{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 2","date":"2026-01-23 14:08:09","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS WARNING","content":{"1":"WONT50 LFPW 230947","2":"SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE,","3":"WARNING NR 52, FRIDAY 23 JANUARY 2026 AT 0945 UTC","4":"GENERAL SYNOPSIS, FRIDAY 23 OF JANUARY  AT 00 UTC.","5":"LOW \"INGRID\" 956 48N10W, SLOW-MOVING NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 964 JUST","6":"SOUTH OF IRISH SEA BY 24\/00UTC, THEN SLOW-MOVING AND FILLING,","7":"EXPECTED 974 BY 24\/12 UTC.","8":"SECONDERY LOW EXPECTED 978 50N19W BY 23\/12UTC, MOVING SOUTHEAST,","9":"EXPECTED 990 45N14W BY 24\/00UTC, THEN 1000 JUST WEST PORTUGAL BY","10":"24\/12UTC.","11":"LOW EXPECTED 991 51N47W BY 23\/12UTC, MOVING EAST, EXPECTED 982 52N33W","12":"BY 24\/00UTC, THEN 983 52N24W BY 24\/12UTC.","13":"FARADAY, ALTAIR.","14":"CONTINUING TO 24\/12 UTC AT LEAST.","15":"NORTHWEST 8 OR 9, BACKING WESTERLY LATER. SEVERE GUSTS.","16":"HIGH OR VERY HIGH, CROSS.","17":"ROMEO.","18":"CONTINUING TO 24\/12 UTC AT LEAST.","19":"NORTHWEST 8 OR 9, LOCALLY 10 OR 11 IN WEST SOON, BACKING WESTERLY","20":"LATER. SEVERE OR VIOLENT GUSTS.","21":"HIGH OR VERY HIGH, CROSS.","22":"CHARCOT.","23":"CONTINUING TO 24\/12 UTC AT LEAST.","24":"NORTHWEST 8 OR 9, LOCALLY 10 OR 11 IN EAST LATER, BACKING WESTERLY 8","25":"AT END. SEVERE OR VIOLENT GUSTS.","26":"HIGH OR VERY HIGH, CROSS.","27":"ACORES.","28":"CONTINUING TO 23\/18 UTC.","29":"IN NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.","30":"HIGH.","31":"AGAIN FROM 24\/06 UTC TO 24\/12 UTC AT LEAST.","32":"IN FAR NORTHWEST, SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.","33":"JOSEPHINE.","34":"CONTINUING TO 24\/12 UTC AT LEAST.","35":"NORTHWEST 8, INCREASING LOCALLY 9 IN FAR NORTHEAST SOON. SEVERE","36":"GUSTS.","37":"HIGH OR VERY HIGH, CROSS.","38":"PAZENN.","39":"CONTINUING TO 24\/00 UTC.","40":"WESTERLY 8 OR 9, TEMPORARILY 10 OR 11 AT FIRST, DECREASING 8 THIS","41":"EVENING. SEVERE GUSTS.","42":"HIGH OR VERY HIGH.","43":"AGAIN FROM 24\/03 UTC TO 24\/15 UTC.","44":"WEST OR NORTHWEST AT TIMES 8. GUSTS.","45":"HIGH.","46":"IROISE, YEU.","47":"CONTINUING TO 24\/03 UTC.","48":"SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9, TEMPORARILY 10 AT FIRST, DECREASING 8 IN EVENING.","49":"SEVERE GUSTS.","50":"HIGH OR VERY HIGH.","51":"ROCHEBONNE.","52":"CONTINUING TO 23\/21 UTC.","53":"SOUTHWEST 8, LOCALLY 9 IN NORTHWEST AT FIRST. SEVERE GUSTS.","54":"HIGH OR VERY HIGH AND CROSS.","55":"NORTHWEST OF CANTABRICO.","56":"CONTINUING TO 23\/18 UTC.","57":"WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.","58":"HIGH OR VERY HIGH.","59":"FINISTERRE.","60":"CONTINUING TO 23\/15 UTC.","61":"WESTERLY 8, TEMPORARILY 9 IN NORTHEAST AT FIRST. SEVERE GUSTS.","62":"HIGH OR VERY HIGH.","63":"PORTO.","64":"CONTINUING TO 24\/12 UTC.","65":"WEST OR NORTHWEST 8, INCREASING NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 LATER. VIOLENT","66":"GUSTS.","67":"HIGH, CROSS.","68":"SAO VICENTE.","69":"FROM 23\/12 UTC TO 24\/12 UTC AT LEAST.","70":"NORTHWEST 8, AT TIMES 9 LATER. SEVERE GUSTS.","71":"HIGH OR VERY HIGH, CROSS.","72":"CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT.","73":"FROM 23\/18 UTC TO 24\/12 UTC.","74":"WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.","75":"HIGH IN SOUTHWEST OF CADIZ.","76":"CASABLANCA.","77":"FROM 24\/03 UTC TO 24\/12 UTC.","78":"NORTHWEST 8. GUSTS.","79":"BECOMING HIGH SOON.IN NW SWELL 5 TO 7 M.","80":"BT","81":"*="}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQNT50 LFPW 230950","2":"A","3":"SECURITE","4":"Weather bulletin on METAREA 2,","5":"METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 23 January 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 52.","12":"Part 2 : General synopsis, Friday 23 at 00 UTC","13":"Low \"INGRID\" 956 48N10W, slow-moving northeast, expected 964 just","14":"south of Irish Sea by 24\/00UTC, then slow-moving and filling,","15":"expected 974 by 24\/12 UTC.","16":"Secondery low expected 978 50N19W by 23\/12UTC, moving