Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-19 23:21:07 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 191953 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 19 April 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 : NO WARNING. Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 19 at 12 UTC Atlantic trough extending from west FARADAY to Azores, slow-moving, with deepening low expected 1004 51N23W by 20/00UTC, moving southwest, expected 1008 46N30W by 21/00UTC. Low 1008 29N17W, moving northwest and deepening, expected 1003 34N17W by 20/12 UTC, then 999 39N14W by 21/00UTC. . High 1028 over Ireland, moving north, expected 1035 over Iceland by 20/12UTC, then slow-moving, expected 1041 by 21/00UTC. High expected 1033 42N43W by 20/00 UTC, dreafting south, expected 1027 38N42W by 21/00UTC. Monsoon trough extends from 07N11W to 03N17W. ITCZ continues from 03N17W to 02S46W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 21 at 00 UTC FARADAY. In west, Northwest 5 or 6, increasing Northerly 5 or 6, at times 7, later. In east, Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing North or Northwest 3 to 5 soon, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 later. Gusts. Rough or very rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ROMEO. In west, South or Southeast 6 or 7, rapidly decreasing Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6, from west at first, then mainly Northwesterly 3 or 4, at times 5, later. In east, East or Southeast 4 or 5, at times 6. Gusts. Moderate or rough, at times very rough in far northwest. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ALTAIR. In west, North or Northwest 5 or 6, increasing 5 or 6, at times 7 later, then 6 or 7 at end. In east, North or Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5, at times 6, soon, then becoming Variable 3 or 4, at times 5, later. Gusts. Rough or very rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CHARCOT. In west, veering North or Northwest 5 or 6 from west at first, then decreasing 4 or 5, at times 6, later, then 3 to 5 at end. In east, Variable 2 to 4, increasing Northeasterly 4 to 6 later. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ACORES. Increasing North or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7, from northwest, then temporarily decreasing 4 to 6 later, then backing Northwesterly at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough, locally very rough at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. JOSEPHINE. Mainly Easterly 3 to 5 from north to south, locally 6 in south, increasing Northeasterly 4 to 6 soon, locally 7 in west later, then becoming Cyclonic 4 to 6 in east at end. Gusts. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery or due to some sand haze. IRVING. North 3 to 5, gradually increasing North or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7, from northwest at first, then decreasing Northeast 4 or 5 in west at end. Gusts. Moderate, gradually becoming rough from northwest. Moderate vis in some showers. MADEIRA. Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming North or Northwest 6 or 7 in northwest at end. Gusts. Moderate, increasing rough in northwest at end. Moderate vis in some showers or due to some sand haze. PAZENN. Easterly 4 or 5, at times 6 in north, decreasing 2 to 4 in southwest overnight, and veering East or Southeast tomorrow morning. Moderate, becoming rough in northwest tomorrow evening. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE. East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in north, increasing 5 or 6 tomorrow evening. Slight or moderate. CANTABRICO. East or Northeast 4 or 5, veering Easterly 2 to 4 overnight, and backing Northerly in east in daytime with coastal breeze. Slight or moderate. Locally poor vis in scattered showers, or in fog patches in south. FINISTERRE. Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming Variable 2 to 4 from south tomorrow morning, then Easterly in afternoon, and increasing 4 or 6 in evening, locally 6 in southwest. Slight or moderate. Locally pooor vis in showers from south next night. PORTO. Variable 2 to 4, increasing Easterly 5 or 6, at times 7, at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in some rain or showers or due to fog patches. SAO VICENTE. Northeasterly 3 to 5, veering Easterly soon, then increasing Southeasterly 4 to 6 later. Slight or moderate. Poor vis due to fog patches. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. In and leeward strait, Easterly 5 or 6, at times 7. Elsewhere, Variable 2 to 4. Gusts. Slight or moderate. CASABLANCA. In west, East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6, veering Southeasterly soon, then Southwest 3 to 5 at end. In east, Easterly 3 or 4, at times 5, becoming Variable 2 to 4 at end. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze. AGADIR. East or Northeast 3 to 5, temporarily 6 at first in far northwest, veering South soon, then Westerly later. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze. METEOR. Northerly 3 to 5, increasing at times 6 in north at end. Moderate, increasing rough in far northwest at end. Moderate vis in some showers. CANARIAS. West or Northwest 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. TARFAYA. Easterly 3 to 5, veering Southerly soon, temporarily 6 with gusts near coast, then veering mainly Southwesterly 3 or 4, at times 5 later. Slight or moderate, abating slight later. Moderate vis due to sand haze. CAPE VERDE. North or Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 soon, locally 5 in far southeast. Moderate. Moderate vis due to some sand haze. CAP BLANC. North or Northwest 3 or 4, locally 5 in far southeast. Moderate, locally slight near coast. Moderate vis due to sand haze. CAP TIMIRIS. Northerly 4 or 5. Moderate. Moderate vis in some showers or due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 3 to 5, but locally Northwesterly 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate, locally slight near coast. Locally moderate or poor vis in some thundersqualls with severe gusts or due to sand haze. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4 in east, but Variable 1 to 3 in west. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Moderate in S swell. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls with severe gusts. POINTE NOIRE. Southeasterly 3 to 5 from north to south. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Moderate, increasing at times rough in far southwest soon. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls with severe gusts. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of East or Southeast near gale or gale in PAZENN and FINISTERRE, and near gale in IROISE, YEU and ROCHEBONNE. Persistence or threat of North or Northwest near gale over CHARCOT, JOSEPHINE, MADEIRA. Threat of Cyclonic near gale or gale in north of 30N. Persistence or threat of East near gale or gale near Gibraltar Strait.