Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-05 20:56:27 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 052015 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 146, THURSDAY 5 MARCH 2026 AT 2015 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 5 OF MARCH AT 00 UTC. COMPLEX LOW BETWEEN SPAIN AND ALGERIA AROUND 1010, FILLING ON PLACE, EXPECTED 1015 BY 07/00 UTC. ATLANTIC TROUGH EXTENDING FROM SCOTLAND TO WEST PORTUGAL, GRADUALLY FILLING. COMPLEX LOW 983 58N41W, MOVING NORTHWEST, EXPECTED 953 65N31W BY 07/00 UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH CROSSING FARADAY, ALTAIR AND ROMEO. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 06/21 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8, DECREASING FROM WEST SOON. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. ROMEO. FROM 06/09 UTC TO 06/21 UTC. IN FAR NORTHWEST, SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN FAR NORTHWEST . ALTAIR. FROM 05/21 UTC TO 06/18 UTC. IN NORTHWEST, SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN NORTH. PORTO. CONTINUING TO 06/15 UTC. IN EAST, NORTH 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN SOUTHEAST. SAO VICENTE. FROM 05/21 UTC TO 06/15 UTC. IN FAR NORTHEAST, NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN NORTHEAST. AGADIR. FROM 06/15 UTC TO 07/00 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHEAST 8 IN FAR SOUTHEAST. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 052015 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 5 March 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 146. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 5 at 12 UTC Complex low between Spain and Algeria around 1010, filling on place, expected 1015 by 07/00 UTC. Atlantic trough extending from Scotland to west Portugal, gradually filling. Complex low 983 58N41W, moving northwest, expected 953 65N31W by 07/00 UTC. Associated trough crossing FARADAY, ALTAIR and ROMEO. High 1038 40N26W, slowly drifting west, expected 1032 39N18W by 07/00 UTC. Associated ridge towards Ireland. Monsoon trough near 09N13W then extends southwestward to 06N17W. ITCZ continue from 06N17W to 00N60W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 7 at 00 UTC FARADAY. In west, Southwest 7 or 8, decreasing gradually West or Northwest 5 or 6 from west soon, then 4 to 6 from north to south at end. Severe gusts. In east, Southwest increasing 7 or 8, then decreasing gradually West or Northwest 4 to 6 from west later, locally Southwest 6 or 7 in far southeast. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, temporarily cross. Long W swell 5 to 6 m, temporarily SW 5 to 6 m soon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, then snow in far northwest at end. ROMEO. In west, Southwest increasing 5 or 6, then Southwest 6 or 7 soon, locally 8 in far northwest, and decreasing Northwest 4 or 5 in far northwest at end. Severe gusts. In east, Northwesterly 4 to 6, backing gradually Southwest 4 to 6, from east to west soon. Rough or very rough, increasing very rough and high in west soon, cross in long W or NW swell. Long W swell, 5 m in far northwest at end. Moderate vis in scattered rain or showers. ALTAIR. In northwest, South or Southwest increasing 7 or 8, then decreasing gradually West or Northwest 4 to 6 from west soon, locally South or Southwest 6 or 7 in far east. Severe gusts. In southeast, Clockwise 3 to 5, increasing South or Southwest 5 or 6 soon, then 6 or 7 later, and decreasing North or Northwest 4 or 5 in far west at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, locally very rough and high in north, and temporarily cross in long W or NW swell. Long W or NW swell, 5 m in far north, abating from west later. Moderate or poor vis in rain and showers from northwest, then improving in northwest at end. CHARCOT. Clockwise 3 to 5, locally Northerly 6 or 7 in far east, and Southwest 5 or 6 in far northwest, increasing 6 or 7 in far northwest at end, and decreasing Northerly 4 to 6 in far east. Gusts. Decreasing rough or very rough, and becoming cross in long NW swell, in far northwest later. ACORES. Clockwise 3 to 5, increasing gradually Southerly 4 to 6 from west at first. Gusts. Decreasing moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, in west at end. JOSEPHINE. Northeasterly 4 to 6 from northwest to east, locally 7 in far east, becoming gradually Clockwise 3 to 5 in west at first, locally Northerly 4 to 6 in east later. Gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing moderate in far east at end. IRVING. East 4 to 6, from west to east, decreasing Southeasterly 3 to 5 soon. Gusts. Rough, decreasing moderate or rough soon. Moderate or poor vis in some rain or showers mainly in south. MADEIRA. Northeasterly 5 or 6, decreasing Easterly 4 or 5 in far northwest later. Gusts. Rough, locally very rough in far east. PAZENN. Northerly 5 or 6, locally 7 in far east, decreasing gradually Clockwise 3 to 5 from west. Gusts. Rough or very rough. NW swell 3m. Poor vis in showers, gradually clearing. IROISE, YEU. North or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7 at first, decreasing North 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough at end. NW swell increasing 3m soon. Poor vis in rain or showers. ROCHEBONNE, CANTABRICO. In far east : Variable 2 to 4. Elsewhere : Northerly 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 soon, then 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough at end. NW swell increasing 3m soon. Poor vis in rain or showers. FINISTERRE. Northerly 5 or 6, locally 7 in far south, decreasing 4 or 5 in far north later. Gusts. Rough or very rough. NW swell 3m. Poor vis in showers. PORTO. North 7, locally 8 in east, decreasing 6 or 7 later. Severe gusts. Very rough, increasing locally high in southeast, then decreasing rough or very rough at end. Moderate or poor vis in scattered rain or showers, clearing soon. SAO VICENTE. North or Northwest 6 or 7, locally 7 or 8 in far northeast, decreasing 6 or 7 later, then 4 to 6 from southeast to west at end, locally 6 or 7 in north. Severe gusts. Increasing very rough, locally high in northeast soon, then decreasing rough or very rough at end. Moderate or poor vis in scattered rain or showers, clearing soon. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. West or Northwest increasing 5 or 6, at times 7 leeward strait soon, then decreasing 4 or 5 from north later, and 3 or 4 at end. Gusts. Increasing moderate or rough from west, locally very rough in far southwest soon. Moderate or poor vis in scattered rain or showers, clearing soon. CASABLANCA. Northerly 5 or 6, locally Northwesterly in far northeast, decreasing 4 or 5 in far northwest at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming gradually very rough later. Moderate vis in showers in far northeast. AGADIR. North or Northeast increasing 6 or 7, at times 8 in far southeast at end. Gusts, at times severe at end. Moderate or rough, becoming gradually very rough later. Moderate vis in some rain or showers, clearing soon. METEOR. East or Northeast 4 to 6 from west to east, decreasing Easterly 3 to 5 later, locally 2 to 4 in far northwest at end. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in some rain or showers. CANARIAS. Northeast increasing 5 or 6, at times 7 between islands. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers from north, clearing at end. TARFAYA. North or Northeast 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 soon. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming gradually very rough at end. Moderate vis in some rain or showers, clearing soon. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast decreasing 4 or 5. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in scattered showers in northwest. CAP BLANC. Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze in east. CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 with gusts in far north at first. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze in east. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 4 or 5, but mainly Westerly 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate or rough in N or NE swell, locally slight or moderate in far southeast. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze in far east. GULF OF GUINEA. Mainly Southerly 2 to 4, but mainly Westerly in far northwest. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate in S or SE swell, but in N swell in far west. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far northwest. POINTE NOIRE. Southeasterly 2 to 4 from north to south. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate in S or SE swell. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of South or Southwest near gale over east of ALTAIR and FARADAY, ROMEO and CHARCOT, decreasing from southwest later. Threat of West or Northwest near gale over FARADAY and north of ALTAIR later.