Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-23 15:51:44 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 230932 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 127, MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0930 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, MONDAY 23 OF FEBRUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW 974 44N45W, EXPECTED 980 56N23W WITH SECONDARY LOW 984 46N27W BY 24/00 UTC, THEN 974 NEAR ICELAND COAST WITH SECONDARY LOW 990 48N21W BY 24/12 UTC. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 24/12 UTC. SOUTH 8 IN EAST, DECREASING SOON, THEN INCREASING NORTHWEST 8 IN WEST LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH, CROSS LATER. WEST OF ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 24/00 UTC. SOUTH 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 24/09 UTC. SOUTHWESTERLY 8, LOCALLY 8 OR 9 IN SOUTHWEST, DECREASING WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 LATER. VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH, AT TIMES CROSS. WEST OF CHARCOT. CONTINUING TO 24/00 UTC. SOUTH 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN FAR NORTHWEST. NORTHWEST OF ACORES. CONTINUING TO 24/06 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8, LOCALLY 9 IN FAR NORTHWEST, VEERING WEST 8 SOON. VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH FROM WEST. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 230932 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 23 February 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 127. Part 2 : General synopsis, Monday 23 at 00 UTC Low 974 44N45W, expected 980 56N23W with secondary low 984 46N27W by 24/00 UTC, then 974 near Iceland coast with secondary low 990 48N21W by 24/12 UTC. High 1028 40N07W slow moving and gradually weakening, and high 1023 25N35W slow moving and expected 1027 31N39W by 24/12 UTC. The monsoon trough enters the Atlantic through 08N12W and continues southwestward to 04N17W. The ITCZ extends from 04N17W to 04N30W and to 00N40W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 24 at 12 UTC FARADAY. In west : South or Southwest 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing Northwest 6 or 7 soon, then 7 or 8 later. Severe gusts. In east : South 7 or 8, decreasing South or Southwest 6 or 7 soon, then veering Northwest at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, becoming cross later. Long SW swell increasing 5.5 to 6.5 m from west. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ROMEO. In west : South 7 or 8, decreasing 6 or 7 later, then South or Southwest 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts. In east : South increasing 6 or 7. Gusts. Very rough or high in west and cross, but rough or very rough in east. Long SW swell increasing 5.5 to 6.5 m in extreme west at end. Poor vis in heavy rain or showers from west, at times thundery. ALTAIR. Southwesterly 7 or 8, locally 8 or 9 in southwest, veering West or Northwest 7 or 8 from west later, then decreasing 6 or 7 at end. Violent gusts. Very rough or high, becoming high or very high from west at first. Long W or SW swell increasing 6 to 7.5 m from west. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thunderstorms, then poor vis in rain and showers later. CHARCOT. In west : South 7 or 8, decreasing South or Southwest 6 or 7 later, then veering West or Southwest at end. Severe gusts. In east : South 4 to 6 from south to north, increasing 5 or 6 soon, then South or Southwest 6 or 7 later. Gusts. In northwest : rough or very rough and cross, locally high in far northwest, becoming very rough or high later. In southeast : moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough and cross later. Long W swell increasing 5.5 to 7 m in extreme west at end. Poor vis in heavy rain and thundery showers from west. ACORES. West or Southwest 7 or 8, locally 9 in far northwest, veering Westerly 7 or 8 soon, but 6 or 7 in south, then decreasing West or Northwest 5 or 6 at end, at times 7 in north. Violent gusts. Becoming very rough or high from west at first, locally high or very high in northwest. Long W or NW swell increasing 6 to 7.5 m from west, decreasing 5.5 to 6.5 m at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, mainly in north. JOSEPHINE. In northwest : increasing South or Southwest 5 or 6 from northwest, locally 7 in far northwest, then 6 or 7 soon, veering West or Southwest at end. Gusts. In southeast : South or Southwest 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 later, then 