Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-13 01:19:23 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 122040 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 99, THURSDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 2040 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 12 OF FEBRUARY AT 12 UTC. LOW "NILS" 977 52N10E, EVACUATING NORTHEAST. SECONDARY LOW 980 54N10W, MOVING SOUTHEAST AND FILLING, EXPECTED 986 OVER BRITTANY BY 13/12 UTC, THEN 982 OVER MEDITERRANEAN SEA BY 14/00 UTC. LOW 988 50N31W, MOVING SOUTHEAST, EXPECTED 992 45N12W BY 13/00 UTC, THEN MERGING WITH PREVIOUS LOW. ASSOCIATED DISTURBED FLOW NORTH OF 35N. NEW LOW EXPECTED 981 51N54W BY 13/06 UTC, SLOWLY MOVING NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 980 53N47W BY 14/00 UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH CROSSING FARADAY AND ALTAIR. FARADAY. FROM 13/12 UTC TO 14/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8 IN WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH IN WEST AT END. ROMEO. FROM 13/03 UTC TO 13/15 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 13/06 UTC. NORTHWEST 8 IN EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 13/18 UTC TO 14/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN FAR NORTHWEST. CHARCOT. FROM 13/00 UTC TO 13/18 UTC. NORTHWEST 8, DECREASING IN WEST SOON. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. JOSEPHINE. FROM 13/00 UTC TO 13/15 UTC. NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. PAZENN. FROM 13/12 UTC TO 14/00 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8, AT TIMES 9 IN EAST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. IROISE. FROM 13/18 UTC TO 14/00 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH 8. SEVERE GUSTS. YEU. FROM 13/18 UTC TO 14/00 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. ROCHEBONNE. FROM 13/18 UTC TO 14/00 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. CANTABRICO. FROM 13/12 UTC TO 14/00 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHWESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. FINISTERRE. FROM 13/12 UTC TO 14/00 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. PORTO. FROM 13/03 UTC TO 14/00 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8, VEERING NORTH OR NORTHWEST LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH AND CROSS LATER. SAO VICENTE. FROM 13/03 UTC TO 14/00 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8, VEERING NORTHWEST LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH SOON. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. FROM 13/03 UTC TO 13/18 UTC. WEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 122041 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 12 February 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 99. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 12 at 12 UTC Low "NILS" 977 52N10E, evacuating northeast. Secondary low 980 54N10W, moving southeast and filling, expected 986 over Brittany by 13/12 UTC, then 982 over Mediterranean Sea by 14/00 UTC. Low 988 50N31W, moving southeast, expected 992 45N12W by 13/00 UTC, then merging with previous low. Associated disturbed flow north of 35N. New low expected 981 51N54W by 13/06 UTC, slowly moving northeast, expected 980 53N47W by 14/00 UTC. Associated trough crossing FARADAY and ALTAIR. High 1028 29N35W, building towards northeast, expected 1033 36N25W by 14/00 UTC. Monsoon trough from 09N13W to 05N19W. ITCZ from 05N19W to 05S35W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 14 at 00 UTC FARADAY. West or Northwest decreasing 4 to 6, then backing Southwest 6 or 7 soon, and increasing 7 or 8 in west later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, at times cross, becoming very rough or high in west at end. Poor vis in rain or showers. ROMEO. North or Northwest increasing 6 or 7, then 7 or 8 in east at first, and decreasing gradually West or Southwest 4 to 6 from west at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough and cross, becoming high in far east later. Poor vis in rain or showers, clearing later. ALTAIR. West or Northwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in east, backing gradually southwest 4 to 6 soon, locally 7 far west, and increasing 8 in far northwest at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, at times cross, locally high in east at first and in west at end. Poor vis in rain or showers in east, clearing at first. CHARCOT. Northwest increasing 7 or 8, then decreasing 4 to 6 from west soon, then Northwesterly 4 to 6 overall at end. Severe gusts. Becoming very rough or high and cross. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing later. ACORES. In west, decreasing Clockwise 3 to 5, then increasing South or Southwest 5 or 6 later. Gusts. In east, Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing 3 to 5 soon, then Clockwise 2 to 4 later. Gusts. Rough or very rough. JOSEPHINE. Northwest increasing 7 or 8, then decreasing North or Northwest 5 to 5 from west to east later, and Northerly 4 to 6 at end. Severe gusts. Becoming very rough or high, then decreasing rough in far west at end. