Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-23 20:33:32 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 231934 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 53, FRIDAY 23 JANUARY 2026 AT 1930 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, FRIDAY 23 OF JANUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW "INGRID" 956 49N07W, SLOW-MOVING NORTH AND FILLING, EXCEPTED 756 OVER IRELAND BY 25/00 UTC. SECONDARY LOW 978 50N18W, MOVING SOUTHEAST, EXPECTED 1000 JUST WEST OF PORTUGAL BY 24/06 UTC, THEN 1011 36N06W BY 24/12 UTC, THEN EVACUATING. LOW 992 51N48W, MOVING WEST AND DEEPENING, EXPECTED 980 53N25W BY 24/12 UTC, THEN GRADUALLY MERGING WITH FIRST LOW "INGRID". FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 25/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8, TEMPORARILY NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR EAST AT FIRST, VEERING WEST SOON, AT TIMES 9 IN FAR NORTH, THE DECREASING GRADUALLY FROM WEST LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH, TEMPORARILY VERY HIGH IN FAR EAST AT FIRST, CROSS AT FIRST. ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 25/00 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHWEST 8 OR 9, TEMPORARILY 10 OR 11 IN FAR SOUTH AT FIRST, DECREASING 8 AT FIRST, THEN INCREASING WEST 8 FROM WEST SOON, LOCALLY 8 OR 9 IN NORTH AT END, AT TIMES 10. VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH, LOCALLY CROSS. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 24/12 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8, TEMPORARILY NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR EAST AT FIRST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS, TEMPORARILY VERY HIGH IN FAR EAST AT FIRST. CHARCOT. CONTINUING TO 25/00 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHWEST 8 OR 9, LOCALLY 10 OR 11 IN EAST AT FIRST, DECREASING SOON, BUT INCREASING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 FROM WEST, BACKING WEST AT END AND DECREASING EVERYWHERE EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHEAST. VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH, LOCALLY CROSS, DECREASING HIGH LATER. ACORES. FROM 24/06 UTC TO 24/15 UTC. IN FAR NORTHWEST, WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. JOSEPHINE. CONTINUING TO 24/12 UTC. NORTHWEST 8, LOCALLY 8 OR 9 IN FAR NORTHEAST, TEMPORARILY 10 AT FIRST. VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. MADEIRA. FROM 24/00 UTC TO 24/09 UTC. IN FAR NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST 8. GUSTS. HIGH. PAZENN. CONTINUING TO 25/00 UTC. WESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. IROISE, YEU. CONTINUING TO 24/03 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. CANTABRICO. FROM 24/06 UTC TO 25/00 UTC AT LEAST. WESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. FINISTERRE. FROM 24/06 UTC TO 24/12 UTC. WESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. PORTO. CONTINUING TO 24/09 UTC. NORTHWEST 8 IN WEST, TEMPORARILY INCREASING 8 OR 9 IN FAR SOUTHWEST AT FIRST, AT TIMES 10. VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH, DECREASING HIGH LATER. SAO VICENTE. CONTINUING TO 24/15 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8, INCREASING LOCALLY 8 OR 9 AT FIRST, AT TIMES 10. VIOLENT GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH, THEN DECREASING HIGH AT END. CADIZ. CONTINUING TO 24/18 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8, TEMPORARILY DECREASING SOON, THEN INCREASING 8 OR 9 IN EXTREME WEST LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN SOUTHWEST. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. CONTINUING TO 24/03 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. CASABLANCA. FROM 24/00 UTC TO 24/18 UTC. IN NORTH, NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 230950 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 23 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 52. Part 2 : General synopsis, Friday 23 at 00 UTC Low "INGRID" 956 48N10W, slow-moving northeast, expected 964 just south of Irish Sea by 24/00UTC, then slow-moving and filling, expected 974 by 24/12 UTC. Secondery low expected 978 50N19W by 23/12UTC, moving southeast, expected 990 45N14W by 24/00UTC, then 1000 just west Portugal by 24/12UTC. Low expected 991 51N47W by 23/12UTC, moving east, expected 982 52N33W by 24/00UTC, then 983 52N24W by 24/12UTC. High 1033 37N44W, moving southeast, expected 1031 31N25W by 24/12 UTC. The monsoon trough enters the Atlantic through the coast of Sierra Leone near 09N13W and continues southwestward to 03N21W. The ITCZ extends from 03N21W to 02N35W and to 00N50W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 24 at 12 UTC FARADAY, ALTAIR. Northwest 7 or 8, at times 9, backing Westerly 7 or 8 later, locally 9 in far north. Severe gusts. High or very high, cross. Long W or NW swell 5 to 7 m, abating in west later. Poor vis in heavy rain and thundersqualls. ROMEO. Northwest 8 or 9, locally 10 or 11 in west soon, backing Westerly 8 or 9 later. Severe or violent gusts. High or very high, cross. Long W swell 6 to 9 m. Poor vis in heavy rain and thundsqualls. CHARCOT. Northwest 8 or 9, locally 10 or 11 in east later, backing Westerly 7 or 8 in west at end. Severe or violent gusts. High or very high, cross. Long W or NW swell 6 to 9 m. Poor vis in heavy rain and thundsqualls. ACORES. Northwest 5 or 6, but 7 or 8 in northeast, backing Westerly 4 to 6 later, then locally increasing