Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-06-04 19:34:41 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 041918 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 281, THURSDAY 4 JUNE 2026 AT 1915 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 4 OF JUNE AT 12 UTC. TROUGH EXTENDING FROM SCOTLAND TO SOUTH OF FRANCE MOVING EAST. LOW 1007 45N40W MOVING NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 997 47N26W BY 05/00 UTC, 989 50N16W BY 05/12 UTC, THEN 987 JUST SOUTHWEST IRELAND BY 06/00 UTC. LOW AREA AROUND 1010 OVER WESTERN SAHARA WITH LITTLE CHANGE. NEW LOW EXPECTED 999 50N33W BY 06/00 UTC. HIGH 1031 34N33W SLOW MOVING, EXPECTED 1029 BY 06/00 UTC. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 05/12 UTC. CYCLONIC 8, AT TIMES 9, DECREASING IN WEST AT FIRST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS IN EAST. ROMEO. FROM 05/00 UTC TO 06/00 UTC. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8, INCREASING WESTERLY 8 OR 9 FROM WEST SOON, THEN VEERING NORTHWEST LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 05/12 UTC. WESTERLY 8, AT TIMES 9, DECREASING IN WEST AT FIRST. SEVERE GUSTS. CHARCOT. FROM 05/00 UTC TO 05/18 UTC. WESTERLY 8 IN NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS. PAZENN. FROM 05/12 UTC TO 06/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHERLY 8 VEERING WESTERLY. GUSTS. INCREASING HIGH IN FAR NORTHWEST AT END. IROISE, WEST OF YEU. FROM 05/21 UTC TO 06/03 UTC. SOUTHERLY OCCASIONALLY 8. GUSTS. AGADIR. CONTINUING TO 06/00 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHEAST 8 IN FAR EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 041921 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 4 June 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 281. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 4 at 12 UTC Trough extending from Scotland to south of France moving east. Low 1007 45N40W moving northeast, expected 997 47N26W by 05/00 UTC, 989 50N16W by 05/12 UTC, then 987 just southwest Ireland by 06/00 UTC. Low area around 1010 over western Sahara with little change. New low expected 999 50N33W by 06/00 UTC. High 1031 34N33W slow moving, expected 1029 by 06/00 UTC. Tropical wave near 17W, south of 14N, moving west at 10-15 kt. Monsoon trough from 18N16W to 06N26W. ITCZ from 06N26W to 03N37W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 6 at 00 UTC FARADAY. Cyclonic 7 or 8, at times 9, decreasing gradually Westerly 6 or 7 from west at first and soon, then backing Southwest at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough and cross with SW swell, at times high in east soon, becoming cross with NW swell at end. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers in east, improving soon. ROMEO. South or Southwest 7 or 8, increasing Westerly 8 or 9 from west soon, then gradually decreasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 from west later and at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough and cross with SW swell soon. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, improving later. ALTAIR. Westerly 7 or 8, at times 9, decreasing gradually West or Northwest 5 or 6 from west at first and soon, then backing West or Southwest at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough and cross with W or SW swell, decreasing rough at end. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers in east, improving soon. CHARCOT. Southwest 6 or 7, increasing Westerly 7 or 8 at first, then decreasing gradually Northwesterly 4 or 5 later and at end. Severe gusts. Becoming rough or very rough, at times high in far northwest soon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, improving at end. ACORES. Westerly 5 or 6 with gusts, locally 7 in far north, decreasing West or Northwest 3 to 5 soon, then Clockwise 2 to 4 later. Moderate or rough in NW swell, at times very rough in far north at first and soon. Moderate vis in scattered showers in north later. JOSEPHINE. Clockwise 3 to 5, increasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 with gusts in northwest soon, then decreasing gradually Northwesterly 3 or 4 later and at end. Moderate or rough in NW swell. Moderate vis in scattered showers in north later. IRVING. Northerly 3 or 4, at times 5 at first, but Clockwise 2 to 4 in northwest. Moderate in NW swell, locally slight in far west. MADEIRA. North or Northeast 3 to 5, at times 6 with gusts in far southeast, backing locally Northerly in northwest later. Moderate in NW swell, locally rough in far southeast. PAZENN. Westerly 4 or 5, increasing Southerly 6 or 7 from west soon and 7 or 8 later, then veering Westerly at end while decreasing 6 or 7 in south. