Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-15 19:19:03 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 150908 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 36, THURSDAY 15 JANUARY 2026 AT 0905 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 15 OF JANUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW 975 56N31W MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST, EXPECTED 986 53N15W BY 16/00 UTC, THEN 993 52N11W BY 16/12 UTC. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 16/09 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8, DECREASING IN WEST SOON, BUT TEMPORARILY NORTHWEST 9 IN FAR NORTHEAST SOON. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH, LOCALLY VERY HIGH IN FAR NORTHEAST. ROMEO. FROM 15/12 UTC TO 16/12 UTC AT LEAST. IN WEST, WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH, LOCALLY VERY HIGH IN FAR NORTHWEST AT END. PAZENN. CONTINUING TO 15/12 UTC. IN SOUTHEAST, SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8. VIOLENT GUSTS. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE, WEST OF CANTABRICO. CONTINUING TO 15/18 UTC. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8. VIOLENT GUSTS. FINISTERRE. CONTINUING TO 15/12 UTC. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9. VIOLENT GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 150909 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 15 January 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 36. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 15 at 00 UTC Low 975 56N31W moving east-southeast, expected 986 53N15W by 16/00 UTC, then 993 52N11W by 16/12 UTC. High 1032 41N43W slowly moving east and expected 1038 38N34W by 16/12 UTC. New low 981 57N49W by 16/12 UTC, with associated trough in south. Monsoon trough from 08N13W, and runs southwestward to 08N15W. The ITCZ continues from 07N15W, and curves to 02N30W then to 02N35W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 16 at 12 UTC FARADAY. West or Northwest 7 or 8, then decreasing 6 or 7, in west soon, but temporarily Northwest 9 in far northeast soon, decreasing Westerly 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts. High, locally very high in far northeast soon and later, decreasing very rough or high at end. NW swell 5 or 6 m. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ROMEO. West or Northwest 6 or 7, but 7 or 8 in west. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, locally very high in far northwest soon and later. NW swell 5 to 7 m. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers. ALTAIR. West or Northwest 6 or 7. Gusts. Very rough or high. NW swell 5 or 6 m. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, in northeast. CHARCOT. West or Northwest 6 or 7. Gusts. Very rough or high. NW swell 5 to 7 m. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers. ACORES. Northerly 4 or 5 increasing locally Northwest 5 or 6 in northeast soon, and becoming gradually Clockwise 2 to 4 in west later. Gusts. Rough or very rough. NW swell 5 m in far northeast later and at end. Moderate or poor in some rain showers, improving at first. JOSEPHINE. West or Southwest 5 or 6 veering gradually West or Northwest at first at times 7 later and at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, increasing very rough or hight at end. NW swell 5 m in north at end. Poor in rain or thundery showers, improving in southwest soon. IRVING. Clockwise 2 to 4, increasing East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 at end. Moderate or rough, increasing rough by NW swell later. Moderate vis in some showers clearing at end. MADEIRA. Northerly 3 or 4, increasing West 4 or 5 at first, then becoming Northerly 4 or 5 later. Moderate or rough, increasing rough by NW swell at end. Moderate vis in some showers clearing at end. PAZENN. Westerly 5 or 6, temporarily Southwesterly 7 or 8 in southeast at first. Violent gusts at first. Very rough, becoming high in northwest next night. Long NW swell increasing 5 or 5.5 m. Poor vis in rain or showers. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE, CANTABRICO. South or Southwest increasing 6 or 7, locally 8 from west at first, decreasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 in the evening, then Southwest 4 or 5, at times 6 in west, overnight. Violent gusts at first. Rough in east, very rough in west. Long NW swell increasing 4 to 4.5m in the evening. Poor vis in rain or showers. FINISTERRE. Westerly 5 or 6, temporarily Southwesterly 8 or 9 in east at first, decreasing 4 or 5 overnight. Violent gusts at first. Very rough, becoming high in northwest tomorrow morning. Long NW swell increasing 5 or 5.5 m. Poor vis in rain or showers. PORTO. South or Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing West or Northwest 5 or 6 at first. Gusts. Rough or very rough, increasing very rough soon. NW swell 5 m, in far northwest at end. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers. SAO VICENTE. West or Southwest 4 to 6 decreasing North or Northwest 4 or 5 soon, then increasing West or Northwest 5 or 6 later. Moderate or rough increasing rough or very rough by NW swell soon. Moderate or poor in rain from northwest. CADIZ. Southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 soon, later then decreasing Westerly 3 to 5 at end. Slight or moderate, becoming rough by NW swell later in south. Moderate or poor is some rain or showers. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. West or Southwest 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 later. Moderate. Moderate or poor is some rain or showers. CASABLANCA. North or Northwest 3 to 5 backing Southwesterly soon, then North or Northwest at end. Rough by NW swell. Moderate vis in some rain or showers, from north later. AGADIR, TARFAYA. Northerly 4 or 5. Rough by NW swell. METEOR. East or Northeast 5 or 6. Moderate or rough, increasing rough soon. Moderate vis in some showers at end. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6. Moderate, increasing moderate or rough later. Moderate vis in some showers at end. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast 5 or 6. Moderate or rough, increasing rough later. Moderate vis in some showers, mainly in north. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 5 or 6. Moderate or rough. Moderate in sand haze in far southeast. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 4 or 5,.but locally mainly Northwesterly 2 to 4 in extreme southeast, increasing at times 6 in far north at end. Moderate or rough. Moderate in sand haze in east. GULF OF GUINEA. South or Southwest 2 to 4, locally mainly Northwesterly 2 to 4, in far northwest. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 2 to 4. Severe gusts in northeast in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat or persistence of Westerly near gale or gale over FARADAY, ALTAIR, ROMEO, CHARCOT, JOSEPHINE, northeast of ACORES, and north of MADEIRA soon.