Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-30 21:55:52 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 301948 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 30 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 : NO WARNING. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 30 at 12 UTC Low 1006 38N26W, moving slowly east and expected 1016 39N22W by 02/00 UTC. Thundery low 1010 49N15W slowly filling northwards. New thundery low expected 1016 over southeast Bay of Biscay by 02/00 UTC. High 1033 over south North Sea, slowly drifting southeast. Associated ridge bulding towards Bay of Biscay soon, then weakening from south at end. High 1031 51N40W, with little move, expected 1035 52N38W by 02/00 UTC. ITCZ from 11N15W to 03N20W, and continues to the Equator at 30W and to 01N46W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 2 at 00 UTC FARADAY. Northeasterly 4 or 5. Moderate or rough. ROMEO. In west, Northerly 4 or 5. In east, Cyclonic 3 to 5, decreasing Northwesterly 3 or 4 later. Moderate or rough. ALTAIR. East or Northeast 5 or 6. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers in southeast at first. CHARCOT. Easterly 3 to 5, but Variable 2 to 4 in east, becoming Northeast 4 or 5 in west at end. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers. ACORES. Cyclonic 3 to 5, locally Variable 2 to 4 in west, increasing Easterly 4 to 6 later. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers in south. JOSEPHINE. South or Southwest 3 or 4 at times 5, decreasing Northwest 2 or 3 in west at end. Moderate locally rough in west, becoming moderate later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers. IRVING. Southwesterly 3 or 4, increasing gradually South or Southwest 5 or 6 from west, then decreasing Southwest 4 or 5 in west at end. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers from west. MADEIRA. Southwesterly 2 to 4 in northwest, but Variable 1 to 3 in southeast. Moderate, locally rough in far northwest. PAZENN. Mainly Southerly 2 to 4, at times Southwest 3 to 5 in northwest. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate next night. Locally moderate in scattered showers in northwest. IROISE, YEU. West or Southwest 2 to 4, becoming Variable tomorrow morning, becoming East or Northeast from south at end. Gusts in thundery showers. Moderate, locally slight in far east. Locally poor vis in showers, at times thundery, or fog patches in north. ROCHEBONNE. Variable Clockwise 2 to 4, becoming Easterly 3 or 4 tomorrow morning. Gusts in thundery showers, becoming severe tomorrow evening. Moderate, locally slight in far east. Locally poor vis in showers, at times thundery. CANTABRICO. Variable 2 to 4, becoming East or Northeast tomorrow morning, at times 5 in south, becoming Cyclonic 4 to 6 in east at end. Gusts in thundery showers, becoming severe tomorrow evening. Moderate with NW swell. Locally poor vis in showers, at times thundery, or fog patches in late night. FINISTERRE. Variable or mainly Southerly 2 or 3. Moderate. Locally moderate in scattered showers. PORTO. Southwesterly 1 to 3. Moderate. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers at end. SAO VICENTE. In west, Southwesterly 2 to 4. In east, Northwesterly 2 to 4. Moderate, locally slight in far east. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Northwesterly 2 to 4, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 soon, then increasing East 4 or 5 in Strait at end. Slight, locally moderate in far southwest, and in Strait at end. CASABLANCA. Variable 1 to 3 in northwest, but North or Northeast 2 to 4 in southeast, at times 5 in far southeast. Moderate. AGADIR. North or Northeast 2 to 4, locally 5 along coast. Moderate. METEOR. In west, increasing South or Southwest 4 to 5, locally 6 in far north. In east, Clockwise 2 to 4. Moderate, locally rough in far northwest. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers in west. CANARIAS. Variable 2 to 4, locally Northeast 4 or 5 in far southeast, increasing North or Northeast 3 to 5 from northwest to southwest at end. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate later. TARFAYA. Northeasterly 3 or 4. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate later. CAPE VERDE. In north, Variable 2 to 4, mainly Southerly in west and Northeasterly in east. In south, East or Northeast 3 or 4, increasing Northeast 4 or 5 in east soon. Moderate. CAP BLANC. Northeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5 in southeast, increasing 4 or 5 at end. Moderate. Moderate vis in far southeast due to sand haze. CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate. Moderate vis in far northeast due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. Northeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5, but locally Northwesterly 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate, locally slight along coast. GULF OF GUINEA. Variable 1 to 3, at times 4, becoming Easterly 2 to 4 soon, but Southerly 2 or 3 in far east. Moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in far west, improving in east soon. POINTE NOIRE. East or Southeast 3 or 4, locally 5 in far southwest, but Southeast 2 to 4 in far east. Moderate, locally rough in far southwest. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls, improving in east later. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours No near gale or gale expected.