Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-01 02:45:51 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 311930 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 194, TUESDAY 31 MARCH 2026 AT 1930 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, TUESDAY 31 OF MARCH AT 12 UTC. LOW 995 55N50W, EXPECTED 977 61N40W BY 01/12 UTC, THEN SLOW MOVING. ASSOCIATED TROUGH OVER FARADAY. FARADAY. FROM 01/00 UTC TO 02/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN FAR NORTHWEST LATER. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 311930 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 31 March 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 194. Part 2 : General synopsis, Tuesday 31 at 12 UTC Low 995 55N50W, expected 977 61N40W by 01/12 UTC, then slow moving. Associated trough over FARADAY. High 1038 46N14W gradually weakening. High 1037 40N46W, expected 1038 38N45W by 01/12 UTC, then slow moving. Associated ridge over Bay of Biscay. Low deepening 1011 over CAP BLANC later. ITCZ from 05N10W to 02S40W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 2 at 00 UTC FARADAY. In northwest, Variable 2 to 4, increasing Southwest 6 or 7 at first, locally 8 in far northwest. Severe gusts. In southeast, decreasing Variable 2 to 4, temporarily Northerly 4 to 6 at first, and locally Southwest in far southeast, gradually increasing Southwest 4 to 6 from northwest later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, locally very rough in far northwest, becoming gradually rough or very rough later, at times high in far northwest, and occasionally cross in W swell. Poor vis in rain. ROMEO. Decreasing Variable 2 to 4, temporarily Southwest 5 in northwest at first, then locally increasing Southwest 4 or 5 in far northwest at end. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate later. Poor vis in rain or drizzle, mainly in northwest, clearing later. ALTAIR. Gradually decreasing Variable 2 to 4, temporarily Northeasterly 5 or 6 at first, locally increasing Southwest 5 or 6 in far northwest soon. Moderate or rough, becoming locally very rough in far northwest at end, and at times cross in W swell. Poor vis in rain, mainly in southeast. CHARCOT. In northwest, Variable 2 to 4 at end, locally Northerly in east at end. In southeast, Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far east. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate later. Poor vis due to some fog patches. ACORES. Increasing East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times Variable 2 to 4 at first. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or drizzle in far northwest, clearing later. JOSEPHINE. Northeasterly 4 or 5. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate soon. IRVING, METEOR. East or Northeast 4 or 5 . Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze from east. MADEIRA. Northeasterly 4 or 5. Decreasing moderate or rough, then moderate at end. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze in southwest. PAZENN. Variable Clockwise 2 to 4, increasing Northwesterly 3 or 4, locally 5 in far east, tomorrow afternoon. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate tomorrow morning. Locally poor vis in fog patches, clearing tomorrow morning. IROISE. Northwesterly 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 tomorrow afternoon. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate tomorrow morning. Locally poor vis in some fog patches, clearing tomorrow morning. YEU, ROCHEBONNE. North or Northwest 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5, locally 6 in east, tomorrow afternoon. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate tomorrow morning. Locally poor vis in some fog patches, clearing tomorrow morning. CANTABRICO. Northerly 2 to 4, increasing North or Northwest 5 or 6 in east tomorrow afternoon. Rough, decreasing moderate tomorrow afternoon. Long NW swell 3 m, abating at first. Locally poor vis showers in east. FINISTERRE. North or Northeast 4 to 6 from north to south, at times 7 in far south. Gusts in south. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate tomorrow afternoon. PORTO. North or Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing Northeast 4 or 5 from south soon, then gradually increasing Northerly 5 or 6 from north later. Rough, decreasing moderate or rough soon. SAO VICENTE. Northerly 4 or 5, temporarily increasing Northeast 5 or 6 in far southeast soon. Gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate soon. CADIZ. Variable 2 to 4, temporarily increasing Northeasterly 5 or 6 soon. Slight or moderate. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Westerly 3 to 5 from west to east, temporarily decreasing Variable 2 to 4 at first, becoming Easterly 4 or 5 soon, then decreasing Variable 2 to 4 at end. Smooth or slight. CASABLANCA, AGADIR, TARFAYA. North or Northeast 3 to 5, at times 6 in far east of AGADIR at first, then at end. Gusts. Moderate, occasionally rough over AGADIR. CANARIAS. East or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor vis due to sand haze. Poor vis in showers later, at times thundery. CAPE VERDE. Northeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5 in northwest, then in far southeast at end. Decreasing moderate, locally rough in far northeast at first. Moderate vis in scattered showers in far west. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in far northeast, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 from south at first, then increasing North 4 or 5 along coast at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate later. Poor vis due to sand haze. Poor vis in thundery showers soon. CAP TIMIRIS. Mainly Northerly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in southeast. Moderate, locally slight along coast. Modetate or poor vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. In west, North or Northeast 3 or 4. In east, Northwesterly 2 to 4, locally 5 in northeast. Moderate, locally slight in far southeast. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far northeast. GULF OF GUINEA. Mainly Westerly 2 to 4. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Slight, locally moderate in far west. Poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. Southeast 2 to 4, locally Southerly 1 to 3 in east. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Slight, at times moderate in far west. Poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence or threat of Southwest near gale or gale over northwest of FARADAY, then far northwest of ROMEO. Threat of Northeasterly near gale over south-FINISTERRE, and north-PORTO.