Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-21 11:19:17 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 210704 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 404, WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2026 AT 0700 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, WEDNESDAY 21 OF OCTOBER AT 00 UTC. DEEP TROUGH CROSSING BAY OF BISCAY AND ENGLISH CHANNEL, MOVING NORTHEAST, EXPECTED OVER NORTH SEA BY 21/12 UTC, THEN WITH LITTLE MOVE. NEW STORM "AUSTEN" EXPECTED 1008 46N39W BY 21/12, THEN 998 47N25W BY 22/00 UTC, THEN 983 49N14W BY 22/12 UTC. FARADAY. FROM 21/12 UTC TO 22/12 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 FROM WEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC IN EAST LATER, AT TIMES 10. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH AND CROSS IN EAST LATER. ROMEO. FROM 22/00 UTC TO 22/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 IN WEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC 8 TO 10 EVERYWHERE LATER, LOCALLY 11 IN FAR NORTH AT END. SEVERE TO VIOLENT GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH AND CROSS, LOCALLY VERY HIGH IN FAR NORTH AT END. ALTAIR. FROM 21/12 UTC TO 22/09 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8 IN NORTH, AT TIMES 9 IN FAR NORTH, DECREASING FROM WEST LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH IN FAR NORTHEAST LATER. CHARCOT. FROM 22/00 UTC TO 22/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN FAR NORTH. PAZENN. FROM 22/09 UTC TO 22/18 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9, BUT 10 OR 11 IN NORTH. SEVERE OR VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE, CANTABRICO. CONTINUING TO 21/12 UTC. NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. FINISTERRE. FROM 22/09 UTC TO 22/18 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8, INCREASING 9 IN NORTH IN AFTERNOON. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH IN NORTH. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 210828 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 21 October 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 404. Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 21 at 00 UTC Deep trough crossing Bay of Biscay and English Channel, moving northeast, expected over North Sea by 21/12 UTC, then with little move. New storm "AUSTEN" expected 1008 46N39W by 21/12, then 998 47N25W by 22/00 UTC, then 983 49N14W by 22/12 UTC. High 1030 43N27W, drifting southeast, expected 1027 38N20W by 22/00 UTC, then merging with next one. Associated ridge gradually building in south of Bay of Biscay, then weakening later. New high expected 43N25W by 23/00 UTC. Monsoon trough enters the Atlantic near 13N17W and continues to 08N26W. The ITCZ extends from 08N26W to 06N50W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 22 at 12 UTC FARADAY. In west : increasing Southwest 8 or 9 from west at first, then veering North or Northwest 5 or 6 later and decreasing 3 to 5 at end. In east : West or Southwest 5 or 6, locally 6 or 7 in far northeast, becoming Cyclonic 8 or 9 later, at times 10, then decreasing Northwest 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high and cross in east later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers from west, at times thundery, clearing at end. ROMEO. West or Southwest 6 or 7, increasing South or Southwest 8 or 9 from west soon and becoming Cyclonic 8 to 10 everywhere later, locally 11 in far north. Severe to violent gusts. Becoming very rough and cross, then very rough or high later, locally very high in far north at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, becoming locally thundery in north later. ALTAIR. South or Southwest 3 to 5, increasing gradually 6 or 7 from west at first, locally 8 in north and at times 9 in far north, then decreasing Northerly 3 to 5 from west to east at end, locally 5 or 6 in far east. Severe gusts. Rough, locally very rough in north, becoming locally high in far northeast later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers from northwest. CHARCOT. Clockwise 2 to 4 in south, but West or Southwest increasing 5 or 6 in north, becoming Southwest 6 or 7 from west later, locally 8 in far north. Severe gusts. Rough in NW swell, at times very rough in far north, becoming rough or very rough later, locally high in far north. Moderate vis in some showers, becoming moderate or poor in rain later from northwest. ACORES. In north : Southerly 2 to 4, at times 5, veering gradually West 3 to 5 soon. In south : becoming Clockwise 2 to 4. Moderate, locally moderate or rough in far northeast. Moderate vis in some showers. JOSEPHINE. East or Northeast 2 to 4, at times 5, becoming Clockwise soon, locally increasing West or Southwest 4 or 5 in northwest at end. Moderate or rough in N or NW swell. Moderate vis in scattered showers. IRVING. East or Northeast 3 to 5 from northwest to southeast. Moderate. Moderate vis in scattered showers. MADEIRA. East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far southeast soon. Moderate. Poor vis in thundery showers in south. PAZENN. Northwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in far northeast, backing Westerly 6 or 7 at midday, increasing Southwest 8 or 9 from west at end. Severe gusts. Very rough, becoming high in far west at end. NW swell 4m. Poor vis in showers. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE, CANTABRICO. Northwest 7 or 8, decreasing Westerly 6 or 7 in afternoon, backing Southwest 6 tomorrow morning. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. NW swell 3 to 4m. Poor vis in thundery squalls. FINISTERRE. Dcreasing Westerly 4 or 5 in afternoon, increasing Southwesterly 5 or 6 overnight, then 7 or 8 at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough. NW swell 4m. Poor vis in showers. PORTO. North 2 to 4, locally 5 in far east, becoming Variable later, then increasing Southwest 3 to 5 from southeast to northwest at end, locally 5 or 6 in far northwest. Rough in NW swell. SAO VICENTE. Northerly 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 at end. Moderate, gradually becoming rough in NW swell soon, but locally slight or moderate in far southeast. CADIZ. North or Northwest 2 to 4, veering North or Northeast later and decreasing 1 to 3 at end. Slight or moderate in south, smooth or slight in north. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Westerly 3 to 5 from west to east, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 later. Slight, decreasing smooth or slight soon. CASABLANCA. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far southeast, decreasing East or Northeast 2 to 4 later, at times 5 in west. Moderate, becoming locally rough in far north at end. Moderate or poor vis in showers in south at end. AGADIR. Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6in far northeast, but locally Variable 2 to 4 in southeast, veering East or Northeast 3 to 5 everywhere later. Moderate. Poor vis in thundery showers from south soon. METEOR. East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6, but locally 3 or 4 in far southeast. Moderate. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery. CANARIAS. Easterly 3 to 5, locally 5 or 6 in north near islands, decreasing 2 to 4 at end, at times 5. Gusts. Moderate, decreasing slight in southeast soon. Poor vis in thundery showers. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far southeast. TARFAYA. East or Northeast 3 to 5, veering Easterly 2 to 4 later. Moderate, decreasing locally slight in south later. Poor vis in thundery showers. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in far northwest. Moderate, locally slight near islands. Moderate or poor vis in showers. CAP BLANC. Variable Cyclonic 2 to 4, becoming North or Northeast later. Moderate, decreasing slight or moderate in east later. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers mainly in east. CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 3 to 4. Moderate, decreasing locally slight in far east later. Moderate or poor vis in some showers in east, at times thundery. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far east. SIERRA LEONE. East or Northeast 2 to 4 in northwest, but Variable 1 to 3 in southeast. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate, locally smooth or slight in far east. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls, moderate vis due to sand haze in far northeast. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4, locally Variable 1 to 3 in far northwest. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. Southerly 3 or 4. Moderate. Moderate vis in showers in far northeast. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Southwesterly gale or severe gale in Bay of Biscay, veering West or Northwest. Threat of storm to violent storm in north of PAZENN and IROISE. Persistence of Cyclonic storm to violent storm, with threat of hurricane over north of ROMEO and West or Southwest gale associated over north of CHARCOT, decreasing later. Threat of Southerly gale over west of FARADAY at end.