Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-21 00:18:08 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 201924 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 402, TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER 2026 AT 1920 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, TUESDAY 20 OF OCTOBER AT 00 UTC. COMPLEX LOW 984 WEST OF ISLAND, SLOW MOVING, EXPECTED 980 BY 22/00 UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH TOWARDS BAY OF BISCAY, MOVING NORTHEAST, EXPECTED ON NORTH SEA BY 21/12 UTC, THEN WITH LITTLE MOVE. FARADAY. FROM 21/12 UTC TO 22/03 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9, BECOMING CYCLONIC IN EAST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH IN EAST AT END. ROMEO. FROM 21/21 UTC TO 22/03 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 IN WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. ALTAIR. FROM 21/12 UTC TO 22/03 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8 IN NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH IN NORTHEAST AT END. CHARCOT. FROM 21/21 UTC TO 22/03 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. PAZENN. CONTINUING TO 21/06 UTC. IN FAR NORTHEAST : NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE, CANTABRICO. FROM 21/00 UTC TO 21/12 UTC. NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 201927 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 20 October 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 402. Part 2 : General synopsis, Tuesday 20 at 12 UTC Complex low 984 west of Island, slow moving, expected 980 by 22/00 UTC. Associated trough towards Bay of Biscay, moving northeast, expected on north Sea by 21/12 UTC, then with little move. New low "AUSTEN" expected 1004 47N32W by 21/18, then 998 47N26W by 22/00 UTC. High 1033 45N36W, drifting southeast, expected 1028 38N21W by 22/00 UTC. Associated ridge gradually building in south of Bay of Biscay. Monsoon trough near 14N17W to 08N18W and to 07N27W. ITCZ extends from 07N27W to 10N62W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 22 at 00 UTC FARADAY. West or Southwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in north, gradually increasing Southwest 8 or 9 from west later then veering North or Northwest 6 or 7 in west at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, at times high in east at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers from west. ROMEO. Northwesterly 5 or 6, locally 7 in extreme west at first, backing West or Southwest 6 or 7 soon then increasing South or Southwest 7 or 8 in west at end. Severe gusts. Very rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. ALTAIR. Variable clockwise 2 to 4, increasing South or Southwest 4 or 5 from west soon then gradually increasing 6 or 7 from west later, locally 8 in north. Severe gusts. Rough, locally very rough in north at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in northwest later. CHARCOT. Northerly 4 or 5, locally 6 in east at first, backing West or Southwest 5 or 6 in north but becoming Variable 1 to 3 in south, then increasing Southwest 7 or 8 in far northwest at end. Severe gusts. Rough, at times very rough in north. Moderate vis in some showers. ACORES. East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in east at first, decreasing Easterly 2 to 4 soon then veering South or Southwest 3 to 5 in north at end. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in some showers. JOSEPHINE. North or Northeast 3 to 5, at times 6 in north at first, veering Easterly 2 to 4 later. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in scattered rain at first. IRVING. East or Northeast 4 or 5, veering East or Southeast 3 or 4 in northwest soon. Moderate. Moderate vis in some showers. MADEIRA. East or Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate. Moderate vis in some showers, becoming poor in thundery showers in far southeast at end. PAZENN. Northwest 6 or 7, temporarily 8 in far northeast at first, decreasing Westerly 5 or 6 soon, at times 7 in north. Severe gusts. Very rough, temporarily high in far north at first. NW swell increasing 3 to 4m at first. Poor vis in showers. IROISE, YEU. Westerly 6 or 7, increasing Northwest 7 or 8 at first, then decreasing Westerly 5 or 6 later, at times 7. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. NW swell increasing 3 to 4m soon. Poor vis in rain or showers. ROCHEBONNE, CANTABRICO. Westerly 6 or 7, increasing Northwest 7 or 8 at first, then decreasing Westerly 5 or 6 later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. NW swell increasing 3 to 4m soon. Poor vis in rain or showers. FINISTERRE. Northwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing Westerly 3 to 5 from south to north soon, at times 6 in extreme north at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough. NW swell increasing 3 to 4m at first. Poor vis in showers. PORTO. North 3 to 5, at times 6 at first. Becoming rough in NW swell. Moderate vis in rain, clearing later. SAO VICENTE. Northerly 3 to 5. Moderate, increasing rough in northwest later. Moderate vis in scattered rain in north soon. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Mainly Northwest 2 to 4, locally West 4 or 5 in strait. Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight at end. CASABLANCA. North or Northeast 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 soon, at times 6 in far southeast later. Moderate. AGADIR, TARFAYA. Northeasterly 4 or 5, becoming Variable 2 to 4 in southeast soon, then increasing locally 6 in far northeast later. Moderate. becoming poor vis in thundery showers from south later. METEOR. East or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 2 to 4 in far southeast, increasing at times 6 in far northeast soon. Moderate, at times rough in far northeast. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery. CANARIAS. East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 near islands but locally Variable 2 to 4 in far south. Gusts. Moderate. Poor vis in thundery showers. CAPE VERDE. Northeast 2 to 4, at times 5 in far southwest at first, veering East or Northeast later. Moderate. Moderate or poor vis in showers. CAP BLANC. Variable Cyclonic 2 to 4, becoming mainly North later. Gusts. Moderate. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers in far southeast. CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 2 to 4, at times 5 along coast. Moderate. Moderate vis in some showers, and due to sand haze in east. SIERRA LEONE. East or Northeast 2 to 4, but Variable 1 to 3 in southeast. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate, locally slight along coast. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4, locally Variable 1 to 3 in far northwest. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4. Moderate. Moderate vis in showers in far northeast. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Cyclonic gale to severe gale over FARADAY, ALTAIR, ROMEO, CHARCOT and Bay of Biscay. Threat of storm to violent storm over north of ROMEO and PAZENN.