{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 2","date":"2026-08-20 23:18:39","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS WARNING","content":{"1":"WONT50 LFPW 201913","2":"SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE,","3":"WARNING NR 325, THURSDAY 20 AUGUST 2026 AT 1910 UTC","4":"GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 20 OF AUGUST  AT 12 UTC.","5":"LOW 1016 47N34W, MOVING EAST, EXPECTED 1008 43N23W BY 21\/12UTC, THEN","6":"995 42N19W BY 22\/00UTC. ASSOCIATED STRONG FLOW.","7":"SOUTHEAST OF FARADAY, SOUTH OF ROMEO, EAST OF ALTAIR, CHARCOT.","8":"FROM 21\/06 UTC TO 22\/00 UTC AT LEAST.","9":"CYCLONIC 8 TO 10. SEVERE GUSTS.","10":"BT","11":"*="}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQNT52 LFPW 201913","2":"A","3":"SECURITE","4":"Weather bulletin on METAREA 2,","5":"METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 20 August 2026 at 2215 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 325.","12":"Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 20 at 12 UTC","13":"Low 1016 47N34W, moving east, expected 1008 43N23W by 21\/12UTC, then","14":"995 42N19W by 22\/00UTC. Associated strong flow.","15":"High 1028 54N31W, expected 1030 52N24W by 22\/00 UTC.","16":"High 1027 38N27W, expected 1026 35N38W by 22\/00 UTC.","17":"Tropical wave along 27W, south of 18N, moving westward at 10 to 15","18":"kt.","19":"Monsoon trough from16N17W to 11N30W and to 10N51W. ITCZ from 10N51W","20":"to 10N60W.","21":"Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 22 at 00 UTC","22":"FARADAY.","23":"Easterly 6 or 7, increasing Cyclonic 8 or 9 in southeast soon, then","24":"decreasing Southeast 4 or 5 in west at end. Severe gusts.","25":"Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in far southeast at end.","26":"Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain.","27":"ROMEO.","28":"Northeasterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6, locally 7 or 8 in south","29":"soon. Severe gusts.","30":"Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in southwest at end.","31":"Poor or very poor vis in thunderstorms.","32":"ALTAIR.","33":"Westerly 4 to 6, increasing Cyclonic 8 to 10 in east soon, then","34":"decreasing Easterly 4 or 5 in west at end. Severe gusts.","35":"Moderate, becoming moderate or rough soon, then very rough or high in","36":"east later.","37":"Poor or very poor vis in thunderstorms.","38":"CHARCOT.","39":"Northerly 4 or 5, locally Variable 2 to 4 in west, increasing","40":"Cyclonic 7 or 8 in west soon, then Cyclonic 8 to 10 everywhere later.","41":"Severe gusts.","42":"Moderate, becoming moderate or rough later, then very rough or high","43":"in west at end.","44":"Poor or very poor vis in thunderstorms.","45":"ACORES.","46":"Clockwise 2 to 4, locally West 4 or 5 in far north, increasing West","47":"or Northwest 4 to 6 later.","48":"Slight or moderate, becoming rough in far northeast later.","49":"Poor vis in thundery rain later.","50":"JOSEPHINE.","51":"Northerly 3 or 4, locally Variable 2 to 4 in west, increasing","52":"Southwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in far northwest, at end. Gusts.","53":"Moderate, becoming rough in far northwest at end.","54":"Poor vis in thundery rain in far northwest at end.","55":"IRVING.","56":"Easterly 2 to 4, becoming Variable soon but locally Northerly in","57":"east.","58":"Slight or moderate.","59":"Moderate vis in some showers.","60":"MADEIRA.","61":"North or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in east and near the islands,","62":"decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in northwest at end, and North 3 or 4 in","63":"southeast.","64":"Moderate.","65":"PAZENN.","66":"North or Northwest 4 or 5, decreasing North or Northeast 3 or 4,","67":"locally 5 in southwest, tomorrow evening.","68":"Moderate or rough in NW swell, decreasing moderate tomorrow morning.","69":"Locally poor vis in showers, clearing