Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-21 07:02:15 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 201854 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 233, MONDAY 20 APRIL 2026 AT 1850 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, MONDAY 20 OF APRIL AT 12 UTC. LOW 1004 53N26W, MOVING SOUTHWEST AND EXPECTED 1007 45N29W BY 21/00 UTC, THEN MERGING WITH THE NEXT ONE. LOW 1004 25N15W, MOVING NORTH AND EXPECTED 1000 39N15W BY 21/00 UTC, THEN MOVING NORTHWEST AND DEEPENING, EXPECTED 974 46N21W BY 22/00 UTC. FARADAY. FROM 21/18 UTC TO 22/00 UTC AT LEAST. CYCLONIC 8 IN EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH IN EAST AT END. ROMEO. FROM 21/09 UTC TO 22/00 UTC AT LEAST. EASTERLY 8, INCREASING CYCLONIC 8 OR 9 IN WEST LATER, AND DECREASING IN EAST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH LATER. ALTAIR. FROM 21/06 UTC TO 21/12 UTC. IN FAR SOUTHWEST, NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 21/18 UTC TO 22/00 UTC AT LEAST. IN FAR NORTHEAST, WEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. WEST OF CHARCOT. FROM 21/06 UTC TO 22/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 IN FAR NORTHWEST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. EAST OF CHARCOT. FROM 21/06 UTC TO 22/00 UTC AT LEAST. CYCLONIC 8, BECOMING MAINLY SOUTHERLY AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. ACORES. FROM 21/06 UTC TO 22/00 UTC AT LEAST. WESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. PAZENN. FROM 21/06 UTC TO 22/00 UTC AT LEAST. EAST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 201854 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 20 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 : WARNING NR 233. Part 2 : General synopsis, Monday 20 at 12 UTC Low 1004 53N26W, moving southwest and expected 1007 45N29W by 21/00 UTC, then merging with the next one. Low 1004 25N15W, moving north and expected 1000 39N15W by 21/00 UTC, then moving northwest and deepening, expected 974 46N21W by 22/00 UTC. High 1031 40N43W, moving southwest and expected 1020 33N42W by 22/00 UTC. Monsoon trough from 12N15W to 02N18W. ITCZ from 02N18W to 01S25W to 01S40W Part 3 : Area forecasts to Wednesday 22 at 00 UTC FARADAY. In west : Northerly 5 or 6, increasing North or Northeast 6 or 7 soon. Gusts. In east : Variable 3 to 5, increasing Northerly 4 or 5, at times 6, soon, then becoming cyclonic 7 or 8 at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough at end, locally high in east. Poor vis in rain or showers. ROMEO. Variable 3 to 5, at times 6, increasing Easterly 7 or 8 from east soon, then increasing Cyclonic 8 or 9 in west later, and decreasing Southerly 4 to 6 in east at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later. E swell 5 m in north at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, becoming thundery at end. ALTAIR. In west : Northwest 6 or 7, rapidly increasing temporarily 8 in far southwest, then veering Northerly later. Severe gusts. In east : Variable 3 to 5, at times 6, increasing locally Westerly 7 or 8 in far northeast at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, locally cross in west. Poor vis in rain or showers. CHARCOT. In west : North or Northwest 3 to 5, at times 6, becoming Variable soon, then increasing locally West or Southwest 8 or 9 in far northwest at end. Severe gusts. In east : Variable 4 to 6, at times 7, becoming Cyclonic 6 or 7, at times 8, soon, mainly Southerly at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. Poor vis in rain or showers, becoming thundery at end. ACORES. Northwesterly 5 or 6, at times 7, increasing Westerly 6 or 7, at times 8, soon. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, cross. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. JOSEPHINE. North or Northwest 6 or 7, but Variable 4 to 6 in east at first, decreasing Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6, soon, then increasing West or Southwest 6 or 7 later. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming locally cross in west later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers or due to sand haze. IRVING. North or Northeast 4 to 6, decreasing Northerly 3 to 5 at first, then increasing gradually Westerly 4 to 6 from north soon, locally 7 in far north at end. Gusts. Rough, becoming very rough in far north at end. MADEIRA. North or Northwest 6 or 7 in west, but Westerly 4 or 5 in east, decreasing Northwesterly 4 or 5, at times 6, soon, then increasing Southwest 4 or 6 in far northwest at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, temporarily very rough in far northwest at first. Moderate vis due to sand haze. PAZENN. East or Southeast 5 or 6, increasing East 7 or 8 soon. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough soon. Poor vis in showers, at times thundery. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE. East or Northeast 5 or 6, veering East soon, increasing 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough soon. Poor vis in showers. CANTABRICO. Mainly Easterly 2 to 4, increasing 5 or 6 soon, becoming Variable 3 to 5 in south at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later. Poor vis in some showers, at times thundery. FINISTERRE. Easterly 3 to 5, but increasing East 6 or 7 from south, veering Southeasterly soon, then Southwesterly 4 or 5 later. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough soon, then rough later. Poor vis in showers, at times thundery. PORTO. Easterly 5 or 6, at times 7 at first, veering Southerly soon, then decreasing Southwesterly 3 to 5 later. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough at end. Moderate vis in thundery showers, clearing later, or due to sand haze. SAO VICENTE. Southerly 5 or 6, at times 7, decreasing West or Southwest 4 or 5 soon, then gradually decreasing Westerly 2 to 4 later. Gusts. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers or due to sand haze. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Easterly 4 or 5, locally 6 or 7 in and leeward strait, becoming Variable 3 top 5, at times 6, later, then decreasing Southwesterly 2 to 4 at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate, temporarily rough leeward strait soon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers soon, or due to sand haze. CASABLANCA. Southwesterly 4 or 5, but locally Easterly 3 or 4 in far northeast at first, veering Northwest 3 or 4 in west later, and becoming Variable 2 to 4 in east. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later. Moderate vis due to sand haze. AGADIR. Southwesterly 3 or 4, at times 5, veering Northerly in west at end, and decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in east. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze. METEOR. North or Northeast 3 to 5, at times 6, decreasing 3 or 4 soon, then 2 to 4 at end. Moderate or rough. CANARIAS. North or Northwest 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 soon, then veering North or Northeast at end. Slight or moderate, becoming rough in northwest soon. TARFAYA. Southwesterly 2 to 4, veering Northerly at end. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze. CAPE VERDE. North or Northeast 3 or 4, locally 5 in far south, decreasing Northeast 3 or 4 soon. Slight or moderate. CAP BLANC. North 3 or 4, locally 5 in far southeast, veering North or Northeast at end. Moderate, locally slight near coast. CAP TIMIRIS. Northerly 4 or 5, veering North or Northeast a end. Moderate. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5, but locally Northwesterly 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate, locally slight near coast. Locally moderate or poor vis in some thundersqualls in far southeast, with severe gusts. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4 in east, but Variable 1 to 3, at times 4 in west. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls with severe gusts. POINTE NOIRE. Southeasterly 3 to 5 from north to south. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Moderate, at times rough in far south. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls with severe gusts. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence or threat of Cyclonic near gale to severe gale in north of 30N, locally threat of storm over FARADAY and ROMEO.