{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 2","date":"2026-03-17 12:21:49","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS WARNING","content":{"1":"WONT50 LFPW 170907","2":"SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE,","3":"WARNING NR 166, TUESDAY 17 MARCH 2026 AT 0905 UTC","4":"GENERAL SYNOPSIS, TUESDAY 17 OF MARCH  AT 00 UTC.","5":"LOW 964 61N21W, MOVING NORTH, EXPECTED 974 68N08W, THEN EVACUATING","6":"NORTH.","7":"ASSOCIATED TROUGH TOWARDS SOUTH, WITH NEW LOW \"THERESE\" DEEPENING IN","8":"IT, EXPECTED 1001 40N15W BY 17\/18 UTC, THEN 990 38N16W BY 18\/12 UTC.","9":"HIGH 1023 OVER FRANCE, DRIFTING NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 1034 OVER EASTERN","10":"EUROPE BY 18\/12 UTC.","11":"CHARCOT.","12":"FROM 18\/00 UTC TO 18\/12 UTC AT LEAST.","13":"NORTH 8. GUSTS.","14":"HIGH AND CROSS.","15":"JOSEPHINE.","16":"FROM 18\/03 UTC TO 18\/12 UTC AT LEAST.","17":"NORTH 8 OR 9,MAINLY IN WEST, LOCALLY CYCLONIC. SEVERE GUSTS.","18":"BECOMING HIGH AND CROSS.","19":"CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT.","20":"CONTINUING TO 17\/12 UTC.","21":"EAST 8 IN AND LEEWARD STRAIT. SEVERE GUSTS.","22":"BT","23":"*="}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQNT50 LFPW 170953","2":"A","3":"SECURITE","4":"Weather bulletin on METAREA 2,","5":"METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 17 March 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 166.","12":"Part 2 : General synopsis, Tuesday 17 at 00 UTC","13":"Low 964 61N21W, moving north, expected 974 68N08W, then evacuating","14":"north.","15":"Associated trough towards south, with new low \"THERESE\" deepening in","16":"it, expected 1001 40N15W by 17\/18 UTC, then 990 38N16W by 18\/12 UTC.","17":"High 1023 over France, drifting northeast, expected 1034 over Eastern","18":"Europe by 18\/12 UTC.","19":"High 1042 43N49N, drifting southeast, expected 1036 37N44W by 18\/12","20":"UTC.","21":"The monsoon trough enters the Atlantic near 11N15W to 03N20W. The","22":"ITCZ continues from 03N20W across 02N33W to the coast of Brazil near","23":"01S46W.","24":"Part 3 : Area forecasts to Wednesday 18 at 12 UTC","25":"FARADAY.","26":"North or Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in west later,then","27":"quickly becoming Southerly  4 or 5 in far west at end. Gusts.","28":"High, at times very high in far north, decreasing very rough at end.","29":"Long NW swell 6 to 7.5 m decreasing 4.5 to 5 m at end.","30":"Poor vis in locally heavy rain or thundery showers.","31":"ROMEO.","32":"Westerly 5 or 6, veering Northerly 6 or 7 soon then locally becoming","33":"Easterly 4 or 5 in east later. Severe gusts.","34":"Very rough or high, at times cross in west, in NW swell.","35":"Long NW swell increasing 5.5 to 6.5 m,  decreasing 4 or 5 m at end.","36":"Poor vis in rain or showers, locally thundery.","37":"ALTAIR.","38":"North or Northwest 6 or 7. Gusts.","39":"Increasing very rough or high.","40":"Long NW swell 5 to 6 m.","41":"Poor vis in locally heavy rain or thundery showers.","42":"CHARCOT.","43":"In east, South or Southwest 4 or 5 , increasing Cyclonic 6 or 7 soon,","44":"mainly Northeaterly,then 7 or 8 later. Severe gusts. ","45":"In west, North or Northwest 5 or 6, increasing Northerly 7 or 8","46":"later, at times Cyclonic. Severe gusts.","47":"Rough or very rough, increasing very rough or high from west soon. At","48":"times cross.","49":"Long NW swell 5 or 6 m in west.","50":"Poor vis in locally heavy rain or thunderstorms .","51":"ACORES.","52":"North or Northwest 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 soon. Gusts to severe","53":"gusts near the islands..","54":"Very rough, increasing very rough or high in long NNW swell 4 or 5","55":"m.","56":"Long NW swell 5 m.","57":"Poor vis in rain or thundery showers.","58":"JOSEPHINE.","59":"In west : Variable 2 to 4, increasing quickly North or Northwest 5 or","60":"6 soon then 7 or 8  later at time 9 at end. Severe gust in","61":"thunderstorms.","62":"In east : Easterly 3 or 4, at times Variable, backing Southerly 4 or","63":"5 soon, then becoming Cyclonic 5 or 6 later. Severe gust in","64":"thunderstorms.","65":"Rough in long NW swell, increasing very rough or high in west soon.","66":"Cross in west.","67":"NW swell near 5 m.","68":"Poor vis in heavy rain and thunderstorms.","69":"IRVING.","70":"North or Northwest 6 or 7. Gusts.","71":"Rough or very rough and cross, becoming very rough, then locally high","72":"later.","73":"Long N swell near 5 m.","74":"Poor vis in showers.","75":"MADEIRA.","76":"In west, West or Northwest 3 or 4 , increasing 5 or 6 soon, at times","77":"7 in far west later. Gusts.","78":"In east, Southwesterly 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 soon, then veering","79":"Westerly 5 or 6 