Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-21 01:25:12 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 201913 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 325, THURSDAY 20 AUGUST 2026 AT 1910 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 20 OF AUGUST AT 12 UTC. LOW 1016 47N34W, MOVING EAST, EXPECTED 1008 43N23W BY 21/12UTC, THEN 995 42N19W BY 22/00UTC. ASSOCIATED STRONG FLOW. SOUTHEAST OF FARADAY, SOUTH OF ROMEO, EAST OF ALTAIR, CHARCOT. FROM 21/06 UTC TO 22/00 UTC AT LEAST. CYCLONIC 8 TO 10. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 201913 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 20 August 2026 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 325. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 20 at 12 UTC Low 1016 47N34W, moving east, expected 1008 43N23W by 21/12UTC, then 995 42N19W by 22/00UTC. Associated strong flow. High 1028 54N31W, expected 1030 52N24W by 22/00 UTC. High 1027 38N27W, expected 1026 35N38W by 22/00 UTC. Tropical wave along 27W, south of 18N, moving westward at 10 to 15 kt. Monsoon trough from16N17W to 11N30W and to 10N51W. ITCZ from 10N51W to 10N60W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 22 at 00 UTC FARADAY. Easterly 6 or 7, increasing Cyclonic 8 or 9 in southeast soon, then decreasing Southeast 4 or 5 in west at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in far southeast at end. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain. ROMEO. Northeasterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6, locally 7 or 8 in south soon. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in southwest at end. Poor or very poor vis in thunderstorms. ALTAIR. Westerly 4 to 6, increasing Cyclonic 8 to 10 in east soon, then decreasing Easterly 4 or 5 in west at end. Severe gusts. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough soon, then very rough or high in east later. Poor or very poor vis in thunderstorms. CHARCOT. Northerly 4 or 5, locally Variable 2 to 4 in west, increasing Cyclonic 7 or 8 in west soon, then Cyclonic 8 to 10 everywhere later. Severe gusts. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough later, then very rough or high in west at end. Poor or very poor vis in thunderstorms. ACORES. Clockwise 2 to 4, locally West 4 or 5 in far north, increasing West or Northwest 4 to 6 later. Slight or moderate, becoming rough in far northeast later. Poor vis in thundery rain later. JOSEPHINE. Northerly 3 or 4, locally Variable 2 to 4 in west, increasing Southwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in far northwest, at end. Gusts. Moderate, becoming rough in far northwest at end. Poor vis in thundery rain in far northwest at end. IRVING. Easterly 2 to 4, becoming Variable soon but locally Northerly in east. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in some showers. MADEIRA. North or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in east and near the islands, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in northwest at end, and North 3 or 4 in southeast. Moderate. PAZENN. North or Northwest 4 or 5, decreasing North or Northeast 3 or 4, locally 5 in southwest, tomorrow evening. Moderate or rough in NW swell, decreasing moderate tomorrow morning. Locally poor vis in showers, clearing tomorrow evening. IROISE, YEU. Northwest 2 to 4, veering North or Northwest, temporarily 4 or 5, tomorrow evening. Moderate with NW swell, locally slight in east. Locally poor vis in showers, clearing tomorrow evening. ROCHEBONNE. Northwesterly 3 or 4. Moderate in NW swell. Locally poor vis in showers, clearing tomorrow evening. CANTABRICO. Northwesterly 3 or 4, locally 5 in south, decreasing Northerly 2 to 4 tomorrow evening. Moderate in NW swell. Locally poor vis in showers, at times thundery, clearing tomorrow evening. FINISTERRE. Northerly 4 or 5, temporarily 2 to 4 tomorrow morning, veering North or Northeast tomorrow afternoon. Moderate or rough in NW swell, decreasing moderate next night. Locally poor vis in showers, clearing tomorrow evening. PORTO. Northerly 4 or 5, at times 6 in east. Moderate. SAO VICENTE. North or Northwest 4 or 5, increasing at times 6 in west later. Moderate, locally slight in far southeast at first. CADIZ. Westerly 2 to 4. Slight, locally moderate in far west. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. West 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 at end. Slight. Moderate vis in some showers at first. CASABLANCA. In far northeast : Northwest 2 to 4. Elsewhere : North 3 or 4, increasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 soon, then decreasing 3 or 4 in northwest later. Slight or moderate from east to west, becoming moderate at end. AGADIR. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 5 or 6 in far southeast, at times 7. Gusts. Moderate, at times rough in far southeast. METEOR. East or Northeast 3 or 4, locally 4 or 5 in southeast, decreasing locally Variable 1 to 3 in far northwest soon. Moderate, locally slight in far north. Moderate or poor vis in some showers in far west, at times thundery. CANARIAS. Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 between islands and in far southeast. Gusts. Moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze in southeast. TARFAYA. North 4 or 5, at times 6 in far northeast, decreasing 3 or 4 at end, locally 4 or 5 in northeast. Moderate, locally slight along coast at first. CAPE VERDE. Northeasterly 4 or 5, increasing locally 6 in far east later. Moderate, becoming rough in southeast later. Moderate vis due to sand haze in east. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7 in far southeast. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze near coasts. CAP TIMIRIS. In north : Northerly 5 or 6. In south : West or Northwest 4 or 5, becoming Variable 2 to 4 at end. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. Variable 2 to 4, increasing locally North 4 or 5 in far north near islands later. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate in long S swell. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate. Poor vis in thundery showers in north. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 in southwest at end, and at times 5 near coast. Moderate. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of Easterly near gale over FINISTERRE. Persistence of Cyclonic gale to storm over east-ALTAIR, south-ROMEO, CHARCOT, east-ACORES and JOSEPHINE.