Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2025-12-09 12:11:25 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 090826 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 516, TUESDAY 9 DECEMBER 2025 AT 0820 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, TUESDAY 9 OF DECEMBER AT 00 UTC. LOW 970 56N25W, FILLING ON PLACE. ASSOCIATED TROUGH TOWARDS SOUTH. SECONDARY LOW "BRAM" 975 49N16W, DEEPENING NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 963 55N13W BY 09/12 UTC, THEN EXPECTED 960 62N07W BY 10/12 UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH CROSSING BAY OF BISCAY AND ENGLISH CHANNEL. NEW LOW EXPECTED 966 51N47W BY 09/12 UTC, MOVING NORTHEAST AND EXPECTED 956 56N37W BY 10/12 UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH TOWARDS SOUTH. SECONDARY LOW DEEPENING IN PREVIOUS TROUGH, EXPECTED 991 42N35W BY 10/03 UTC, THEN 989 46N27W BY 10/12 UTC. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 10/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8, RAPIDLY BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8, AT TIMES 9, THEN VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 IN WEST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 09/18 UTC. WEST 8 IN NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. AGAIN FROM 10/06 UTC TO 10/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. ALTAIR. FROM 09/15 UTC TO 10/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9, VEERING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN WEST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. CHARCOT. CONTINUING TO 09/09 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWESTERLY 8 IN FAR NORTHEAST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. AGAIN FROM 10/06 UTC TO 10/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN EXTREME WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. ACORES. FROM 09/18 UTC TO 10/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8, AT TIMES 9. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. PAZENN. CONTINUING TO 09/15 UTC. SOUTHWESTERLY 8 OR 9. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH AND CROSSED. IROISE, WEST OF YEU. CONTINUING TO 09/15 UTC. SOUTH 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSSED. FINISTERRE. CONTINUING TO 09/12 UTC. SOUTH 8 OR 9. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSSED, TEMPORARILY VERY HIGH IN NORTH AT FIRST. PORTO. CONTINUING TO 09/12 UTC. SOUTH 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 090918 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 9 December 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 : WARNING NR 516. Part 2 : General synopsis, Tuesday 9 at 00 UTC Low 970 56N25W, filling on place. Associated trough towards south. Secondary low "BRAM" 975 49N16W, deepening northeast, expected 963 55N13W by 09/12 UTC, then expected 960 62N07W by 10/12 UTC. Associated trough crossing Bay of Biscay and English channel. New low expected 966 51N47W by 09/12 UTC, moving northeast and expected 956 56N37W by 10/12 UTC. Associated trough towards south. Secondary low deepening in previous trough, expected 991 42N35W by 10/03 UTC, then 989 46N27W by 10/12 UTC. High belt 1022 along 25N, building 1026 by 10/12 UTC. New high expected 1024 35N25W by 09/18 UTC, building and drifting east, expected 1028 37N18W by 10/12 UTC. Associated ridge building towards Bay of Biscay. Monsoon trough from coastal border of Sierra Leone and Liberia, then extends to 04N20W. ITCZ from 04N20W to 02N30W to 02N46W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Wednesday 10 at 12 UTC FARADAY. West or Northwest 7 or 8, rapidly backing South or Southwest, at times 9, then veering West or Northwest 7 or 8 in west at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high and cross. Long NW swell 5 or 6 m. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers. ROMEO. Westerly 6 or 7, locally 8 in north, temporarily decreasing 5 or 6 soon, then backing West or Southwest at end, locally 8 in west. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, and cross. Long W or NW swell 5 m. Poor or very poor vis in thundery showers, then rain in west at end. ALTAIR. West or Northwest 6 or 7, rapidly increasing South or Southwest 8 or 9, then veering North or Northwest 7 or 8 in west at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, and cross. Long NW swell 5 m. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers. CHARCOT. Westerly 5 or 6, at times 7, temporarily decreasing 4 or 5 later, then increasing South pr Southwest 7 or 8 in extreme west at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, and cross, becoming very rough later. Long W or NW swell 5 m in west. Poor or very poor vis in thundery showers, then rain in west at end. ACORES. West or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7, rapidly becoming Cyclonic 4 to 6 from west soon, then increasing South or Southwest 8 or 9 soon. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, and cross, in NW swell. Long NW swell 5 m in far north at first. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers. JOSEPHINE. West or Northwest 5 or 6, locally Southwest 6 or 7 in far southeast, beecoming Variable 3 to 5 soon, then increasing Southwest 6 or 7 in far northwest at end. Severe gusts. Very rough, locally high and cross in north at first, becoming rough or very rough at end. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers. IRVING. Variable 3 to 5, becoming mainly Southerly later, locally Southwest 6 or 7 in far north. Gusts. Rough or very rough and cross. Long NW swell 5 or 6 m. Poor vis in some showers. MADEIRA. Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6, becoming Northerly 4 or 5 soon, then veering Northeasterly later. Rough or very rough, becoming rough at end. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain, clearing at end. PAZENN. Southwesterly 8 or 9, decreasing Southwest 5 or 6 at first, then Westerly 3 to 5 later. Severe gusts. High or very high and crossed, becoming very rough soon. Long S or SW swell 6 to 7 m, then W swell 4 to 5 m soon. Poor vis in rain or showers. IROISE, West of YEU. South 7 or 8, decreasing Southwest 5 or 6 at first, then West 3 or 4 at end. Severe gusts. High and crossed, becoming very rough soon. Long W swell 4 to 5 m, then long SW swell 5 to 6 m at first, abating 3 to 4 m soon. Poor vis in rain or showers. East of YEU. South 5 or 6, decreasing Southwesterly 3 or 4 soon. Gusts. Very rough, becoming rough later. Long W swell 4 to 5 m, then long SW swell 4 to 5 m at first, abating 3 to 4 m soon. Poor vis in rain or showers. ROCHEBONNE. Southerly 5 or 6, locally 7 in far west, decreasing Southwest 4 or 5 at first, then West 3 or 4 at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, but high in far west at first. Long W swell 4 to 5 m, abating 3 to 4 m later. Poor vis in rain or showers. CANTABRICO. Southerly 5 or 6, at times 7, decreasing Southwesterly 4 or 5 at first, at times 6, then Variable 2 to 4 soon, but locally Westerly 3 to 5 in west. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. Long W swell 3 to 4 m. Poor vis in rain or showers. FINISTERRE. Southwesterly 4 or 5, at times 6 in north, but locally South 8 or 9 in east at very first, veering Westerly soon, then decreasing Variable 2 to 4 at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, and crossed, becoming rough or very rough soon. Long W swell 4 to 5 m. Poor vis in rain or showers. PORTO. Westerly 4 or 5, locally Southerly 7 or 8 in east at first, decreasing 3 or 4 soon, then veering North or Northeast at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, and cross, rapidly becoming very rough. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers. SAO VICENTE. South or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7, decreasing North or Northwest 3 or 4 soon, then gradually increasing North or Northeast 3 to 5 later. Gusts. Very rough and cross, becoming rough at end. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Southeasterly 3 or 4, increasing Westerly 3 to 5 soon, then increasing Southerly 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers. CASABLANCA. South or Southwest 3 to 5, locally 6 in far northwest, becoming Variable 4 or 5, at times 6, soon. Gusts. Rough or very rough. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain. AGADIR. South or Southwest 3 to 5,veering North or Northeast later. Rough in long NW swell. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain. METEOR. Variable 3 to 5. Rough, locally very rough in north at first. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. CANARIAS. Variable 3 to 5, becoming Northeasterly later, locally 6 between islands at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough in long NW swell. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery or due to sand haze. TARFAYA. Variable 1 to 3, becoming North or Northeast 3 to 5 at end. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in some showers at end or due to sand haze. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast 3 to 5, locally Variable 1 to 3 in far north. Rough. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. CAP BLANC. East or Northeast 3 or 4, increasing 3 to 5 later, then 4 or 5 at end. Rough. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. CAP TIMIRIS. Northeasterly 3 to 5. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in west later, but Variable 1 to 3 in far southeast. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate or rough. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls with severe gusts in far southwest or due to sand haze. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls with severe gusts or due to sand haze. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in extreme west. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls with severe gusts. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence or threat of Cyclonic gale to storm north or 30 N, mainly Southwesterly.