Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-06 04:23:44 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 052051 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 83, THURSDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 2050 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 5 OF FEBRUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW 964 48N19W, SLOW MOVING AND EXPECTED 974 50N11W BY 06/12 UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 999 43N34W BY 06/12 UTC. HIGH 1025 30N53W, MOVING GRADUALLY EAST AND EXPECTED 1027 29N29W BY 06/12 UTC. MONSOON TROUGH FROM 06N11W TO 02N20W. ITCZ FROM 02N20W TO 02N25W, THEN TO 04N35W. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 06/12 UTC. NORTHWEST 8 IN EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 06/18 UTC. WESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. SOUTHWEST OF ALTAIR. FROM 06/03 UTC TO 07/00 UTC AT LEAST. WESTERLY 8 FROM SOUTHWEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. NORTHEAST OF ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 06/12 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. CHARCOT. CONTINUING TO 07/00 UTC. WESTERLY 8 IN NORTH, DECREASING IN NORTHWEST LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. ACORES. CONTINUING TO 07/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 FROM WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. JOSEPHINE. FROM 06/03 UTC TO 06/09 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 IN WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. AGAIN FROM 06/15 UTC TO 07/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 FROM WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. SOUTH OF PAZENN. FROM 06/03 UTC TO 07/06 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST INCREASING 8 FROM WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. YEU. FROM 06/15 UTC TO 07/06 UTC. SOUTHWESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSSED. WEST OF ROCHEBONNE. FROM 06/15 UTC TO 07/09 UTC. SOUTHWESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSSED. NORTHWEST OF CANTABRICO. CONTINUING TO 07/09 UTC. SOUTHWESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. NORTH OF FINISTERRE. CONTINUING TO 07/09 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 052125 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 5 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 83. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 5 at 12 UTC Low "LEONARDO" 968 49N16W, slow moving, expected 980 just south Ireland by 07/00UTC. Low 1002 44N49W by 06/00UTC, moving east, expected 998 44N35W by 06/12UTC, then 44N27W by 07/00UTC. High 1025 31N42W, moving east, expected 1027 28N24W by 07/00UTC. Monsoon trough from the coast of Guinea, curves southwestward to 03N19W. ITCZ continues from 03N19W to 00N38W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 7 at 00 UTC FARADAY. Northwest 6 or 7, locally 7 or 8 in east, then gradually decreasing West or Northwest 4 to 6 from west later. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later. At times cross. Long NW swell near 5 m in west, gradually decreasing soon. Moderate vis in rain or showers. ROMEO. Westerly 7 or 8, gradually decreasing Northwesterly 4 to 6 in far north soon; then decreasing West 5 or 6 at end, at times 7. Severe gusts. Very rough or high. Long W swell 5 to 6 m, abating at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ALTAIR. In northeast, West or Northwest 7 or 8, gradually decreasing Westerly 4 to 6 from west later, then increasing 6 or 7 in south at end. Severe gusts. In southwest, West or Northwest 6 or 7, increasing Westerly at times 8 from southwest at first, then becoming Cyclonic 6 to 8 later. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough and cross later. Long W or SW swell near 5 m, decreasing from west soon. Poor vis in rain or showers. CHARCOT. Westerly 7 or 8, decreasing 6 or 7 in northwest at end, and 4 or 5 in southwest. Severe gusts. Very rough or high. Long W swell 5 to 6 m, abating soon,then NW near 5 m from west later. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ACORES. West or Northwest 6 or 7, at times 8 in far southeast at first, gradually increasing West or Southwest 7 or 8 from west very soon, then decreasing West 5 or 6 in west at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, at times cross. Long W or NW swell 5 to 6 m, decreasing later. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, becoming very poor or poor in heavy and thundery rain soon. JOSEPHINE. West or Northwest 6 or 7, at times 8 in west at first, then increasing West or Southwest 7 or 8 from west later. