Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-19 21:03:26 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 191817 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 256, TUESDAY 19 MAY 2026 AT 1815 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, TUESDAY 19 OF MAY AT 00 UTC. SECONDARY LOW 992 44N35W, DEEPENING AND MOVING NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 985 50N30W BY 20/12 UTC, THEN WITH LTTLE CHANGE. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 20/18 UTC. CYCLONIC 8, GRADUALLY DECREASING FROM WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. NORTH OF ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 20/12 UTC. CYCLONIC 8 IN FAR NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 191915 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 19 May 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 256. Part 2 : General synopsis, Tuesday 19 at 12 UTC Low 989 57N13W, moving northeast, expected 1008 63N09W by 21/00 UTC. Secondary low 992 44N35W, deepening and moving northeast, expected 985 50N30W by 20/12 UTC, then with lttle change. High belt 1027 along 33N, weakening, expected 1022 by 21/00 UTC. Associated ridge building towards Bay of Biscay. In this ridge, new high expected 1027 in south of France by 20/06 UTC, with no significant change. Tropical wave along 24W, south of 11N and moving westward at 5 kt. Monsoon trough from 08N13 to 05N19W, then ITCZ continues to 05N30W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 21 at 00 UTC FARADAY. In west : Cyclonic 6 or 7, at times 8, becoming Northwesterly soon then decreasing West 5 or 6 later. Severe gusts. In east : Southerly 6 or 7, at times 8, becoming Cyclonic from west later then decreasing Southwest 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, at times cross in east. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. ROMEO. Southerly 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 soon then decreasing 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. ALTAIR. Southwesterly 6 or 7, locally Cyclonic 7 or 8 in far north, gradually decreasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 from west soon then decreasing Westerly 4 or 5 at end, at times 6 in north. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, at times cross in north. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. CHARCOT. South 5 or 6, locally 7 in west. Gusts. Rough, locally very rough in west, at times cross. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers in west. ACORES. Southwesterly 6 or 7, decreasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 soon then Westerly 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Rough, locally very rough in northwest. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. JOSEPHINE. In northwest : South or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7 in far northwest. Gusts. In southeast : Variable 2 to 4, mainly Northeast in far southeast. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers in extreme west soon. IRVING. In far southeast : Variable 2 to 4. Elsewhere : West or Southwest 5 or 6, gradually decreasing West or Northwest 2 to 4 soon. Moderate or rough, gradually becoming rough in NW swell. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers, mainly in northwest. MADEIRA. Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far southeast, but mainly Southwest 2 to 4 in northwest, at times 5 in far northwest. Moderate. PAZENN. West or Southwest 5 or 6, decreasing Southwesterly 4 or 5 in second part of the night, then backing Southerly in morning, locally 6 in far west. Rough or very rough. W swell 3 to 4m, abating in late afternoon. IROISE, YEU. West or Southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 in second part of the night, then Southwesterly 2 to 4 in morning, and Southerly at end. Rough, temporarily very rough in north in morning. W swell increasing 3 to 4m in late night, abating at end. Locally moderate vis in fog patches. ROCHEBONNE. West or Southwest 4 or 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in morning, and becoming Easterly at end. Moderate or rough. W swell increasing 3m in morning, abating at end. CANTABRICO. Variable 2 to 4, but Southwesterly 4 or 5 in far northwest at first, increasing Easterly 4 or 5 tomorrow afternoon. Moderate or rough. W swell temporarily 3m in northwest the morning. FINISTERRE. Southwesterly 4 or 5, locally 6 in far northeast at first, backing Southerly 3 to 5 in second part of the night, then becoming Variable in afternoon, but locally Easterly 4 or 5 in far northeast. Moderate or rough. W or NW swell 3m, abating in afternoon. PORTO. Variable 2 to 4, mainly North along coasts. Moderate or rough in NW swell. Moderate or poor vis in some coastal fog patches. SAO VICENTE. North or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 at first, veering East in far southeast later. Moderate, at times rough in north soon. CADIZ. Northerly 3 or 4, veering East or Northeast soon and increasing 5 or 6 leeward Gibraltar strait, at times 7 later. Gusts. Slight, becoming moderate soon, locally rough leeward strait. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Variable 1 to 3, increasing East 5 or 6 soon, locally 7 in west. Gusts. Becoming slight or moderate, locally rough in west at end. CASABLANCA. Northeast 4 to 6 from north to south, decreasing 3 to 5 later. Moderate. AGADIR. North or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7 in east at first, becoming Variable 3 to 5 soon. Gusts at first. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate soon. Moderate or poor vis in some coastal fog patches. METEOR. In far northwest : Southwest 3 or 4, increasing 3 to 5 later, then decreasing Westerly 2 to 4 at end. Elsewhere : Variable 2 to 4. Moderate, becoming locally rough in far northwest at end. Moderate vis in some showers in far northwest soon. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 between islands, decreasing 3 or 4 soon, at times 5. Gusts. Moderate. TARFAYA. North or Northeast 3 to 5, becoming Variable 2 to 4 soon. Moderate, locally rough in north at first. Moderate or poor vis in some coastal fog patches. CAPE VERDE. Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in far southeast. Moderate. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze in east. CAP TIMIRIS. Northerly 4 or 5. Moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze in east. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 3 to 5, but Northwesterly in far east. Severe gusts in far southeast. Moderate. Poor vis in thunderstorms in far southeast, moderate vis due to sand haze in east. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 3 or 4, at times 5 in south soon, but Variable 2 to 4 in far northwest. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. Southeasterly 3 to 5. Gusts. Moderate. Poor vis in some thundery showers in west. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence or threat of Easterly near gale or gale leeward Gibraltar strait.