Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-01 09:03:25 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 010843 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 137, SUNDAY 1 MARCH 2026 AT 0840 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SUNDAY 1 OF MARCH AT 00 UTC. LOW 982 56N22W, MOVING NORTHEAST AND EXPECTED 963 65N10W BY 02/12 UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDING OVER FARADAY AND ALTAIR, MOVING EAST, CROSSING ROMEO, CHARCOT AND JOSEPHINE, REACHING WEST OF THE BAY OF BISCAY AND PORTUGAL AT END. NEW ATLANTIC TROUGH REACHING FARADAY AND ALTAIR AT END. HIGH 1029 OVER SOUTH FRANCE, MOVING NORTHEAST. HIGH 1035 33N35W, SLOW-MOVING AND MERGING WITH THE NEXT ONE. HIGH 1035 43N48W, MOVING SOUTHEAST AND EXPECTED 1034 37N33W BY 02/12 UTC. ASSOCIATED RIDGE EXTENDING NORTHWARDS AND MOVING EAST. EAST OF FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 02/06 UTC. NORTHWEST 8, OCCASIONALLY 9 IN FAR NORTHWEAST SOON. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. WEST OF FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 01/21 UTC. NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN EAST. AGAIN FROM 02/06 UTC TO 02/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTH 8 OR 9. SEVERE GUSTS. ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 01/18 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8 IN EAST. GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 01/21 UTC TO 02/09 UTC. NORTHWEST 8 IN WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN WEST. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 02/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHWEST 8, DECREASING GRADUALLY FROM WEST SOON, THEN INCREASING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN FAR NORTHEAST. CHARCOT. FROM 02/00 UTC TO 02/12 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN WEST. GUSTS. HIGH IN WEST. NORTHWEST OF PAZENN. FROM 01/09 UTC TO 02/00 UTC. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. CONTINUING TO 02/09 UTC. EAST 8 IN AND LEEWARD STRAIT. GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 281945 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 28 February 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 136. Part 2 : General synopsis, Saturday 28 at 12 UTC Atlantic trough just west Ireland, reaching Brittany by 01/00UTC, then crossing the English Channel. Low 995 52N31W, moving northeast, expected 982 56N15W by 02/00UTC. Associated trough crossing areas above 30N, expected from Ireland to MADEIRA at end. Low 1007 over north Mauritania, expected 1008 over Algeria, with associated trough towards Morocco. High 1036 33N35W, slowly moving west and merging with the next one. New high expected 1034 45N51W by 01/00UTC, moving southeast, expected 1035 39N35W by 02/00UTC. The monsoon trough enters the Atlantic along the coast of Guinea near 11N14W, then extends southwestward to 05N18W. The ITCZ continues from 05N18W to the coast of Brazil near 04S38W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 2 at 00 UTC FARADAY. Northwest 6 or 7, at times 8, locally Southwest in far southeast at first, decreasing 3 to 5 in west at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, increasing high in east later. Moderate or poor vis in rain, then showers, improving in west later. ROMEO. Southwest increasing 6 or 7, at times 8, and veering Northwest 6 or 7 soon, then increasing locally 8 in far west at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, increasing high in far west at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain and showers. ALTAIR. Southwest 6 or 7, at times 8, veering Northwest at first, then decreasing Northerly 3 to 5 in west at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain, then showers, improving in west later. CHARCOT. Southwest 4 or 5, locally 6 in north, increasing 6 or 7 soon, and veering Northwest later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, increasing rough or very rough soon. Moderate or poor vis in rain and showers. ACORES. Westerly 4 or 5, locally 6 in north, veering North or Northwest 5 or 6 soon, locally 7 in north, then decreasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 in west at end. Gusts. Moderate, locally rough in far north, increasing rough or very rough from north later. Moderate vis in scattered rain or showers, improving from northwest later. JOSEPHINE. Variable clockwise 3 to 5, increasing locally West or Southwest 4 or 5 soon, at times 6 in north, then increasing North or Northwest 6 or 7 later in northwest. Gusts. Moderate or rough, increasing very rough in far northwest at end. Moderate vis in some showers in northwest, then moderate or poor in rain later. IRVING. Variable clockwise 2 to 4, but locally Northeast 4 or 5 in southeast, then becoming Northerly 3 to 5 later, then increasing locally 5 or 6 in north at end. Moderate or rough, abating moderate later, then increasing rough in far north at end. Moderate vis in scattered showers in northeast later. MADEIRA. North or Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing gradually North or Northeast 4 or 5 soon, then locally backing Northwest 6 or 7 in far northwest at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in scattered showers in northwest at end. PAZENN. West or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7 in north, backing South or Southwest 6 or 7 tomorrow morning, locally 8 in northwest, and veering Northerly 5 or 6 in west in evening. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough and crossed. NW swell 3 or 3.5m. Poor vis in rain. IROISE. Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7 in late night, backing Southerly 6 or 7 tomorrow afternoon. Gusts. Rough, crossed with W or NW swell, becoming moderate or rough tomorrow evening. Long NW swell 3 to 3.5 m, abating overnight. Locally poor vis in rain. YEU. Southwesterly 4 or 5, locally 6 in northwest, backing Southerly 5 or 6 in afternoon. Gusts. Rough with W or NW swell. Locally poor vis in rain. ROCHEBONNE. Southwesterly 3 to 5, backing South or Southeast 4 or 5 tomorrow in daytime. Rough, decreasing moderate in east tomorrow morning. NW swell 3 to 3.5 m, abating overnight. Locally poor vis due to morning fog patches. CANTABRICO. West or Southwest 1 to 3, backing South or Southeast 2 to 4 overnight, then Southeasterly 3 to 5 tomorrow morning, and veering South or Southeast in evening, locally 6 in east. Rough, decreasing moderate in east tomorrow morning. NW swell 3 to 3.5 m, abating overnight. Locally poor vis due to morning fog patches. FINISTERRE. Southwest 3 or 4, but Northerly in south at first, increasing 3 to 5 overnight, and backing South or Southwest 6 or 7 from west tomorrow in daytime. Severe gusts. Rough, becoming very rough tomorrow evening, crossed with W or NW swell. Poor vis in rain. PORTO. Northerly 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 at first, backing Southwest soon, and increasing 5 or 6 in northwest later. Rough, abating moderate soon, then increasing locally rough in northwest at end. SAO VICENTE. In far southeast : East or Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts. Elsewhere : North or Northeast decreasing 4 or 5, and 2 to 4 soon, then veering Southwest in northwest at end. Rough, decreasing moderate or rough later. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. In and leeward strait : East or Northeast increasing 6 or 7, locally 8 in strait. Gusts. Elsewhere : East or Northeast 3 to 5. Moderate or rough. CASABLANCA. Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing gradually North 4 or 5 at end, locally 2 or 3 in far northeast. Rough, decreasing moderate or rough at end. AGADIR, TARFAYA. North or Northeast 6 or 7, locally 8 in east of AGADIR, decreasing 5 or 6 soon, then North 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough and cross, abating rough later. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze in far south. METEOR. Northeast 5 or 6, locally 4 or 5 in far northwest. Gusts in southeast. Rough, abating moderate in northwest. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 6 or 7, locally 8 between Islands, decreasing 5 or 6 at times 7 between island soon, then 4 or 5, at times 6 between island later. Gusts. Rough, abating moderate or rough at end. CAPE VERDE, CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 5 or 6. Rough, temporarily very rough in far southwest soon. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze over CAP VERDE, CAP TIMIRIS and east of CAP BLANC. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 5 or 6, but locally Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Rough, locally moderate or slight in far southeast, increasing temporarily very rough in far northwest soon. Moderate vis due to sand haze in north, moving south. GULF OF GUINEA. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Southerly in east. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Slight, locally moderate in far west. Poor vis in thundersqualls. Moderate vis due to sand haze in north. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4, but 1 to 3 in east. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours South or Southwest near gale over PAZENN and FINISTERRE, improving, then threat of North or Northeast near gale over FINISTERRE. Persistence or threat of North or Northwest near gale or gale over east of FARADAY, east of ALTAIR, west of ROMEO and CHARCOT, moving south over JOSEPHINE and MADEIRA. Threat of South or Southwest near gale to severe gale over FARADAY. Persistence of Easterly near gale or gale over CADIZ and GIBRALTAR STRAIT.