Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-26 17:59:51 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 260817 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 58, MONDAY 26 JANUARY 2026 AT 0815 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, MONDAY 26 OF JANUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW "JOSEPH" 942 54N40W, MOVING SOUTHEAST, EXPECTED 960 51N29W BY 27/12 UTC. SECONDARY LOW EXPECTED 975 47N13W BY 26/18 UTC, MOVING NORTH AND DEEPENING, EXPECTED 950 OVER IRELAND BY 27/12 UTC. ASSOCIATED DISTURBED FLOW IN AREA OVER NORTH OF 32N. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 27/12 UTC AT LEAST. WESTERLY 8, INCREASING 9 OR 10 IN FROM WEST. VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. ROMEO. FROM 26/18 UTC TO 27/06 UTC. WEST 8 IN EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 27/12 UTC AT LEAST. WESTERLY 7 OR 8, INCREASING 9 IN FAR NORTH LATER, THEN IN SOUTH AT END. VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. CHARCOT. CONTINUING TO 27/09 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. ACORES. CONTINUING TO 27/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8, BACKING SOUTHWEST 8 AT END, LOCALLY 9 IN NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. JOSEPHINE. CONTINUING TO 27/12 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. MADEIRA. FROM 26/15 UTC TO 27/03 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTH. GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH IN NORTH. PAZENN. FROM 26/18 UTC TO 27/09 UTC. SOUTHWESTERLY 8, AT TIMES 9. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. IROISE, YEU. FROM 27/00 UTC TO 27/12 UTC. SOUTHWESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH AT END. ROCHEBONNE. FROM 27/00 UTC TO 27/06 UTC. IN WEST, SOUTHWESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH IN FAR WEST AT END. CANTABRICO. FROM 27/00 UTC TO 27/06 UTC. SOUTHWESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. FINISTERRE. FROM 26/12 UTC TO 27/03 UTC. SOUTHWESTERLY 8, AT TIMES 9. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. PORTO. FROM 26/12 UTC TO 27/03 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8, AT TIMES 9. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH. SAO VICENTE. FROM 26/18 UTC TO 27/12 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. FROM 27/03 UTC TO 27/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST INCREASING 8 FROM NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING LOCALLY HIGH OVER CADIZ AT END. CASABLANCA. FROM 27/00 UTC TO 27/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 260928 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 26 January 2026 at 1015 UTC. Wind speed in BEAUFORT SCALE. Sea state in DOUGLAS SCALE. Please be aware, wind gusts can be a further 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the significant height. Part 1 : WARNING NR 58. Part 2 : General synopsis, Monday 26 at 00 UTC Low "JOSEPH" 942 54N40W, moving southeast, expected 960 51N29W by 27/12 UTC. Secondary low expected 975 47N13W by 26/18 UTC, moving north and deepening, expected 950 over Ireland by 27/12 UTC. Associated disturbed flow in area over north of 35N. High belt 1025 - 1030 along 26N, with little change. Monsoon trough ITCZ from 10N13W to 07N18W, then ITCZ extends from 07N18W to 03N33W and to Eq50W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 27 at 12 UTC FARADAY. Westerly 7 or 8, locally 5 to 7 in east, increasing 9 or 10 from west. Severe or violent gusts. High or very high and cross. Long NW swell 6 or 7 m, increasing 7 or 8 m. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery squalls. ROMEO. South or Southwest 3 to 5, increasing Westerly 6 or 7 soon, locally 8 in east. Severe gusts. Becoming high from west. Long W swell increasing gradually 5 to 7 m. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery squalls. ALTAIR. West or Northwest 7 or 8, increasing 9 in far north later, then West or Southwest 8 or 9 in southwest at end. Severe to violent gusts. High or very high and cross. Long NW swell 5 to 6 m, increasing NW 7 to 9 m. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery squalls. CHARCOT. West or Southwest 7 or 8, veering West or Northwest later. Severe gusts. High. Long W or NW swell, increasing 5 or 6 m. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. ACORES. West or Northwest 7 or 8, backing Southwest 7 or 8 at end, locally 9 in northwest. Severe gusts. High and cross, locally very high in north. Long NW swell increasing 5 to 6 m. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery squalls. JOSEPHINE. Southwest 7 or 8, veering West or Northwest from west. Severe gusts. Very rough or high. Long NW swell increasing 5 to 6 m. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. IRVING. West or Southwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in north, veering West or Northwest from west. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high from north later. Long NW swell increasing 5 to 7 m from north. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. MADEIRA. West or Southwest 5 or 6 locally 7 or 8 in north, veering West or Northwest 5 or 6 later, locally 7 in north. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later. Long NW swell increasing 5 or 6 m at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. PAZENN. Cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing Southwesterly 7 or 8 soon, at times 9, then decreasing West or Southwest 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high soon. Long W swell 5m at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. IROISE, YEU. South 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 at first, then Southwesterly 7 or 8 later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high at end. Long W swell 4 to 5 m, abating at first, then long W or NW swell 5m at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ROCHEBONNE. Southerly 6 or 7, but locally Variable 2 to 4 in far east at first, veering Southwesterly later, temporarily 8 in west later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high at end. Long W swell 4 to 5 m, abating at first, then long W or NW swell 5m at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CANTABRICO. Southerly 5 or 6, increasing Southwesterly 6 or 7 later, at times 8, then decreasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 at end, at times 7 in northwest. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming high in far northwest at end. Long W swell 4 to 5 m, abating at first, then long W or NW swell 5m at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. FINISTERRE. Southwesterly 6 or 7, increasing 7 or 8 at first, at times 9, decreasing West or Southwest 6 or 7 later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high soon. Long W or NW swell 5m at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. PORTO. Southwest 6 or 7, increasing rapidly 7 or 8, at times 9, then decreasing 6 or 7 later. Severe gusts. Very rough, becoming high. Long NW swell increasing 5 m. Poor vis in rain or thundery squalls. SAO VICENTE. Southwest 5 or 6, increasing 7 or 8 from northwest, then veering West 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming high. Long NW swell increasing 5 m. Poor or very vis poor in heavy rain later. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. West or Southwest 5 or 6 , increasing 6 or 7 later, then 8 from northwest at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough at end, locally high over CADIZ. Poor or very vis poor in heavy rain at end. CASABLANCA. Southwest 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 soon, then 7 or 8 later. Gusts. Rough or very rough in long NW swell. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers later. AGADIR. Variable 2 to 4, increasing Southwest 4 or 5 soon, then 5 or 6 later. Rough in long NW swell. Moderate vis in rain or showers at end. METEOR. Variable Clockwise 2 to 4, locally West or Southwest 4 or 5 in far north at first. Moderate, becoming rough or very rough in NW swell from north. Moderate vis in showers in north. CANARIAS. Variable Clockwise 2 to 4, locally West or Southwest 4 or 5 in far north. Moderate or rough in NW swell. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze in southeast. TARFAYA. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southwest 3 or 4 at end. Moderate or rough in long NW swell. CAPE VERDE, CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. East or Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. East or Northeast 4 or 5, but Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast. Gusts. Moderate or rough in long N swell. Moderate vis due to sand haze in northeast. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4, locally Variable 1 to 3 in northwest. Severe or violent gusts in thundersqualls. Slight, locally moderate in west. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4, locally 4 or 5 in far southwest. Severe or violent gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Southwesterly near gale in Bay of Biscay. Persistence of Westerly gale or severe gale north of 35N, occasionally storm over CHARCOT and PORTO.