Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-23 21:19:42 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 230703 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 238, THURSDAY 23 APRIL 2026 AT 0700 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 23 OF APRIL AT 00 UTC. LOW 976 44N25W FILLING NORTHWESTWARDS, EXPECTED 995 51N32W BY 24/12 UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 1003 40N32W BY 24/12 UTC. HIGH AREA 1016-1018 EXTENDING FROM WEST CAPE VERDE TO SOUTH PORTUGAL WITH LITTLE CHANGE. STATIONARY HIGH 1033 OVER SCOTLAND WITH RIDGE TOWARDS ENGLISH CHANNEL. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 23/18 UTC. EAST OR SOUTHEAST 8 IN FAR EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 23/12 UTC. SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 8 IN FAR WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 23/12 UTC. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTHEAST. SEVERE GUSTS. CHARCOT. CONTINUING TO 23/12 UTC. SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 231850 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 23 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, Thursday 23 at 12 UTC Low 987 48N24W filling northwestwards, expected 1001 52N36W by 25/00 UTC. High area 1016-1018 extending from west Cape Verde to south Portugal, expected 1021 from north Canary islands to north Portugal by 25/00 UTC. High 1033 over Scotland with ridge towards English Channel, moving north. Monsoon trough from 11N15W to 01N30W. ITCZ continues from 01N30W to 01N50W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 25 at 00 UTC FARADAY. Cyclonic 4 or 5, at times 6, becoming West or Southwest later, then decreasing 3 or 4 at end, at times 5. Gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing gradually moderate or rough later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery in east at first. ROMEO. South or Southeast decreasing 4 or 5, veering South soon, then South or Southwest 3 or 4 later. Rough or very rough, decreasing gradually moderate at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ALTAIR. West or Southwest 4 or 5, locally 6 in north, becoming Cyclonic 4 to 6 soon from southwest, then locally decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in west at end. Gusts. Rough, decreasing moderate or rough soon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CHARCOT. South or Southwest 3 to 5 from east to west, decreasing 2 to 4 later. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate in W or SW swell later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, clearing later. ACORES. West or Southwest 3 to 5, backing gradually South or Southwest 4 or 5 from west at first, at times 6, then veering locally Westerly 3 to 5 in west later. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in thundery rain. JOSEPHINE. West or Southwest 2 to 4, becoming Clockwise soon. Moderate or rough in W or NW swell, decreasing moderate soon. Moderate vis in some showers, clearing soon. IRVING. Southwesterly 3 to 5, at times 6 with gusts in west soon and later. Moderate or rough in N or NW swell, decreasing moderate later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in west, at times thundery. MADEIRA. Westerly 2 to 4, becoming Clockwise soon. Moderate in NW swell, temporarily rough at first. PAZENN. Southeasterly 2 to 4, becoming Variable tomorrow morning, then Westerly tomorrow afternoon. Moderate, locally rough in northwest, decreasing moderate tomorrow morning. Poor vis with some fog patches or showers. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE. Easterly 4 or 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 tomorrow afternoon. Moderate, locally slight in east. Locally poor vis in showers in west tomorrow afternoon. CANTABRICO. Easterly 3 to 5, becoming Cyclonic next night, then Westerly in daytime. Moderate in northwest, slight in southeast. Poor vis in some fog patches in west tomorrow morning then in showers in daytime. FINISTERRE. Variable 2 to 4. Moderate, locally rough in west, decreasing moderate tomorrow morning. Poor vis with some fog patches or showers. PORTO. Variable 1 to 3, temporarily Southwest 3 or 4 in west at first, increasing North or Northwest 3 or 4 later. Moderate in W or SW swell. Moderate vis in some showers, clearing soon. Poor vis in some fog patches. SAO VICENTE. Westerly 2 to 4, becoming Variable 2 to 4 soon, then increasing North or Northwest 3 to 5 later. Moderate in W or NW swell. Moderate vis in some showers in west, clearing later. CADIZ. Northwesterly 2 to 4, becoming Variable 1 to 3 later. Slight or moderate in W or NW swell. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Westerly 2 to 4. Slight or moderate in W or NW swell. Poor vis in thundery showers. CASABLANCA. Clockwise 2 to 4, becoming Northerly soon, then increasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 at end. Moderate in NW swell. AGADIR, TARFAYA. Northerly 3 or 4, increasing gradually 5 or 6 later, at times 7 in east at end. Gusts. Moderate in NW swell, becoming at times rough in east at end. METEOR. Clockwise 2 to 4, increasing locally South or Southwest 4 or 5 in northwest soon. Moderate in N or NW swell. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in far northwest later. CANARIAS. In northwest : Variable 2 to 4. In southeast : Northeast increasing 4 or 5, at times 6 at end. Gusts. Moderate in NW swell, locally slight near islands. CAPE VERDE. In northwest : Clockwise 2 to 4. In southeast : Northeasterly 4 or 5. Moderate in N swell. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in east. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze near coasts. SIERRA LEONE. In far southeast : Northwesterly 3 or 4, at times 5 at first and at end. Elsewhere : North or Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate in N swell, locally slight near coasts. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far east. GULF OF GUINEA. In west : Westerly 3 or 4. In east : South or Southwest 2 to 4, at times 5. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate in S or SE swell. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Moderate vis due to sand haze. POINTE NOIRE. Mainly Southerly 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate in S or SE swell. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Northeasterly near gale over AGADIR. Threat of Southerly near gale over FARADAY at end.