Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-14 12:56:17 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 140915 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 33, WEDNESDAY 14 JANUARY 2026 AT 0910 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, WEDNESDAY 14 OF JANUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW 965 57N38W, MOVING SOUTHEAST, EXPECTED 979 55N22W BY 15/12UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH CROSSING ALL AREAS ABOVE 35N, WITH DEEPENING LOW EXPECTED 996 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF BRITTANY BY 15/12UTC. FARADAY. FROM 14/15 UTC TO 15/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST 8 FROM WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH, LOCALLY VERY HIGH IN NORTH AT FIRST. PAZENN. FROM 15/00 UTC TO 15/15 UTC. IN SOUTHEAST, SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. IROISE, YEU. FROM 15/06 UTC TO 15/15 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. WEST OF ROCHEBONNE. FROM 15/09 UTC TO 15/15 UTC. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. CANTABRICO. FROM 15/06 UTC TO 15/15 UTC. IN FAR WEST, SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. FINISTERRE. FROM 15/00 UTC TO 15/15 UTC. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 140917 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 14 January 2026 at 1015 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 33. Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 14 at 00 UTC Low 1007 150 NM in north of Galicia, moving towards south Brittany and filling. Low 965 57N38W, moving southeast, expected 979 55N22W by 15/12UTC. Associated trough crossing all areas above 35N, with deepening low expected 996 80 NM southwest of Brittany by 15/12UTC. High 1028 34N30W, weakening and merging with the next one at end. New high expected 1032 40N42W by 15/00UTC, moving east, expected 1034 39N38W by 15/12UTC. Monsoon trough from 10N14W to 06N17W, then becoming ITCZ from 06N17W to 02N24W then to 02N35W Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 15 at 12 UTC FARADAY. West 6 or 7, increasing 7 or 8 soon. Severe gusts. High, locally very high in north at first. NW swell 6 to 8 m decreasing at end. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers. ROMEO. West or Southwest 5 to 7. Gusts. Increasing very rough or high from northwest. Becoming NW swell 5 to 7 m from west later. Poor or very poor vis in precipitation, at times thundery. ALTAIR. Westerly 4 to 6, increasing Northwesterly 6 or 7 soon. Gusts. Very rough or high. NW swell 6 to 8 m decreasing at end. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers. CHARCOT. West or Southwest 6 or 7, veering West or Northwest later. Gusts. Rough or very rough, locally becoming High in northwest soon, then increasing Very rough or high at end. NW swell 5 or 6 m. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers. ACORES. Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7 soon, then veering Northerly 4 or 5 from west later. Gusts. Rough or very rough. NW swell 5 m in far north. Poor in rain or thundery showers. JOSEPHINE. Northwesterly 4 or 5, increasing West or Southwesterly 5 or 6 soon, then 6 or 7 later. Gusts. Rough or very rough. NW swell 5 m in far northwest later and at end. Poor in rain or thundery showers. IRVING. Clockwise 2 to 4. Moderate or rough. MADEIRA. Northerly 3 to 5, backing West in north later. Gusts. Rough, decreasing moderate or rough soon in N or NW swell. Moderate vis in scattered showers in far east at first. PAZENN. In northwest, Southwest increasing 6 or 7, veering Westerly 3 or 4 this evening, and increasing 5 or 6 tomorrow morning. Gusts. In southwest, Northwesterly 5 or 6, backing Southwest 5 or 6 this afternoon, and increasing 7 or 8 overnight. Severe gusts. Rough, becoming very rough overnight. Long NW swell increasing 4 or 5 m tomorrow morning. Poor vis in rain or showers. IROISE, YEU. Variable increasing 3 to 5, mainly Southerly in east, veering West or Northwest 5 or 6 from west in afternoon, backing South or Southwest 6 or 7 overnight, and increasing 7 or 8 tomorrow morning. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in late night, then very rough tomorrow morning. Poor vis in rain or showers. ROCHEBONNE. Mainly Southerly 3 to 5, veering Westerly 5 or 6 from west in afternoon, backing South or Southwest 5 or 6 overnight, locally 7 in west, and increasing 6 or 7 tomorrow morning, locally 8 in west. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough tomorrow morning. Poor vis in rain or showers. CANTABRICO. Veering Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6, but Southwesterly in east at first, backing South or Southwest overnight, and increasing 6 or 7 tomorrow morning, locally 8 in west. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in west at end. Poor vis in rain or showers. FINISTERRE. Northwesterly 3 to 5, backing Southwesterly 5 or 6 from west this afternoon, at times 7, then South or Southwest 8 or 9 in late night, but veering Westerly 5 or 6 in west. Severe gusts. Rough, becoming very rough overnight. Long NW swell increasing 4 or 4.5m tomorrow morning. Poor vis in rain or showers. PORTO. North 4 or 5, increasing Southwest 6 or 7 later. Gusts. Rough, temporarily very rough. Poor in rain at end. SAO VICENTE. North 3 to 5, backing West or Southwest later, then increasing 5 or 6 at end, locally Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast later and at end. Rough or very rough in NW swell, decreasing rough soon. Becoming poor vis in rain from west soon. CADIZ. Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming Southwesterly at end. Moderate or rough in NW swell. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing at end. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Variable 1 to 3, increasing Southwesterly 4 or 5 later. Decreasing slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing at end. CASABLANCA. Decreasing Northerly 2 to 4. Rough in NW swell. Poor or very poor vis in rain or in thundery showers at first. AGADIR, TARFAYA. North 4 or 5, at times 6 near coast soon. Rough in NW swell, decreasing moderate or rough at end. Poor or very poor vis in rain or in thundery showers at first. METEOR. East or Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate or rough. CANARIAS. East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6. Moderate or rough. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in some scattered showers in west. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 5 or 6 . Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far north, but Variable 2 to 4 in southeast. Moderate or rough, locally slight in far southeast. GULF OF GUINEA. Mainly Southerly 2 to 4, but locally Variable 1 to 3 in far northwest. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 2 to 4. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Improvement in the Bay of Biscay. Threat or persistence of West or Northwest Near Gale or Gale over FARADAY, ALTAIR, ROMEO, CHARCOT, JOSEPHINE.