Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-04 23:13:44 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 042015 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 144, WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2026 AT 2010 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, WEDNESDAY 4 OF MARCH AT 12 UTC. LOW "REGINA" 1012 BETWEEN PORTUGAL AND MOROCCO, FILLING. ATLANTIC TROUGH EXTENDING FROM WEST IRELAND TO AZORES ISLANDS MOVING EAST, EXPECTED FROM SCOTLAND TO WEST PORTUGAL BY 05/12 UTC, THEN WAVING FROM NORWAY TO IBERIAN PENINSULA. LOW 1010 45N61W DEEPENING TOWARDS SOUTHWEST ICELAND. ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDING OVER FARADAY AND NORTHWEST ALTAIR BY 06/00 UTC. HIGH 1040 40N46W MOVING EAST, EXPECTED 1037 39N23W BY 06/00 UTC WITH ASSOCIATED RIDGE EXTENDING TOWARDS SCOTLAND. FARADAY. FROM 05/03 UTC TO 06/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8 IN WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. PAZENN. FROM 05/00 UTC TO 05/18 UTC. NORTHERLY 8 FROM WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. PORTO. FROM 05/18 UTC TO 06/00 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH 8 IN EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 042016 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 4 March 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 144. Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 4 at 12 UTC Low "REGINA" 1012 between Portugal and Morocco, filling. Atlantic trough extending from west Ireland to Azores Islands moving east, expected from Scotland to west Portugal by 05/12 UTC, then waving from Norway to Iberian Peninsula. Low 1010 45N61W deepening towards southwest Iceland. Associated trough extending over FARADAY and northwest ALTAIR by 06/00 UTC. High 1040 40N46W moving east, expected 1037 39N23W by 06/00 UTC with associated ridge extending towards Scotland. Ridge extending from Central Europe to Bay of Biscay, weakening. Monsoon trough from 08N13W to 05N16W. ITCZ from 05N16W to 00N26W, then to 00N48W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 6 at 00 UTC FARADAY. Westerly 4 or 5 in east, at times 6, but increasing Southwest 7 or 8 in west, then increasing South or Southwest 6 or 7 in east later. Severe gusts. Very rough, locally high in far northwest, increasing very rough or high soon, and cross. Long NW swell 5 to 5.5 m, decreasing soon, then long W swell later and at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. ROMEO. In west, North or Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing West or Northwest 4 or 5 soon, then backing West or Southwest 4 to 6 later. In east, North or Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing 4 to 6 later. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough soon, then decreasing rough or very rough in west at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, temporarily clearing in west soon. ALTAIR. In northwest, Variable Clockwise 4 or 5, locally Southwest 6 or 7 in far northwest, increasing Southwesterly 6 or 7 soon. Gusts. In southeast, Variable Clockwise 3 to 5, at times 6 in far southeast at first, becoming Southwesterly at end. Rough or very rough, and cross in northwest. Long NW swell 5 m in northwest, decreasing soon. Moderate or poor vis in rain in far northwest later and at end. CHARCOT. North or Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing Northwesterly 3 to 5 in west soon, then becoming Variable Clockwise 3 to 5 in west at end, but decreasing North 5 or 6 in east, locally 7 in far southeast. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough soon, then decreasing rough or very rough in west at end, but becoming cross in east. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in east at first. ACORES. North or Northeast 5 or 6 in southeast, but Variable Clockwise 3 to 5 in northwest, decreasing Variable Clockwise 3 to 5 everywhere soon, then becoming Southeasterly at end. Gusts. Rough, locally rough or very rough in far north, decreasing moderate or rough at end. JOSEPHINE. In west, North 6 or 7, decreasing North or Northeast 5 or 6 later, locally 4 or 5 in far northeast, then Northeasterly 3 to 5 at end. Gusts. In east, increasing North 6 or 7, then decreasing 5 or 6 at end, locally 7 in far northeast. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough soon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or in showers, clearing soon. IRVING. Northeasterly 5 or 6, temporarily 7 at first, veering Easterly later. Moderate or rough, becoming rough soon. Moderate vis in rain or showers, mainly in south. MADEIRA. North 4 or 5, increasing North or Northeast 5 or 6 soon, at times 7. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough later, locally very rough in far northeast. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, clearing at end. PAZENN. Cyclonic 3 or 4, increasing gradually Northerly 6 or 7 from west, at times 8. Severe gusts. Moderate, increasing rough soon, then very rough later. NW swell 3 to 3.5m later. Poor vis in rain or showers. IROISE, YEU. Southeasterly 3 to 5, becoming Cyclonic soon, then increasing Northerly 6 or 7 from west later. Gusts. Moderate, increasing rough or very rough later. Poor vis in rain or showers later. ROCHEBONNE, CANTABRICO. Southeasterly 3 to 5, becoming Cyclonic 4 or 5 soon, then becoming North or Northwest later and increasing 6 or 7 in west. Gusts. Moderate, becoming rough or very rough in west at end. Poor vis in rain or showers later. FINISTERRE. Mainly Northwesterly 3 or 4, increasing Northerly 6 or 7 from west soon. Gusts. Moderate, increasing rough soon, then very rough later. NW swell 3 to 3.5m at end. Poor vis in rain or showers. PORTO. Northerly 3 to 5, locally 6 or 7 in extreme west, increasing North 6 or 7 everywhere soon, then 7 or 8 in east at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in west soon, then very rough everywhere later. Poor vis due to some coastal fog patches at first. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. SAO VICENTE. North or Northwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7 in northwest soon, then everywhere later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough from northwest later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Westerly 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 soon, at times 6, then Northwest 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CASABLANCA. North or Northwest 4 or 5, increasing Northerly 5 or 6 later, at times 7. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. AGADIR, TARFAYA. Northerly 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 with gusts at end. Rough, decreasing moderate or rough later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. METEOR. Northeasterly 4 or 5, at times 6. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, increasing locally 5 or 6 in far north at end. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in north at end. CAPE VERDE. Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 later. Gusts. Rough. Moderate vis in scattered showers in west. CAP BLANC. Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts. Rough, locally moderate in far east. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze in east. CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 later. Gusts. Becoming rough, locally moderate in far east. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze in east. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 with gusts in north at first, but Westerly 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate or rough, locally slight or moderate in far southeast. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze in east. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate in long S swell, but in N swell in far west. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far northwest. POINTE NOIRE. Southeast 3 or 4, but South 1 to 3 in far east. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate in long S swell. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Northerly near gale over the Bay of Biscay. Persistence of Clockwise flow in north of 30N, with threat of Northerly gale over PORTO and SAO VICENTE. Southwest gale over FARADAY and ALTAIR.