Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2025-12-25 09:13:48 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 241854 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 551, WEDNESDAY 24 DECEMBER 2025 AT 1850 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, WEDNESDAY 24 OF DECEMBER AT 12 UTC. MERRY CHRISTMAS. ATLANTIC TROUGH EXTENDING FROM NORTHWEST FARADAY TO WEST ACORES MOVING EAST AND FILLING. PERSISTENCE OF LOW AREA OVER MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND IBERIAN PENINSULA WITH NEW LOW DEEPENING 1011 JUST NORTHWEST A CORUNA BY 26/00 UTC. HIGH 1023 31N26W WEAKENING. NEW HIGH EXPECTED 1029 45N32W BY 25/12 UTC, THEN 1034 52N30W BY 26/00 UTC WITH ASSOCIATED RIDGE EXTENDING TOWARDS CAPE VERDE. HIGH 1041 OVER THE NORTH SEA MOVING WEST, EXPECTED 1038 OVER SCOTLAND BY 26/00 UTC. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 25/09 UTC. IN WEST, WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. NORTHEAST OF PAZENN. FROM 25/06 UTC TO 25/12 UTC. NORTHEAST OCCASIONALLY 8. GUSTS. NORTHWEST OF IROISE. FROM 25/03 UTC TO 25/09 UTC. NORTHEAST OCCASIONALLY 8. GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 250901 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 25 December 2025 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 : NO WARNING. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 25 at 00 UTC Atlantic disturbance waving over FARADAY, ALTAIR, ROMEO and CHARCOT, gradually filling. New trough crossing far west of FARADAY and ALTAIR at end. New low expected 1014 45N07W by 25/12 UTC, moving west, expected 1009 45N10W by 26/03 UTC, then moving southwest, expected 44N12W by 26/12 UTC. High 1042 over Scandinavia, drifting west, expected 1040 58N16W by 26/12 UTC, merging with next high at end. High 1025 drifting north to northeast and building, expected 1034 54N32W by 26/00 UTC, then merging with previous high at end. Associated ridge towards south. A monsoon trough enters the Atlantic along the Guinea coast near 10N14W, then curves southwestward to 04N19W. An ITCZ continues from 04N19W through 03N35W to just north of Belem, Brazil at 01N48W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 26 at 12 UTC FARADAY. In west, quickly decreasing Northwest 4 to 6, veering Easterly soon, then becoming East or Southeast 5 or 6 later, locally 7 in extreme west at end. Gusts. In east, Cyclonic 5 or 6, at times 7, veering Northwest 6 or 7 soon, then gradually decreasing North or Northeast 4 to 6 at end.Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, at times cross in east, temporarily moderate in east, becoming rough at end. Poor vis in rain or showers mainly in east, improving from west. ROMEO. In west, East or Southeast 2 to 4, backing East or Northeast 4 or 5 soon, then increasing Northeasterly 5 or 6 later. Gust In east,backing Northeasterly 5 or 6, then increasing North or Northeast 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts. Moderate, locally rough in east, increasing rough locally very rough in southeast later. Moderate vis in rain and showers. ALTAIR. In west, veering North or Northeast 4 or 5, gradually becoming East or Southeast 5 or 6 later, locally Southeast 7 in extreme west at end. Gusts. In east, Southerly 4 or 5, locally Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast, veering quickly North or Northwest 5 or 6 soon, then gradually becoming Northeasterly at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in northeast later, n NW swell. Poor vis in rain or showers, mainly in east, improving gradually from west. CHARCOT. In west, North or Northeast 2 to 4, backing temporarily North or Northwest 5 or 6, then becoming North or Northeast 5 or 6 at end. In east, North or Northeast 5 or 6, backing Northerly soon, then gradually becoming Cyclonic 5 or 6, locally Northeasterly 7 in northeast at end, Severe gusts. Moderate, locally rough in east, increasing rough locally very rough in northeast at end. Moderate vis in rain and thundery showers. ACORES. In northwest, North or Northeast 5 or 6, backing East soon, then Southeasterly later. Gusts in far west.. In southeast, Variable Clockwise 2 to 4, gradually increasing North or Northwest 5 or 6 later. Gusts in far northeast. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. JOSEPHINE. Northerly 4 or 5, at times 6 in east, decreasing North or Northwest 3 or 4 soon, then backing Northwesterly 5 or 6 later, at times 7 at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. IRVING. In west, Southerly 3 or 4, increasing South or Southeast 4 or 5, at times 6 later. In east, Northeasterly 3 or 4, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 later, mainly Northerly. Gusts. Locally rough in west, moderate elsewhere. Moderate or poor vis in rain in northwest. MADEIRA. Northerly 4 or 5, at times 6, decreasing 3 or 4 soon, then backing Northwest 4 or 5 later. Moderate or rough, abating moderate at end. Moderate vis in some showers in northeast. PAZENN. Northeasterly 6 or 7, veering Easterly at first, then decreasing East 5 or 6 at end. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough at end. Poor vis in rain or showers. IROISE, YEU. East 5 or 6, at times 7 at first, temporarily decreasing 4 or 5 later. Gusts. Slight or moderate, locally rough in west at first. Poor vis in rain or showers. ROCHEBONNE. Easterly 4 or 5, at times 6 in east. Slight or moderate, locally rough in west at first. Poor vis in rain or showers. CANTABRICO. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Easterly 3 to 5 soon. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate soon. Poor vis in rain or showers. FINISTERRE. Northeast 5 or 6, becoming Cyclonic 4 to 6 at first. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in rain or showers. PORTO. North or Northeast 5 or 6 at times 7 at first, backing North or Northwest 4 or 5 soon, then gradually decreasing Variable 2 to 4 end. Gusts. Rough, locally very rough in northwest at first, gradually decreasing moderate at end. Moderate vis in showers from north later. SAO VICENTE. Northerly 4 or 5, locally 6 in far west, decreasing 3 or 4 later, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 at end. Moderate or rough in NNW swell. Moderate vis in showers. CADIZ. West or Northwest 3 or 4, temporarily backing Southwest 4 or 5 soon in south. Slight, locally moderate in southwest. Moderate vis in showers, becoming thundery later. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Westerly 2 to 4, temporarily increasing 4 or 5 later.Gusts. Slight. Moderate vis in showers, at times thundery. CASABLANCA. Northwesterly 3 to 5 from east to west, decreasing 3 or 4 at end. Rough, abating moderate at end. Poor vis in thundery showers. AGADIR, TARFAYA. North or Northwest 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 later. Gusts. Moderate, temporarily rough in northwest. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery. METEOR. In west, Southeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5. In east, Northeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5, decreasing Easterly 3 or 4 later. Moderate,increasing locally rough in west. Moderate vis in some showers mainly in west. CANARIAS. Northerly 4 or 5, decreasing Northeast 3 or 4 later. Gusts. Moderate, temporarily rough in north. Moderate vis in showers. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast 4 or 5, becoming Easterly.later. Moderate, temporarily becoming rough later in northwest. Moderate vis in showers in northwest. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 in north later. Moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze in southeast. SIERRA LEONE. Northeasterly 4 or 5, but locally Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze in northeast. GULF OF GUINEA. Southcor Southeast 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in far northwest. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of Easterly near gale over PAZENN. Threat of South or Southeast near gale in far west of FARADAY, ALTAIR and ACORES. Threat of Cyclonic near gale east of 21W and north of 32N .