tomorrow evening.","70":"IROISE, YEU.","71":"Northwest 2 to 4, veering North or Northwest, temporarily 4 or 5,","72":"tomorrow evening.","73":"Moderate with NW swell, locally slight in east.","74":"Locally poor vis in showers, clearing tomorrow evening.","75":"ROCHEBONNE.","76":"Northwesterly 3 or 4.","77":"Moderate in NW swell.","78":"Locally poor vis in showers, clearing tomorrow evening.","79":"CANTABRICO.","80":"Northwesterly 3 or 4, locally 5 in south, decreasing Northerly 2 to 4","81":"tomorrow evening.","82":"Moderate in NW swell.","83":"Locally poor vis in showers, at times thundery, clearing tomorrow","84":"evening.","85":"FINISTERRE.","86":"Northerly 4 or 5, temporarily 2 to 4 tomorrow morning, veering North","87":"or Northeast tomorrow afternoon.","88":"Moderate or rough in NW swell, decreasing moderate next night.","89":"Locally poor vis in showers, clearing tomorrow evening.","90":"PORTO.","91":"Northerly 4 or 5, at times 6 in east.","92":"Moderate.","93":"SAO VICENTE.","94":"North or Northwest 4 or 5, increasing at times 6 in west later.","95":"Moderate, locally slight in far southeast at first.","96":"CADIZ.","97":"Westerly 2 to 4.","98":"Slight, locally moderate in far west.","99":"GIBRALTAR STRAIT.","100":"West 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 at end.","101":"Slight.","102":"Moderate vis in some showers at first.","103":"CASABLANCA.","104":"In far northeast : Northwest 2 to 4.","105":"Elsewhere : North 3 or 4, increasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 soon,","106":"then decreasing 3 or 4 in northwest later.","107":"Slight or moderate from east to west, becoming moderate at end.","108":"AGADIR.","109":"North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 5 or 6 in far southeast, at times","110":"7. Gusts.","111":"Moderate, at times rough in far southeast.","112":"METEOR.","113":"East or Northeast 3 or 4, locally 4 or 5 in southeast, decreasing","114":"locally Variable 1 to 3 in far northwest soon.","115":"Moderate, locally slight in far north.","116":"Moderate or poor vis in some showers in far west, at times thundery.","117":"CANARIAS.","118":"Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 between islands and in far southeast.","119":"Gusts.","120":"Moderate.","121":"Moderate vis due to sand haze in southeast.","122":"TARFAYA.","123":"North 4 or 5, at times 6 in far northeast, decreasing 3 or 4 at end,","124":"locally 4 or 5 in northeast.","125":"Moderate, locally slight along coast at first.","126":"CAPE VERDE.","127":"Northeasterly 4 or 5, increasing locally 6 in far east later.","128":"Moderate, becoming rough in southeast later.","129":"Moderate vis due to sand haze in east.","130":"CAP BLANC.","131":"North or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7 in far southeast. Gusts.","132":"Moderate or rough.","133":"Moderate vis due to sand haze near coasts.","134":"CAP TIMIRIS.","135":"In north : Northerly 5 or 6.","136":"In south : West or Northwest 4 or 5, becoming Variable 2 to 4 at","137":"end.","138":"Moderate or rough.","139":"Moderate vis due to sand haze.","140":"SIERRA LEONE.","141":"Variable 2 to 4, increasing locally North 4 or 5 in far north near","142":"islands later. Severe gusts in thundersqualls.","143":"Moderate in long S swell.","144":"Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls.","145":"GULF OF GUINEA.","146":"Southerly 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls.","147":"Moderate.","148":"Poor vis in thundery showers in north.","149":"POINTE NOIRE.","150":"South or Southeast 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 in southwest at end, and","151":"at times 5 near coast.","152":"Moderate.","153":" ","154":"Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours","155":"Threat of Easterly near gale over FINISTERRE.","156":"Persistence of Cyclonic gale to storm over east-ALTAIR, south-ROMEO,","157":"CHARCOT, east-ACORES and JOSEPHINE.","158":""}}]}