Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-07-03 00:58:27 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 021847 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 302, THURSDAY 2 JULY 2026 AT 1845 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 2 OF JULY AT 12 UTC. LOW AREA AROUND 1015 FROM MOROCCO COASTS TO SOUTH SPAIN WITH LITTLE MOVE. HIGH 1034 45N20W DRIFTING NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 1033 48N11W BY 04/00 UTC. FINISTERRE. CONTINUING TO 03/06 UTC. IN SOUTH, NORTHEAST 8. GUSTS. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. FROM 02/21 UTC TO 04/00 UTC AT LEAST. IN AND LEEWARD GIBRALTAR STRAIT : EAST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 021858 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 2 July 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 302. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 2 at 12 UTC Trough extending from Norway to English Channel moving east. Low area around 1015 from Morocco coasts to south Spain with little move. Low 1014 42N44W moving northeast, expected 1009 51N37W by 03/12 UTC, then 1010 53N33W by 04/00 UTC. High 1034 45N20W drifting northeast, expected 1033 48N11W by 04/00 UTC. Tropical wave along 21W, south of 16N, moving West at 5 to 10 kt. Monsoon trough from 21N17W and continues southwestward to 06.5N35W. The ITCZ extends from 06.5N35W to 09N52W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 4 at 00 UTC FARADAY. West or Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 at first, then backing Southerly 5 or 6 from west soon, at times 7 in west. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing rough later. Moderate vis in some rain or showers, clearing in southeast at end. ROMEO. South or Southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 soon, then increasing South 5 or 6 in far west at end, but decreasing locally Southwesterly 3 or 4 in east. Gusts. Increasing rough, temporarily very rough in far northwest soon, then decreasing moderate in far southeast later. Moderate vis in rain showers, at times thundery, clearing soon. ALTAIR. In west, South or Southeast 4 or 5, temporarily 6 in far northwest later, decreasing 3 or 4, at end. In east, East or Southeast 3 or 4, locally 5, at times 6 in far east. Increasing moderate, locally rough in far southeast. Poor vis due to fog patches, mainly in northeast. CHARCOT. Northeast 5 or 6, locally 7 in far southeast, and 3 or 4 in far northwest, veering East or Northeast 5 or 6, locally 7 in far east, later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, locally very rough in far southeast, becoming rough later, locally moderate in far north. ACORES. Southwest decreasing 3 to 5, from southeast to northwest, at times 6 in far northwest, then decreasing Southwesterly 2 to 3 in far southeast later. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate soon, except in far northwest. Moderate vis in scattered showers in east clearing at first. JOSEPHINE. Clockwise 2 to 4, locally North or Northeast 4 or 5 in far southeast, at times 6 at end. Moderate, locally rough in far northwest at first, then in far southeast at end. Moderate vis in scattered showers in west, clearing at first. IRVING. In west, Variable 1 to 3, becoming mainly Northerly soon. In east, Northeast 3 or 4, backing Northerly 2 to 4 soon. Moderate, locally rough in far northeast. MADEIRA. North or Northeast decreasing 3 or 4, at times 5 at first, decreasing variable 1 to 3 in far southeast later. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate at end. Poor vis due to fog patches in far east. PAZENN. In north : Northerly 2 to 4, veering Northeast 3 or 4 at end. In south : North or Northeast 3 or 4, increasing Northeast 4 or 5 later. Slight or moderate. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE. North or Northwest 3 to 5, veering Northerly 3 or 4 at first, then increasing 4 or 5 later. Slight or moderate. CANTABRICO. In east : North or Northwest 3 or 4. In west : Northeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 later. Slight or moderate. FINISTERRE. In north : Northeast 5 or 6. In south : Northeast 7 or 8, decreasing 6 or 7 soon. Gusts. Moderate in north. Rough in south, temporarily very rough at first. PORTO. North 4 or 5, at times 6 in far northwest at first, then at end. Moderate. Moderate vis due to some coastal fog patches, overnight and early morning. SAO VICENTE. In far southeast, Variable 2 to 4, becoming North or Northwest 3 or 4 at end. Elsewhere, North increasing 5 or 6. Moderate, increasing moderate or rough at end, but locally slight or moderate in far southeast. Moderate vis due to some coastal fog patches, overnight and early morning. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Northwesterly 2 to 4, locally Cyclonic 3 to 5 in far southeast, becoming mainly Southerly 2 to 4 soon, then veering Northwesterly 2 to 4, at end, locally Cyclonic 3 to 5, at times 6 in far southeast. Gusts. Slight, increasing locally moderate in far southwest soon, then in south at end. CASABLANCA. North or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in far west and far northeast, but locally Variable 2 to 4 near coast, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 later, mainly Northeasterly. Moderate. Poor vis due to fog patches in south and along coast. AGADIR. Variable 1 to 3, but locally North or Northeast 3 or 4 in far north, at first. Moderate. Poor vis due to fog patches. METEOR. North or Northeast 3 or 4. Moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze. CANARIAS. Northerly 3 or 4, locally 5 near islands, decreasing locally mainly Northwesterly 1 to 3 in east soon. Moderate, decreasing slight in far southeast later. Poor vis due to coastal fog patches, and moderate vis due to sand haze in far southwest at first. TARFAYA. Variable 1 to 3, becoming mainly Northerly at end. Moderate. Poor vis due to fog patches, or moderate vis due to sand haze. CAPE VERDE. Northeast 4 or 5, but Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast at first, decreasing Northeast 3 or 4, later. Moderate, at times rough in far east at first. Moderate vis due to sand haze in east. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 3 or 4, locally Northwest 4 or 5 in far southeast. Moderate, decreasing slight along coast later. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze, or coastal fog patches. CAP TIMIRIS. Variable 2 to 4, mainly West or Northwest in east, increasing Northerly 3 or 4 soon, locally Northwest 5 in far northeast. Moderate, locally slight in far east. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. In north, East or Northeast 2 to 4, increasing 3 or 4 in west later. In south, Variable 2 to 4, mainly Southerly. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Moderate, locally slight along coast. Very poor vis in thundersqualls mainly in south, moderate vis due to sand haze in far northwest. GULF OF GUINEA. South or Southeast 3 or 4, at times 5, locally South or Southwest in far east. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Moderate. Very poor vis in thundersqualls in far north. POINTE NOIRE. East or Southeast 3 or 4, locally 5 in southwest, but South or Southeast 3 or 4 in far east. Moderate, locally rough in far southwest. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Northeast near gale in south of FINISTERRE with threat of gale. Persistence of Northeast near gale in far east of CHARCOT, at first. Persistence of East near gale or gale in and leeward Gibraltar strait.