{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 2","date":"2026-03-19 16:08:00","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS WARNING","content":{"1":"WONT50 LFPW 190853","2":"SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE,","3":"WARNING NR 170, THURSDAY 19 MARCH 2026 AT 0850 UTC","4":"GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 19 OF MARCH  AT 00 UTC.","5":"LOW \"THERESE\" 984 36N18W, SLOWLY MOVING SOUTHWEST AND EXPECTED 987","6":"34N21W BY 20\/12 UTC.","7":"HIGH 1030 56N17W, MOVING EAST AND EXPECTED 1025 OVER NORTH SEA BY","8":"20\/12 UTC.","9":"HIGH 1035 37N45W, SLOW-MOVING AND EXPECTED 1027 36N45W BY 20\/12 UTC.","10":"ALTAIR.","11":"CONTINUING TO 20\/00 UTC.","12":"NORTH OR NORTHEAST 8 IN EAST. SEVERE GUSTS.","13":"HIGH IN EAST.","14":"EAST OF CHARCOT.","15":"CONTINUING TO 19\/12 UTC.","16":"EAST OR SOUTHEAST 8. GUSTS.","17":"WEST OF CHARCOT.","18":"CONTINUING TO 19\/18 UTC.","19":"NORTH OR NORTHEAST 8, OCCASIONALLY 9 IN FAR SOUTHWEST AT FIRST.","20":"SEVERE GUSTS.","21":"HIGH AND CROSS.","22":"ACORES.","23":"CONTINUING TO 20\/12 UTC AT LEAST.","24":"NORTHERLY 8, OCCASIONALLY 9 IN EAST AT FIRST, DECREASING IN WEST","25":"LATER. SEVERE GUSTS.","26":"HIGH, AT TIMES CROSS.","27":"WEST OF JOSEPHINE.","28":"CONTINUING TO 20\/12 UTC.","29":"CYCLONIC 8, OCCASIONALLY 9. SEVERE GUSTS.","30":"HIGH AND AT TIMES CROSS.","31":"IRVING.","32":"CONTINUING TO 20\/12 UTC AT LEAST.","33":"NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN NORTHEAST. SEVERE GUSTS.","34":"HIGH.","35":"WEST OF MADEIRA.","36":"CONTINUING TO 20\/06 UTC.","37":"CYCLONIC 8. SEVERE GUSTS.","38":"HIGH AND CROSS.","39":"CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT.","40":"CONTINUING TO 20\/12 UTC AT LEAST.","41":"EAST 8 IN AND LEEWARD STRAIT, OCCASIONALLY 9 IN STRAIT, TEMPORARILY","42":"DECREASING SOON. SEVERE GUSTS.","43":"BT","44":"*="}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQNT50 LFPW 190854","2":"A","3":"SECURITE","4":"Weather bulletin on METAREA 2,","5":"METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 19 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 170.","12":"Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 19 at 00 UTC","13":"Low \"THERESE\" 984 36N18W, slowly moving southwest and expected 987","14":"34N21W by 20\/12 UTC.","15":"High 1030 56N17W, moving east and expected 1025 over North Sea by","16":"20\/12 UTC.","17":"High 1035 37N45W, slow-moving and expected 1027 36N45W by 20\/12 UTC.","18":"The monsoon trough enters the Atlantic through the coast of Guinea","19":"near","20":"11N14W, then curves southwestward to 03N17W. The ITCZ continues ","21":"from 03N17W to the coast of Brazil near 01S47W.","22":"Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 20 at 12 UTC","23":"FARADAY.","24":"In west, Variable 2 to 4, increasing Northerly 3 to 5 soon, then","25":"veering Northeasterly at end. ","26":"In east, North or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7 in far south ar first,","27":"decreasing 4 or 5 later. Gusts.","28":"Rough or very rough, locally cross in east at first, becoming","29":"moderate or rough soon.","30":"Long NW swell 5 m, abating from west soon.","31":"Moderate vis in some scattered showers.","32":"ROMEO.","33":"Northeasterly 5 or 6, at times 7 in east at first, decreasing East or","34":"Northeast 4 or 5 soon, at times 6 in far east. Gusts.","35":"Rough or very rough, becoming rough soon.","36":"ALTAIR.","37":"In west, North 6 or 7, locally 4 or 5 in far northeast, decreasing 4","38":"to 6 everywhere later. Gusts.","39":"In east, North or Northeast 7 or 8, gradually decreasing 6 or 7 from","40":"north soon, then 5 or 6 later. Severe gusts.","41":"Rough or very rough in west, but very rough or high in east, becoming","42":"rough or very rough everywhere later.","43":"Moderate or poor vis in rain and showers in far southeast, but","44":"moderate vis in some rain elsewhere, clearing everywhere at end.","45":"CHARCOT.","46":"In west, North or Northeast 7 or 8, occasionally 9 in far southwest","47":"at first, decreasing East or Northeast 5 or 6 soon, then 4 or 5","48":"later, locally 6 in far southwest. Severe gusts.","49":"In east, Easterly decreasing 4 or 5, at times 6 soon. Gusts.","50":"Rouhg or very rough in east, but very rough or high and cross in","51":"west, becoming rough or very rough everywhere soon, then rough at","52":"end.","53":"Long NW swell 5 m in far southwest at first.","54":"Poor vis in heavy rain or thundersqualls, mainly in south, becoming","55":"moderate vis everywhere in showers soon.","56":"ACORES.","57":"Northerly 7 or 8, occasionally 9 in east at first, decreasing 6 or 7","58":"in west later. Severe gusts.","59":"Very rough or high, at times cross.","60":"Long N swell 6 to 7 m in extreme east, decreasing later.","61":"Poor vis in heavy rain and thundersqualls, in east, but moderate vis","62":"in some showers in west.","63":"JOSEPHINE.","64":"In west, Cyclonic 7 or 8, decreasing Easterly 6 or 7 at end. Severe","65":"gusts.","66":"In east, Southeasterly 5 or 6, at times 7 at first, veering Easterly","67":"at end. Gusts.","68":"Very rough or high