{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 2","date":"2026-02-22 10:18:06","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS WARNING","content":{"1":"WONT50 LFPW 220901","2":"SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE,","3":"WARNING NR 124, SUNDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0900 UTC","4":"GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SUNDAY 22 OF FEBRUARY  AT 00 UTC.","5":"LOW 964 57N32W MOVING NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 988 59N16W BY 23\/00 UTC,","6":"THEN FILLING. ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE BRITISH ISLES TO","7":"AZORES ISLANDS, MOVING NORTHEAST, AND CROSSING THE ENGLISH CHANNEL","8":"SOON.","9":"NEW LOW EXPECTED 972 45N48W BY 22\/12 UTC, THEN 976 45N44W BY","10":"23\/00UTC, THEN EXPECTED 1000 45N44W BY 23\/12UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH","11":"REACHING FARADAY, ALTAIR AND NORTHWEST ACORES AT END.","12":"HIGH 1030 FROM SOUTH OF FRANCE TO THE IBERIAN PENINSULA, SLOWLY","13":"WEAKENING, EXPECTED 1029 BY 23\/00UTC.","14":"WEST OF FARADAY.","15":"FROM 22\/09 UTC TO 23\/00 UTC.","16":"SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 8, VEERING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST AT END. SEVERE","17":"GUSTS.","18":"HIGH.","19":"EAST OF FARADAY.","20":"FROM 22\/18 UTC TO 23\/12 UTC AT LEAST.","21":"SOUTH 8, VEERING SOUTHWEST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS.","22":"BECOMING HIGH.","23":"WEST OF ROMEO.","24":"FROM 23\/06 UTC TO 23\/12 UTC AT LEAST.","25":"SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.","26":"AT TIMES HIGH IN FAR NORTHWEST.","27":"EAST OF ALTAIR.","28":"FROM 22\/21 UTC TO 23\/12 UTC AT LEAST.","29":"SOUTH 8, VEERING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS.","30":"WEST OF ALTAIR.","31":"CONTINUING TO 23\/12 UTC AT LEAST.","32":"SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8, INCREASING SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 LATER. VIOLENT","33":"GUSTS.","34":"HIGH, BECOMING VERY HIGH AT END.","35":"NORTHWEST OF CHARCOT.","36":"FROM 23\/06 UTC TO 23\/12 UTC AT LEAST.","37":"SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.","38":"ACORES.","39":"FROM 22\/18 UTC TO 23\/12 UTC AT LEAST.","40":"SOUTHWEST 8 IN NORTHWEST, INCREASING 8 OR 9 LATER. SEVERE GUSTS.","41":"BECOMING HIGH, THEN VERY HIGH AT END.","42":"BT","43":"*="}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQNT50 LFPW 220901","2":"A","3":"SECURITE","4":"Weather bulletin on METAREA 2,","5":"METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 22 February 2026 at 1015 UTC.","6":"Wind speed in BEAUFORT SCALE.","7":"Sea state in DOUGLAS SCALE.","8":"Please be aware, wind gusts can be a further 40 percent stronger than","9":"the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the","10":"significant height.","11":"Part 1 : WARNING NR 124.","12":"Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 22 at 00 UTC","13":"Low 964 57N32W moving northeast, expected 988 59N16W by 23\/00 UTC,","14":"then filling. Associated trough extending from the British Isles to","15":"Azores Islands, moving northeast, and crossing the English Channel","16":"soon. ","17":"New low expected 972 45N48W by 22\/12 UTC, then 976 45N44W by","18":"23\/00UTC, then expected 1000 45N44W by 23\/12UTC. Associated trough","19":"reaching FARADAY, ALTAIR and northwest ACORES at end.","20":"High 1030 from south of France to the Iberian peninsula, slowly","21":"weakening, expected 1029 by 23\/00UTC. ","22":"The monsoon trough extends from 06N11W to 05N15W. The ITCZ","23":"continues from that point to 02S41W.","24":"Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 23 at 12 UTC","25":"FARADAY.","26":"In west :South or Southeast 7 or 8, decreasing South or Southwest 5","27":"to 7 later. Severe gusts.","28":"In east : Southerly 6 or 7, increasing South 7 or 8 soon, then","29":"veering South or Southwest at end. Severe gusts.","30":"Very rough or high, at times cross.","31":"Long W swell 5 or 6 m, abating soon, then becoming SW 4 or 5 m at","32":"end.","33":"Poor vis in heavy rain or thundersqualls.","34":"ROMEO.","35":"Southwest 4 to 6, increasing 5 to 7 from east to west soon, then","36":"locally South 7 or 8 in west at end. Gusts.","37":"Very rough and cross, locally high in far northwest.","38":"Long W swell near 5 m in north.","39":"Moderate or poor vis in some showers or due to fog patches,  then in","40":"heavy rain in far west at end.","41":"ALTAIR.","42":"In west, South or Southwest 7 or 8, increasing Southwest 8 or 9","43":"later. Violent gusts.","44":"In east, Southerly 5 or 6, increasing South 7 or 8 soon,then  veering","45":"South or Southwest at end. Severe gusts.","46":"Rough or very rough, and cross, becoming high in west later, then","47":"very high in far southwest.","48":"Long W swell near 5 m in north, abating soon.then increasing SW 4 to","49":"6 m in northwest at end.","50":"Poor vis in heavy rain or thundersqualls.","51":"CHARCOT.","52":"In northwest, Southwest 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 soon, then South or","53":"Southwest 7 or 8 at end","54":"In southeast, Southwest 4 or 5, backing South 5 or 6 at end.","55":"Rough, locally very rough in northwest, becoming cross in","56":"northwest.in