Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-12 20:43:42 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 121925 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 220, SUNDAY 12 APRIL 2026 AT 1920 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SUNDAY 12 OF APRIL AT 12 UTC. TROUGH FROM NORTH BRITISH ISLES TO ENGLISH CHANNEL EVACUATING NORTHWARDS. LOW 990 48N41W MOVING NORTHEAST, BECOMING A COMPLEX LOW AROUND 980 50N32W BY 14/00 UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH GRADUALLY DEEPENING EAST-SOUTHEAST, EXPECTED FROM AZORES ISLANDS TO WEST BAY OF BISCAY BY 14/00 UTC. HIGH 1032 36N25W EXPECTED 1026 33N19W BY14/00 UTC WITH ASSOCIATED RIDGE EXTENDING NORTHEASTWARDS. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 13/03 UTC. IN WEST, SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN WEST. AGAIN FROM 13/12 UTC TO 14/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 FROM WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 13/00 UTC. IN FAR NORTHWEST, SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 13/06 UTC TO 14/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN WEST, TEMPORARILY INCREASING SOUTHWEST 8 IN EAST LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. ACORES. FROM 13/09 UTC TO 13/15 UTC. IN FAR NORTHWEST, SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. AGADIR. CONTINUING TO 14/00 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH 8 IN EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN FAR SOUTHEAST. TARFAYA. CONTINUING TO 13/12 UTC. NORTH 8 IN FAR NORTHEAST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN FAR NORTHEAST. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 121925 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 12 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 : WARNING NR 219. Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 12 at 12 UTC Trough from north British Isles to English Channel evacuating northwards. Low 990 48N41W moving northeast, becoming a complex low around 980 50N32W by 14/00 UTC. Associated trough gradually deepening east-southeast, expected from Azores Islands to west Bay of Biscay by 14/00 UTC. High 1032 36N25W expected 1026 33N19W by14/00 UTC with associated ridge extending northeastwards. Monsoon trough Atlantic, near 09N13W and continues southwestward to 05N17W. ITCZ continue from, 05N17W, to 02S44W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 14 at 00 UTC FARADAY. Southwesterly 6 or 7, at times 8 in west at first, decreasing 4 to 6 soon, then increasing 7 or 8 from west later. Severe gusts. Very rough, locally very rough or high in west at first and at end. Long SW swell increasing 5 to 5.5 m in west, abating later. Poor vis in rain and showers. ROMEO. Southwesterly 5 or 6 in west, but 4 or 5 in east, increasing 5 or 6 everywhere soon, increasing South or Southwest 6 or 7 in west at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming cross in west later. Moderate or poor vis in some rain and showers. ALTAIR. West or Southwest 6 or 7, temporarily 8 in northwest at first, increasing 7 or 8 in west soon, and temporarily 7 or 8 in east later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, increasing very rough or high from west soon, and at times cross. SW swell 5 m in far northwest at first. Poor vis in some rain and showers. CHARCOT. West or Southwest 5 or 6, locally 4 or 5 in far east, increasing at times 7 in far northwest soon, and South or Southwest 6 or 7 in extreme west at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, locally cross in west. Moderate or poor vis in some rain and showers, improving in west later. ACORES. In northwest, Southwesterly 5 or 6, locally 7 in far northwest, at times 8 in far northwest soon and later. Severe gusts. In southeast, Southwesterly 4 or 5, temporarily Variable Clockwise 2 to 4 in far southeast at first and soon, increasing 4 to 6 later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, increasing rough or very rough in northwest soon, at times cross. Moderate or poor vis in rain and showers in northwest later and at end. JOSEPHINE. Becoming Variable 2 to 4 in south, but West or Southwest 4 or 5 in north, at times 6 in far northwest. Rough in west, but rough or very rough in east, becoming moderate or rough everywhere later. Moderate vis in far northeast in some rain. IRVING. Clockwise 2 to 4, locally Northwest 4 or 5 in far southeast at first, becoming locally South or Southwest 4 or 5, at times 6 in far northwest soon. