{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 2","date":"2026-03-17 21:33:56","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS WARNING","content":{"1":"WONT50 LFPW 171945","2":"SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE,","3":"WARNING NR 167, TUESDAY 17 MARCH 2026 AT 1940 UTC","4":"GENERAL SYNOPSIS, TUESDAY 17 OF MARCH  AT 12 UTC.","5":"LOW \"THERESE\" 40N17W DEEPENING AND SLOWLY MOVING SOUTH, EXPECTED 981","6":"37N18W BY 19\/00 UTC.","7":"HIGH 1040 39N46W EXPECTED 1034 35N46W BY 19\/00 UTC. ASSOCIATED RIDGE","8":"BUILDING NORTHEAST AND MERGING WITH THE NEXT RIDGE.","9":"RIDGE EXTENDING FROM EASTERN EUROPE TO BAY OF BISCAY DRIFTING TOWARDS","10":"BRITISH ISLES.","11":"ALTAIR.","12":"FROM 18\/15 UTC TO 19\/00 UTC AT LEAST.","13":"NORTH 8 IN EAST, BUT TEMPORARILY NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR SOUTHWEST AT","14":"FIRST, INCREASING LOCALLY 9 IN SOUTH AT END. SEVERE GUSTS.","15":"HIGH.","16":"CHARCOT.","17":"FROM 18\/00 UTC TO 19\/00 UTC AT LEAST.","18":"IN WEST, NORTH 8, LOCALLY 9 IN SOUTH SOON, THEN VEERING NORTHEAST AT","19":"END. GUSTS.","20":"HIGH AND CROSS.","21":"ACORES.","22":"FROM 18\/15 UTC TO 19\/00 UTC AT LEAST.","23":"NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8, INCREASING LOCALLY 9 IN FAR NORTHEAST AT END.","24":"SEVERE GUSTS.","25":"HIGH.","26":"JOSEPHINE.","27":"FROM 18\/03 UTC TO 19\/00 UTC AT LEAST.","28":"IN WEST, NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 OR 9, BECOMING CYCLONIC AT END. SEVERE","29":"GUSTS.","30":"HIGH AND CROSS, TEMPORARILY VERY HIGH IN WEST AT END.","31":"IRVING.","32":"FROM 18\/15 UTC TO 19\/00 UTC AT LEAST.","33":"IN WEST, NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.","34":"BT","35":"*="}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQNT52 LFPW 171948","2":"A","3":"SECURITE","4":"Weather bulletin on METAREA 2,","5":"METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 17 March 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 167.","12":"Part 2 : General synopsis, Tuesday 17 at 12 UTC","13":"Trough extending from Iceland to southwest Ireland evacuating","14":"northeast.","15":"Low \"THERESE\" 40N17W deepening and slowly moving south, expected 981","16":"37N18W by 19\/00 UTC.","17":"High 1040 39N46W expected 1034 35N46W by 19\/00 UTC. Associated ridge","18":"building northeast and merging with the next ridge.","19":"Ridge extending from eastern Europe to Bay of Biscay drifting towards","20":"British Isles.","21":"Monsoon trough enters the Atlantic near 10N14W to 03N20W. ","22":"ITCZ continues from 02N24W to 02S43W.","23":"Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 19 at 00 UTC","24":"FARADAY.","25":"In west, decreasing Northwest 5 or 6, and 3 to 5 soon, then becoming","26":"Variable 2 to 4 later. Gusts.","27":"In east, North 6 or 7, veering Northeast at end. Gusts.","28":"High, abating very rough soon, then rough or very rough later.","29":"Long NW swell 5 to 7 m, abating from west soon.","30":"Moderate or poor vis in rain, improving at end.","31":"ROMEO.","32":"Northerly 3 to 5, locally 6 in far west and in far southeast,","33":"increasing North or Northeast 6 or 7 soon, then decreasing East or","34":"Northeast 5 or 6 in east later. Gusts.","35":"Very rough or high, at times cross in west, in NW swell.","36":"Long NW swell 5 to 7 m, abating later.","37":"Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers.","38":"ALTAIR.","39":"North or Northwest 6 or 7, increasing Northerly 7 or 8 later, then","40":"locally 9 in far south at end, but decreasing North or Northeast 5 or","41":"6 in west. Severe gusts.","42":"Very rough or high.","43":"Long NW swell 5 to 7 m, abating later.","44":"Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers.","45":"CHARCOT.","46":"In west, increasing Northerly 7 or 8, and locally 9 in far south","47":"soon, then veering Northeast at end. Severe gusts.","48":"In east, East or Southeast 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 later, and 6 or","49":"7 at end. Gusts.","50":"Very rough or high, and cross.","51":"Long NW swell 5 to 6 m from west, abating later.","52":"Poor vis in rain or showers.","53":"ACORES.","54":"North or Northwest 6 or 7, increasing 7 or 8 later, then locally 9 in","55":"far northeast at end. Severe gusts.","56":"Very rough or high.","57":"Long NW swell 5 to 6 m in northwest, abating later.","58":"Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.","59":"JOSEPHINE.","60":"In west, North or Northwest increasing 7 or 8, and 8 or 9 soon, then","61":"becoming Cyclonic at end. Severe gusts.","62":"In east, Southerly 4 or 5, becoming Cyclonic 4 to 6 soon, then","63":"Southeasterly 5 or 6 at times 7 later. Severe gusts.","64":"Rough or very rough, increasing very rough or high soon, then","65":"temporarily very high in west at end.","66":"Increasing NW swell near 5 to 7 m later.","67":"Poor vis in heavy rain and thundery showers.","68":"IRVING.","69":"North or Northwest 6 or 7, increasing 7 or 8 in west later. Severe","70":"gusts.","71":"Rough or very rough and cross, becoming very rough or high soon.","72":"Long NW swell increasing 5 m in east at end.","73":"Poor