later.","80":"Moderate or rough, becoming rough, then locally very rough later.","81":"Long NW swell 4 or 5 m.","82":"Poor vis in thundery showers.","83":"PAZENN.","84":"Southerly 3 to 5, backing Easterly soon.","85":"Rough or very rough.","86":"Long W or NW swell 3 to 4m, increasing 4 to 5m at end.","87":"Poor vis in showers in west.","88":"IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE.","89":"Southeasterly 4 or 5, increasing Easterly 5 or 6 at end.","90":"Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in far west at end.","91":"Long NW swell 3m, abating at first.","92":"CANTABRICO.","93":"In west : Variable 2 to 4, temporarily East soon.","94":"In east : East or Southeast 4 or 5.","95":"Moderate or rough.","96":"Long NW swell 3m, abating at first.","97":"FINISTERRE.","98":"Southerly 2 to 4, backing Southeasterly 3 to 5 soon, increasing","99":"Southeast 5 or 6 in southwest later. Gusts.","100":"Rough or very rough.","101":"Long NW swell 3 to 4m, increasing 4 to 5m at end.","102":"Poor vis in showers at end.","103":"PORTO.","104":"South or Southeast 4 or 5,  backing Southeast 5 or 6 soon. Gusts.","105":"Rough, in long NW 3 to 4 m swell,increasing very rough at end.","106":"Poor vis in rain or showers from south.","107":"SAO VICENTE.","108":"South or Southeast 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 at end. Gusts.","109":"Rough, at times very rough near cape Sao Vicente, increasing very","110":"rough in far northwest at end in long NW swell 3 m.","111":"Poor vis in rain and thundery showers from south soon.","112":"CADIZ.","113":"East 6 or 7, locally 8 leeward strait, decreasing East or Southeast 5","114":"or 6 soon, then Southeast 4 or 5 later. Severe Gusts.","115":"Moderate or rough,abating slight or moderate later.","116":"Poor vis in rain or thundery showers soon.","117":"GIBRALTAR STRAIT.","118":"East 7 or 8, decreasing 5 or 6 soon, then 3 or 4 later, locally 5 in","119":"west. Gusts.","120":"Moderate locally rough in west,abating slight or moderate soon.","121":"Moderate vis in rain or showers later.","122":"CASABLANCA.","123":"Southwesterly 3 or 4, increasing Southerly 4 or 5 soon, then","124":"Southwest 6 or 7 in west at end. Gust in thunderstorms.","125":"Rough increasing very rough at end, in long NW swell.","126":"Poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers.","127":"AGADIR, TARFAYA.","128":"Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southwesterly 4 or 5 soon, then increasing","129":"4 or 5, then increasing 5 or 6 later, locally 7 in north at end. Gust","130":"in thunderstorms.","131":"Moderate or rough. at times cross, becoming rough at end.","132":"Poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers.","133":"METEOR.","134":"Northerly 4 to 6 from southeast to northwest, increasing 5 or 6","135":"soon.","136":"Moderate or rough, locally becoming very rough later , in long NW","137":"swell 4 m.","138":"Poor vis in showers or due to sand haze in south.","139":"CANARIAS.","140":"Westerly 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 soon, then locally 6 in north","141":"later. Gusts in north.","142":"Moderate, locally becoming rough or very rough in far northwest","143":"later, in long NW swell.","144":"Poor vis in showers from west.","145":"CAPE VERDE.","146":"North or Northeast 4 or 5 , temporarily 6 in far northwest. Gusts.","147":"Moderate, locally becoming rough in far northwest soon.","148":"Poor vis in scattered showers in north, or due to sand haze in","149":"south.","150":"CAP BLANC.","151":"Northerly 3 or 4, backing Westerly 4 or 5 in north soon . Gusts.","152":"Moderate, increasing rough at end in extreme northwest.","153":"Moderate vis due to sand haze.","154":"CAP TIMIRIS.","155":"Northerly 4 or 5.","156":"Moderate.","157":"Moderate vis due to sand haze, or poor vis in thundery showers in far","158":"north.","159":"SIERRA LEONE.","160":"North or Northeast 4 or 5, but Northwesterly 3 or 4 in far","161":"southeast.","162":"Moderate.","163":"Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze.","164":"GULF OF GUINEA.","165":"Mainly Southerly 2 to 4, but locally Variable 1 to 3 in far","166":"northwest. Severe gusts with thundersqualls.","167":"Moderate abating slight or moderate soon.","168":"Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls.","169":"POINTE NOIRE.","170":"South or Southeast 3 or 4 in west, but mainly Southerly 2 to 4 in","171":"east. Severe gusts with thundersqualls.","172":"Moderate, decreasing slight in east soon..","173":"Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls.","174":" ","175":"Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours","176":"Threat of Easterly near gale in Bay of Biscay.","177":"Persistence or threat of Cyclonic near gale or gale in north of 26N.","178":""}}]}