Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-22 07:47:42 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 211913 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 235, TUESDAY 21 APRIL 2026 AT 1910 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, TUESDAY 21 OF APRIL AT 00 UTC. COMPLEX LOW 988 44N16W, DEEPENING EAST, EXPECTED 976 44N25W BY 23/00 UTC. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 23/00 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHEAST 8, INCREASING CYCLONIC 8 OR 9, AT TIMES 10 IN EAST, AT FIRST, THEN DECREASING IN WEST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH, LOCALLY VERY HIGH IN SOUTHEAST. WEST OF ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 23/00 UTC AT LEAST. CYCLONIC 8 OR 9, AT TIMES 10, DECREASING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 8 LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. EAST OF ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 22/12 UTC. EAST 8 IN FAR NORTH, INCREASING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 8 FROM SOUTH, AT TIMES 9 AT FIRST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN FAR NORTH AT FIRST. AGAIN FROM 22/18 UTC TO 23/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. ALTAIR. FROM 21/21 UTC TO 23/00 UTC AT LEAST. CYCLONIC 8 IN FAR NORTHEAST, AT TIMES 9. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH SOON. CHARCOT. CONTINUING TO 23/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8, AT TIMES 9 IN FAR NORTHWEST AT FIRST, BACKING SOUTHERLY LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN FAR NORTHWEST, DECREASING SOON. ACORES. CONTINUING TO 22/18 UTC. WESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. JOSEPHINE. FROM 22/06 UTC TO 22/21 UTC. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. PAZENN. CONTINUING TO 22/06 UTC. IN NORTHEAST : SOUTHEASTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. IROISE, YEU. CONTINUING TO 22/06 UTC. EASTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 211956 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 21 April 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 235. Part 2 : General synopsis, Tuesday 21 at 12 UTC Complex low 988 44N16W, deepening east, expected 976 44N25W by 23/00 UTC. Secondary low expected 1004 by 22/00 UTC in south of Bay of Biscay, gradually filling. High 1024 3541W, weakening and drifting southeast, expected 1017 23N33W by 23/00 UTC. High 1040 over Iceland, drifting southeast, expected 1035 over Scotland by 23/00 UTC. Associated ridge building towards Germany. Monsoon trough from 12N17W to 06N20W, then to 03N24W. ITCZ from 03N24W to 00N35W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 23 at 00 UTC FARADAY. North or Northeast 7 or 8, increasing Cyclonic 8 or 9, at times 10 in east, at first, then decreasing locally Nord 6 or 7 in west at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, locally very high in southeast. Long NE swell increasing 5 to 6 m from east soon. Poor vis in rain or showers, locally thundery in far east. ROMEO. In west, Cyclonic 8 or 9, at times 10 at first, decreasing South or Southeast 7 or 8 later. Severe gusts. In east, South or Southeast increasing 7 or 8 from south, at times 9 at first, decreasing temporarily 6 or 7 later. Severe gusts. Very rough or high. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. ALTAIR. In west, Northerly 6 or 7, backing North or Northwest soon. Gusts. In east, Westerly 6 or 7, locally Cyclonic 7 or 8, at times 9, in north. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high soon, locally cross with NE swell in west. Long NE swell increasing 5 to 6 m soon. Poor vis in rain or showers, locally thundery in far northeast. CHARCOT. South or Southwest 7 or 8, at times 9 in far northwest at first, backing Southerly later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, at times high in far northwest at first. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. ACORES. Westerly 7 or 8, decreasing 6 or 7 later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, at times cross with NW swell. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. JOSEPHINE. South or Southwest 6 or 7, at times 8 in northwest soon and later. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming cross with W swell in west soon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. IRVING. Westerly 5 or 6, locally 7 in north, decreasing West or Northwest 4 or 5 from north later. Gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing rough at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. MADEIRA. In northwest, Southwest increasing 5 or 6, then locally 7 in far northwest soon, and decreasing 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. In southeast, Variable 2 to 4. Moderate or rough in NW swell, becoming locally very rough in far northwest soon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers in far northwest later. PAZENN. Southeasterly 6 or 7 in northeast, at times 8, but Southerly 3 to 5 in southwest, becoming Southerly 5 or 6 in west soon, locally Variable 2 to 4 in east, temporarily 7 in far west soon. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate in far east later. Poor vis in showers or heavy rain, at times thundery, clearing later. IROISE, YEU. Easterly 6 or 7, at times 8, decreasing 5 or 6 soon, then 4 or 5 at end, temporarily Variable 2 to 4 later. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, locally very rough in extreme west at first, becoming slight or moderate later. Poor vis in showers at times thundery, clearing at end. ROCHEBONNE. Easterly 6 or 7, decreasing Cyclonic 4 to 6 soon, then becoming 3 to 5 later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later. Poor vis in showers at times thundery, clearing later. CANTABRICO. Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming Westerly 5 or 6 soon, at times 7 in far southeast, then becoming Variable 3 to 5 later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later. Poor vis in showers, at times thundery, clearing soon. FINISTERRE. In far northeast : Variable 2 to 4, temporarily Southwesterly 4 or 5 soon, increasing Southeasterly 4 or 5 at end. Elsewhere : Increasing Southerly 5 or 6, temporarily 7 at first. Rough or very rough. Poor vis in showers, at times thundery, clearing at first. PORTO. South or Southwest 4 or 5, locally 6 with gusts in far west. Rough, locally moderate in far east. SAO VICENTE. Clockwise 2 to 4, at times South or Southwest 4 or 5 in far northwest. Moderate or rough in NW swell. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Southwesterly 2 to 4, veering North or Northwest soon. Slight or moderate in W or NW swell. Moderate or poor vis in showers at first. CASABLANCA. North or Northwest 2 to 4, but Southwest in far east, becoming Clockwise soon. Moderate or rough in NW swell. AGADIR, TARFAYA. Northerly 2 to 4. Moderate or rough in NW swell, decreasing moderate at end. METEOR. Variable 2 to 4, at times North or Northeast at first, increasing Westerly 4 or 5 in far north later. Moderate or rough in N or NW swell. Moderate vis in some showers later, mainly in south. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 2 to 4, at times 5 between islands at first, backing locally Northwesterly in far northwest soon. Slight or moderate in NW swell, at times rough in northwest at first. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze near coast later. CAPE VERDE. Northeast 2 to 4, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in northwest soon. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate in N swell later. Moderate vis in some showers in far northwest. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. Northerly 3 to 5. Moderate in N or NW swell, locally slight near coast. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze near coast. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 2 to 4, at times 5 in northeast, but Northwesterly in far southeast. Severe gusts in thundersqualls in far southeast. Moderate in N or NE swell, locally slight near coast. Poor vis in thundersqualls in far southeast. GULF OF GUINEA. South or Southwest 2 to 4, but Variable in west. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate in S or SE swell. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. Southeasterly 3 to 5 from north to south. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate in S or SE swell. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Cyclonic near gale or gale in north of 35N, decreasing in south of 45N at end.