Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2025-12-16 06:08:21 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 152046 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 531, MONDAY 15 DECEMBER 2025 AT 2045 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, MONDAY 15 OF DECEMBER AT 12 UTC. TROUGH EXTENDING FROM ENGLAND TO WEST MOROCCO MOVING EAST WITH LOW DEEPENING 1006 OVER SOUTH SPAIN BY 16/12 UTC, THEN SLOW MOVING. LOW 978 46N57W MOVING NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 943 51N43W BY 16/12 UTC, THEN 944 56N33W BY 17/00 UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH GRADUALLY CROSSING FARADAY, ALTAIR, NORTH ACORES, REACHING ROMEO AND CHARCOT BY 17/00 UTC. HIGH 1031 35N32W DRIFTING SOUTHEAST, EXPECTED 1030 32N23W BY 17/00 UTC. ASSOCIATED RIDGE NORTHWARDS DRIFTING EAST, EXPECTED TOWARDS SOUTH ENGLAND BY 17/00 UTC. FARADAY. FROM 15/21 UTC TO 17/00 UTC AT LEAST. INCREASING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9, LOCALLY 10 IN FAR NORTHWEST LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS, BECOMING VERY HIGH OR PHENOMENAL IN NORTHWEST LATER. ALTAIR. FROM 15/21 UTC TO 17/00 UTC. IN NORTHWEST, SOUTHWEST 8, AT TIMES 9, DECREASING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS, LOCALLY VERY HIGH IN FAR NORTHWEST AT END. JOSEPHINE. CONTINUING TO 16/03 UTC. IN FAR SOUTHEAST, NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. SAO VICENTE. FROM 16/00 UTC TO 16/09 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST AT TIMES 8. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH IN SOUTH. CASABLANCA. FROM 16/00 UTC TO 16/09 UTC. IN FAR NORTH, NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 152046 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 15 December 2025 at 2215 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 531. Part 2 : General synopsis, Monday 15 at 12 UTC Trough extending from England to west Morocco moving east with low deepening 1006 over south Spain by 16/12 UTC, then slow moving. Low 978 46N57W moving northeast, expected 943 51N43W by 16/12 UTC, then 944 56N33W by 17/00 UTC. Associated trough gradually crossing FARADAY, ALTAIR, north ACORES, reaching ROMEO and CHARCOT by 17/00 UTC. High 1031 35N32W drifting southeast, expected 1030 32N23W by 17/00 UTC. Associated ridge northwards drifting east, expected towards south England by 17/00 UTC. Monsoon trough axis enters the Atlantic near 07N12.5W and continues southwestward to 04N22W. ITCZ extending from 04N22W to 03N31W to 04N40W to 04N45W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Wednesday 17 at 00 UTC FARADAY. In west, increasing Southwest 8 or 9, then veering West or Southwest later, locally 10 in far northwest. Severe gusts. In east, increasing Southwest 6 or 7, then 7 or 8 soon. Severe gusts. Very rough or high and cross, becoming high or very high later, locally phenomenal in far northwest at end. Long W swell 5 to 6 m, increasing 7 to 9 m in west at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. ROMEO. Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6 at first, gradually increasing Southwest 6 or 7 from west soon. Severe gusts. Very rough, cross later, becoming high in west at end. Long NW swell 5 m, decreasing soon. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers. ALTAIR. In northwest, Southwest 7 or 8, at times 9, decreasing West or Southwest 7 or 8 later, then 6 or 7 at end, locally 8 in far northwest. Severe gusts. in southeast, Southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7 soon. Gusts. Very rough or high and cross, locally very high in far northwest at end. Long W swell 5 to 6 m, temporarily decreasing soon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery at end. CHARCOT. In west, Northwest 4 to 6, increasing Southwest 5 or 6 soon, locally 7 in far northwest later. Gusts. In east, Northwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in southeast, gradually decreasing Southwest 3 to 5 later. Gusts. Very rough, decreasing rough or very rough later. Long NW swell 5 m, decreasing soon. Moderate or poor vis in showers. ACORES. In northwest, increasing Southwest 6 or 7. Severe gusts. In southeast, variable Clockwise 3 to 5, increasing Southwest 4 or 5 soon, at times 6. Rough or very rough, locally cross in north later. Long W swell 5 m in far northwest at end. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers in far northwest at end. JOSEPHINE. In west, Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7 at first, gradually decreasing West or Northwest 4 or 5 later. in east, Northwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in far southeast at first, gradually decreasing 4 or 5 later, locally 6 or 7 in far east. Gusts. Very rough and cross, decreasing rough or very rough later. Long NW swell 5 m in north, decreasing soon. Poor or very poor vis in thundery showers, improving soon. IRVING. Clockwise 2 to 4, temporarily 5 in southeast at first, locally increasing South or Southeast 4 or 5 in far northwest soon. Rough in NW swell, decreasing moderate or rough soon. Moderate vis in scattered showers in far west. MADEIRA. Northerly 5 or 6, locally 7 in far northeast, decreasing 4 or 5 later, locally 6 in far east. Gusts. Rough or very rough. Moderate vis in scattered showers in far east. PAZENN. North or Northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in east soon, gradually backing Southwest 5 or 6 from west later, locally 7 in far northwest at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough. W or NW swell 3,5 to 4,5 m. Poor vis in rain or squalls. IROISE, YEU. Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming Northerly 4 or 5 soon, occasionally 6 in west, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 at end. Gusts. Rough, temporarily very rough in west soon. NW swell increasing 3 to 3.5m. Poor vis in rain or showers. ROCHEBONNE. Variable 3 to 5, becoming Northerly 4 or 5 soon, occasionally 6 in extreme west but Variable 2 to 4 in east, then becoming Northerly 3 or 4 everywhere later. Rough, temporarily very rough in west soon. NW swell increasing 3 to 3.5m. Poor vis in rain or showers. CANTABRICO. Variable or mainly Southerly 3 to 5, becoming Cyclonic soon, then Northwesterly 3 or 4 at end. Gusts. Rough, occasionally very rough in far northwest later. NW swell increasing 3 to 3.5m. Poor vis in rain or showers. FINISTERRE. North or Northwest increasing 5 or 6 at first, decreasing 4 or 5 in north later, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 later, locally Southwest 4 or 5 in far northwest at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough. NW swell increasing 3 to 4 m. Poor vis in rain or squalls. PORTO. Increasing North or Northwest 6 or 7, then decreasing 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. Becoming very rough and cross. Poor or very poor vis in thundery showers, improving later. SAO VICENTE. North or Northwest 6 or 7, at times 8, decreasing 6 or 7 later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough and cross soon, locally high in south. Poor or very poor vis in thundery showers. CADIZ. Westerly 5 or 6, decreasing Northwest 4 or 5 soon, locally 6 in west. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in south later. Poor or very poor vis in thundery showers. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6 at first, decreasing 3 to 5 soon. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough later. Poor or very poor vis in thundery showers. CASABLANCA. Northwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in far north, veering North or Northwest 6 or 7 everywhere later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, increasing very rough soon, at times high in far north later. Long NW swell 5 m in far northeast at end. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers, mainly in east. AGADIR. Northwest increasing 5 or 6, then veering North or Northwest later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, gradually becoming very rough soon and later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, mainly in east, at times thundery. METEOR. Easterly 4 or 5. Moderate or rough, at times cross with NW swell. Moderate vis in showers, improving later. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 near islands, increasing 5 or 6 later. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in some showers, improving soon. TARFAYA. Northwest increasing 4 or 5, then increasing North or Northwest 5 or 6 with gusts later. Moderate, gradually becoming rough or very rough soon and later. Moderate vis in some showers, mainly in east. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts. Rough, cross with N swell. Moderate or poor vis in showers. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far east. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. Northeast increasing 5 or 6. Gusts. Moderate or rough, cross with N swell. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. Northeast 5 or 6, locally 2 to 4 in far southeast. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate or rough, cross with N swell. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in far south. Moderate vis due to sand haze. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate, at times rough in far west at first. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Moderate vis due to sand haze. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in far west. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate, locally slight or moderate in east. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in east. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Southwest near gale with threat of locally gale over PAZENN, north FINISTERRE, IROISE and YEU. Persistence of Westerly near gale or gale over FARADAY, ALTAIR, ROMEO, northwest of CHARCOT and ACORES, locally severe gale over FARADAY at first. Persistence of Northerly near gale over SAO VICENTE and CASABLANCA.