Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-25 22:54:41 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 252040 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 57, SUNDAY 25 JANUARY 2026 AT 2035 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SUNDAY 25 OF JANUARY AT 12 UTC. LOW "INGRID" 986 OVER EIRE, MOVING EAST AND FILLING. ASSOCIATED TROUGH OVER THE BAY OF BISCAY, MOVING EAST. LOW "JOSEPH" 952 54N36W, SLOW-MOVING AND EXPECTED 953 53N33W BY 27/00 UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHWARDS AND MOVING EAST. SECONDARY LOW DEEPENING IN THIS TROUGH AND EXPECTED 987 45N13W BY 26/12 UTC, MOVING NORTHEAST AND DEEPENING, EXPECTED 964 48N11W BY 27/00 UTC. HIGH BELT 1025 - 1030 ALONG 30N, WITH LITTLE CHANGE. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 27/00 UTC AT LEAST. WESTERLY 8, LOCALLY INCREASING 9 OR 10 IN WEST LATER. VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH, BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH SOON. ROMEO. FROM 26/18 UTC TO 27/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST 8 IN FAR EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 27/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST 8, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 LATER, LOCALLY 9 IN FAR NORTHWEST. VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH, BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH LATER. CHARCOT. FROM 26/03 UTC TO 27/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8, VEERING WEST LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH SOON, LOCALLY CROSS IN EAST. ACORES. FROM 25/21 UTC TO 27/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8, LOCALLY 9 IN FAR WEST, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH, LOCALLY BECOMING VERY HIGH IN FAR NORTHWEST LATER. JOSEPHINE. FROM 26/00 UTC TO 27/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8, VEERING WEST OR SOUTHWEST LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH AND CROSS. MADEIRA. FROM 26/18 UTC TO 27/00 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTH. GUSTS. PAZENN. FROM 26/12 UTC TO 27/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWESTERLY 8, LOCALLY CYCLONIC IN NORTHWEST, AT TIMES 9 AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH. IROISE, YEU. FROM 26/12 UTC TO 27/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTH 8. SEVERE GUSTS. CANTABRICO. CONTINUING TO 26/03 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. FINISTERRE. FROM 26/09 UTC TO 27/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8, AT TIMES 9 AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH. PORTO. FROM 26/12 UTC TO 27/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH AND CROSS. SAO VICENTE. FROM 26/18 UTC TO 27/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS IN NORTHWEST. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 252041 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 25 January 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 57. Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 25 at 12 UTC Low "INGRID" 986 over Eire, moving east and filling. Associated trough over the Bay of Biscay, moving east. Low "JOSEPH" 952 54N36W, slow-moving and expected 953 53N33W by 27/00 UTC. Associated trough extending southwards and moving east. Secondary low deepening in this trough and expected 987 45N13W by 26/12 UTC, moving northeast and deepening, expected 964 48N11W by 27/00 UTC. High belt 1025 - 1030 along 30N, with little change. ITCZ from 05N10W to 03N51W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 27 at 00 UTC FARADAY. Westerly 7 or 8, locally increasing 9 or 10 in west later. Severe to violent gusts. High, becoming high or very high from west soon. Long NW swell 5 to 7 m, becoming long NW 6 to 8 m in west later. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. ROMEO. West 6 or 7, but South or Southwest in east at first, decreasing Southwesterly 4 to 6 soon, then increasing West 6 or 7, locally 8 in far east, at end. Severe gusts. Very rough, at times cross with long NW swell in east at first, gradually becoming very rough or high from west. Long W swell increasing 5 to 6 m in west soon. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. ALTAIR. West 7 or 8, veering West or Northwest 7 or 8, locally 9 in far northwest, later. Severe to violent gusts. Very rough or high, becoming high or very high from west later. Long NW swell 5 to 6 m, becoming long NW in west at end. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. CHARCOT. West or Southwest 6 or 7, gradually increasing Southwest 7 or 8 from south soon, then veering West later. Severe gusts. Very rough, locally cross with long NW swell in east, gradually becoming high from west. Long W or NW swell 5 to 8 m. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. ACORES. West or Southwest 7 or 8, locally 9 in far west, veering West or Northwest 7 or 8 later. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, at times cross with long NW swell in east at first, becoming high, locally very high in far northwest, later. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. JOSEPHINE. Southwest increasing 7 or 8 from west, then veering West or Southwest later. Severe gusts. Very rough, cross with long NW swell, gradually becoming high from west. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. IRVING. Southwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in far north, veering Westerly soon. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high from north later. Long NW swell increasing 5 or 6 m in west later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery in far north. MADEIRA. West or Southwest 4 to 6 from south to north, increasing Southwest 6 or 7 from northwest soon, at times 8 in far north at end. Gusts. Rough, becoming rough or very rough later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in northwest later. PAZENN. Backing Southwesterly 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 soon, then 7 or 8 later and becoming locally Cyclonic in northwest, at times 9 at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later, then very rough or high at end. Long W or NW swell 5.5 to 6.5 m, abating soon. Poor vis in showers or squall at times thundery with severe gusts. IROISE, YEU. Northwest 5 or 6, backing Westerly 4 or 5 soon, increasing South 7 or 8 later. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough soon. Long W swell 4.5 to 5.5 m, abating later. Poor vis in showers, at times thundery. ROCHEBONNE. West or Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing 4 or 5 soon, backing Southerly 6 or 7 later. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, becoming very rough soon, then rough or very rough later. Long W or NW swell 4.5 to 5.5 m, abating 3 to 4 m later. Poor vis in showers or thundersqualls with severe gusts. CANTABRICO. West or Northwest 7 or 8, backing Westerly 5 or 6 soon, backing South or Southwest 5 or 6 later, increasing Southerly 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts. High, becoming very rough soon, then rough or very rough later. Long NW swell 4.5 to 5.5 m, abating 3 to 4 m later. Poor vis in showers or thundersqualls with severe gusts. FINISTERRE. Southwesterly 5 or 6, increasing Southwest 7 or 8 from south soon, at times 9 at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, becoming very rough soon, then high later. Long NW swell 5.5 to 6.5 m, abating soon. Poor vis in showers or squall at times thundery with severe gusts. PORTO. Southwest 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 soon, then 7 or 8 later. Severe gusts. Very rough, cross with long NW swell, becoming very rough or high later. Long NW swell 5 to 7 m, rapidly decreasing. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. SAO VICENTE. West or Southwest 5 or 6, increasing Southwest 6 or 7 from northwest soon, then 7 or 8 at end. Severe gusts. Very rough, cross with long NW swell, locally becoming high in northwest at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. West or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7 at first, increasing Southwest 6 or 7 at end. Gusts. Rough, decreasing moderate or rough soon. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CASABLANCA. West or Southwest 4 to 6 from south to north, backing Southwest 5 or 6 later, at times 7 in far northwest at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough in long NW swell. Moderate vis in showers in northeast, improving later. AGADIR. Northwesterly 2 to 4, increasing West or Southwest 4 or 5 later. Rough in long NW swell. METEOR. Clockwise 2 to 4, locally increasing West or Southwest 4 or 5 in far north later. Moderate in long N or NW swell, at times rough. CANARIAS. Clockwise 2 to 4, at times East or Northwest 4 or 5 in far south at first, locally increasing West or Southwest 4 or 5 in far north later. Rough in long N or NW swell, gradually decreasing moderate. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze in southeast. TARFAYA. Northerly 2 to 4, backing Northwesterly later. Rough in long NW swell. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast 4 or 5. Rough, gradually decreasing moderate. Moderate vis in some showers in west, at times thundery, improving soon. Moderate vis due to sand haze in southeast. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 with gusts over CAP BLANC at first. Rough, decreasing moderate at end. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. East or Northeast 4 or 5, but Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast. Gusts. Moderate or rough in long N swell. Moderate or poor vis in some thundery showers in far south, improving soon. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze in northeast. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight, locally moderate in far west. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4, locally 5 in far southwest. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Westerly near gale or gale in north of 32N, with threat of severe gale to storm over FARADAY, ALTAIR, CHARCOT, PAZENN and JOSEPHINE.