Bulletinset for METAREA 2
Edition date (UTC): 2025-08-01 16:42:18
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
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FQNT50 LFPW 010901

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Weather bulletin on METAREA 2,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 1 August 2025 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 : NO WARNING.


Part 2 : General synopsis, Friday 1 at 00 UTC
Low 1010 over south of Spain, with little change.
High 1032 41N29W, slow moving, expected 1028 41N27W by 02/12 UTC.
Associated ridge extending northeastwards.
The monsoon trough enters the Atlantic through the coast of 
Mauritania near 18N16W, then turns southwestward through 15N20W to
09N28W. 
An ITCZ continues west-southwestward from 09N28W to 06N43W.


Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 2 at 12 UTC

FARADAY.
Southwest 4 or 5, locally Variable 2 or 3 in southeast at first ,
becoming Southwesterly 4 or 5 everywhere later.
Slight or moderate.
Moderate vis due to some showers in far northwest and mist or fog
patches in north.

ROMEO.
North 3 to 5, backing West or Southwest 3 or 4 in far northwest soon,
then locally veering Northeast 4 or 5 in far southeast later.
Slight or moderate, abating slight at end.
Moderate vis due to some fog patches in northwest.

ALTAIR.
Variable Clockwise 2 to 4.
Mainly slight, at times moderate in far northwest and far southeast.
Moderate vis in some scattered showers.

CHARCOT.
In northwest, North or Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 to 5 at end.
In southeast, North or Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts.
Slight or moderate in northwest, but locally rough in far southeast.

ACORES.
Northeast 4 or 5 in east , but locally Variable mainly Easterly 2 to
4 in west.
Slight or moderate,  tempoorarily rough in far southeast, abating
slight or moderate at end.
Moderate vis in few showers in northwest.

JOSEPHINE.
North or Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts.
Moderate or rough.

IRVING.
Northeast 4 or 5.
Moderate, but locally rough in east.
Moderate vis in scattered showers in west.

MADEIRA.
Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts.
Rough.

PAZENN.
North or Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing Northerly 2 to 4 later in
north.
Slight or moderate.
Poor vis in some drizzle.

IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE.
Northerly 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 at first, temporarily at times 6
along coast soon, then decreasing 3 or 4 at end.
Slight or moderate.

CANTABRICO.
Northerly 2 to 4, veering Northeasterly 3 to 5 later.
Slight, becoming moderate in west later.
Poor vis in little rain.

FINISTERRE.
North or Northeast 6 or 7, locally 5 in far north. Gusts.
Moderate, or rough in south.
Poor vis in some drizzle, mainly in north.

PORTO.
North 6 or 7, locally decreasing 4 or 5 in southeast at end. Gusts.
Rough, abating moderate near the coast at end.
Moderate vis due to coastal fog patches.

SAO VICENTE.
Northerly 4 to 6 in west, but Northeasterly 4 or 5 in far east.
Gusts.
Moderate, but locally rough in west.

CADIZ.
Leeward Gibraltar strait, Easterly 4 to 6, increasing temporarily 7
in far east . Gusts.
Elsewhere, Variable 2 to 4.
Slight or moderate, temporarily rough leeward strait.
Moderate vis due to coastal fog patches in south. 

GIBRALTAR STRAIT.
East 6 or 7. Gusts.
Moderate, at times rough in west.

CASABLANCA.
North or Northeast 4 or 5, but temporarily 3 or 4 in east at first,
increasing locally 6 in far northwest soon.
Moderate but locally rough in northwest.
Locally poor vis due to coastal fog patches.

AGADIR.
Variable 2 or 3 but North or Northeast 3 or 4 in northwest.
Moderate.
Locally poor vis due to coastal fog patches.

METEOR.
Northeast 4 or 5.
Moderate, increasing rough in far northeast soon.
Moderate vis in scattered showers in northwest.

CANARIAS.
North or Northeast 4 or 5 in west, but locally Northerly 3 to 5 in
east . Gusts.
Slight or moderate, increasing rough in far northwest soon.
Moderate vis in some showers in northeast.

TARFAYA.
Variable 2 or 3 .
Slight or moderate, increasing moderate soon.
Locally poor vis due to coastal fog patches.

CAPE VERDE.
Northeasterly 4 or 5, decreasing 2 to 4 later from southeast to
northwest.
Moderate.
Moderate vis due to sand haze in southeast.

CAP BLANC.
Northerly 4 or 5 , temporraily 6 in southeast, decreasing 3 or 4 at
end.
Moderate, locally slight in far northeast.
Moderate vis due to sand haze in southeast.

CAP TIMIRIS.
Northerly 4 or 5 in north, 3 or 4 in south, decreasing Northwesterly
3 or 4 everywhere later.
Moderate,  becoming slight in far east later.
Moderate vis due to sand haze.

SIERRA LEONE.
In northwest : Northerly 3 or 4.
In southeast : Southwesterly 3 to 5.
Moderate.
Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in south. Moderate vis due to
sand haze in north.

GULF OF GUINEA.
Southerly 4 or 5, locally Southwesterly 3 or 4 in east. Gusts.
Moderate.
Poor vis in thundery showers in far northwest and in far east.

POINTE NOIRE.
Southeasterly 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 soon.
Moderate.

 

Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Persistence of Northeasterly near gale or gale over FINISTERRE, north
of PORTO, east of CHARCOT. 
Threat of Easterly near gale over GIBRALTAR STRAIT and over CADIZ in
leeward strait.
Threat of Southwesterly near gale or gale over northwest of FARADAY,
and ALTAIR.