Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-27 11:42:20 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 270805 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 27 August 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 27 at 00 UTC Low 1003 48N11W slow moving southeast, expected 1010 46N08W by 28/12 UTC. New low deepening 1003 over Irish Sea by 28/00 UTC, then moving towards the North Sea. Low 1006 54N42W moving east-southeast, expected 1000 53N23W by 28/12 UTC. High 1028 39N35W expected 1030 37N32W by 28/12 UTC. A 1007 low pressure (Invest AL96), associated with a tropical wave along 34W and south of 18N, is located several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. A tropical wave is along 19W, south of 17N, moving westward at 10-15 kt. The monsoon trough extends southwestward from 19N16W to the 1007 mb low pressure, near 13N33W to 14N43W. The ITCZ extends from 14N43W to 11N60W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 28 at 12 UTC FARADAY. West or Southwest 5 or 6 in west, but Westerly 3 to 5 in east, increasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 everywhere soon, then veering West or Northwest later and decreasing locally 4 or 5 in west. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery in south. ROMEO. North or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7, but temporarily Cyclonic 3 to 5 in far southeast at first, backing gradually West or Southwest 4 or 5 from west soon, at times 6 in west. Gusts. Moderate or rough, temporarily very rough in far south at first. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers in east, clearing later, then moderate vis in showers from west later. ALTAIR. Westerly 3 to 5, but locally West or Southwest 5 or 6 in far northwest, becoming West or Southwest 4 or 5 later, at times 6, locally decreasing Northwest 3 or 4 in far northwest at end. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers in northwest later. CHARCOT. Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7, but temporarily West or Northwest 3 to 5 in east at first, backing gradually West or Southwest 4 or 5 from west later, at times 6 in far northwest at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing moderate or rough later. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers in east, clearing later, then moderate vis in some showers from west at end. ACORES. Clockwise 2 to 4, locally North 3 or 4 in east at first. Moderate, locally rough in far east, decreasing slight or moderate from west later. JOSEPHINE. Northwesterly 4 or 5, locally 5 or 6 in north, veering North or Northwest 3 to 5 soon, then backing Northwesterly 3 or 4 at end. Gusts. Rough, temporarily very rough in far north at first, decreasing moderate or rough from west later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in far northeast, clearing later. IRVING. Northeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5 in southeast. Moderate, decreasing slight in far northwest later. Moderate vis in scattered showers in south later. MADEIRA. Increasing North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 later in far southeast. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate soon, locally rough in far northeast. PAZENN. Cyclonic 4 to 6 from northwest. Gusts. Increasing moderate or rough. Locally poor vis in thundery showers. IROISE, YEU. Mainly South or Southwest 2 to 4, veering West or Southwest 3 or 4 later, then backing South or Southwest 3 to 5 at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Locally poor vis in thundery showers. ROCHEBONNE. Variable 2 to 4, increasing West or Southwest 4 or 5 soon, temporarily 5 or 6 in south later, then backing Southwesterly 5 or 6 in west at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate later, locally rough in west at end. Locally poor vis in thundery showers. CANTABRICO. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Westerly 5 or 6 from west soon, then backing Southwesterly at end, locally 7 in extreme west. Gusts. Slight, becoming moderate from west soon, then rough in west later. Locally poor vis in thundery showers. FINISTERRE. Variable 3 to 5, becoming West or Southwest 4 or 5 soon, then increasing Westerly 5 or 6 later, occasionally 7 in north. Gusts. Moderate, becoming rough from west next night. NW swell prevailing at end. Locally poor vis in thundery showers. PORTO. West decreasing 3 or 4, backing West or Southwest 2 to 4 soon, then veering or Northwest later, temporarily 4 or 5 in west. Moderate, becoming rough soon from west in NW swell. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers, clearing at end. SAO VICENTE. West or Northwest 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 soon, then veering gradually North at end. Moderate or rough in NW swell. Moderate vis in scattered showers temporarily at first. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Westerly 3 or 4, at times 5, veering Northwesterly later. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in scattered showers temporarily at first. CASABLANCA. North or Northwest 3 or 4, veering North or Northeast 3 to 5 from north to south soon, locally 6 in far south later. Slight or moderate, becoming gradually moderate or rough from northwest. AGADIR. North or Northeast increasing 5 or 6, locally 6 or 7 in far east. Gusts. Becoming moderate, then gradually rough at end. METEOR. East or Northeast increasing 4 or 5. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate later. Moderate vis in scattered showers. CANARIAS. Northeast 4 or 5 in west, but 5 or 6 near islands and in east. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate soon. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far southeast. TARFAYA. North or Northeast 4 or 5, increasing gradually 5 or 6 from north soon, except near coasts. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later. CAPE VERDE. Northeasterly 4 or 5, temporarily 6 with gusts in far southwest at first. Moderate, locally rough in far southwest till later. Poor vis in thundery showers in far south, clearing soon, moderate vis in scattered showers in north later. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts. Moderate, becoming locally rough in far southeast later. Poor vis due to sand haze in far east. CAP TIMIRIS. In northwest : North 4 or 5, at times 6 with gusts in far north. In southeast : Northerly 3 or 4, backing locally West or Northwest 2 to 4 in far southeast later. Moderate, at times rough in far north. Poor vis due to sand haze in east. SIERRA LEONE. Variable 2 to 4, at times 5, becoming locally Northeasterly 3 or 4 in northwest later, at times 5 at end. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate, locally slight in far east, but temporarily rough in far northwest at first. Very poor vis in thundersqualls. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far northeast. GULF OF GUINEA. South or Southwest 3 or 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Very poor vis in thundersqualls in north. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4 in west , at times 5 at end, but South or Southwest 3 or 4 in east. Slight or moderate. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of West or Southwest near gale over CANTABRICO and ROCHEBONNE, then over PAZENN and northeast FINISTERRE. Persistence of North or Northeast near gale in east of AGADIR, with threat of near gale between Canarias islands, decreasing later.