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers in northeast, clearing later. IRVING. In west, Clockwise 2 to 4, becoming Southeasterly 3 or 4 at end. In east, Northerly 4 or 5, decreasing Northeasterly 3 or 4 later. Rough in W or NW swell, locally decreasing moderate in far west later. MADEIRA. West or Northwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in far northeast, veering Northerly soon, then decreasing 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Rough, locally very rough in northeast. Moderate vis in some showers in far north at first. PAZENN. Westerly 4 or 5, locally 6 or 7 in south, increasing Northwest 5 or 6 everywhere soon, at times 7, then North or Northwest 7 or 8 later, at times 9 in east at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later. Long W swell 5 to 6 m, abating later. Poor vis in rain or showers. IROISE. Southwest 4 or 5, veering Northwesterly 4 or 5 soon, then increasing North 7 or 8 at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high at end. Long W swell 4 to 5m, abating 3 to 4m in afternoon. Poor vis in rain or showers. YEU. Southwest 4 or 5, temporarily increasing Cyclonic 5 or 6 soon, at times 7, then veering Northwest 5 or 6 later, but locally North or Northwest 7 or 8 in far west at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming high in far west at end. Long W swell 4 to 5m, abating 3 to 4m in afternoon. Poor vis in rain or showers. ROCHEBONNE. Southwesterly 6 or 7, veering Northwest 5 or 6 from west later, at times 7, increasing North or Northwest 7 or 8 in far west at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming high in far west at end. Long W swell 4 to 5m, abating 3 to 4m in afternoon. Poor vis in rain or showers. CANTABRICO. Southwesterly 4 or 5, at times 6, locally 6 or 7 in far northwest, increasing Northwesterly 6 or 7 from west later, at times 8, then 7 or 8 at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming high in west at end. Long W or NW swell 4 to 5 m, abating later. Poor vis in rain or showers. FINISTERRE. Southwest 6 or 7, veering Northwest soon, then increasing North or Northwest 7 or 8 later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later. Long W swell 3 to 4m. Poor vis in rain or showers. PORTO. Southwest 4 to 6, increasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 at first, at times 8, then North or Northwest 7 or 8 later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming high and cross later. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers. SAO VICENTE. West or Southwest increasing 6 or 7, then West or northwest 7 or 8 at first, and veering Northwest later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high and cross soon. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing at end. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. West or Southwest 3 to 5, increasing Westerly 7 or 8 soon, then decreasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts. Rough, becoming very rough soon. Poor or very poor in rain or thundery showers soon. CASABLANCA. Westerly 5 or 6, locally 7 in far north, veering Northwesterly soon. Gusts. Rough, gradually becoming very rough. Moderate or poor vis in showers, mainly in northeast. AGADIR. Northwesterly increasing 4 or 5, then increasing North 5 or 6 with gusts later. Rough. METEOR. North or Northeast 4 or 5, increasing East or Northeast 5 or 6 soon. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in scattered showers. CANARIAS. Northerly 4 or 5, at times 6 in far south and between islands, increasing Northeast 5 or 6 later, locally 7 between islands. Gusts. Rough, locally moderate or rough in east. TARFAYA. North 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 with gusts later. Moderate or rough. CAPE VERDE. Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts. Rough, locally moderate in far southeast. Moderate vis due to sand haze in east. CAP BLANC. Northeast increasing 5 or 6, at times 7 at end. Gusts. Rough. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 soon, at times 6 with gusts in far north. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in northwest, but Northwesterly 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate or rough in long NW swell, decreasing moderate later. GULF OF GUINEA. In west, Variable 1 to 3. In east, Southeasterly 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight, locally moderate in long NW swell in west. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. Southeasterly 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Northwesterly near gale or gale in Bay of Biscay. Persistence of West or Southwest near gale or gale north of 40N. Persistence of Northwesterly near gale from PORTO to GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Threat of Northeasterly near gale or gale from AGADIR to CAP BLANC. Threat of Southwesterly near gale or gale in Bay of Biscay at end.