5 or 6 at end, but 4 or 5 in far southeast. Moderate or rough in long NW swell, becoming gradually rough or very rough from northwest soon, locally high in far northwest at end. Long NW swell increasing 5 to 6.5 m in far northwest at end. Poor vis in heavy rain and thundery showers from west soon. IRVING. In north : West or Southwest 5 or 6, veering West or Northwest later, then decreasing Northwest 4 or 5 at end. In south : Southwest 3 to 5, then West or Southwest soon, then gradually North or Northwest 4 or 5 at end. Moderate or rough, becoming gradually very rough or high from northwest. Long NW swell increasing 5.5 to 7 m from northwest. Moderate vis in some rain or showers. MADEIRA. Variable 2 to 4, increasing Southwest 4 or 5 in northwest soon, locally 6 in far northwest. Moderate, occasionally rough in north, becoming locally rough or very rough in far northwest at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, in far northwest later. PAZENN. South or Southwest 4 to 6 from east to west, increasing 6 or 7 from west tomorrow morning. Rough or very rough and cross. Long W swell 3 to 3.5 m. Locally poor visibility in fog patches, clearing in the afternoon, then poor vis in showers in west tomorrow morning. IROISE. Southwesterly 4 or 5, backing South or Southeast, locally 6 in north, tomorrow morning. Rough or very rough, decreasing moderate or rough overnight. Long W swell 3 to 3.5 m, abating overnight. Locally poor visibility in fog patches, clearing in the afternoon. YEU, ROCHEBONNE. Southerly 2 to 4, increasing Southeast 4 or 5 tomorrow morning. Rough or very rough, decreasing moderate or rough overnight. Long W swell 3 to 3.5 m, abating overnight. Locally poor visibility in fog patches, clearing in the afternoon. CANTABRICO. Southeasterly 2 to 4. Rough, decreasing moderate tomorrow morning. Long W swell 3 to 3.5 m, abating overnight. Locally poor visibility in fog patches, clearing in the afternoon. FINISTERRE. Southerly 2 to 4, increasing 6 or 7 from west tomorrow morning. Rough, decreasing moderate or rough overnight. Long W swell 3 to 3.5 m, abating overnight. Locally poor visibility in fog patches, clearing in the afternoon, then poor vis in showers in west tomorrow morning. PORTO. South or Southeast 3 or 4, increasing South 4 or 5 soon, then 5 or 6 later. Rough in long NW swell, decreasing moderate or rough soon. SAO VICENTE. Southeasterly 2 to 4 from south to north, veering Southerly soon, then increasing 3 to 5 at end. Moderate or rough in long NW swell, decreasing moderate later. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. In and leeward strait : East or Southeast 4 or 5, at times 6. Gusts. Elsewhere : Variable 1 to 3. Slight or moderate. CASABLANCA, AGADIR, TARFAYA. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Easterly soon, then becoming South or Southeast at end. Moderate in long NW swell, locally rough in far north of CASABLANCA till later. Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches or sand haze. METEOR. Variable 2 to 4 in northwest, but North or Northeast 4 or 5 in southeast, becoming Northerly 3 or 4 everywhere at end, at times 5 in far south. Moderate, becoming gradually rough or very rough in northwest soon. Long NW swell increasing 5 to 5.5 m in far northwest later. CANARIAS. Northeasterly 2 to 4, but locally East or Southeast in far northeast, at times 5 near islands. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. CAPE VERDE. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in west later. Moderate, becoming rough in west soon. Moderate vis due to some sand haze in east. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. Northeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5. Moderate in long NW swell. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 4 or 5, but locally Westerly 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate, locally rough in far northwest, but slight in far southeast. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze in east. GULF OF GUINEA. South or Southwest 2 to 4, locally Variable 1 to 3 in far northwest. Severe gusts in showers. Slight, locally moderate in extreme west. Poor vis in scattered thundery showers. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 2 to 4. Severe gusts in showers. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in scattered thundery showers. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Cyclonic near gale in north of 38N, decreasing later. Threat of Southwesterly near gale or gale over FARADAY and ALTAIR later.