Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-13 23:55:16 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 131858 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 13 May 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 : NO WARNING. Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 13 at 12 UTC Low 998 54N02E slow moving and expected 988 58N06E by 15/00 UTC. High 1036 47N30W slow moving and expected 1034 41N29W by 15/00 UTC. Monsoon trough from 12N16W to 04N20W. ITCZ from 04N20W to 02N35W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 15 at 00 UTC FARADAY. Clockwise 2 to 4, locally South 5 or 6 in far west, becoming Southwesterly 4 or 5 later. Slight or moderate, becoming rough in northwest soon. Moderate vis in northwest at end. ROMEO. North or Northwest 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 later. Moderate or rough. ALTAIR. Clockwise 2 to 4, locally Southwesterly 4 or 5 in far northwest. Slight or moderate. CHARCOT. North 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 at end. Moderate or rough. ACORES. Northeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5 in far east, but Southeasterly 2 or 3 in far west. Moderate, becoming slight or moderate soon. JOSEPHINE. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6. Moderate, becoming rough in far northeast later. Moderate or poor vis in showers, improving later. IRVING. Northeasterly 2 to 4, locally 5 in far east. Moderate, decreasing slight in northwest at end. MADEIRA. Northerly increasing 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in scattered showers. PAZENN. North or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7 in east tomorrow evening. Gusts. Rough, locally very rough in north. Northwest swell 3 to 3.5 m overnight, abating tomorrow evening. Poor vis in showers. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE. Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7. Gusts. Rough, locally moderate in far east. Poor vis in showers or squalls. CANTABRICO. West or Northwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in south. Gusts. Moderate, becoming rough overnight. Poor vis in showers or squalls. FINISTERRE. North or Northwest 4 or 5, locally 6 in southeast, increasing 5 or 6 tomorrow afternoon. Gusts. Moderate, becoming rough from north overnight. North swell 3 to 3.5m tomorrow morning, abating tomorrow evening. Poor vis in some showers. PORTO. North 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 later. Gusts. Moderate increasing moderate or rough later. SAO VICENTE. Northerly 3 to 5, increasing North or Northwest 5 or 6 later. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later. Moderate vis in showers in west. CADIZ. North or Northwest 3 or 4, increasing West 4 or 5 later. Slight, becoming moderate or rough at end. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. West 3 to 5 from west to east, increasing 4 to 6 later. Slight. CASABLANCA. Northerly 2 to 4 at times 5 at first and at end. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in scattered showers later and at end. AGADIR. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally Northwest 6 along coast. Moderate, decreasing slight or moderate. METEOR. North or Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 along coast and between Islands. Moderate. Moderate vis in scattered showers at first. TARFAYA. North or Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate. CAPE VERDE. North or Northeast 5 or 6. Moderate or rough. CAP BLANC. Northerly 5 or 6, at times 7 along coast in south. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze in southeast. CAP TIMIRIS. Northerly 5 or 6, at times 7 along coast in north. Gusts. Rough, locally moderate near coast. Moderate vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 5 or 6, but mainly Northwesterly 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in thunderstorms in far southeast, moderate vis due to sand haze elsewhere. GULF OF GUINEA. South or Southeast 3 or 4, but locally Variable 1 to 3 in far northwest. Moderate, locally slight in far east. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls with severe gusts. POINTE NOIRE. Southeast 4 or 5, but South or Southeast 3 or 4 in far east. Moderate, increasing rough in far southeast soon. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in far northwest. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of Northerly near gale over SAO VICENTE, CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS.