Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-29 21:20:07 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 291859 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 423, THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER 2026 AT 1855 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 29 OF OCTOBER AT 12 UTC. DEEP TROUGH EXTENDING FROM ROMEO TO NORTHWEST METEOR, WITH SECONDARY LOW 1006 44N26W, MOVING NORTHEAST AND MERGING WITH THE PREVIOUS TROUGH. NEW SECONDARY LOW EXPECTED 1013 32N25W BY 30/12UTC, MOVING EAST, EXPECTED 31N22W BY 31/00UTC. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 30/00 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR SOUTHEAST. SEVERE GUSTS. ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 30/09 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 30/00 UTC. CYCLONIC 8 IN FAR NORTHEAST. SEVERE GUSTS. CHARCOT. CONTINUING TO 30/03 UTC. NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 291859 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 29 October 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 423. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 29 at 12 UTC Deep trough extending from ROMEO to northwest METEOR, with secondary low 1006 44N26W, moving northeast and merging with the previous trough. New secondary low expected 1013 32N25W by 30/12UTC, moving east, expected 31N22W by 31/00UTC. High 1032 over Germany, slow-moving, expected 1034 over North Sea by 31/00UTC. New high expected 1027 37N46W by 30/00 UTC, drifting east, expected 1030 38N37W by 31/00UTC. Monsoon trough from 15N16W to 14N20W to 08N26W, then ITCZ from 08/26W to 05N44W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 31 at 00 UTC FARADAY. West or Southwest 4 or 5, locally North or Northwest 8 in far southeast at first, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming rough at end. Moderate or poor vis in some showers. ROMEO. South 5 or 6, locally North or Northwest 7 or 8 in west, decreasing Northerly 4 to 6, locally Variable 2 to 4 in east, later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming rough at end. Poor vis in rain or showers at first. ALTAIR. Northwesterly 4 or 5, locally Cyclonic 8 in far northeast at first, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 soon, then increasing North or Northeast 5 or 6 in far southeast at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming rough later. Moderate or poor vis in some showers in west at first. CHARCOT. South 5 or 6, locally Northwesterly 5 or 6 in west, and 7 or 8 in far northwest an first, becoming Northeasterly 4 or 6 later, then increasing 7 in far southwest at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, locally moderate or rough in southeast. Poor vis in rain or showers. ACORES. North or Northeast 4 to 6 from west to east, locally 7 in far east. Severe gusts. Rough, becoming very rough in far east at end. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers in southeast. JOSEPHINE. Southeasterly 3 to 5, but North or Northeast 5 or 6 in far east, increasing 6 or 7 in far east later. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, locally slight or moderate in east at first, becoming rough or very rough in far west at end. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers in west. IRVING. In west, North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing 5 or 6 later. In east, Cyclonic 5 to 7, at times 8, becoming North or Northeast at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later. Poor vis in rain or showers mainly in southeast, at times thundery. MADEIRA. In west, Southerly 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 at end. In east, Variable 1 to 3. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in northwest later. Moderate vis in rain or showers mainly in west, thundery at end. PAZENN. South or Southeast 3 to 5, locally 6 in far northwest at first, decreasing 2 to 4 tomorrow afternoon in west, and backing East or Northeast 2 to 4 in east. Moderate or rough. Locally poor vis in rain in west. IROISE. Southeast 3 or 4, veering Easterly 2 to 4 tomorrow morning. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate with W swell in morning. YEU. Easterly 3 or 4. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate with W swell tomorrow evening. ROCHEBONNE. East or Northeast 2 to 4. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate with W swell tomorrow evening. Locally poor vis in morning fog patches. CANTABRICO. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Northeasterly in west. Slight or moderate. Locally poor vis in morning fog patches. FINISTERRE. Variable 2 to 4, becoming mainly Northeasterly 3 or 4 tomorrow morning, and increasing 5 or 6 near capes in afternoon. Moderate, locally rough in far northwest. PORTO. Northeasterly 2 or 3, increasing Northerly 3 or 4 later. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate later. SAO VICENTE. Northeasterly 3 or 4, locally East 4 or 5 in far southeast. Moderate, becoming slight or moderate later. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Easterly 4 or 5, locally 6 or 7 in and leeward Strait, decreasing Variable 1 to 3, locally East 4 or 5 in and leeward Strait later. Slight or moderate. CASABLANCA. Variable 1 to 3, mainly Northeasterly. Moderate, becoming slight or moderate later. Poor vis due to coastal fog patches. AGADIR. Cyclonic 1 to 3, at times 4. Moderate, becoming slight or moderate later. Poor vis due to coastal fog patches. METEOR. In northwest, Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming gradually Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7. Gusts. In southeast, Southwest 3 to 5, becoming Cyclonic 4 to 6 in north later. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming rough in northwest soon, locally very rough at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CANARIAS. Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze in southeast, or some rain in northwest. TARFAYA. Variable 1 to 3, mainly Westerly. Moderate, becoming slight or moderate later. Poor vis due to coastal fog patches. CAPE VERDE. Northeasterly 3 to 5, but Variable 1 to 3 in far north, becoming Cyclonic 4 to 6 in far northwest later. Gusts. Slight or moderate, locally rough in far northwest at end. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers in far northwest soon. Moderate vis due to sand haze in southeast. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 3 to 5, at times 6 in east of CAP TIMIRIS. Gusts. Moderate, at times rough over CAP TIMIRIS. Moderate vis due to sand haze. Poor vis due to coastal fog patches. SIERRA LEONE. Northeasterly 3 or 4 in northwest, but Variable 1 to 3 in southeast. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls, mainly in south. Moderate vis due to sand haze in north. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundery showers in far northeast. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat or persistence of North or Northeast near gale over ALTAIR, CHARCOT, ACORES, JOSEPHINE, IRVING.