Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-12 07:09:00 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 111808 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 11 May 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 : NO WARNING. Part 2 : General synopsis, Monday 11 at 12 UTC Low 1010 42N12W, slowly moving southwest and filling, expected 1018 39N13W by 13/00 UTC. High 1035 49N33W, drifting southwest and expected 1037 47N34W by 13/00 UTC. Tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic in 27W, from 01S to 10N. Monsoon trough near 11N16W to 04N23W. ITCZ extends from 01N29W to 03N50W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Wednesday 13 at 00 UTC FARADAY. In northwest, Clockwise 2 to 4. In southeast, Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 later. Moderate or rough from northwest to southeast, decreasing moderate soon. ROMEO. North or Northeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in west, decreasing 3 or 4 at end. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate later. Moderate vis in some showers, improving soon. ALTAIR. Northeast 4 or 5, locally 3 or 4 in far northwest, and occasionally 6 in east soon. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in showers, improving in northwest soon. CHARCOT. In far southeast, Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming East or Northeast 3 or 4 at end. Elsewhere, Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 or 7 in east, decreasing 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing moderate or rough soon. Poor vis in rain or showers, occasionally thundery in southeast, improving moderate in some showers later. ACORES. Northeasterly 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 later, then increasing locally 5 in north at end. Moderate or rough in NE swell, decreasing moderate at end. Moderate or poor vis in showers, improving moderate in some showers later. JOSEPHINE. In west, Northerly 4 to 6 from south to north, decreasing 3 to 5 later. Gusts. In east, Cyclonic 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 later. Gusts. Rough in N swell, locally very rough in far northwest at first, decreasing moderate or rough soon. Poor vis in rain or showers, improving moderate in some showers soon. IRVING. Northerly 2 to 4, occasionally 5. Moderate or rough in N swell. Poor vis in rain or showers, mainly in north of IRVING. MADEIRA. West or Northwest 2 to 4, veering Northerly at end. Moderate or rough in N swell, decreasing moderate at end. Poor vis in scattered showers, clearing at first. PAZENN. North or Northeast 3 to 5, backing Northerly 2 to 4 soon. Moderate, becoming slight or moderate soon. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE. Northerly 3 or 4, at times 5 at first, backing North or Northwest 3 to 5 later. Slight or moderate. CANTABRICO. Northeasterly 2 to 4, backing Northerly later, at times 5 in far east, backing North or Northwest 2 to 4 at end. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in some showers. FINISTERRE. In north, East or Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 soon, then Northeast 3 or 4 later. In south, Easterly 3 to 5, veering Southeasterly 3 or 4 soon, backing Northeasterly 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later. Poor vis in showers, at times thundery. PORTO. Southerly 3 or 4, becoming Variable clockwise 2 to 4 later. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate soon, then slight or moderate at end. Poor vis in showers, at times thundery, improving later. SAO VICENTE. Southwesterly 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 in northwest soon, then decreasing 1 to 3 at end. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate soon. Poor vis in rain or showers, improving later. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. West or Southwest 3 or 4, increasing locally 5 in far east of GIBRALTAR STRAIT soon, then veering West or Northwest 2 to 4 at end. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight soon. Moderate vis in some showers, improving later. CASABLANCA. West or Southwest 2 to 4, locally Variable in far southeast, veering Northwesterly later. Decreasing slight or moderate from east at end. AGADIR. Northwesterly 2 to 4, increasing Northerly 3 or 4 soon, locally 5 in far east, at times 6 near Cape Ghir at end. Gusts. Moderate in NW swell. METEOR. North or Northeast 2 to 4. Moderate in N swell. Moderate in scattered showers. CANARIAS. Northerly 2 to 4 in northwest, but North or Northeast 4 or 5 in southeast. Decreasing slight or moderate, temporarily moderate or rough in N swell in northwest at first. Poor vis in some rain or showers in far southeast, clearing at end. TARFAYA. North or Northeast 2 to 4, increasing Northeast 3 or 4 soon. Moderate in NW swell. CAPE VERDE. Northeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in far southeast. Moderate, at times rough in far southeast, becoming moderate or rough later. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6, locally increasing 5 or 6 in far east at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in scattered showers at first, clearing, or due to sand haze in east. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far north soon, but mainly Northwesterly 2 to 4 in far southeast. Gusts. Moderate, locally moderate or rough in north. Moderate vis due to sand haze in northeast. GULF OF GUINEA. In west, Southeasterly 2 to 4, at times 5 in far south, but Variable in far northwest. In east, Southerly 3 or 4. Moderate, locally slight in far east. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls with severe gusts. POINTE NOIRE. Southeast 4 or 5, locally South or Southeast 3 or 4 in far east. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in far northwest. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours No near gale or gale expected.