Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-01 11:40:06 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 010810 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 1 October 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 : NO WARNING. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 1 at 00 UTC Low 961 62N18W, moving slowly northwest and expected 987 between Greenland and Iceland by 02/12 UTC. Secondary low 1010 44N468W, moving slowly northeast and expected 1016 48N28W by 02/12 UTC. Associated disturbed flow over FARADAY. Low 1012 34N42W, moving northeast and expected 1016 36N35W by 02/12 UTC. High 1027 39N21W, moving northeast and expected 1031 over France by 02/00 UTC, then 1033 over Germany by 02/12 UTC. Monsoon trough extends from 14N17W to 10N24W to 10N34W. ITCZ axis along 10N34W 10N40W 07N58W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 2 at 12 UTC FARADAY. Southwest 5 or 6, becoming Cyclonic 3 to 5 from west soon. Gusts. Rough or very rough, and cross. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ROMEO. West or Southwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in far north, backing Southwest 4 to 5 from southeast to northwest soon, then decreasing 3 to 5 at end. Gusts. Very rough,becoming rough, and cross. Long NW swell 5 m, abating. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ALTAIR. Southerly 4 or 5, at times 6, becoming Variable 2 to 4 from west later. Moderate or rough, and cross, decreasing. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CHARCOT. Variable clockwise 2 to 4, locally 5 in far northwest and far southeast. Rough or very rough, and cross. Long NW swell 5 m, abating. ACORES. In west, becoming Variable 2 to 4, then locally increasing at times 5 in south later. In east, South or Southeast 4 or 5, at times 6, veering South or Southwest from west soon. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers. JOSEPHINE. In west, mainly Southeasterly 2 to 4. In east, North or Northeast 3 to 5, increasing 4 or 5 at end. Rough. IRVING. Southeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5. Moderate, locally rough in far east. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. MADEIRA. Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far east. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in showers. PAZENN. In northwest, Southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 soon, backing South or Southwest 3 to 5 later. In southeast, West or Southwest 2 to 4, becoming Variable soon, then Southeasterly later. Very rough, becoming rough later. Long NW swell 4 to 5 m, decreasing 3 to 3.5 m later, then abating at end. IROISE, YEU. Westerly decreasing 3 or 4, backing Southwesterly 2 to 4 soon, then Southeasterly later. Rough or very rough, becoming rough later, then moderate or rough at end. NW swell increasing 4 to 4.5 m, decreasing 3 m later, then abating at end. ROCHEBONNE. West or Northwest decreasing 2 to 4, becoming Variable soon, then Easterly 3 or 4 later. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough soon, then rough later. NW swell increasing 3.5 to 4.5 m, decreasing 3 m later, then abating at end. CANTABRICO. Variable 2 to 4, becoming East or Northeast 3 or 4 soon, increasing 4 or 5 later. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough soon, then rough later. NW swell increasing 3.5 to 4.5 m, decreasing 3 m later, then abating at end. Locally poor vis in showers in southeast at first. FINISTERRE. In north, mainly Northwesterly 2 to 4, veering mainly East ot Northeast soon, increasing 4 or 5 later. In south, Northerly 3 or 4, increasing North or Northeast 5 or 6 soon, veering Northeast later. Very rough, becoming rough later. Long NW swell 4 to 5 m, decreasing 3 to 3.5 m later, then abating at end. PORTO. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing 5 or 6 soon, then decreasing 4 to 6 at end. Rough or very rough in NW swell. SAO VICENTE. Northerly increasing 4 to 6, then decreasing 3 to 5 later, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 in extreme east at end. Rough, temporarily very rough. Poor vis in some rain or showers. CADIZ. Mainly Northwesterly 2 to 4, increasing Easterly 5 or 6, at times 7, leeward Gibraltar strait and becoming Variable 2 to 4 elsewhere later. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in showers, at times thundery. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Variable 2 to 4, increasing Easterly 5 to 7 later. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in showers, at times thundery. CASABLANCA. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6, decreasing 3 to 5 later, then 3 to 5 at end. Rough. Poor vis in some rain in northwest or due to sand haze. AGADIR. North or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7, decreasing 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Rough. Poor vis due to fog patches or in some rain. METEOR. Easterly 3 or 4, locally 5 in east. Moderate. Moderate or poor vis in thundery rain or showers or due to sand haze. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing 4 to 6 soon. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery, or due to sand haze. TARFAYA. North or Northeast 4 or 5, temporarily increasing 6 soon. Becoming rough. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. CAPE VERDE. Northeasterly 3 to 5. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate. Poor vis or very poor in thundersqualls with severe gusts or due to sand haze. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. Northerly 4 or 5, at times 6. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough. Poor or very poor vis due to fog patches or sand haze or in some showers, at times thundery. SIERRA LEONE. Variable 2 to 4, at times 5. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls with severe gusts or due to sand haze. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 3 or 4, at times 5. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls with severe gusts or due to some coastal fog patches. POINTE NOIRE. Southerly 2 to 4 from east to west. Slight or moderate. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of Northeast near gale in FINISTERRE. Threat of Easterly near gale over CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Threat of Northeast near gale over CANARIAS.