Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-15 08:09:16 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 142015 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 224, TUESDAY 14 APRIL 2026 AT 2010 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, TUESDAY 14 OF APRIL AT 00 UTC. COMPLEX LOW 982 50N30W, MOVING NORTHEAST AND EXPECTED 993 58N14W BY 16/00 UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHWARDS AND MOVING EAST, CROSSING THE BAY OF BISCAY LATER. NEW LOW EXPECTED 997 47N42W BY 15/00 UTC, THEN 998 49N25W BY 16/00 UTC. HIGH 1026 34N20W, WITH LITTLE CHANGE, MERGING WITH NEXT ONE BY 15/12 UTC. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 16/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST 8 IN EAST, DECREASING SOON, INCREASING SOUTHWEST 8 IN WEST, THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC 8 EVERYWHERE FROM WEST TOMORROW AFTENROON. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH, AT TIMES CROSS. ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 15/12 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH FROM WEST, AND CROSS TOMORROW EVENING. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 15/03 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN NORTHEAST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. AGAIN FROM 15/06 UTC TO 16/03 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8 IN WEST, INCREASING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN EAST TOMORROW EVENING, BUT DECREASING IN WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH, AT TIMES CROSS. CHARCOT. CONTINUING TO 15/03 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN NORTHWEST. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 142017 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 14 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 224. Part 2 : General synopsis, Tuesday 14 at 12 UTC Complex low 982 50N30W, moving northeast and expected 993 58N14W by 16/00 UTC. Associated trough extending southwards and moving east, crossing the Bay of Biscay later. New low expected 997 47N42W by 15/00 UTC, then 998 49N25W by 16/00 UTC. Persistence low 1014 over south Morocco. High 1026 34N20W, with little change, merging with next one by 15/12 UTC. New high expected 1028 34N45W by 15/00 UTC then with little change. The monsoon trough enters the Atlantic near 10.5N15W, then continues southward to 05N20W to 02N25W. The ITCZ extends from 02N25W to 02S41W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 16 at 00 UTC FARADAY. Gradually decreasing Westerly 5 or 6 from west, but locally 7 or 8 in east, at first, increasing Cycloninc 7 or 8 from west soon. Severe gusts. Decreasing very rough or High, and cross. Long W or SW swell increasing 5 to 6.5 m from west, then decreasing from west soon. Poor vis in rain and showers. ROMEO. Increasing Southwest 7 or 8 from west at first, decreasing 5 or 6 later, then locally increasing 6 or 7 in west at end. Severe gusts. Becoming very rough or High from west at first. W swell increasing 5.5 to 7m from west soon, decreasing in west at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain. ALTAIR. Decreasing West or Northwest 5 to 7 from southwest to northeast, gradually increasing Southwest 7 or 8 from west soon, veering West or Northwest 5 to 7 from south to north in west at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or High, and cross. Long NW swell increasing 5.5 to 7 m from west, then decreasing from west soon. Poor vis in rain. CHARCOT. Southwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in northwest, decreasing West or southwest 4 to 6 from south to north soon, then backing Southwest 4 to 6 from east to west, locally 7 in far northwest at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, locally becoming High in northwest at first. W swell increasing 5.5 to 7m from west at first, decreasing from southwest at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain, clearing soon. ACORES. Westerly 3 to 5 from south to north, gradually increasing Southwesdt 5 or 6 from west in north soon, localy 7 in far northwest later, but decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in southeast. Gusts. Rough or very rough, locally High in far north at first. Increasing long NW swell 5 to 6 m from northwest, then decreasing later. Moderate vis in rain in northwest at end. JOSEPHINE. Southwest 3 to 5, locally 6 in north at first, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 soon. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough from northwest soon. Long NW swell increasing 5 to 5.5 m in far northwest soon. Moderate vis in some rain. IRVING. Variable 2 to 4. Becoming moderate or rough in southeast, but rough or very rough in northwest, becoming rough in NW swell everywhere at end. Moderate vis in some rain. MADEIRA. Variable Clockwise 2 to 4 in northwest, but Northeast 5 or 6 in southeast, becoming mainly Northeasterly in northwest later. Moderate or rough, gradually becoming rough by NW swell at end, and cross. PAZENN. Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in southeast tomorrow noon, and 4 or 5 everywhere in evening. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. W swell increasing gradually 5 or 6m tomorrow evening. Poor vis in rain or showers. IROISE, YEU. South or Southwest 3 to 5, increasing Southwest 5 or 6 from west tonight, at times 7 in north tomorrow morning, decreasing 4 or 5 from south tomorrow evening. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in west tomorrow noon. W or SW swell increasing 3.5 to 4 m tomorrow evening. Poor vis in rain and fog patches. ROCHEBONNE. In west : Southwest 4 or 5, temporarily 5 or 6 tomorrow morning. In east : Variable 2 to 4, mainly Southwesterly. Moderate, becoming rough from west tomorrow morning, and very rough in northwest at end. W swell increasing 3.5 to 4 m in west tomorrow evening. Poor vis in some rain or fog patches. CANTABRICO. In west, Westerly 3 to 5, backing Southerly tonight, at times Southwest 5 or 6 in far northwest tomorrow morning. In east, Variable 2 to 4. Moderate or rough. NW swell increasing 3.5 to 4 m in west tomorrow evening. Poor vis in some rain. FINISTERRE. Southwest increasing 5 or 6 in evening, locally 7 in north, decreasing 4 or 5 tomorrow in late afternoon, locally becoming Variable 2 to 4 in south. Gusts. Rough, becoming rough or very rough tonight. W swell increasing 4.5 to 5 m tomorrow evening. Poor vis in rain or showers at first, in fog patches at end. PORTO. Mainly Southwest 3 to 5, locally Variable 1 to 3 in southeast, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 evereywhere later. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough at end. Moderate vis due to fog patches in east, then becoming moderate vis in some rain in northwest soon. SAO VICENTE. Northerly 3 to 5. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough later. CADIZ. Northwesterly 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 later. Slight or moderate. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Westerly 2 to 4, decreasing 1 to 3 later, then veering East 3 or 4 at end. Slight. CASABLANCA. North or Northeast 4 to 6 from north to south. Moderate or rough. AGADIR. North or Northeast 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 later. Gusts. Rough, becoming moderate or rough soon. METEOR. East or Northeast 3 to 5. Moderate, temporarily rough in far northeast at first, gradually becoming rough from northwest by long NW swell later. Moderate, gradually becoming rough from northwest in long NW swell later. CANARIAS. Northeast mainly 5, locally 6 near islands. Gusts. Moderate or rough, cross in northwest at end. TARFAYA. North or Northeast 4 or 5 in northwest, temporarily 6 in far northwest at first, but 2 to 4 in southeast, decreasing Northeasterly 2 to 4 everywhere at end. Rough, becoming moderate or rough soon, then moderate at end. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate, at times rough. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 soon. Gusts. Rough, decreasing moderate or rough soon, then moderate at end. Moderate or poor vis due to some sand haze in southeast. CAP TIMIRIS. Northerly 3 to 5. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate later. Moderate or poor vis due to some sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 4 or 5, but locally Northwesterly 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate, at times rough in far northeast at first and soon. Moderate vis due to some sand haze. GULF OF GUINEA. Variable 1 to 3, locally at times 4 in bight of Benin. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate in west, but slight or moderate in east. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 2 to 4, at times 5 in southwest. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate in west, but slight or moderate near coast. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence or threat of Southwest near gale over north PAZENN. Persistance of Cyclonic Near Gale or Gale over FARADAY, ALTAIR and ROMEO. Threat of Southwesterly Near Gale over west of CHARCOT.