Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-19 19:51:50 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 190940 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 44, MONDAY 19 JANUARY 2026 AT 0940 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SUNDAY 18 OF JANUARY AT 12 UTC. DISTURBANCE OVER FARADAY, MOVING EAST, REACHING THE BAY OF BISCAY SOON, WITH DEEPENING LOW EXPECTED 990 JUST SOUTHWEST IRELAND BY 20/00UTC, THEN SLOW-MOVING. LOW EXPECTED 977 50N49W BY 20/00UTC, MOVING NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 978 53N35W BY 20/12UTC. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 19/21 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8, DECREASING FROM WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. AGAIN FROM 20/00 UTC TO 20/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST INCREASING 8 FROM WEST; LOCALLY 9 IN WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 21/06 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8, DECREASING IN NORTHWEST LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. ALTAIR. FROM 20/00 UTC TO 20/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST INCREASING 8 FROM WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. PAZENN. FROM 19/21 UTC TO 20/12 UTC. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST INCREASING TEMPORARILY 8 FROM WEST. VIOLENT GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH. IROISE, YEU. FROM 20/00 UTC TO 20/18 UTC. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST INCREASING 8 FROM WEST. VIOLENT GUSTS. BECOMING TEMPORARILY HIGH, CROSSED IN NW SWELL. ROCHEBONNE. FROM 20/03 UTC TO 20/18 UTC. IN WEST, SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST INCREASING 8 FROM WEST. VIOLENT GUSTS. BECOMING TEMPORARILY HIGH, CROSSED IN NW SWELL. CANTABRICO. FROM 20/03 UTC TO 20/18 UTC. IN NORTHWEST, SOUTHWESTERLY, 8. VIOLENT GUSTS. BECOMING TEMPORARILY HIGH, CROSSED IN NW SWELL. FINISTERRE. FROM 20/00 UTC TO 20/15 UTC. IN NORTH, SOUTHWEST 8. VIOLENT GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH IN NORTH. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 190949 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 19 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 44. Part 2 : General synopsis, Monday 19 at 00 UTC Complex low 985 just southeast Greenland, slow-moving and filling. Associated trough crossing the bay of Biscay in daytime. Disturbance over FARADY, moving east, reaching the Bay of Biscay soon, with deepening low expected 990 just southwest Ireland by 20/00UTC, then slow-moving. Low expected 977 50N49W by 20/00UTC, moving northeast, expected 978 53N35W by 20/12UTC. High 1035 35N39W, slow-moving southeast, expected 1033 32N36W by 20/12UTC. The monsoon trough enters the Atlantic near 08N13W and extends to 06N20W. The ITCZ continues from 06N20W to 02S44W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 20 at 12 UTC FARADAY. West or Southwest 7 or 8, decreasing 5 to 7 from west, increasing 7 or 8 later, then 8 or 9 in west at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high. Long NW swell 5 to 7 m, abating. Poor vis in rain. ROMEO. West or Southwest 7 or 8, locally 4 or 5 in east at first, veering Northwest 5 or 6 from northwest later. Increasing very rough or high from west, then high at end. Long NW swell increasing 5 to 7 m from northwest soon. Poor or very poor vis rain or showers.. ALTAIR. Westerly 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7 from north, then 7 or 8 later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, increasing very rough or high in north soon. Poor vis in rain later. CHARCOT. West or Northwest 4 to 6, locally North or Northwest 4 or 5 in southeast at first, increasing 6 or 7 from north. Very rough or high. Long NW swell 5 m, increasing 6 or 7 m. Poor vis in some rain later. ACORES. Clockwise 2 to , becoming West or Southwest 4 or 5 from north later, locally 5 or 6 in north. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in far north, in long NW swell. JOSEPHINE. Northerly 3 to 5, backing Westerly 3 to 5 later, then increasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 in north at end. Moderate or rough, increasing rough in long NW swell later, locally very rough in north. Moderate vis in some rain or showers in north at end. IRVING. Northeast 3 or 4, becoming Variable clockwise 2 to 4 later. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough in long NW swell later. MADEIRA. North or Northeast 3 to 5, locally in southeast, becoming mainly Northerly 2 to 4 from northwest. Moderate or rough in long NW swell. PAZENN. Northwest 5 or 6, backing South or Southwest 7 or 8 from west overnight,and veering Westerly 5 or 6 from west tomorrow morning. Violent gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high overnight, crossed in NW swell. Poor vis in rain or showers. IROISE, YEU. South or Southwest 3 to 5, veering West or Northwest from west in daytime, backing South or Southwest 7 or 8 overnight. Violent gusts. Moderate, becoming rough or very rough overnight, then very rough tomorrow morning, temporarily high, crossed with NW swell. Poor vis in rain or showers. ROCHEBONNE. Westerly 3 to 5, veering West or Northwest this afternoon, backing Southwesterly overnight, locally 7 or 8 in west, then backing South or Southwest 6 or 7 everywhere from west tomorrow morning, temporarily 8. Violent gusts. Moderate, becoming rough or very rough overnight, then very rough in west tomorrow morning, temporarily high, crossed with NW swell. Poor vis in rain or showers. CANTABRICO. In east, Westerly 3 to 5, at times 6 in south, backing Southerly 4 or 5 tomorrow morning, locally 6 in north. In west, Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6, backing Southwesterly 7 or 8 overnight. Violent gusts. Moderate, becoming rough or very rough overnight, then very rough in west tomorrow morning, temporarily high, crossed with NW swell. Poor vis in rain or showers. FINISTERRE. Northwesterly decreasing 3 to 5, backing Southwesterly 6 or 7 overnight, locally 8 in north. Violent gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high overnight, crossed in NW swell. Poor vis in rain or showers. PORTO. North 3 to 5, backing West or Southwest 5 or 6 from northwest later. Moderate or rough, increasing rough or very rough later, in long NW swell. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers later. SAO VICENTE. North or Northwest 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 later, then increasing Westerly 4 or 5 in northwest at end. Moderate or rough, becoming rough in long NW swell later. CADIZ. North or Northwest 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. West or Northwest 3 or 4, occasionally 4 or 5 in east. Slight or moderate. CASABLANCA. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 5 or 6 in southwest at first, decreasing 3 or 4 later. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in showers, along the coast. AGADIR, TARFAYA. North or Northeast 5 or 6, at time 7 in far east, decreasing 4 or 5 over northwest of AGADIR later. Gusts. Rough, becoming moderate over AGADIR later. METEOR. Northeast 5 or 6, locally 4 or 5 in north. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in some scattered showers. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7 between islands, decreasing 4 or 5 in northwest later. Gusts. Rough, becoming moderate in north at end. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts. Rough in cross swell. Moderate vis in scattered showers. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 5 or 6, locally 4 or 5, in far east of CAP BLANC. Gusts. Rough in cross swell. Moderate vis due to sand haze in southeast.. SIERRA LEONE. Northeast 5 or 6, locally North or Northeast 3 to 5 in southeast. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze, in east. GULF OF GUINEA. South or Southwest 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Moderate vis due to sand haze, in north. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4, locally 1 to 3 in far east. Moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls, mainly in north and near coast. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of Southwesterly Gale to severe gale in Bay of Biscay. West or Northwest gale to storm expected over FARADAY, ALTAIR, ROMEO and CHARCOT.