7 or 8 from west later. Severe
gusts.
Moderate or rough with NW swell, becoming rough or very rough later.
Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery in south.
IROISE, YEU.
Variable 2 to 4, becoming Northwest 3 to 5 soon, backing South later,
increasing 5 or 6 at end, locally 7 in northwest. Gusts.
Moderate, becoming rough in far northwest at end.
Poor vis in rain or showers.
ROCHEBONNE.
Southwesterly 3 to 5 in west, but Southerly 5 or 6 in east, veering
Northwest 4 or 5 from west soon, backing South or Southeast later,
increasing 5 or 6 at end.
Moderate or rough, becoming moderate soon.
Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.
CANTABRICO.
Southwesterly 5 or 6, but veering Westerly from west, decreasing 2 to
4 later, then backing Southeasterly, increasing Southerly 4 or 5 at
end.
Moderate or rough, becoming moderate later.
Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.
FINISTERRE.
North or Northwest 4 or 5, but Southwest 5 or 6 in far northeast at
first, decreasing Northwesterly 2 to 4 soon, backing South or
Southwest 7 or 8 from west later. Severe gusts.
Moderate or rough with NW swell, becoming rough or very rough at
end.
Poor vis in rain or thundery showers.
PORTO.
Variable mainly Northerly 3 to 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 soon,
then increasing Southwest 5 or 6 later, at times 7 in far northwest
at end.
Moderate, temporarily rough.
Moderate vis in coastal showers, improving soon.
SAO VICENTE.
Becoming Cyclonic 5 or 6, locally Southwest 7 in southeast, veering
quickly Northwest 5 or 6 and decreasing 3 or 4 soon, then becoming
Westerly 4 or 5 at end. Gusts.
Becoming moderate or rough, abating moderate later.
Poor or very poor vis in thundery showers, improving later.
CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT.
South or Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing Westerly 3 to 5 soon, then 2 to
4 at end. Gusts.
Moderate, temporarily becoming rough soon.
Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing soon.
CASABLANCA.
In east, Southwest 6 or 7 , gradually decreasing Westerly 4 soon.
Gusts.
In west, West or Northwest 4 to 6 , veering North 3 or 4 soon, then
decreasing Variable 2 to 4 later.
Rough, abating moderate later.
Moderate or poor vis in showers, improving in west soon.
AGADIR, TARFAYA.
Southwest 3 to 5 from south to north, veering North 3 or 4 everywhere
soon, locally Variable 2 or 3 near the coast.
Moderate, locally rough in north, decreasing moderate soon.
Moderate vis in some showers, clearing later.
METEOR.
North or Northeast 3 or 4, becoming Clockwise 2 to 4 later.
Moderate or rough in N swell, decreasing moderate soon.
moderate vis in some scattered showers.
CANARIAS.
Northwesterly 4 or 5, decreasing Northerly 3 or 4 soon, then
Northeast later.
Slight or moderate in NO swell, temporarily rough in far northwest.
CAPE VERDE.
Northeast 5 or 6 with gusts, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Moderate locally rough in south..
CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS.
North or Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts.
Moderate locally rough in south, decreasing moderate over CAP BLANC
soon.
Poor vis due to coastal fog patches or due to sand haze.
SIERRA LEONE.
Variable 2 to 4, but Northeast 4 or 5 in northwest. Severe gusts in
thundersqualls.
Moderate locally rough in northwest .
Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in south.
GULF OF GUINEA.
Southerly 3 or 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls.
Moderate.
Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls.
POINTE NOIRE.
South or Southeast 4 or 5 from east to west.
Moderate or rough.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Northwesterly near gale or gale over FARADAY and ALTAIR.
Westerly gale or severe gale over ROMEO.
Southwest near gale or gale over CHARCOT and PORTO.
South or Southwest near gale or gale over all areas of the Bay of
Biscay.