Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-24 10:54:02 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 240931 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 54, SATURDAY 24 JANUARY 2026 AT 0925 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SATURDAY 24 OF JANUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW "INGRID" 965 50N06W, SLOW-MOVING NORTH-NORTHWEST AND FILLING, EXCEPTED 986 JUST NORTHWEST IRELAND BY 25/12 UTC. LOW 982 52N33W MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST, EXPECTED 980 50N14W BY 25/00 UTC, THEN 986 47N05W BY 25/12 UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 978 48N40W BY 25/00 UTC, THEN 960 54N36W BY 25/12 UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH DEEPENING LATER FROM WEST OVER FARADAY, ALTAIR AND ACORES. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 25/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST 8, GRADUALLY INCREASING SOUTH 7 OR 8 FROM WEST SOON, AT TIMES 9 LATER, THEN VEERING WEST IN WEST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH IN FAR NORTH. ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 25/12 UTC AT LEAST. GRADUALLY INCREASING WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 OR 9, AT TIMES 10 IN NORTHEAST SOON, DECREASING IN WEST LATER. VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH, AND CROSS. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 24/12 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. AGAIN FROM 25/03 UTC TO 25/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 GRADUALLY FROM WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. CHARCOT. CONTINUING TO 25/12 UTC AT LEAST. BACKING WESTERLY 8, TEMPORARILY NORTHWEST IN FAR EAST AT FIRST, GRADUALLY DECREASING IN SOUTHWEST LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH, AND CROSS, DECREASING HIGH AT FIRST. ACORES. CONTINUING TO 24/15 UTC. IN NORTHWEST, WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. JOSEPHINE. CONTINUING TO 24/12 UTC. NORTHWEST 8 IN EAST, LOCALLY 9 IN FAR NORTHEAST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. PAZENN. CONTINUING TO 24/18 UTC. NORTHWESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. AGAIN FROM 24/21 UTC TO 25/12 UTC AT LEAST. WESTERLY 8 OR 9, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. ROCHEBONNE. FROM 24/21 UTC TO 25/12 UTC AT LEAST. WESTERLY 8 IN WEST, INCREASING 8 OR 9 AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. CANTABRICO. CONTINUING TO 25/12 UTC AT LEAST. WESTERLY 8, INCREASING 8 OR 9 AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. FINISTERRE. FROM 24/21 UTC TO 25/12 UTC AT LEAST. WESTERLY 8 OR 9 IN NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. PORTO. CONTINUING TO 24/12 UTC. NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR SOUTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. SAO VICENTE. CONTINUING TO 24/15 UTC. NORTHWEST 8 OR 9. VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. CADIZ. CONTINUING TO 24/18 UTC. NORTHWEST 8, LOCALLY 9 IN FAR WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN SOUTHWEST. CASABLANCA. CONTINUING TO 24/18 UTC. IN NORTH, WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 240932 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 24 January 2026 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 54. Part 2 : General synopsis, Saturday 24 at 00 UTC Low "INGRID" 965 50N06W, slow-moving north-northwest and filling, excepted 986 just northwest Ireland by 25/12 UTC. Low 982 52N33W moving east-southeast, expected 980 50N14W by 25/00 UTC, then 986 47N05W by 25/12 UTC. New low expected 978 48N40W by 25/00 UTC, then 960 54N36W by 25/12 UTC. Associated trough deepening later from west over FARADAY, ALTAIR and ACORES. High 1031 33N30W, drifting southeast, expected 1030 29N20W by 25/12 UTC. Monsoon trough from 08N13W to 04N21W. ITCZ from 04N21W to 02N23W, then to 02N40W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 25 at 12 UTC FARADAY. West 7 or 8, temporarily decreasing 4 or 5 from west at first, gradually increasing South 7 or 8 from west soon, at times 9 later, and veering West in west at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, at times cross, and occasionally very high in far north. Long NW swell 5 to 6 m, decreasing in west later. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers, becoming heavy from west later. ROMEO. Gradually increasing West or Northwest 8 or 9, at times 10 in northeast soon, then decreasing Westerly 5 to 7 in west later, locally South in far west at end, but Northwest 7 or 8 in east at end. Violent gusts. High or very high, at times cross. Long W or NW swell 5 to 7 m, locally 8 in east, decreasing in far west at end. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers, clearing in southwest soon. ALTAIR. West or Southwest 7 or 8, temporarily decreasing Clockwise 3 to 5 from west at first, increasing South 6 or 7 from west soon, then gradually increasing West or Southwest 7 or 8 from west later. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, and cross. Long NW swell 5 to 6 m, gradually decreasing from west later. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. CHARCOT. Backing Westerly 6 or 7, at times 8, temporarily Northwest in far east at first, locally increasing 8 in far northeast soon, but gradually decreasing Clockwise 4 to 6 in southwest later, locally increasing Southerly 6 or 7 in far west at end. Severe gusts. High or very high, and cross, decreasing very rough or high at first. Long W or NW swell 7 to 8 m, locally 9 m in east, gradually decreasing 5 to 6 m soon. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ACORES. West or Southwest 6 or 7, temporarily 8 in northwest at first, decreasing 5 or 6 soon, at times 7, then increasing Southwest 6 or 7 later. Severe gusts. Decreasing rough or very rough, locally high in far northeast at first, and at times cross. Long NW swell 5 to 7 m from west to east, decreasing from west soon. