Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2025-12-11 09:39:42 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 110723 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 520, THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER 2025 AT 0720 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 11 OF DECEMBER AT 00 UTC. LOW 956 55N34W, MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST AND DEEPENING, EXPECTED 953 62N22W BY 12/12 UTC. SECONDARY LOW 964 57N21W, MOVING NORTHEAST AND MERGING WITH THE PRECEDENT ONE. ASSOCIATED WAVE TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHWARDS TOWARDS IRVING, AND MOVING EAST, REACHING THE BAY OF BISCAY SOON, IN WHICH NEW LOW DEEPENING 1012 OVER SAO VICENTE BY 12/12 UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 967 56N47W BY 12/12 UTC WITH ASSOCIATED TROUGH IN SOUTHEAST CROSSING FARADAY AND NORTHWEST ALTAIR. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 12/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 OR 9, DECREASING NORTHWEST 8 AT FIRST, THEN BACKING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN WEST LATER, BUT DECREASING IN EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 11/09 UTC. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 12/00 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. CHARCOT. CONTINUING TO 11/09 UTC. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH, BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH IN NORTHWEST SOON. JOSEPHINE. FROM 11/21 UTC TO 12/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH SOON. MADEIRA. FROM 12/06 UTC TO 12/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH IN NORTH AT END. PAZENN. CONTINUING TO 11/18 UTC. SOUTH 8 IN NORTHWEST AT FIRST, THEN INCREASING SOUTHWEST 8 IN SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING. SEVERE TO VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSSED IN NORTHWEST. PORTO. FROM 12/00 UTC TO 12/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH 8. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH AT END. SAO VICENTE. FROM 12/00 UTC TO 12/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH 8 IN WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. CASABLANCA. FROM 12/03 UTC TO 12/12 UTC. NORTH 8. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 110909 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 11 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 : WARNING NR 520. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 11 at 00 UTC Low 956 55N34W, moving slowly northeast and deepening, expected 953 62N22W by 12/12 UTC. Secondary low 964 57N21W, moving northeast and merging with the precedent one. Associated wave trough extending southwards towards IRVING, and moving east, reaching the Bay of Biscay soon, in which new low deepening 1012 over SAO VICENTE by 12/12 UTC. New low expected 967 56N47W by 12/12 UTC with associated trough in southeast crossing FARADAY and northwest ALTAIR. High 1025 33N17W, weakening. High 1031 38N43W, moving east and expected 1035 35N29W by 12/12UTC. Monsoon trough from 08N13.5W to 06N19W. ITCZ from 06N19W to 04N48W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 12 at 12 UTC FARADAY. West or Northwest 8 or 9, decreasing Northwest 7 or 8 at first, then backing West or Southwest in west later, but decreasing 5 or 6 in east. Severe gusts. High or very high. Long NW swell 7 or 8 m, increasing 9 or 10 m at first. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers. ROMEO. Westerly 5 or 6, at times 7 in west, veering West or Northwest 5 or 6 later, then decreasing 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. High or very high. Increasing long NW 8 or 9 m from west, but long SW swell 5 to 6 m in southeast at first. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers. ALTAIR. West or Northwest 7 or 8, decreasing 6 or 7 soon, then backing West or Southwest in west later, locally Westerly 5 or 6 in east. Severe gusts. High or very high, decreasing very rough or high at end. Long NW swell 7 or 8 m, increasing 8 or 9 m at first. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers in northeast. CHARCOT. Northwesterly 5 or 6, at times 7, but locally Southwest 6 or 7 in far southeast at first, decreasing North or Northwest 4 to 6 at end. Gusts. Very rough or high, becoming high or very high in northwest soon. Long SW swell 5 to 6 m, increasing NW 6 to 8 m from west soon. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers. ACORES. North or Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing Clockwise 3 to 5, at times 6 from west soon, but increasing temporarily Northwest 6 or 7 in far northeast. Gusts. Very rough or high. Long NW swell 6 to 7 m. JOSEPHINE. In northwest, North or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7, increasing 6 or 7, at times 8, later. Severe gusts. In Southeast, Southwest 4 to 6,veering North or Northwest 6 or 7 at first, then increasing at times 8 later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high soon. Increasing long NW swell 6 or 7 m later. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers. IRVING. In northwest, Northeasterly 5 or 6, veering Easterly 4 to 6 soon, then Southeasterly 4 or 5 later. In southeast, increasing Northeasterly 5 or 6, at times 7, then decreasing 4 to 6 at end. Becoming rough or very rough, then very rough at end.. Increasing long NW swell 5 to 6 m in north later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, clearing later. MADEIRA. Variable 2 to 4, increasing gradually North 6 or 7, then North or Northwest 7 or 8 in far north at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later, locally high in north at end. Increasing long NW swell 5 to 6 m in far north at end. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers. PAZENN. South or Southwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in northwest at first, and increasing 8 in southeast this morning, decreasing Westerly 3 to 5 from west tonight, locally Variable in southeast. Severe to violent gusts. Very rough or high, temporarily crossed. Long SW swell 4.5 to 5.5 m, then long NW swell increasing 5 to 7 m tonight. Poor vis in rain or showers. IROISE. Southerly 5 or 6, at times 7 in evening, veering Northwest 3 to 5 overnight, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 at end. Gusts. Rough, becoming very rough in afternoon. West swell 3 m, abating soon, then long W or SW increasing swell 4 to 5 m this evening. Coastal fog patches, rain. Locally poor vis. YEU, ROCHEBONNE. South or Southeast 4 or 5, veering Southerly in afternoon and increasing locally 6 or 7 in far west, becoming Variable 3 to 5 tomorrow morning. Gusts. Rough, becoming rough or very rough in evening. West swell 3 m, abating soon, then long W swell 4 to 5 m in west tomorrow. Coastal fog patches, rain. Poor vis in some showers or due to coastal fog patches. CANTABRICO. Mainly Southerly 4 or 5, 6 at times in far northwest, becoming Variable 3 to 5 tomorrow morning. Rough, becoming rough or very rough in evening. West swell 3 m, abating in morning, then long West swell 3 to 4 m in west in evening, then 4 to 5 at end. Coastal fog patches, rain. Locally poor vis in showers or due to coastal fog patches. FINISTERRE. South or Southwest 7, becoming Cyclonic 5 to 7 in evening, becoming North or Northeast 3 to 5 tomorrow morning. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough in evening, then high in northwest tomorrow morning. Long W swell increasing 4 to 5 m in afternoon, then long NW swell increasing 5.5 to 6.5 mtornight. Poor vis in rain or showers. PORTO. Increasing Southerly 5 or 6, at times 7, then veering North from Northwest at first, and increasing at times 8 later. Severe gusts. Becoming rough or very rough, then very rough or high at end. Poor or very poor vis in rain. SAO VICENTE. In west, backing Southwesterly 4 or 5, then increasing 6 or 7 soon, and veering North 7 or 8 later. Severe gusts. In east, Variable 2 to 4, increasing Southerly 3 to 5 later, then Cyclonic 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in west later. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers. CADIZ. Southeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5, veering South at end. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later. Moderate vis in showers, at times thundery, later. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Easterly 3 or 4, at times 5 in west. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in some showers at end. CASABLANCA. North 3 or 4 at times 5, becoming Variable 2 to 4 soon, then increasing Northerly 6 or 7, at times 8 later. Severe gusts. Rough, becoming rough or very rough at end. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers. AGADIR, TARFAYA. Northerly decreasing 3 or 4, at times 5, then backing Westerly later, and increasing rapidly North or Northwest 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers later. METEOR. Northeasterly 2 to 4, increasing 5 or 6 at first, at times 7. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later. Moderate vis in some showers. CANARIAS. Northeasterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 in soon, then 6 or 7 later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in far north at end. Moderate or poor vis in some showers in north soon, at times thundery at end. CAPE VERDE, CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing 5 or 6 soon. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in some showers in far north at end. SIERRA LEONE. Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6, but Variable 1 to 3 in far southeast. Severe gusts in thundersqualls in south. Moderate or rough. Poor or very poor vis due to thundersqualls in far south. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls or due to sand haze in far east. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in west. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in far east. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence or threat of Southwest near gale or gale over FARADAY, ALTAIR, ACORES, ROMEO. Persistence or threat of North near gale or gale over PORTO, JOSEPHINE, SAO VICENTE, MADEIRA, CASABLANCA, CANARIAS. Threat of Easterly near gale or gale over CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Threat of Northeast near gale over METEOR, CAP VERDE, CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS.