Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-06-05 16:17:11 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 050809 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 282, FRIDAY 5 JUNE 2026 AT 0805 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, FRIDAY 5 OF JUNE AT 12 UTC. LOW 994 47N26, MOVING EAST AND DEEPENING, EXPECTED 988 SOUTH OF IRLANDE BY 05/18 UTC, THEN FILLING NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 996 OVER BRITISH ISLAND BY 06/12 UTC. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 05/12 UTC. NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR EAST. GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS IN FAR SOUTHEAST. ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 06/00 UTC. CYCLONIC 8 AT TIMES 9, BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 AT END. GUSTS. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 05/12 UTC. NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTHEAST. GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS IN FAR NORTHEAST. CHARCOT. CONTINUING TO 05/18 UTC. WESTERLY 8 IN NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN FAR NORTHWEST AT FIRST. PAZENN. FROM 05/12 UTC TO 06/03 UTC. SOUTHERLY 8, VEERING WESTERLY SOON. SEVERE GUSTS. TEMPORARILY HIGH IN FAR NORTH. IROISE. FROM 05/18 UTC TO 06/03 UTC. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. YEU. FROM 05/18 UTC TO 06/03 UTC. IN WEST : SOUTHWESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. FINISTERRE. FROM 05/18 UTC TO 06/00 UTC. IN FAR NORTHEAST : SOUTHWESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. AGADIR. CONTINUING TO 06/12 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHEAST 8 IN FAR EAST. GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 050838 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 5 June 2026 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 282. Part 2 : General synopsis, Friday 5 at 00 UTC Low 994 47N26, moving east and deepening, expected 988 south of Irlande by 05/18 UTC, then filling northeast, expected 996 over British island by 06/12 UTC. Trough associated with disturbed flow expected over FARADAY by 06/00 UTC. High 1030 34N34W, with no significant change, expected 1029 on place by 06/12 UTC. Associated ridge towards Bay of Biscay, weakening at first. Then new ridge building towards Bay of Biscay at end. Tropical wave near 20W, south of 13N, moving west at 10 kt. Monsoon trough from 19N16W to 06N30W. ITCZ from 06N30W to 04N43W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 6 at 12 UTC FARADAY. Westerly 6 or 7, locally Northwest 7 or 8 in far east at first. Gusts. Rough or very rough, but high in far southeast at first, and cross with SW swell in east. Moderate vis in some showers in far north. ROMEO. Cyclonic 7 or 8, at times 9, becoming Northwest 7 or 8 soon, then decreasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 later. Gusts. Very rough and cross with SW swell, becoming rough or very rough at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, improving soon. ALTAIR. West or Northwest 5 or 6, but Northwest 7 or 8 in far northeast at first, backing West or Southwest 4 to 6 from south to north soon. Gusts. Rough or very rough, but high in far northeast at first, and cross with W swell. W swell 5 m in east at first. Moderate vis in some showers. CHARCOT. Westerly 7 or 8, decreasing Northwest 5 or 6 soon, then Westerly 4 or 5 later. Gusts. Rough or very rough, but high in far northwest at first. W swell temporarily 5 m soon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in north at first. ACORES. Clockwise 2 to 4, but West or Northwest 5 or 6 in northeast at first, then becoming West 4 or 5 in northwest later. Moderate or rough in NW swell, Moderate vis in scattered showers in north. JOSEPHINE. West or Southwest 5 or 6 in northwest and Clockwise 2 to 4 in southeast, becoming West or Northwest 4 or 5 soon, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 at end. Moderate or rough in NW swell. IRVING. Northeasterly 3 or 4, but Clockwise 2 to 4 in northwest. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate at end. MADEIRA. North or Northeast 3 to 5, at times 6 with gusts in far southeast. Moderate, locally rough in far southeast. PAZENN. Southerly 6 or 7, at times 8, veering Westerly soon, then decreasing 5 or 6 later, but temporarily 7 in north later. Severe gusts. Rough, becoming very rough soon, temporarily high in far north later. W swell increasing 4 to 5m at end. Poor vis in rain or showers. IROISE. South or Southwest 3 to 5, increasing 6 or 7 soon, at times 8, then decreasing West 5 or 6 later from west. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later. W or NW swell 3 to 4m, abating at first., then W swell 4 to 5m at end. Poor vis in rain or showers. YEU. Southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 6 or 7 from west soon, at times 8 in west, then decreasing West 5 or 6 from west later. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later. W or NW swell 3 to 4m, abating at first, then W swell 3 to 4m at end, locally 5m in west. Poor vis in rain or showers. ROCHEBONNE. Southerly 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 soon from west, at times 7, then decreasing West 4 or 5 from west later, at times 6. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in far west at end. W or NW swell 3 to 4m, abating at first, then W swell 3 to 4m at end. Poor vis in rain or showers. CANTABRICO. Variable 2 to 4, increasing Southeasterly 4 or 5 soon, then Westerly 5 or 6 later, temporarily 7 in far west, but decreasing 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough. W or NW swell 3 to 4m, abating at first, then W swell 3 to 4m in far west at end. Vis becoming poor in showers soon. FINISTERRE. Southwesterly 6 or 7, temporarily 8 in far northeast soon, decreasing Northwesterly 3 to 5 later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. W or NW swell increasing 3 to 4m later, locally 5 in north. Poor vis in rain or showers. PORTO. Variable 2 to 4, increasing Southwest 5 or 6 in northwest at first, then veering West or Northwest 3 or 4 at times 5 soon, and North later. Rough in NW swell, becoming moderate or rough soon, then rough at end. SAO VICENTE. Northwesterly 3 to 5, but North 5 or 6 in southeast, then becoming Northerly 3 to 5 at end. Moderate or rough. CADIZ. Northwesterly 2 to 4, increasing West or Northwest 4 or 5 soon, then veering Northerly 2 to 4 at end. Moderate, locally slight in north, at times rough in far southwest later. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Westerly 3 to 5, at times 6 in far east at first, decreasing 2 to 4 soon, then baking Easterly 3 to 5 at end. Slight or moderate. CASABLANCA. North or Northeast 5 or 6, but Variable 2 to 4 in far northeast, then decreasing 4 or 5 in north later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate at end. AGADIR. North or Northeast 5 or 6, locally 7 in far east, at times 8. Gusts. Rough, locally very rough in far southeast. Poor vis in fog patches in southeast. METEOR. East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in southeast. Moderate, at times rough in southeast at first. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7 between islands. Gusts. Moderate or rough. TARFAYA. North 4 to 6 from south to north. Gusts. Rough. Poor vis in fog patches in northeast. CAPE VERDE. Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate, but moderate or rough in northeast. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts. Moderate or rough. CAP TIMIRIS. Northerly 4 or 5, at times 6 in north, but Northwesterly 3 or 4 in far southeast. Moderate or rough. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 3 or 4, but Northwesterly 2 to 4 in far east. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate, becoming locally slight in far southeast later. Poor vis in thundersqualls in far southeast. GULF OF GUINEA. Mainly Southwesterly 2 to 4, at times 5 in south at end. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. Southeasterly 2 to 4, at times 5 at end. Slight or moderate. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Southwest near gale over FARADAY at first. Persistence of North or Northeast near gale over AGADIR.