Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-30 04:26:31 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 291826 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 29 August 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, Saturday 29 at 12 UTC Low 999 51N04W moving towards south North Sea, then filling. Low 1001 52N22W moving east, expected 1000 52N10W by 30/12 UTC, then 1002 53N04W by 31/00 UTC. New low expected 1006 48N36W by 31/00 UTC. Thermal low around 1006 over Sahara, with no significant change. High 1027 southwest Azores Islands, slow moving , expected 1025 by 31/00 UTC. Tropical wave along 33W, south of 18N, moving westward at around 15 kt. Monsoon trough near 19N16.5W to 07N40W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 31 at 00 UTC FARADAY. in west, Northwest 2 to 4, backing Southerly 4 or 5 later, then increasing South or Southwest 6 or 7 at end. Gusts. In east, West or Northwest 5 or 6, gradually decreasing Northwest 2 to 4 soon, and backing West or Southwest later. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery later in west. ROMEO. West or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7 in far north, veering West or Northwest soon, then decreasing 4 or 5 from west later, and 2 to 4 at end. Gusts. Rough, temporarily very rough in north soon. Moderate or poor vis in rain mainly in east, improving soon. ALTAIR. Northwesterly 2 to 4, locally 5 in far northeast at first, becoming Variable Clockwise at first from west, then increasing South or Southwest 5 or 6 in northwest at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in showers in far south at first, then in rain in far northwest at end. CHARCOT. West or Northwest 2 to 4, locally 5, at times 6 in far north, becoming Variable clockwise from west later. Moderate, locally rough in far north. Moderate vis in scattered rain in northwest, improving soon. ACORES. West or Northwest 2 to 4, backing West or Southwest at end. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery. JOSEPHINE. Northwesterly 2 to 4, increasing locally 5 in far southeast at end, and Variable 1 to 3 in far northwest. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in some showers in far northwest. IRVING. East or Northeast 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in scattered showers, improving later. MADEIRA. Northeast 4 or 5, but 3 or 4 in far northwest. Slight or moderate. PAZENN. Backing Southwest and increasing 5 or 6 at first, veering West or Southwest soon, locally 7 in north, then veering West or Northwest 4 or 5 at end, locally 6 in northeast. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough soon, locally very rough in far north later. W or NW swell 3m at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE. West or Southwest 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 later, occasionally 7 over IROISE at end. Gusts. Rough, becoming moderate soon, then rough later, locally very rough infar north at end. Poor vis in showers, at times thundery. CANTABRICO. Westerly 3 to 5 from east to west, increasing temporarily 5 or 6 in northwest later. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in showers. FINISTERRE. Westerly 3 to 5, increasing locally 6 in north soon, then veering West or Northwest 3 or 4 at end. Gusts in northeast. Moderate, becoming rough in north later. PORTO. North or Northwest 2 to 4, increasing locally 5 in far southeast at end. Moderate. SAO VICENTE. North or Northwest 3 to 5 from north to south, increasing 4 or 5, locally 6 in east at end. Slight or moderate. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. In and leeward Gibraltar strait, East or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5. Elsewhere, North or Northwest 3 or 4, at times 5 in northwest, backing temporarily Southwest in north later. Slight, at times moderate in southwest of CADIZ. CASABLANCA. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in south, but mainly Northerly 2 to 4 in far northeast. Moderate, locally slight in far northeast. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far southeast. AGADIR. North or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7 along coast at first, but Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze, locally poor due to some coastal fog patches. METEOR. East or Northeast 3 or 4. Moderate. Moderate vis in scattered showers at first. CANARIAS. Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 with gusts between Islands and in far southeast. Moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far east. TARFAYA. North or Northeast 4 or 5, but locally Variable 2 to 4 in far northeast. Moderate, locally rough in far north, decreasing moderate later. Moderate vis due to sand haze, locally poor due to some coastal fog patches. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate. Moderate vis in scattered showers in far south. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in southeast. Moderate, locally rough in far south. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far east. CAP TIMIRIS. Northwesterly 2 to 4, but 4 or 5 in north. Moderate, locally rough in far north. Moderate vis due to sand haze in east. SIERRA LEONE. Variable 2 to 4, but East or Northeast 3 or 4 in far northwest. Moderate, locally slight in along coast. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. GULF OF GUINEA. South or Southwest 3 or 4. Moderate. Very poor vis in thundersqualls in east and in far northwest. POINTE NOIRE. Southeast 4 or 5, but Southerly 2 to 4 in east. Moderate, locally rough in far southwest. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Southwest near gale over FARADAY.