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming rough soon, then very rough from west later, occasionally high in far northwest at end. W or NW swell 3.5 to 4.5 m, abating tomorrow, then W swell 4m in south at end. Poor vis in rain or showers. IROISE, YEU. West or Northwest 4 or 5, backing South or Southwest 3 or 4 soon, then increasing 5 or 6 later and 7 or 8 at end. Gusts at end. Rough or very rough, becoming rough soon. W or NW swell 3.5 to 4.5 m, abating tomorrow in daytime. Locally poor vis in showers. ROCHEBONNE. West or Northwest decreasing 3 or 4 at first, backing Southerly soon, then increasing 4 or 5 later, locally 6 or 7 in west at end. Rough or very rough, becoming rough soon. NW swell 3 to 4 m, abating tomorrow in daytime. Locally poor vis in showers. CANTABRICO. West or Northwest 3 or 4, becoming temporarily Variable 2 or 3 soon, then gradually increasing Southeasterly 4 or 5 later, but veering South or Southwest 6 or 7 in extreme west at end. Gusts in west at end. Rough, becoming moderate in east at end. NW swell 3 to 3.5 m, abating tomorrow in daytime. Locally poor vis in showers. FINISTERRE. Northwesterly 3 or 4, backing Southwest 4 to 6 soon, then increasing South or Southwest 6 or 7 later, but veering West or Northwest 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. Rough, becoming rough or very rough later. NW swell 3 to 3.5m, abating tomorrow, then W swell 3 to 4m in west at end. Poor vis in rain or showers. PORTO. North or Northwest 3 to 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 soon, then increasing Westerly 3 to 5 later. Rough in NW swell, decreasign moderate or rough later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers at end. SAO VICENTE. North 5 or 6, decreasing locally Northwesterly 4 or 5 in northwest later. Rough, decreasing moderate or rough later. CADIZ. Northwesterly 4 or 5, at times decreasing 2 to 4 soon. Moderate, locally slight in far north, at times rough in far southwest at end. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Westerly 3 to 5, at times 6 in far east at first, decreasing 2 to 4 later. Slight or moderate. CASABLANCA. North or Northeast 5 or 6, but Variable 2 to 4 in far northeast. Gusts. Moderate or rough. AGADIR. North or Northeast 6 or 7, at times 8 in far east. Severe gusts. Rough, locally very rough in far southeast. METEOR. East or Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate, at times rough in southeast at first. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7 between islands. Gusts. Moderate or rough. TARFAYA. North 4 to 6 from south to north. Gusts. Rough, locally moderate in far south. CAPE VERDE. North 4 or 5, locally North in far southeast. Moderate, at times rough in northeast. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze in southeast. CAP TIMIRIS. Northerly 4 or 5, locally 6 in far north, but Northwesterly 3 or 4 in far southeast. Moderate, locally rough in far north. Moderate vis due to sand haze in east. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 3 or 4, but Northwesterly 2 to 4 in far east. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate in N or NE swell, locally slight near coast. Poor vis in thundersqualls in far southeast. Moderate vis due to sand haze in northeast. GULF OF GUINEA. Mainly Southwesterly 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate in S or SW swell. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. Southeasterly 3 or 4. Slight or moderate in S or SW swell. Moderate vis in some showers. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Southwesterly near gale veering West over the Bay of Biscay at first. Southwest fresh or strong flow over FARADAY and ALTAIR, decreasing moderate or fresh later. Persistence of North or Northeast near gale over AGADIR.