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate from west later. MADEIRA. North or Northeast 4 to 6, from northwest to southeast, becoming gradually Clockwise 2 to 4 in northwest at first. Gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing moderate or rough from northwest later. PAZENN. West 3 or 4, at times 5 in west, backing South or Southwest 5 or 6 later. Very rough, becoming rough soon. Long NW swell 4 to 5m, abating 3 to 4m soon, then less than 3m later. Poor vis in showers. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE. West or Northwest 3 or 4, backing Westerly soon, then South or Southwest later, locally 5 in west at end. Rough or very rough, becoming rough soon, then moderate or rough later. Long NW 4 to 5m, abating 3 to 4m soon, then less than 3m later. Poor vis in showers. CANTABRICO. Westerly 3 or 4, locally 5 in south, backing Southerly 2 to 4 at end. Very rough, becoming rough soon, then moderate or rough at end. Long NW 4 to 5m, abating 3 to 4m soon, then less than 3m at end. Poor vis in showers. FINISTERRE. West or Northwest 3 or 4, backing Southwesterly 4 or 5 in daytime, occasionally 6 in north in evening. Very rough, becoming rough in morning. Long NW swell 4 to 5m, abating 3 to 4m soon, then less than 3m later. Poor vis in showers. PORTO. North or Northwest 3 or 4, at times 5 in west soon, increasing Westerly 4 or 5 later, then decreasing 3 or 4 at end. Very rough, decreasing rough soon. Moderate or poor vis in some rain. SAO VICENTE. North or Northwest 4 or 5 in west, but 5 or 6 in east, decreasing 4 or 5 everywhere soon, then 3 or 4 at end, at times 5 in far southeast. Very rough, becoming rough from north soon. Long NW swell near 5 m at first. Moderate vis in some rain in north. CADIZ. Northwesterly 5 or 6 in north, but 4 or 5 in south, decreasing 3 to 5 everywhere soon. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in north soon, then everywhere at end. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Westerly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 soon, at times 6 in far east. Slight or moderate. CASABLANCA. Northerly 5 or 6, locally Northwesterly 3 or 4 in far east, decreasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 soon, locally 6 in far south. Very rough, locally rough in far east, then everywhere at end. AGADIR. North or Northeast 6 or 7, locally 8 in east. Severe gusts. Very rough, locally high in far southeast at first. METEOR. East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far southeast at first, becoming Clockwise 2 to 3 in far northwest later. Moderate or rough, locally cross in long N swell, in far east. CANARIAS. Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7 near and between islands, and in far east. Severe gusts. Rough, locally very rough in far northeast, and locally cross in long NNW swell, in west. Moderate vis due to some sand haze in far southeast. TARFAYA. North or Northeast 6 or 7, locally 8 in far northeast at first and soon. Severe gusts. Very rough, locally high in far northeast at first. Moderate vis due to some sand haze in far south. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast decreasing 4 or 5, at times 6 in east. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in some isolated showers in west. Moderate vis due to some sand haze in far southeast. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7 in northeast, decreasing 4 or 5 in south later. Gusts. Increasing rough, locally moderate in extreme southeast. Moderate vis due to some sand haze in far east. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 near Cape Verde island, and mainly Westerly 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in far east. Moderate vis due to some sand haze, mainly in east. GULF OF GUINEA. Mainly Southwesterly 2 to 4, temporarily Variable 1 to 3 in far west at first. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate, locally slight in far east. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Moderate vis due to some sand haze, in northwest. POINTE NOIRE. Southeast 3 or 4, and mainly Southeasterly 2 to 3 in far east. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate, locally slight in far east. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of South or Southwest near gale over west of PAZENN at end. Persistance of Southwesterly near gale or gale, at times severe gale, over FARADAY and ALTAIR, and near gale or gale, over west of ROMEO and west of CHARCOT, veering Northwetsterly later. Persistence of Northeasterly near gale or gale over AGADIR and TARFAYA. Persistence of Northeasterly near gale over CANARIAS.