long W swell 4 m.","57":"Moderate or poor vis in some showers or due to fog patches,  then in","58":"heavy rain in far west at end..","59":"ACORES.","60":"In northwest, Southwest 5 or 6, increasing 7 or 8 soon,then locally 9","61":"later in far northwest. Severe gusts.","62":"In southeast, Southerly 3 to 5, increasing 4 to 6 soon, then 5 to 7","63":"later. Gusts.","64":"Rough, locally very rough and cross in far northwest, increasing very","65":"rough or high later in northwest, but moderate to very rough in","66":"southeast at end.","67":"Long NW swell near 5 m in northwest.","68":"Poor vis in rain or thundersqualls, mainly in northwest.","69":"JOSEPHINE.","70":"In southeast, Northeast 3 or 4, decreasing Variable Southerly 2 to 4","71":"later, then becoming South or Southwest 3 or 4 at end.","72":"In northwest, Variable mainly Southerly 2 to 4, increasing locally","73":"South or Southwest 5 or 6 later in far nothwest. Gusts.","74":"Moderate or rough in long NW swell.","75":"IRVING.","76":"In northwest, South or Southwest 3 to 5, increasing 4 to 6 soon.","77":"In southeast, Southeasterly 3 or 4, becoming Variable 2 to 4 soon,","78":"then South or Southwest 3 to 5 later.","79":"Moderate or rough. increasing locally very rough and cross in far","80":"northwest at end, in long NW swell 4 m.","81":"Poor vis in rain or showers in  northwest.","82":"MADEIRA.","83":"East or Northeast 3 or 4, decreasing Variable 2 or 3, mainly Easterly","84":"soon.","85":"Moderate.","86":"Moderate vis due to sand haze in southeast.","87":"PAZENN.","88":"Southwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 in afternoon.","89":"Rough or very rough. ","90":"W swell 3 ot 3.5m, increasing 4 to 4.5m in northwest this evening.","91":"Locally poor vis in rain in northwest.","92":"IROISE, YEU.","93":"Southwest 5 or 6, veering West or Southwest 4 or 5 in evening.","94":"Rough or very rough, crossed with W swell this morning.","95":"Poor vis in rain.","96":"ROCHEBONNE.","97":"Southwest 4 or 5, locally 3 or 4 in southeast, veering West or","98":"Southwest 3 or 4 this evening.","99":"Rough with W or NW swell.","100":"CANTABRICO.","101":"Mainly South or Southwest 2 to 4, veering Westerly in daytime, and","102":"backing Southeasterly from south next night.","103":"Moderate or rough with NW swell.","104":"FINISTERRE.","105":"Southwesterly 3 to 5 in north and variable clockwise 2 to 4 in south,","106":"becoming variable clockwise 2 to 4 everywhere next night, then","107":"Southeast tomorrow morning.","108":"Rough.","109":"W or NW swell 3.5m.","110":"PORTO.","111":"Northeasterly 2 to 4, veering Easterly later, then Southeasterly at","112":"end.","113":"Moderate or rough, increasing rough later.","114":"SAO VICENTE.","115":"Northeasterly 2 to 4, locally East 4 or 5 in far southeast,","116":"decreasing Southeasterly 3 or 4 at end.","117":"Moderate or rough in long NW swell.","118":"Moderate vis due to some fog patches .","119":"CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT.","120":"In and leeward strait : Easterly 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 soon, then","121":"4 or 5 later. Severe gusts.","122":"Elsewhere : Easterly 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 soon.","123":"Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate soon.","124":"CASABLANCA.","125":"Easterly 3 or 4, veering Southeast 2 or 3 later.","126":"Moderate.","127":"AGADIR, TARFAYA.","128":"Northeast 3 or 4, veering Easterly 2 to 4 soon, then Southeast at","129":"end.","130":"Moderate.","131":"Moderate vis due to san haze in far south.","132":"METEOR.","133":"In northwest, Southeast 2 to 4, veering Southerly soon, then","134":"Southwest later.","135":"In southeast, Northeast 3 or 4, temporarily 5 in far southeast.","136":"Moderate, temporarily rough in far northwest.","137":"CANARIAS.","138":"Northeast 3 or 4, veering Easterly 3 or 4 at end.","139":"Moderate.","140":"Moderate vis due to sand haze in east.","141":"CAPE VERDE.","142":"Northeast 4 or 5.","143":"Moderate or rough, abating moderate soon.","144":"Moderate vis due to some sand haze in far southeast.","145":"CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS.","146":"Northeasterly 3 or 4, temporarily 5 in far north at first. Gusts.","147":"Moderate or rough, abating moderate soon.","148":"Moderate vis due to sand haze.","149":"SIERRA LEONE.","150":"North or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in west, but Variable 2 to 4 in","151":"far southeast, mainly Northeasterly.","152":"Moderate, locally slight in far southeast.","153":"Moderate vis due to sand haze in southeast.","154":"GULF OF GUINEA.","155":"Southerly 2 to 4, locally Variable 1 to 3 in far northwest. Severe","156":"gusts in thundersqualls.","157":"Slight or moderate.","158":"Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls, or moderate vis due to sand","159":"haze.","160":"POINTE NOIRE.","161":"South or Southeast 3 or 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls.","162":"Slight or moderate.","163":"Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls.","164":" ","165":"Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours","166":"Persistence of Cyclonic near gale to severe gale north of 35N,","167":"abating to near gale to gale north of 36N later.","168":""}}]}