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. JOSEPHINE. Decreasing Westerly 5 or 6, at times 7, temporarily Northwest 7 or 8 in east, locally 9 in far northeast at first. Severe gusts. Decreasing very rough or high, temporarily high or very high at first, then very rough later. Long NW swell 6 to 8 m, gradually decreasing 5 to 6 m soon. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. IRVING. Clockwise 2 to 4, locally Southwest 4 or 5 in far north, increasing Southwest 4 to 6 from south to north later. Rough or very rough in long NW swell, decreasing moderate or rough soon. Poor vis in some showers in northwest. MADEIRA. North or Northwest decreasing 4 to 6 from west to east, at times 7 in far east at first, then Clockwise 2 to 4 in south soon, but Westerly 4 or 5 in north, occasionally 6 in far north, and increasing Westerly 4 to 6 from south to north at end. Gusts. Very rough or high, decreasing rough or very rough later. Long NW swell 5 to 7 m, decreasing 5 to 6 m later. PAZENN. Northwesterly 7 or 8, decreasing temporarily Westerly 6 or 7 soon, then increasing West or Northwest 8 or 9 later. Severe gusts. High, increasing high or very high later. Long W or NW swell 6 to 7m, decreasing later. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. IROISE, YEU. Westerly 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 soon, then decreasing 4 or 5 in north at end. Gusts. Very rough or high. Long W or NW swell 5 to 6 m, temporarily 7m soon. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ROCHEBONNE. Westerly 6 or 7, increasing 8 in west next night, then 8 or 9 in the morning. Severe gusts. Very rough or high. Long W or NW swell 5 to 6 m, temporarily 7m in west soon, decreasing 4 to 5m later. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CANTABRICO. Westerly 6 or 7, locally 8 in south, increasing 7 or 8 next night, then 8 or 9 in the morning. Severe gusts. Very rough or high. Long W or NW swell 5 to 6 m, temporarily 7m in west soon, decreasing 4 to 5m later. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. FINISTERRE. Westerly 6 or 7, increasing 8 or 9 in north next night. Severe gusts. High or very high, becoming high soon, then high or very high later. Long W or NW swell 7 to 8m, decreasing 6 to 6.5m soon, then becoming NW 5 to 6m later. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. PORTO. Northwest decreasing 6 or 7, temporarily 8 in far southwest at first, backing Westerly soon, then gradually decreasing 4 to 6 later. Severe gusts. High or very high, decreasing very rough or high soon. Long NW swell 7 to 8.5 m, decreasing 5 to 6 m soon. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. SAO VICENTE. Northwest 8 or 9, decreasing West or Northwest 5 or 6 at first, then backing Westerly soon. Violent gusts. Decreasing high, temporarily very high at first, then gradually very rough later. Long NW swell 7 to 9 m, decreasing 5 to 7 m soon. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. CADIZ. Decreasing West or Northwest 4 or 5, temporarily West or Northwest 7 or 8, locally 9 in far west at first, then increasing Westerly 5 or 6 later. Severe gusts. Very rough, locally high in southwest, decreasing rough or very rough later. Long NW swell 5 to 6 m in southwest, temporarily increasing 5.5 to 7 m soon. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing West or Southwest 6 or 7 at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing rough later. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. CASABLANCA. West or Northwest decreasing 4 to 6 from southwest, locally 7 or 8 in north at first, then occasionally Westerly 3 to 5 soon, and increasing West or Southwest 4 to 6 from south to north at end. Severe gusts. High, gradually decreasing very rough later. Long NW swell increasing 6 to 8 m, decreasing 5 to 6 m later. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. AGADIR, TARFAYA. North or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7 in north of AGADIR at first, decreasing North 4 or 5 soon, then Northwesterly 3 or 4 later. Gusts. Very rough or high, decreasing rough or very rough at end. Long NW swell increasing 6 to 7 m, decreasing 5 to 6 at end. Moderate vis in some showers, clearing soon. METEOR. Easterly 3 to 5 from north to south, decreasing Clockwise 2 to 4 in north soon. Rough or very rough in long NW swell, decreasing moderate or rough later. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in southeast, gradually decreasing Clockwise 2 to 4 from north soon, but Easterly 4 or 5 in far south. Gusts. Rough or very rough in long N or NW swell. Long N or NW swell 5 to 6 m in north, gradually decreasing soon. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts. Becoming rough, locally very rough in far northeast, and at times cross in long N swell. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far southeast later, or in some showers in far west. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. Northeast 5 or 6, at times 4 or 5 in southeast of CAP TIMIRIS. Gusts. Moderate or rough, gradually becoming rough or very rough from north soon, and at times cross in long N or NW swell. Moderate vis due to sand haze, except in north of CAP BLANC. SIERRA LEONE. East or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in far north, but Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast. Gusts. Moderate or rough, locally slight along coast. Moderate or poor vis in showers in far west, or moderate vis due to sand haze in north. GULF OF GUINEA. Variable 2 to 4. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls, clearing in north later. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4, locally 5 in far southwest, but South or Southwest 2 to 4 in far east. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours West or Northwest gale or severe gale expected over the Bay of Biscay with violent gusts over CANTABRICO on Sunday afternoon. Persistence of Westerly near gale or gale in north of 35N, temporarily severe gale over FARADAY at first. Threat of West or Southwest near gale over north of IRVING and of MADEIRA.