Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-03 20:19:43 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 031935 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 142, TUESDAY 3 MARCH 2026 AT 1930 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, TUESDAY 3 OF MARCH AT 12 UTC. LOW "REGINA" 1004 35N12W, MOVING SOUTHWEST, EXPECTED 1006 31N13W BY 04/00 UTC, THEN 1013 28N11W BY 04/12 UTC, THEN FILLING. SECONDARY LOW EXPECTED 1013 35N09W BY 04/12 UTC, SLOW-MOVING. MADEIRA. CONTINUING TO 04/03 UTC. IN EAST, NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN EAST. CANARIAS. CONTINUING TO 04/06 UTC. IN NORTHEAST, NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN FAR NORTHEAST. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 031938 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 3 March 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 142. Part 2 : General synopsis, Tuesday 3 at 12 UTC Low "REGINA" 1004 35N12W, moving southwest, expected 1006 31N13W by 04/00 UTC, then 1013 28N11W by 04/12 UTC, then filling. Secondary low expected 1013 35N09W by 04/12 UTC, slow-moving. Atlantic trough over FARADAY and northwest ALTAIR, moving southeast, expecyed from JOSEPHINE to Ireland by 05/00UTC. High area 1029 from British Isles to eastern Europe, weakening in west. High 1032 32N34W, weakening and merging with the next one. New high expected 1041 41N52W by 04/00 UTC, moving east, expected 1039 40N35W by 05/00UTC. Monsoon trough enters the Atlantic near 08N12W to 06N14W. The ITCZ extends from 06N14W to 01S30W, to the coast of Brazil near 03S40W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 5 at 00 UTC FARADAY. West or Northwest 4 or 5, locally 5 or 6 in west, increasing gradually 6 or 7 from west soon. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming locally high in far northwest soon. Long NW swell increasing 5 to 5.5 m in west at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. ROMEO. Variable 3 to 5, becoming North or Northwest 4 or 5 from west soon, then increasing 5 or 6 later, at times 7. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming locally rough or very rough in west at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. ALTAIR. Increasing gradually North or Northwest 6 or 7 from west, temporarily Southwest 4 or 5 in southeast at first, then decreasing locally Clockwise 3 to 5 in west at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough. Long NW swell increasing 5 to 5.5 m in northwest at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, clearing later. CHARCOT. North 3 to 5 in southeast, but South or Southwest 3 to 5 in northwest, increasing North or Northwest 6 or 7 everywhere from west later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming locally very rough in far northwest at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. ACORES. Westerly 3 to 5, increasing gradually North or Northwest 6 or 7 from northwest at first, veering North or Northeast at end and decreasing locally 4 or 5 in west. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough later, locally very rough in far north. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. JOSEPHINE. In northwest : Northwesterly 3 to 5, increasing North or Northwest 6 or 7 at end. Gusts. In southeast : North decreasing 5 or 6, then North or Northwest 4 or 5 at end. Rough or very rough, decreasing moderate or rough soon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or in showers. IRVING. Clockwise 2 to 4, locally North or Northwest 4 or 5 in east, at times 6, becoming North or Northeast 6 or 7 from northwest later, except in southeast. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in rain from northwest later. MADEIRA. North or Northwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in east, decreasing North 5 or 6 soon, then gradually 4 or 5 at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, temporarily high in east at first, decreasing moderate or rough at end. Long N or NW swell 5 to 6 m in east, abating soon. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers in east, then poor in showers in west at end. PAZENN. In far west, Variable 2 to 4 becoming mainly Southerly tomorrow evening. Elsewhere, East or Southeast 2 to 4, veering Southeasterly 4 or 5 tomorrow evening. Rough with NW swell, becoming moderate tomorrow morning. W or NW swell 3 m, abating. Locally poor vis in rain at end. IROISE, YEU. Southeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5 in southwest tomorrow evening. Rough with NW swell, becoming moderate overnight. ROCHEBONNE. East or Southeast 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 tomorrow evening. Rough with NW swell, becoming moderate overnight. NW swell 3.5 m abating. CANTABRICO. Easterly 3 or 4, at times 5, increasing 4 or 5 tomorrow afternoon, at times 6 in south. Rough with NW swell, becoming moderate tomorrow morning. FINISTERRE. North or Northeast 3 or 4, locally 5 in south, veering Easterly in northeast tomorrow morning, and backing West or Northwest 3 or 4 tomorrow evening. Rough, becoming moderate tomorrow in daytime. NW swell 3 m, abating tonight. PORTO. North 4 or 5, temporarily 6 in far southeast soon, decreasing North or Northwest 3 or 4 at end. Rough, decreasing moderate at end. Poor vis in some fog patches. SAO VICENTE. In far southeast : Variable 2 to 4, at times 5. Elsewhere : North 4 or 5, locally 5 or 6 in extreme west. Rough or very rough, decreasing moderate or rough later. Moderate or poor vis in thundery rain or showers in southeast. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Southerly 2 to 4, at times 5, but locally Westerly 3 to 5 in east of Strait. Gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery rain or showers. CASABLANCA. Cyclonic 3 to 5, increasing Northerly 5 or 6 in west soon. Gusts. Rough or very rough, due to NW swell, decreasing rough later. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers. AGADIR. Variable 3 to 5, temporarily Cyclonic 5 or 6 in extreme west at first, becoming North or Northwest 4 or 5 from west later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, due to NW swell, decreasing rough later. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers. METEOR. Northeasterly 4 or 5, at times 6 in east. Moderate or rough. CANARIAS. In west : North 5 or 6, decreasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 later, at times 6 near islands. Gusts. In east : North or Northwest 7 or 8, decreasing 5 or 6 soon, but 6 or 7 near islands, then veering North or Northeast 4 or 5 at end, at times 6 near islands. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, temporarily high in far northeast at first, decreasing rough at end. Long N or NW swell 5 to 6 m in far northeast, abating soon. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers in northeast. TARFAYA. Cyclonic increasing rapidly 5 or 6 from west, at times 7, then decreasing North or Northwest 3 to 5 later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, due to NW swell, decreasing rough later. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough later. Moderate vis in scattered showers in west. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 soon, then increasing 5 or 6 in southeast at end. Rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze in east. CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts. Moderate, becoming rough from north soon. Moderate vis due to sand haze in east. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 5 or 6, locally Westerly 2 to 4 in far southeast. Gusts. Moderate or rough, locally slight or moderate in far southeast. Moderate vis due to sand haze. GULF OF GUINEA. South or Southwest 2 to 4. Severe or violent gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundersqualls. Moderate vis due to sand haze in northwest. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southwest 3 or 4, locally 1 to 3 in northeast. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate. Poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of Northerly near gale over all areas of the Bay of Biscay, locally gale over PAZENN. Persistence of Clockwise flow in north of 30N with Northerly near gale in east of 22W. Threat of Southwest near gale or gale over FARADAY and ALTAIR.