Southwest 7 or 8 in far northwest at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high. Long NW swell 5 to 7 m. Poor vis in showers in far northeast, improving soon, then in rain in far north at end. JOSEPHINE. Northwest 7 or 8, increasing locally 9 in far northeast soon, then backing Westerly 5 or 6, temporarily 7 in far northwest at end . Severe gusts. High or very high, cross. Long NW swell 5 to 7 m. Poor vis in rain and thundersqualls, mainly in northeast. IRVING. Northerly 4 or 5, locally 6 in northeast, gradually becoming Variable Clockwise 2 to 4 soon, at times 5 in east, then increasing Southwest 4 or 5 in northwest at end. Rough or very rough in long NW swell . Long NW swell 5 or 6 m. MADEIRA. Northwest 5 or 6 soon, locally 7 in northeast, decreasing North or Northwest 4 or 5, locally 6 in far northeast at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming quickly very rough or high soon. Long NW swell 5 to 7 m. Moderate vis in scattered showers, mainly in northeast. PAZENN. Westerly 8 or 9, temporarily 10 or 11 at first, decreasing 7 or 8 this evening, and veering West or Northwest in late night, at times 8. Severe gusts. High or very high, decreasing high in the evening. Long W swell 6 to 7 m. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. IROISE, YEU. Southwest 8 or 9, temporarily 10 at first, decreasing gradually 5 or 6 overnight, at times 7, and veering Westerly in west tomorrow morning. Severe gusts. High or very high, decreasing very rough or high overnight. Long W swell 5 to 6 m. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ROCHEBONNE. Southwesterly 7 or 8, locally 9 in west at first, decreasing 6 or 7 in the evening, and veering Westerly in west tomorrow morning. Severe gusts. High or very high, decreasing very rough or high in the evening. Long W swell 5 to 6 m. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CANTABRICO. In northwest : West or Southwest 7 or 8, decreasing 6 or 7 this afternoon. Severe gusts. In southeast : West or Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing 3 to 5 this evening, and increasing 5 or 6 tomorrow morning. Gusts. High, locally very high in northwest, decreasing very rough or high overnight. Long NW swell 5 to 6 m, temporarily 7 m this afternoon. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. FINISTERRE. Westerly 6 or 7, but 8 in northeast at first, veering Northwesterly tomorrow morning. Severe gusts. High or very high, decreasing high in the evening. Long NW swell 6 to 7 m, increasing 7 to 8 m overnight. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. PORTO. West or Northwest 7 or 8 , temporarily increasing 9 later severe gusts. High, cross. Long NW swell 5 to 7 m, soon. Poor vis in heavy rain and thundersqualls. SAO VICENTE. West or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7, increasing quickly Northwest 7 or 8 soon, at times 9 later. Severe to viloent gusts. Very rough or high, cross. Long NW swell 5 or 6 m. Poor vis in heavy rain and thundersqualls. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Westerly 5 or 6, at times 7, gradually increasing West or Northwest 6 or 7, at times 8 soon. Severe gusts. Rough increasing very rough soon, then high in southwest later. Long NW swell 5 m in southwest.. Poor vis in heavy rain and thundersqualls. CASABLANCA. West or Northwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in far northwest, increasing West or Northwest 7 or 8 later. Gusts. Rough or very rough, increasing high soon. Long NW swell 5 to 7 m. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers.Threat of thundersqualls. AGADIR, TARFAYA. West or Northwest 4 or 5, increasing Northwest 5 or 6 soon. Gusts. Rough or very rough, increasing very rough or high later. North or Northwest swell 3.5 to 4 m, increasing 5 to 6 m later. Moderate or poor vis in some rain or showers, improving later. METEOR. Northeast 4 or 5, veering Easterly 5 or 6 soon, then deceasing 3 or 4 in far north at end. Moderate, increasing rough soon, then very rough later, in long NW swell 4.5m in north. CANARIAS. Northerly 4 or 5, increasing North or Northeast 5 or 6 soon, at times 7 between islands. Rough, increasing very rough in long NW swell 4.5m later. Moderate vis in scattered showers. CAPE VERDE. Northeast 5 or 6, veering East or Northeat later. Rough, temporarily moderate in northeast. Moderate vis in scattered showers in far west. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 at end. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze in southeast of CAP BLANC and northeast of CAP TIMIRIS. SIERRA LEONE. Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in far north, but locally Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in scattered showers in far west or due to sand haze in east. GULF OF GUINEA. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southeasterly soon, except in far northwest. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far northeast. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4, occasionnally 5 in southwest. Moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls with severe gusts. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of strong flow in the bay of Biscay, with threat of West or Northwest gale to severe gale. Persistence of West or Northwest near gale or gale over north of 35N, locally severe gale or storm over FARADAY and ROMEO, backing West or Southwest near gale to severe gale over FARADAY, ALTAIR and ACORES from Sunday 00Z.