Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-11 17:59:20 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 110738 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 26, SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 2026 AT 0735 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SUNDAY 11 OF JANUARY AT 00 UTC. COMPLEX LOW 980 58N16W, MOVING NORTHEAST AND DEEPENING, EXPECTED 964 58N09W BY 12/00 UTC, AND 963 62N06W BY 12/12 UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHWARDS, MOVING EAST AND REACHING THE BAY OF BISCAY SOON. NEW LOW EXPECTED 995 48N40W BY 11/12 UTC, MOVING EAST AND EXPECTED 994 45N19W BY 12/12 UTC. HIGH BELT AROUND 1029 ALONG 30N FROM 45W TO MOROCCO, EXTENDING TO ALGERIA AT END. HIGH 1032 35N17W, MOVING NORTHEAST AND EXPECTED 1028 OVER SPAIN BY 12/00 UTC. MONSOON TROUGH NEAR 07N12W TO 05N20W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 05N20W TO 04N30W TO 05N40W. FARADAY. FROM 11/12 UTC TO 12/03 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR SOUTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 11/18 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8, AT TIMES 9. SEVERE GUSTS. ALTAIR. FROM 11/09 UTC TO 12/12 UTC AT LEAST. WESTERLY 8 OR 9, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY AND DECREASING IN WEST, AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. CHARCOT. CONTINUING TO 11/15 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8, AT TIMES 9 IN NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 12/03 UTC TO 12/09 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN FAR SOUTH. SEVERE GUSTS. ACORES. FROM 11/15 UTC TO 12/12 UTC AT LEAST. WESTERLY 8 IN NORTH, DECREASING IN WEST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. EAST OF JOSEPHINE. FROM 12/09 UTC TO 12/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. WEST OF JOSEPHINE. FROM 12/06 UTC TO 12/12 UTC AT LEAST. WESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. PAZENN. FROM 11/09 UTC TO 12/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. LOCALLY HIGH IN SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. IROISE. FROM 11/15 UTC TO 11/21 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8. GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 12/06 UTC TO 12/12 UTC. IN SOUTH, SOUTHWEST 8. GUSTS. YEU, ROCHEBONNE. FROM 11/21 UTC TO 12/12 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8. GUSTS. FINISTERRE. FROM 11/09 UTC TO 12/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. LOCALLY HIGH IN NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. PORTO. FROM 12/06 UTC TO 12/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 110933 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 11 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 26. Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 11 at 00 UTC Complex low 980 58N16W, moving northeast and deepening, expected 964 58N09W by 12/00 UTC, and 963 62N06W by 12/12 UTC. Associated trough extending southwards, moving east and reaching the Bay of Biscay soon. New low expected 995 48N40W by 11/12 UTC, moving east and expected 994 45N19W by 12/12 UTC. High belt around 1029 along 30N from 45W to Morocco, extending to Algeria at end. High 1032 35N17W, moving northeast and expected 1028 over Spain by 12/00 UTC. Monsoon trough near 08N13W to 05N18W. ITCZ continues from 05N18W to 00.5N50W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 12 at 12 UTC FARADAY. Westerly 6 or 7, decreasing Cyclonic 3 to 5 from west at first, but increasing West or Northwest 8 in far southwest, then veering North or Northwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in far south later. Gusts. Very rough. Long W or NW swell 5 to 6 m later. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers, clearing from west later. ROMEO. West or Southwest 7 or 8, at times 9, decreasing Southwesterly 5 or 6, at times 7 soon, then becoming Cyclonic in west at end. Severe gusts. Very rough. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers. ALTAIR. Westerly 6 or 7, increasing 8 or 9 at first, then veering Northwesterly at end, locally decreasing 5 or 6 in west. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, at times cross. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers, clearing in west at end. CHARCOT. West or Southwest 7 or 8, at times 9 in northwest, decreasing Southwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in southeast, at first, then increasing 6 or 7, at times 8 in far south later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers. ACORES. Westerly 5 or 6, at times 7 in far east, increasing 6 or 7, locally 8 in north at first, then decreasing Northwest 5 or 6 in west at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, locally high in far north, becoming very rough or high soon. Long NW swell 5 to 6 m in west at end. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers, mainly in east. JOSEPHINE. In west, Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing Westerly 4 or 5 in far northwest at first, then increasing 7 or 8 at end. severe gusts. In east, Southwest 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 soon, then at times 8 at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, locally very rough in far north, becoming rough or very rough later. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers. IRVING. In northwest, Southwest 4 or 5, locally 6 in north, veering gradually Northwest 3 or 4 from north, then increasing locally 5 or 6 in far north later. Gusts. In southeast, veering Southwest 3 to 5, then increasing 5 or 6 later, and veering West or Northwest 4 to 6 at end. Slight or moderate, locally rough in far north, becoming moderate or rough, locally very rough in far north at end. Poor vis in rain and showers, at times thundery. MADEIRA. Clockwise 2 to 4, increasing gradually Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7 in northwest, then veering Westerly in far Northwest at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming rough in northwest soon. Poor vis in rain and thundery showers in far northwest at end. PAZENN. South or Southwest 6 or 7, but increasing Southwest 7 or 8 from west, decreasing 5 or 6 in northwest overnight. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough in afternoon, then locally high in southeast overnight. W or SW swell 3 to 4 m in evening. Poor vis in showers. IROISE. South or Southwest 6 or 7, veering Southwest in afternoon, at times 8 in evening, decreasing 5 o 6 overnight, but temporarily 8 in far south in morning. Gusts. Rough, becoming very rough in afternoon. W or SW swell 3 to 4 m in evening. Poor vis in rain or showers. YEU, ROCHEBONNE. South or Southwest 6 or 7, increasing Southwest 7 or 8 in evening, but locally 4 or 5 in southeast. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in afternoon. W or SW swell 3 to 4 m overnight. Poor vis in rain or showers. CANTABRICO. In far west, Southwest 6 or 7. Gusts. Elsewhere, Southerly 4 or 5, at times 6 in far south overnight. Moderate or rough, becoming locally very rough in far northwest in afternoon. W or SW swell 3 to 3,5 m overnight. Poor vis in rain or showers. FINISTERRE. South or Southwest 6 or 7, but increasing Southwest 7 or 8 from west, and decreasing 5 or 6 in northwest in late night. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough in late day, then locally high in northeast overnight. W or SW swell 3 to 3,5 m in evening. Poor vis in showers. PORTO. South or Southwest 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 soon, then locally 7 or 8 in far north at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough soon. Moderate or poor vis in thundery rain or showers in northwest at end. SAO VICENTE. Clockwise 2 to 4, locally Southwest 4 or 5 in far northwest, increasing Southerly 4 to 6 in west but 2 to 4 in east later. Moderate, becoming rough in far northwest soon. CADIZ. North or Northeast 3 or 4, veering Southeasterly later, then increasing 4 or 5 leeward strait at end. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight soon. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Westerly 3 or 4, locally 5 in far east, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 soon, then increasing Easterly 4 or 5 later. Gusts. Slight, decreasing smooth or slight soon. CASABLANCA. Easterly 2 to 4, veering gradually Southerly from northwest, then increasing Southwest 3 to 5 at end. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate later. AGADIR. Decreasing Northeast 2 to 4, then Variable 1 to 3 later, and increasing South or Southwest 2 to 4 at end. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate soon. METEOR. In north, Southerly 2 to 4, veering gradually West or Southwest, then Northeast in far northwest at end. In south, East or Southeast 2 to 4, backing gradually East or Northeast. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in some showers in far northwest. CANARIAS. East or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 near islands and in far southeast at first, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in north later. Gusts. Slight or moderate. TARFAYA. Northeast 2 to 3, but locally Variable 1 to 3 in east at first, veering Southeast later. Moderate, decreasing slight at end. CAPE VERDE. East o Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 near islands. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Locally moderate vis in sand haze in far southwest at first. CAP BLANC. Northeast 4 or 5. Gusts. Moderate. Moderate vis in sand haze. CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 4 or 5. Gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate soon. Moderate vis in sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. Northeasterly 4 or 5, at times 6 near islands and in far southwest, but Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate or rough, locally slight in far southeast. Poor vis in some thundery showers in far southwest at first and moderate or poor vis in sand haze in west. GULF OF GUINEA. South or Southwest 2 to 4, locally Variable in far west. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight, but moderate in far west. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4 in west, but South or Southwest 2 or 3 in far east. Severe gusts in far east in thundersqualls. Slight, but moderate in far west. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in far north and far east. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence or threat of near gale to severe gale of Cyclonic flow in north of 35N.