Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2025-09-18 11:23:09 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 180752 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 18 September 2025 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 : NO WARNING. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 18 at 00 UTC Low 982 just northwest Scotland, moving northeast. Complex low 1002 53N24W, moving northeast, expected 995 58N12W by 19/12UTC. Associated trough waving from Ireland to northwest IRVING. High 1025 over central Europe, building 1029 hPa. New high expected 1025 41N43W by 19/00UTC, then 1028 43N36W by 19/12UTC. Tropical wave near 25W from 19N southward across western Cabo Verde Islands, moving west around 15 kt. Monsoon trough from 14N17W to 07N25W, then to 08N38W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 19 at 12 UTC FARADAY, ALTAIR. Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6, veering North or Northwest from west soon. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery, clearing in west later. ROMEO. Westerly 5 or 6, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 from west soon, at times 5. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Rough, gradually decreasing moderate. Poor vis in heavy rain or thunderstorms. CHARCOT. South or Southwest 3 to 5, locally 6 with gusts in northwest, decreasing West or Northwest 2 to 4 in northwest soon, at times 5 at end. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate soon. Poor vis in heavy rain or thunderstorms. ACORES. North or Northwest 3 or 4, at times 5, but South or Southwest in far southeast, increasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 everywhere later. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Moderate. Poor vis in rain or thunderstorms, mainly in southeast. JOSEPHINE. In far northwest, Southwest 4 or 5, veering Northwest at end. Elsewhere, Clockwise 2 to 4, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 later. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in heavy rain or thunderstorms in far northwest. IRVING. Variable 2 to 4, increasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 in west soon. Moderate, decreasing slight or moderate in east at end. Poor vis in thundery showers in west. MADEIRA. Easterly 2 to 4, becoming Variable later. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. PAZENN. South or Southwest 5 or 6, but mainlt Southerly 2 to 4 in southeast, becoming Variable 2 to 4 in northeast in late night. Moderate or rough, crossed in SW swell, becoming moderate tomorrow morning. Poor vis in rain or showers in northwest, becoming thundery at end. IROISE. Mainly Southerly 2 to 4. Becoming moderate in W swell. Locally poor vis in fog patches. YEU. In west, mainly Southerly 2 to 4. In east, variablr 2 to 4, Southerly 2 to 4 prevailing at first, et Northeasterly prevailing tonight. Moderate in W swell. Locally poor vis in morning fog patches. ROCHEBONNE. Veering Easterly 2 to 4, becoming variable this evening, temporarily Westerly 4 or 5 in southeast then South or Southeast 3 or 4 in east in late night. Moderate in W or NW swell. Locally poor vis in fog patches. CANTABRICO. Veering Easterly 2 to 4, becoming variable this evening, then South or Southeast 3 or 4 in east in late night. Moderate in W or NW swell. Locally poor vis in morning fog patches. FINISTERRE. Variable 2 to 4, temporarily Easterly 4 or 5 in northeast at first, becoming mainly South or Southwest in west this evening. Moderate. Locally poor vis in coastal fog patches. PORTO. Clockwise 1 to 3. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate soon. Poor vis due to some fog patches in far east. SAO VICENTE. In far southeast, Easterly 2 to 4, at times 5 at end. Elsewhere, Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Poor vis due to some fog patches. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. In and leeward strait, Easterly 6 or 7. Gusts. Elsewhere, Variable 2 to 4, increasing Easterly 3 to 5 later. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later. Poor vis due to some coastal fog patches. CASABLANCA, AGADIR, TARFAYA. North or Northeast 2 to 4, at times 5. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight soon. Moderate vis due to sand haze. METEOR. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Northerly in west. Moderate, decreasing slight or moderate in east later. Moderate vis in showers in far northwest soon. CANARIAS. Mainly Northeasterly 2 to 4, at times 5. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. CAPE VERDE. Northeasterly 3 to 5. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate. Poor vis in thundersqualls in south. Moderate vis due to sand haze. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 3 to 5, at times 6 with gusts soon. Moderate. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. CAP TIMIRIS. Northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming Cyclonic soon. Moderate, locally slight in far east. Moderate vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. In west, Cyclonic 2 to 4, becoming Southeasterly later. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. In east, Variable 1 to 3, becoming Southerly later. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. GULF OF GUINEA. South 3 or 4, locally Southwest in east. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate, decreasing slight in east later. Poor vis in thundersqualls in north. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4, locally Southwest in far east. Slight or moderate. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of Southwesterly near gale in PAZENN, IROISE and YEU at end. Persistence of Easterly near gale over CADIZ and GIBRALTAR STRAIT.