in west, at times cross, but very rough in east,","69":"becoming rough or very rough in east soon, then everywhere at end.","70":"NW swell 5 to 6 m, abating later.","71":"Poor vis in heavy rain and thundersqualls.","72":"IRVING.","73":"North or Northwest 7 or 8 in northeast, but 6 or 7 in southwest.","74":"Severe gusts.","75":"Very rough or high.","76":"Long NW swell 5.5 to 7 m in east.","77":"Poor vis in rain and thundery showers.","78":"MADEIRA.","79":"In west, Cyclonic 7 or 8, decreasing 5 or 6 later, at times 7. Severe","80":"gusts.","81":"In east, Southwesterly 5 or 6, at times 7, backing Southerly later.","82":"Severe gusts.","83":"Very rough or high, at times cross, in long NW swell, becoming rough","84":"or very rough later.","85":"Long NW swell 5 to 6 m in west, abating later, except in extreme","86":"west.","87":"Poor vis in heavy rain or thundersqualls.","88":"PAZENN.","89":"East 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 in north later.","90":"Rough, decreasing moderate in northeast later.","91":"IROISE, YEU.","92":"East 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 soon.","93":"Rough, becoming gradually moderate.","94":"ROCHEBONNE, CANTABRICO.","95":"East 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 in east later.","96":"Rough, decreasing moderate in east soon.","97":"FINISTERRE.","98":"In north, East 5 or 6. Gusts.","99":"In south, Variable 2 to 4, becoming mainly Southeast 3 or 4 later, at","100":"times 5.","101":"Rough.","102":"Locally poor vis in showers at times thundery in south.","103":"PORTO.","104":"Southeasterly decreasing 4 or 5 in southwest, but becoming Variable 2","105":"to 4 in northeast, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 everywhere soon, and","106":"East or Southeast 3 to 5 at end.","107":"Becoming rough, then moderate or rough at end.","108":"Poor vis in heavy rain or thundersqualls.","109":"SAO VICENTE.","110":"Southeasterly 4 to 6, at times 7 at first and at end. Gusts.","111":"Rough or very rough, becoming rough soon.","112":"Poor vis in heavy rain and thundersqualls.","113":"CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT.","114":"In and leeward strait : Easterly 7 or 8, occasionally 9 in strait,","115":"temporarily decreasing 6 or 7 soon. Severe gusts.","116":"Elsewhere : Easterly 4 to 6.","117":"Moderate or rough, at times very rough leeward strait.","118":"Moderate vis in some showers, temporarily becoming poor or very poor","119":"vis in heavy rain and thundersqualls soon and later.","120":"CASABLANCA.","121":"South or Southwest 5 or 6, decreasing Southerly 4 or 5 soon, at times","122":"6, then increasing South or Southeast 6 or 7 at end, locally East 2","123":"to 4 in far northeast. Gusts.","124":"Rough or very rough.","125":"Poor vis in heavy rain or thundersqualls.","126":"AGADIR, TARFAYA.","127":"South or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7 at first, increasing Southerly","128":"6 or 7 later. Severe gusts.","129":"Rough or very rough, at times cross.","130":"Poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers over AGADIR, but moderate","131":"or poor vis in rain over TARFAYA.","132":"METEOR.","133":"Northwesterly 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 later, at times 7. Gusts.","134":"Very rough in south, but very rough or high in north.","135":"Long N swell 5 m.","136":"Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers.","137":"CANARIAS.","138":"Southwesterly 5 or 6 , increasing 6 or 7 soon. Severe gusts.","139":"Very rough and cross in west, but rough or very rough in east.","140":"Long NW 5 m in far northwest, abating later.","141":"Poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers.","142":"CAPE VERDE.","143":"Northwesterly 3 to 5 from south to north, temporarily 5 or 6 in far","144":"north at first and soon.","145":"Rough in south, very rough in north in long N swell.","146":"Moderate vis in showers in north.","147":"CAP BLANC.","148":"Southwesterly 4 to 6.","149":"Becoming rough or very rough in long NW swell.","150":"Moderate vis in some showers in northwest.","151":"CAP TIMIRIS.","152":"Westerly 3 or 4 in north, but Northerly 1 to 3 in south.","153":"Increasing moderate or rough, then rough in long NW swell later.","154":"SIERRA LEONE.","155":"Northeasterly 3 or 4, but Northerly in far southeast.","156":"Moderate, increasing moderate or rough in long N swell in north","157":"later.","158":"GULF OF GUINEA.","159":"Mainly Southerly 2 to 4, locally Northerly in far northwest. Severe","160":"gusts in west.","161":"Slight in east, but slight or moderate in west.","162":"Poor vis in thundersqualls, mainly in west.","163":"POINTE NOIRE.","164":"In west, Southeast 3 or 4, at times 5. Severe gusts.","165":"In east, South or Southeast 2 to 4.","166":"Slight in east, but slight or moderate in west.","167":"Poor vis in thundersqualls, mainly in west.","168":" ","169":"Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours","170":"Persistence of Cyclonic near gale or gale between 25 N and 40 N, with","171":"thundersqualls.","172":"Persistence of Easterly near gale over CADIZ and GIBRALTAR.","173":""}}]}