Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-19 11:10:28 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 190734 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 19 April 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 : NO WARNING. Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 19 at 00 UTC Shallow low 1014 over the Azores Islands, merging with the next trough. Low 978 58N38W, moving northwest and expected 984 60N40W by 19/12 UTC, then moving southeast and expected 998 53N27W by 20/12 UTC. Associated trough extending over FARADAY and ALTAIR, then moving northeast. Low 1008 28N17W, moving northwest and expected 1003 35N18W by 20/12 UTC. High 1029 over Eire, moving northeast and expected 1037 over Iceland by 20/12 UTC. New high expected 1030 39N41W by 20/12 UTC. Monsoon trough from 14N17W to 04N20W. ITCZ continues from that point to 03S40W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 20 at 12 UTC FARADAY. - In west, Northwest 5 or 6. Gusts. - In east, Northwest 6 or 7, temporarily Southerly in far east at first, decreasing 5 or 6 soon, then 3 to 5 later. Gusts. Rough or very rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain, then showers, at times thundery. ROMEO. In west : Southeast 6 or 7, veering rapidly Northwest 5 or 6 soon, and decreasing 4 or 5 later, then 3 or 4 at end. Gusts. In east : East or Southeast 4 or 5, at times 6 later. Moderate or rough, at times very rough in far northwest. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, mainly in west. ALTAIR. North or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7, temporarily Southerly 4 or 5, at times 6 in east at first, decreasing 4 or 5, at times 6 soon. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming gradually rough or very rough from northwest. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. CHARCOT. In west : Southerly 3 to 5, locally 6 in far northwest, veering North or Northwest 5 or 6 soon, and decreasing 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. In east : Variable 2 to 4. Moderate, increasing locally rough in east later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, becoming at times thundery in south later. ACORES. Variable 2 to 4, increasing gradually North 5 or 6, at times 7 from northwest, then decreasing 4 or 5 in northwest at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate, increasing gradually rough from northwest. Moderate vis in some showers, clearing from northwest soon. JOSEPHINE. Easterly 2 to 4, locally 4 or 5, at times 6 in south, increasing Northerly 5 or 6, at times 7 in west later. Gusts. Slight or moderate, increasing locally rough in west at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. IRVING. North 3 to 5, increasing gradually North or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7 from northwest soon. Moderate, becoming gradually rough from northwest soon. Moderate vis in some showers. MADEIRA. Cyclonic 4 to 6. Gusts. Moderate. Moderate vis in showers at times thundery mainly in north, or due to some sand haze in south. PAZENN. Easterly 4 or 5, at times 6, veering East or Southeast later. Moderate. IROISE, YEU. East or Northeast 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 from north soon, decreasing 4 or 5 later. Moderate, becoming slight or moderate soon. ROCHEBONNE. East or Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate, becoming slight or moderate soon. CANTABRICO. East or Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing Easterly 2 to 4 later. Moderate, becoming slight or moderate later. Locally poor vis in showers. FINISTERRE. Mainly Est or Northeast 5 or 6, locally 7 leeward capes at first, becoming Cyclonic 3 to 5 soon, decreasing Variable or mainly Southerly 2 to 4 later. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate soon, then slight or moderate later. PORTO. Variable 2 to 4. Moderate, decreasing slight from east soon. Poor vis due to fog patches. SAO VICENTE. East or Northeast 2 to 4, backing North soon, and increasing Easterly 3 to 5 later. Moderate, locally slight near coast, becoming slight or moderate later. Poor vis due to fog patches. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. In and leeward strait : Easterly 5 or 6, at times 7. Gusts. Elsewhere : Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. CASABLANCA. Northeasterly 2 to 4, increasing East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 soon, veering East or Southeast at end. Slight or moderate. AGADIR. Northeast 2 to 4, locally Variable in southeast, increasing East or Northeast 4 or 5, temporarily 6 soon in far northwest, then veering South or Southeast later. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis due to some sand haze. METEOR. Northerly 3 to 5. Moderate. Moderate vis in some showers in west. CANARIAS. Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming West or Northwest soon. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis due to some sand haze and due to some fog patches overnight. TARFAYA. Variable 2 to 4, increasing East or Northeast 3 to 5 soon, then veering South or Southeast later, and at times 6 with gusts near coast at end. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis due to some sand haze. CAPE VERDE. North or Northeast 3 to 5. Moderate. Moderate vis in some showers in far southeast at first. CAP BLANC. North or Northwest 3 or 4. Moderate, locally slight near coast. Moderate vis due to some sand haze. CAP TIMIRIS. Northerly 4 or 5. Moderate. Moderate vis due to some sand haze, and in some showers in south at first. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 4 or 5, but West or Northwest 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate, locally slight near coast. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4 in east, but Variable 1 to 3 in west. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Moderate in S swell. Poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. Southeasterly 3 to 5 from north to south. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Moderate, increasing rough soon in far southwest. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of East or Southeast near gale or gale in PAZENN and FINISTERRE. Threat of North near gale over ACORES, JOSEPHINE, IRVING and MADEIRA. Threat of Northwesterly near gale or gale over FARADAY, ALTAIR and ACORES. Persistence of East near gale near Gibraltar Strait. Threat of Cyclonic near gale or gale over ROMEO and CHARCOT at end.