vis in thundery showers.","74":"MADEIRA.","75":"West or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7, locally Southwest in east.","76":"Severe gusts.","77":"Moderate or rough, becoming very rough, locally high in northwest","78":"later.","79":"Long NW swell increasing 5 to 7 m in northwest at end.","80":"Poor vis in heavy rain or thunderstorms.","81":"PAZENN.","82":"Southeasterly 3 or 4, backing Easterly 3 to 5 soon, then increasing","83":"East or Northeast 4 or 5 later, locally 6 in east.","84":"Rough or very rough.","85":"Long W or NW swell 3 to 4m, increasing NW 4 to 5m soon, then abating","86":"3 to 3.5m later.","87":"Poor vis in showers in west.","88":"IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE.","89":"Southeasterly 4 or 5, increasing Easterly 5 or 6 soon.","90":"Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.","91":"Long NW increasing 3 to 4m later.","92":"CANTABRICO.","93":"Easterly 3 to 5, temporarily Variable 2 to 4 in west in daytime.","94":"Moderate or rough, becoming rough later, temporarily very rough in","95":"west.","96":"Long NW increasing 3 to 4m later, then abating at end.","97":"Poor vis in fog patches in west.","98":"FINISTERRE.","99":"Southeasterly increasing 4 or 5 at first, temporarily 6 in southwest,","100":"backing Easterly later, then East or Northeast at end. Gusts.","101":"Increasing very rough soon in NW swell, then decreasing rough at","102":"end.","103":"Long NW swell 3 to 3.5m, increasing 4 to 4.5m soon, then abating 3.5m","104":"later.","105":"Poor vis in showers.","106":"PORTO.","107":"South or Southeast 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing 5 or 6 later,","108":"locally 7 in south. Gusts.","109":"Rough, increasing rough or very rough soon in long NW swell.","110":"Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.","111":"SAO VICENTE.","112":"South or Southeast 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing 5 or 6, at times 7","113":"later. Gusts.","114":"Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later in long NW","115":"swell.","116":"Poor vis in rain and thundery showers.","117":"CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT.","118":"Decreasing Southeasterly 3 to 5, then backing Easterly at end, and","119":"increasing locally 6 or 7 in and leeward strait. Gusts.","120":"Becoming slight or moderate, increasing locally rough in southwest at","121":"end.","122":"Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, improving later.","123":"CASABLANCA.","124":"Southerly 4 or 5, increasing South or Southwest 6 or 7 from west","125":"soon. Severe gusts in thunderstorms.","126":"Rough, increasing very rough and cross later, in long NW swell.","127":"Poor vis in heavy rain or thunderstorms.","128":"AGADIR, TARFAYA.","129":"Southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 soon, at time 7 in north,","130":"locally decreasing 4 or 5 in south at end. Gusts in thunderstorms.","131":"Moderate or rough, increasing rough and cross at end.","132":"Poor vis in locally heavy rain or thunderstorms.","133":"METEOR.","134":"Northerly 5 or 6, temporarily 4 at first in far southeast, backing","135":"Northwesterly 6 or 7 in far north later. Gusts.","136":"Moderate or rough, increasing gradually very rough from north.","137":"Long NNW swell increasing 5 m in northeast at end.","138":"Poor vis in showers in northeast.","139":"CANARIAS.","140":"Westerly 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 soon, at times 7 in far north","141":"later. Gusts in north.","142":"Moderate, becoming gradually rough or very rough from northwest.","143":"Poor vis in thundery showers.","144":"CAPE VERDE.","145":"North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far northwest. Gusts.","146":"Moderate, locally becoming rough in northwest soon, and locally very","147":"rough in far north at end.","148":"Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze.","149":"CAP BLANC.","150":"Northwesterly 3 to 5.","151":"Moderate, increasing rough at end in extreme northwest.","152":"Moderate vis due to sand haze.","153":"CAP TIMIRIS.","154":"Northerly 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 at end.","155":"Moderate.","156":"Moderate vis due to sand haze.","157":"SIERRA LEONE.","158":"North or Northeast 4 or 5, but Northwesterly 3 or 4 in far","159":"southeast.","160":"Moderate.","161":"Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze.","162":"GULF OF GUINEA.","163":"Mainly Southerly 2 to 4, but locally Variable 1 to 3 in far","164":"northwest. Severe gusts with thundersqualls.","165":"Slight or moderate.","166":"Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls.","167":"POINTE NOIRE.","168":"Southeast 3 or 4 in west, but mainly Southerly 2 to 4 in east. Severe","169":"gusts with thundersqualls.","170":"Slight or moderate.","171":"Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls.","172":" ","173":"Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours","174":"Persistance of Cyclonic near gale to severe gale between 25 N and 45","175":"N.","176":"Persistance or threat of Easterly near gale or gale over CADIZ and","177":"GIBRALTAR.","178":""}}]}