southeast,","17":"expected 990 45N14W by 24\/00UTC, then 1000 just west Portugal by","18":"24\/12UTC.","19":"Low expected 991 51N47W by 23\/12UTC, moving east, expected 982 52N33W","20":"by 24\/00UTC, then 983 52N24W by 24\/12UTC. ","21":"High 1033 37N44W, moving southeast, expected 1031 31N25W by 24\/12","22":"UTC.","23":"The monsoon trough enters the Atlantic through the coast of ","24":"Sierra Leone near 09N13W and continues southwestward to 03N21W. ","25":"The ITCZ extends from 03N21W to 02N35W and to 00N50W.","26":"Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 24 at 12 UTC","27":"FARADAY, ALTAIR.","28":"Northwest 7 or 8, at times 9, backing Westerly 7 or 8 later, locally","29":"9 in far north. Severe gusts.","30":"High or very high, cross.","31":"Long W or NW swell 5 to 7 m, abating in west later.","32":"Poor vis in heavy rain and thundersqualls.","33":"ROMEO.","34":"Northwest 8 or 9, locally 10 or 11 in west soon, backing Westerly 8","35":"or 9 later. Severe or violent gusts.","36":"High or very high, cross.","37":"Long W swell 6 to 9 m.","38":"Poor vis in heavy rain and thundsqualls.","39":"CHARCOT.","40":"Northwest 8 or 9, locally 10 or 11 in east later, backing Westerly 7","41":"or 8 in west at end. Severe or violent gusts.","42":"High or very high, cross.","43":"Long W or NW swell 6 to 9 m.","44":"Poor vis in heavy rain and thundsqualls.","45":"ACORES.","46":"Northwest 5 or 6, but 7 or 8 in northeast, backing Westerly 4 to 6","47":"later, then locally increasing Southwest 7 or 8 in far northwest at","48":"end. Severe gusts.","49":"Very rough or high.","50":"Long NW swell 5 to 7 m.","51":"Poor vis in showers in far northeast, improving soon, then in rain in","52":"far north at end.","53":"JOSEPHINE.","54":"Northwest 7 or 8, increasing locally 9 in far northeast soon, then","55":"backing Westerly 5 or 6,   temporarily 7 in far northwest at end .","56":"Severe gusts.","57":"High or very high, cross.","58":"Long NW swell 5 to 7 m.","59":"Poor vis in rain  and thundersqualls, mainly in northeast.","60":"IRVING.","61":"Northerly 4 or 5, locally 6 in northeast, gradually becoming Variable","62":"Clockwise 2 to 4 soon, at times 5 in east, then increasing Southwest","63":"4 or 5 in northwest at end.","64":"Rough or very rough in long NW swell .","65":"Long NW swell 5 or 6 m.","66":"MADEIRA.","67":"Northwest 5 or 6 soon, locally 7 in northeast, decreasing North or","68":"Northwest 4 or 5, locally 6 in far northeast at end. Gusts.","69":"Rough or very rough, becoming quickly very rough or high soon.","70":"Long NW swell 5 to 7 m.","71":"Moderate vis in scattered showers, mainly in northeast.","72":"PAZENN.","73":"Westerly 8 or 9, temporarily 10 or 11 at first, decreasing 7 or 8","74":"this evening, and veering West or Northwest in late night, at times","75":"8. Severe gusts.","76":"High or very high, decreasing high in the evening.","77":"Long W swell 6 to 7 m.","78":"Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.","79":"IROISE, YEU.","80":"Southwest 8 or 9, temporarily 10 at first, decreasing gradually 5 or","81":"6 overnight, at times 7, and veering Westerly in west tomorrow","82":"morning. Severe gusts.","83":"High or very high, decreasing very rough or high overnight.","84":"Long W swell 5 to 6 m.","85":"Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.","86":"ROCHEBONNE.","87":"Southwesterly 7 or 8, locally 9 in west at first, decreasing 6 or 7","88":"in the evening, and veering Westerly in west tomorrow morning. Severe","89":"gusts.","90":"High or very high, decreasing very rough or high in the evening.","91":"Long W swell 5 to 6 m.","92":"Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.","93":"CANTABRICO.","94":"In northwest : West or Southwest 7 or 8, decreasing 6 or 7 this","95":"afternoon. Severe gusts.","96":"In southeast : West or Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing 3 to 5 this","97":"evening, and increasing 5 or 6 tomorrow morning. Gusts.","98":"High, locally very high in northwest, decreasing very rough or high","99":"overnight.","100":"Long NW swell 5 to 6 m, temporarily 7 m this afternoon.","101":"Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.","102":"FINISTERRE.","103":"Westerly 6 or 7, but 8 in northeast at first, veering Northwesterly","104":"tomorrow morning. Severe gusts.","105":"High or very high, decreasing high in the evening.","106":"Long NW swell 6 to 7 m, increasing 7 to 8 m overnight.","107":"Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.","108":"PORTO.","109":"West or Northwest 7 or 8 , temporarily increasing 9 later severe","110":"gusts.","111":"High, cross.","112":"Long NW swell 5 to 7 m, soon.","113":"Poor vis in heavy rain and thundersqualls.","114":"SAO VICENTE.","115":"West or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7, increasing quickly Northwest 7","116":"or 8 soon, at times 9 later. Severe to viloent gusts.","117":"Very rough or high, cross.","118":"Long NW swell 5 or 6 m.","119":"Poor vis in heavy rain and thundersqualls.","120":"CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT.","121":"Westerly 5 or 6, at times 7, gradually increasing West or Northwest 6","122":"or 7, at times 8 soon. Severe gusts.","123":"Rough increasing very rough soon, then high in southwest later.","124":"Long NW swell 5 m in southwest..","125":"Poor vis in heavy rain and thundersqualls.","126":"CASABLANCA.","127":"West or Northwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in far northwest, increasing West","128":"or Northwest 7 or 8 later. Gusts.","129":"Rough or very rough, increasing high soon.","130":"Long NW swell 5 to 7 m.","131":"Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers.Threat of","132":"thundersqualls.","133":"AGADIR, TARFAYA.","134":"West or Northwest 4 or 5, increasing Northwest 5 or 6 soon. Gusts.","135":"Rough or very rough, increasing very rough or high later.","136":"North or Northwest swell 3.5 to 4 m, increasing 5 to 6 m later.","137":"Moderate or poor vis in some rain or showers, improving later.","138":"METEOR.","139":"Northeast 4 or 5, veering Easterly 5 or 6 soon, then deceasing 3 or 4","140":"in far north at end.","141":"Moderate, increasing rough soon, then very rough later, in long NW","142":"swell 4.5m in north.","143":"CANARIAS.","144":"Northerly 4 or 5, increasing North or Northeast 5 or 6 soon, at times","145":"7 between islands.","146":"Rough, increasing very rough in long NW swell 4.5m later.","147":"Moderate vis in scattered showers.","148":"CAPE VERDE.","149":"Northeast 5 or 6, veering East or Northeat later.","150":"Rough, temporarily moderate in northeast.","151":"Moderate vis in scattered showers in far west.","152":"CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS.","153":"Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 at end.","154":"Moderate or rough.","155":"Moderate vis due to sand haze in southeast of CAP BLANC and northeast","156":"of CAP TIMIRIS. ","157":"SIERRA LEONE.","158":"Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in far north, but locally Variable 2 to 4","159":"in far southeast.","160":"Moderate or rough.","161":"Moderate vis in scattered showers in far west or due to sand haze in","162":"east.","163":"GULF OF GUINEA.","164":"Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southeasterly soon, except in far","165":"northwest. Severe gusts in thundersqualls.","166":"Slight or moderate.","167":"Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Moderate vis due to sand","168":"haze in far northeast.","169":"POINTE NOIRE.","170":"South or Southeast 3 or 4, occasionnally 5 in southwest.","171":"Moderate.","172":"Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls with severe gusts.","173":" ","174":"Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours","175":"Persistence of strong flow in the bay of Biscay, with threat of West","176":"or Northwest gale to severe gale. ","177":"Persistence of West or Northwest near gale or gale over north of 35N,","178":"locally severe gale or storm over FARADAY and ROMEO, backing West or","179":"Southwest  near gale to severe gale over FARADAY, ALTAIR and ACORES","180":"from Sunday 00Z.","181":""}}]}