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, at times cross. Long NW swell 5 to 7 in southeast at first. Poor vis in heavy rain or showers, at times thundery. IRVING. Westerly 5 or 6 in north, locally 7 in far north, temporarily Northwest 6 or 7 in northeast at first, but Clockwise 2 to 4 in south. Severe gusts. Decreasing rough or very rough, temporarily very rough or high in northeast at first, and at times cross. Long NW swell near 5 m, gradually decreasing from west soon. Poor vis in scattered showers in far north. MADEIRA. Veering West or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7 in north, gradually decreasing West or Northwest 3 to 5 in south soon. Gusts. Very rough or high, decreasing rough or very rough later. Long NW swell 5 to 6 m in east, gradually decreasing soon. Poor vis in showers, clearing from southwest soon. PAZENN. In north, West or Southwest 6 or 7, veering Westerly 5 or 6 from west tomorrow afternoon. Gusts. In south, West or Southwest 6 or 7, increasing 8 in west overnight, then everywhere tomorrow morning. Severe gusts. Very rough or high and crossed. Long W swell 4.5 to 5.5 m, increasing 5 or 6 m tomorrow evening. Poor vis in rain or showers. IROISE. Southwesterly 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 tomorrow morning. Gusts. Very rough, becoming very rough or high and crossed tomorrow afternoon. W swell 3 or 4 m, increasing 4 or 5 m tomorrow evening. Poor vis in rain or showers. YEU, ROCHEBONNE. Southwest 6 or 7, increasing 7 or 8 in northwest tomorrow afternoon. Severe gusts. Very rough or high and crossed. Long W swell 3 or 4 m, increasing 4 or 5 m tomorrow morning. Poor vis in rain or showers. CANTABRICO. Southwesterly 4 or 5 in southeast, 7 or 8 in northwest. Severe gusts. Very rough or high and crossed . Long W swell 3 or 4 m, increasing 4 or 5 m tomorrow morning. Poor vis in rain or showers. FINISTERRE. West or Southwest 6 or 7 in south, and 7 or 8 in north. Severe gusts. High and crossed. Long W or NW swell 4.5 to 5.5 m, increasing 5 or 6 m tomorrow evening. Poor vis in rain or showers. PORTO. West or Southwest 5 or 6, increasing West 6 or 7 later, then decreasing 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts. High, decreasing very rough or high soon. Long W 5 to 6 m. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, and locally heavy along coast. SAO VICENTE. West or Southwest 5 or 6, increasing West 6 or 7 soon, then decreasing 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, becoming very rough later. Long W or NW swell 5 to 6 m, decreasing soon. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery and heavy. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. West 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 soon, then decreasing 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts. Very rough, locally rough in far north. Long WNW swell 5 m, decreasing later. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or showers, at times thundery. CASABLANCA. Increasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 from west, occasionally 7, decreasing Westerly 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. Decreasing very rough, temporarily high in far northwest at first, and at times cross. Long NW swell 5 to 6 m. Poor vis in rain or showers, clearing at end. AGADIR. West or Southwest 3 to 5, locally 6 in northeast, gradually veering West or Northwest 4 or 5 soon, then decreasing North or Northwest 3 or 4 at end. Gusts. Becoming very rough. Long NW swell near 5 m. Poor vis in rain or showers, clearing later. METEOR. Northeasterly 4 or 5, locally Clockwise 2 to 4 in far northwest, decreasing Clockwise 2 to 4 soon. Gusts. Rough or very rough in long NW swell, decreasing rough at end. Long NW swell near 5 m in northeast, decreasing at first. CANARIAS. Increasing North or Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6 between islands, decreasing North or Northeast 3 to 5 later. Gusts. Rough or very rough from northwest. NW swell near 5 m in north, decreasing at end. Poor vis in scattered showers, clearing soon. TARFAYA. Southwesterly 2 to 4, increasing Northwest 3 to 5 from southeast to northwest at first, then veering Northerly later. Becoming rough or very rough in long NW swell, temporarily moderate or rough at first. Poor vis in rain or showers, clearing soon. CAPE VERDE. North or Northeast 3 or 4, locally 5 in far northwest, increasing East or Northeast 4 or 5 soon. Moderate or rough in long NW swell. Moderate vis in isolated showers in north, clearing soon. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. Northerly 3 or 4, at times 5, increasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 soon. Becoming rough, at times cross in long NW swell. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far east at end. SIERRA LEONE. Veering North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far southwest, temporarily North or Northwest in far southeast at first, locally decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast at end. Gusts. Moderate, occasionally rough. GULF OF GUINEA. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Northerly in far northwest, but South or Southwest in east. Severe to violent gusts with thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4 in west, but Southerly decreasing 2 to 4, at times 5 at first. Severe to violent gusts with thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Southwesterly near gale or gale in the Bay of Biscay, improving. Persistence of Westerly strong flow in north of 32N, occasionally very strong over JOSEPHINE and SAO VICENTE.