Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-10 05:19:47 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 092022 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 93, MONDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 2020 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, MONDAY 9 OF FEBRUARY AT 12 UTC. LOW 972 50N39W MOVING NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 971 51N23W BY 10/12 UTC, THEN 974 54N12W BY 11/00 UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 987 42N38W BY 10/12 UTC, THEN 982 46N29W BY 11/00 UTC. PERSISTENCE OF A DISTURBED FLOW OVER AREAS ABOVE 35N. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 10/18 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8 IN SOUTHEAST, AT TIMES 9, VEERING WEST 8 SOON. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. AGAIN FROM 10/21 UTC TO 11/00 UTC AT LEAST. CYCLONIC 8 IN SOUTH. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. ROMEO. FROM 10/03 UTC TO 11/00 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8, TEMPORARILY 9 SOON, VEERING WEST LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 10/12 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8, AT TIMES 9 IN NORTHWEST AT FIRST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH, AT TIMES VERY HIGH IN FAR WEST AT FIRST. AGAIN FROM 10/15 UTC TO 11/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8, LOCALLY VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST IN FAR WEST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. CHARCOT. FROM 10/03 UTC TO 10/18 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8 IN NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. ACORES. CONTINUING TO 09/21 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. AGAIN FROM 10/12 UTC TO 11/00 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. PAZENN. FROM 10/12 UTC TO 11/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. GUSTS. INCREASING HIGH. IROISE, YEU. FROM 10/18 UTC TO 11/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST 8 FROM WEST. GUSTS. INCREASING HIGH. ROCHEBONNE. FROM 10/15 UTC TO 11/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 FROM WEST. GUSTS. INCREASING HIGH. CANTABRICO. FROM 10/09 UTC TO 11/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN WEST, SPREADING ALL THE AREA IN EVENING. GUSTS. INCREASING HIGH. FINISTERRE. FROM 10/09 UTC TO 11/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN NORTH. GUSTS. INCREASING HIGH. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 092023 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 9 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 93. Part 2 : General synopsis, Monday 9 at 12 UTC Low 972 50N39W moving northeast, expected 971 51N23W by 10/12 UTC, then 974 54N12W by 11/00 UTC. New low expected 987 42N38W by 10/12 UTC, then 982 46N29W by 11/00 UTC. Persistence of a disturbed flow over areas above 35N. High 1026 27N23W with little change. Monsoon trough from 09N09W to 02.5N29W. ITCZ from 02.5N29W to 00N50W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Wednesday 11 at 00 UTC FARADAY. Southwest 6 or 7, locally 8 or 9 in southeast, decreasing West 5 or 6 from west soon, locally 7 or 8 in east, then increasing Cyclonic 6 or 7 at end, locally 8 in south. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, cross with long SW swell. Long SW gradually increasing 6 to 7 m from west, decreasing 5 or 6 m at end. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain and showers. ROMEO. Southwest increasing 7 or 8, temporarily 9 soon, veering West later, then decreasing Southwesterly 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, becoming high soon. Long W swell gradually increasing 5 to 7 m from west later. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain and showers. ALTAIR. Southwest 7 or 8, at times 9 in northwest at first, decreasing 6 or 7 soon, then increasing Southwest 7 or 8 later, at times West or Northwest in far west at end. Severe gusts. High, at times very high in far west at first, cross with long W or SW swell. Long W or SW swell gradually increasing 7 to 9 m from west, decreasing 5 to 7 m later. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CHARCOT. Southwest 6 or 7, locally increasing 7 or 8 in north, then decreasing 5 or 6 later, at times 7. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, cross with long W swell. Long W swell gradually increasing 5 to 6 m from west later. Poor vis in thundery showers, clearing soon. ACORES. Southwest 6 or 7, temporarily 8 in far northwest at first, locally increasing 7 or 8 in far northwest later. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, cross with long W swell. Long W swell gradually increasing 6 to 8 m from west, decreasing 5 to 6 m later. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. JOSEPHINE. Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7 in far northwest at first and at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, cross with long W or NW swell. Poor vis in thundery showers in north. IRVING. In northwest, Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7, increasing 6 or 7 later. Gusts. In southeast, South or Southwest 3 to 5. Rough or very rough, locally increasing high in northwest at first. Long W swell gradually increasing 6 to 7 from west, decreasing 5 to 6 m later. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain and showers in far northwest. MADEIRA. Clockwise 2 to 4, but Southwest 4 or 5 in far northwest. Rough in long NW swell, locally moderate in far southeast, locally becoming very rough in far northwest at end. PAZENN. West or Southwest 5 or 6, increasing Southwest 6 or 7 tomorrow morning, then West or Southwest 7 or 8 tomorrow afternoon. Gusts. Very rough, becoming very rough or high tomorrow afternoon. W swell 3 to 3.5 m, increasing 4 to 5 m tomorrow evening. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE. West or Southwest 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 from southwest tomorrow morning, then West 7 or 8 tomorrow evening. Gusts. Rough or very rough, increasing very rough tomorrow. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CANTABRICO. Southwesterly 5 or 6, locally 7 in northwest, veering West or Southwest tomorrow afternoon and increasing 7 or 8 from west. Gusts. Increasing very rough from west, locally high in northwest tomorrow evening. W swell increasing 3 m next night. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. FINISTERRE. Southwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in northeast, increasing 6 or 7 tomorrow morning, locally 8 in north tomorrow afternoon, then veering West or Southwest tomorrow evening. Gusts. Increasing very rough next night, then high in north tomorrow afternoon. Sea becoming crossed. W swell 3 to 3.5 m, increasing 4 to 5 m tomorrow afternoon. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. PORTO. Southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Becoming very rough. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain and showers. SAO VICENTE. West or Southwest 4 or 5, at times 6 with gusts in north. Rough, locally very rough in far northwest. Moderate or poor vis in showers in north, at times thundery. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. West or Southwest 4 or 5, locally 6 with gusts in strait. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery. CASABLANCA. West or Southwest 3 or 4, but Northerly in south. Moderate or rough in long NW swell, becoming rough soon. Poor vis in rain or showers in far northeast at first, then poor vis due to fog patches soon. AGADIR. Northerly 3 or 4, locally 5 at times 6 in east. Moderate in long NW swell, becoming rough soon. Poor vis due to coastal fog patches later. METEOR. Clockwise 2 to 4, but Southwest 4 or 5 in far northwest. Moderate or rough, gradually increasing very rough in long NW swell from northwest. Long NW swell increasing 5 to 6 m in far northwest soon, decreasing at end. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 with gusts between islands and in far southeast, but Clockwise 2 to 4 in far northwest. Moderate or rough in long NW swell. TARFAYA. North or Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 later. Moderate in long NW swell, becoming moderate or rough later. Poor vis due to coastal fog patches at end. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast 4 or 5, but East or Southeast 2 to 4 in far northwest. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in long NW swell in northwest later. Moderate vis due to sand haze in southeast. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 along coast over CAP BLANC. Moderate or rough in long N or NW swell. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. Northeast 4 or 5, but Cyclonic 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate, but smooth or slight in far southeast, locally becoming rough in far northwest at end. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze in east. GULF OF GUINEA. South or Southwest 2 to 4, locally West in far northwest. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight, locally moderate in far west. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight, locally moderate in west. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Westerly gale to storm expected over the Bay of Biscay. Persistence of West or Southwest near gale to severe gale north of 35N, with threat of storm over FARADAY and ROMEO.