{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 2","date":"2026-02-25 19:34:10","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS WARNING","content":{"1":"WONT50 LFPW 250946","2":"SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE,","3":"WARNING NR 129, WEDNESDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0945 UTC","4":"GENERAL SYNOPSIS, WEDNESDAY 25 OF FEBRUARY  AT 00 UTC.","5":"ATLANTIC DISTURBANCE FROM IRELAND TO AZORES, GRADUALLY FILLING.","6":"LOW 980 51N52W, MOVING NORTHEAST AND DEEPENING, EXPECTED 969 OVER","7":"ICELAND BY 26\/02 UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH CROSSING FARADAY, ALTAIR AND","8":"ROMEO.","9":"HIGH 1030 32N36W, SLOWLY DRIFTING NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 1033 34N35W BY","10":"26\/12 UTC.","11":"ASSOCIATED RIDGE TOWARDS BAY OF BISCAY. THE MONSOON TROUGH ENTERS THE","12":"ATLANTIC THROUGH THE COAST OF GUINEA-BISSAU NEAR 12N16W AND CONTINUES","13":"SOUTHWESTWARD TO 03N24W.","14":"THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 03N24W TO 00N33W AND TO 02S44W.","15":"FARADAY.","16":"FROM 26\/06 UTC TO 26\/12 UTC AT LEAST.","17":"WEST 8, OCCASIONALLY 9 FROM WEST. GUSTS.","18":"ALTAIR.","19":"FROM 26\/06 UTC TO 26\/12 UTC AT LEAST.","20":"WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. GUSTS.","21":"BT","22":"*="}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQNT50 LFPW 250947","2":"A","3":"SECURITE","4":"Weather bulletin on METAREA 2,","5":"METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 25 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 129.","12":"Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 25 at 00 UTC","13":"Atlantic disturbance from Ireland to Azores, gradually filling.","14":"Low 980 51N52W, moving northeast and deepening, expected 969 over","15":"Iceland by 26\/02 UTC. Associated trough crossing FARADAY, ALTAIR and","16":"ROMEO.","17":"High 1030 32N36W, slowly drifting northeast, expected 1033 34N35W by","18":"26\/12 UTC.","19":"Associated ridge towards Bay of Biscay.","20":"The monsoon trough enters the Atlantic through the coast of","21":"Guinea-Bissau near 12N16W and continues southwestward to 03N24W. ","22":"The ITCZ extends from 03N24W to 00N33W and to 02S44W.","23":"Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 26 at 12 UTC","24":"FARADAY.","25":"South or Southwest 6 or 7 with severe gusts from west, locally","26":"Northwest 4 or 5 in east at first, veering Westerly 4 to 6 soon, then","27":"increasing 7 or 8, at times 9 in west at end. Gusts, locally severe.","28":"Rough or very rough, becoming locally very rough or high, in west at","29":"end.","30":"Moderate or poor vis in rain or heavy showers.","31":"ROMEO.","32":"In west, Northwest 4 or 5, backing quickly Southwest 6 or 7 soon,","33":"then becoming West or Southwest 5 to 7 at end. Gusts.","34":"In east, Northwesterly 5 or 6, backing West or Southwest 4 to 6 soon,","35":"then increasing Southwest 6 or 7 later. Gusts.","36":"Very rough, decreasing rough or very rough later in long SW swell 4","37":"m.","38":"Poor vis in rain and showers, at times thundery.","39":"ALTAIR.","40":"South or Southwest 6 or 7 from west, locally Northwest in east at","41":"first, becoming Southwesterly  5 or 6 soon, locally 7 in northwest,","42":"then veering West or Northwest 7 or 8 in west at end.Severe gusts in","43":"northwest.","44":"Rough or very rough, at times cross, in long W or SW swell 4 m in","45":"southwest at end.","46":"Moderate or poor in rain or heavy showers, in northwest .","47":"CHARCOT.","48":"In west, Northwest 5 or 6, backing West or Southwest 4 to 6 soon from","49":"south to north,  then increasing Southwest 5 to 7 at end.Gusts.","50":"In east, West or Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing Northwesterly 3 to 5","51":"soon, then gradually backing Southwest 4 to 6 from south to north at","52":"end.","53":"Very rough, abating rough at end.","54":"Long W swell near 5 m, abating NW 3 m at end.","55":"Poor vis in rain or showers, in extreme northwest later.","56":"ACORES.","57":"Southwest 4 or 5 in northwest, locally North or Northwest 4 or 5 in","58":"southeast, gradually becoming Westerly 3 to 5 from south to north,","59":"occasionally 6 in far northwest, later .","60":"Rough, locally very rough in west at first, decreasing moderate or","61":"rough from west, then increasing locally very rough in far northwest","62":"at end.","63":"Long W or NW swell near 5 m, in east, abating from west soon.","64":"JOSEPHINE.","65":"North or Northwest 5 or 6, locally 4 or 5 in east, veering Northerly","66":"4 or 5 soon, then  Northeast 4 or 5 in southeast at end, but locally","67":"West or Southwest 4 or 5 in far northwest.","68":"Very rough, abating rough soon.","69":"Long W or NW swell near 5 m, abating soon.","70":"Moderate or poor vis in rain and showers,in southwest, clearing","71":"soon.","72":"IRVING.","73":"North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far east at first,decreasing","74":"locally Variable Clockwise 2 to 4 in northwest soon.","75":"Rough, locally very rough in east, in long NW swell 4 m, gradually","76":"abating moderate or rough at end. ","77":"MADEIRA.","78":"North or Northwest 5 or 6, veering North soon, and becoming Northeast","79":"5 or 6 later, locally 7 in southeast at end.Gusts.","80":"Very rough in long NW swell 4.5m, abating rough at end.","81":"Long NW swell 5 m in northwest, abating at first.","82":"Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, mainly in east.","83":"PAZENN.","84":"Southerly 3 to 5, veering Southwest 4 or 5 soon, then increasing 6 in","85":"northwest at end.","86":"Rough or very rough, decreasing rough in the afternoon.","87":"Long W swell 3.5 to 4 m.","88":"Poor vis in showers, clearing at first.","89":"IROISE.","90":"Southerly 2 to 4, increasing Southwest 4 or 5 later, then 5 or 6 at","91":"end.","92":"Moderate or rough.","93":"Long W swell 3m, gradually abating.","94":"Poor vis due to some coastal fog patches.","95":"YEU.","96":"Variable 2 to 4, increasing Southwest 4 or 5 later.","97":"Moderate or rough.","98":"Long W swell 3m, gradually abating.","99":"Poor vis due to some coastal fog patches.","100":"ROCHEBONNE, CANTABRICO.","101":"Variable 2 to 4.","102":"Moderate or rough.","103":"Long W swell 3m, gradually abating.","104":"Poor vis due to some coastal fog patches.","105":"FINISTERRE.","106":"Southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming Variable 2 to 4 at first, then","107":"increasing Southwest 4 or 5 in far northwest at end.","108":"Rough or very rough, decreasing rough in the afternoon.","109":"Long W swell 3.5 to 4 m.","110":"Poor vis in showers, clearing at first.","111":"PORTO.","112":"Southwest 3 or 4, veering Northerly  3 or 4 soon, then locally","113":"decreasing Variable 2 or 3 at end. Gusts.","114":"Very rough, in long W swell 4 m, abating rough soon.","115":"Poor vis in coastal rain and showers, clearing from west soon.","116":"SAO VICENTE.","117":"West or Northwest 2 to 4, becoming Northerly 4 ro 5 in west soon,","118":"locally Variable 2 to 4 in southeast,then veering Northeast 4 or 5 in","119":"west, locally 5 or 6 elsewhere at end.","120":"Rough, temporarily very rough in west, in long W or NW swell 4 m.","121":"Moderate or poor vis in rain and thundery showers.","122":"CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT.","123":"In and leeward strait : East or Southeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in","124":"strait, increasing East 5 or 6 at locally 7 in strait later . Gusts.","125":"Elsewhere : Variable 2 to 4, mainly East or Southeast, becoming","126":"Easterly at end.","127":"Slight or moderate, increasing moderate, temporarily rough leeward","128":"strait later.","129":"Moderate vis in some showers.","130":"CASABLANCA, AGADIR, TARFAYA.","131":"Northwesterly 3 to 5,  veering Northerly soon, then increasing North","132":"or Northeast 5 or 6 at end, locally Cyclonic 7 over south CASABLANCA","133":"and AGADIR. Gusts to severe gusts at end.","134":"Moderate or rough, locally very rough in far northwest of CASABLANCA,","135":"in long NW swell 3 to 4 m, abating rough soon.","136":"Moderate or poor vis in locally heavy rain or thundersqualls.","137":"METEOR.","138":"Northeasterly 4 or 5, increasing 5 locally 6 in southeast soon.","139":"Rough or very rough, in long NW swell 4 m, abating rough soon.","140":"CANARIAS.","141":"Northerly 4 or 5, at times 6 between islands, increasing North or","142":"Northeast 5 or 6 soon.","143":"Rough or very rough in long NW swell, abating rough and cross later.","144":"Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in northeast.","145":"CAPE VERDE.","146":"Northeast 5 or 6.","147":"Moderate or rough, locally very rough at first in northwest, in long","148":"NW swell, becoming rough soon everywhere.","149":"Moderate vis due to some sand haze in southeast.","150":"CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS.","151":"North or Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts.","152":"Rough, temporarily very rough in far northwest at first,  and cross,","153":"in long NW swell.","154":"Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze in southeast.","155":"SIERRA LEONE.","156":"North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in northwest, but locally","157":"Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast.","158":"Moderate, locally rough and cross in northwest, but slight in far","159":"southeast.","160":"Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze.","161":"GULF OF GUINEA.","162":"South or Southeast 2 to 4, but locally Variable in far northwest.","163":"Severe gusts in thundersqualls.","164":"Slight or moderate.","165":"Poor vis in thundersqualls or due to sand haze in east.","166":"POINTE NOIRE.","167":"South or Southeast 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls.","168":"Slight or moderate.","169":"Poor vis in thundersqualls.","170":" ","171":"Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours","172":"Persistence or threat of Westerly near gale or gale north of 42N.","173":"Persistence of Easterly near gale, in and leeward Gibraltar strait.","174":"Persistence or threat of North or Northeast near gale, from south of","175":"CASABLANCA, to norththeast of CANARIAS, becoming temporarily Cyclonic","176":"over southeast of MADEIRA, AGADIR and TARFAYA.","177":"Threat of Westerly near gale in Bay of Biscay.","178":""}}]}