Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-07-28 02:51:35 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 271848 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 318, MONDAY 27 JULY 2026 AT 1845 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, MONDAY 27 OF JULY AT 00 UTC. LOW 1013 NORTH MOROCCO EXPECTED 1011 28/00 UTC, THEN FILLING 1015 BY 28/12 UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDING TOWARDS NORTHWEST PORTUGAL. HIGH 1026 OVER AZORES ISLANDS, WEAKENING SOUTHWARDS, EXPECTED 1022 30N28W BY 28/12 UTC. ASSOCIATED RIDGE EXTENDING NORTHEAST WITH NEW HIGH EXPECTED 1022 OVER NORTH OF FRANCE BY 28/00 UTC, DRIFTING EAST LATER. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. CONTINUING TO 28/09 UTC. EAST 8 IN AND LEEWARD STRAIT. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 271849 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 27 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 318. Part 2 : General synopsis, Monday 27 at 12 UTC Low around 1003 - 1006 over west of Sahara, with little change. Low 1010 over Morocco, moving slowly northwest and expected 1010 just west of Gibraltar Strait by 28/00 UTC, then gradually filling on place. Associated trough extending towards northwest Portugal. Low 1008 44N44W, moving southeast and expected 1005 42N32W by 29/00 UTC. High 1025 28N35W, moving northwest and expected 1025 31N47W by 29/00 UTC. Associated ridge extending northeast. New high building in this ridge and expected 1022 over north of France by 28/00 UTC, drifting east. Tropical wave along 26W from 09N to 18N, moving West at 10-15 kt. Monsoon trough from 17N16.5W to 10N49.5W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Wednesday 29 at 00 UTC FARADAY. In west : increasing Southerly 4 or 5 at first, and Southeasterly 5 or 6 soon, then backing East or Northeast later. In east : Southwesterly 3 or 4. Slight, becoming slight or moderate in west soon, and rough and cross in far southwest at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, locally thundery in west at end. ROMEO. West or Southwest 2 to 4, veering West 3 or 4 from west at end. Slight, locally moderate in east. Moderate vis in showers in west. ALTAIR. In west : South or Southwest 4 or 5, increasing South 5 or 6 later with gusts at end. In east : West or Southwest 2 to 4, backing South soon, then increasing 3 to 5 from east to west later. Becoming slight or moderate from west at first, and rmoderate or rough, and cross in west later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, locally thundery in west later. CHARCOT. In west : Northwesterly 3 or 4, decreasing Westerly 2 or 3 later. In east : Northeasterly 3 or 4, backing North or Northwest soon. Slight, locally moderate in east. Moderate vis in showers. ACORES. In west : gradually veering West or Southwest 3 to 5 from west at first, increasing Southwest 5 or 6 soon with gusts, then veering West or Northwest 4 or 5 at end. In east : Variable 1 to 3, becoming Southerly 3 to 5 from east to west or 4 later. Becoming slight or moderate in west at first, and rough and cross in far northwest later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, locally thundery in far northwest later. JOSEPHINE. North 2 to 4, becoming Variable 1 to 3 from west soon, at times 4 in far east. Slight, locally moderate in east. Moderate vis in some showers, mainly in west. IRVING. In northwest : mainly West 2 to 4, becoming Southwesterly 3 or 4 later, then increasing 5 or 6 in far northwest at end. In southeast : North or Northeast 2 to 4, becoming Variable soon, then South or Southwest at end. Slight. Moderate or poor vis in showers, mainly in west. MADEIRA. North or Northeast 2 to 4 from west to east, becoming Variable 1 to 3 in northwest later. Slight, locally moderate in east. PAZENN. Southeasterly 3 to 5, decreasing Easterly 2 to 4 soon, becoming Variable later. Moderate in NW swell, decreasing slight or moderate later, then slight at end. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE. Northerly 3 or 4, veering Easterly soon, occasionally 5, becoming Variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate, becoming slight later. CANTABRICO. East or Northeast 3 or 4, locally 5 in west, veering Easterly soon, decreasing 2 to 4 later, becoming Variable at end. Moderate, becoming slight later. FINISTERRE. Northeasterly 4 or 5, locally 6 in northeast with gusts, becoming Cyclonic 4 to 6 soon, night, decreasing 3 to 5 later, becoming Westerly at end. Moderate, locally rough in north, becoming moderate soon, then slight or moderate later. PORTO. Northwest 3 or 4. Moderate. Moderate vis due to some coastal fog patches or to smoke. SAO VICENTE. In far southeast : East or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in extreme east. Elsewhere : North 4 or 5. Moderate, becoming locally rough in far southeast at first. Moderate vis due to smoke. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. In and leeward strait : Easterly 6 or 7, at times 8, decreasing 5 or 6 later. Severe gusts. Elsewhere : Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southerly later. Moderate, at times rough in and leeward Strait. Moderate vis due to smoke. CASABLANCA. Northerly 3 or 4, at times 5 in north at first, but mainly Southwest 3 to 5 in far northeast at first and soon. Moderate, becoming slight in east later. Moderate vis due to some coastal fog patches in south. AGADIR. North 3 or 4, at times 5 at end. Gusts near coast. Moderate, becoming slight in east later. Moderate vis due to coastal fog patches. METEOR. Northeasterly 3 or 4, becoming West or Southwest in far northwest later. Slight in north, moderate in south. Moderate in some showers in far northwest. CANARIAS. Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 between islands at end. Gusts. Moderate, becoming slight in northwest later. Moderate vis due to some sand haze in extreme east. TARFAYA. North or Northeast 3 or 4. Moderate, becoming slight in east later. Moderate vis due to coastal fog patches. CAPE VERDE. Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in west. Moderate. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 along coast at end. Moderate. Moderate vis due to some sand haze in extreme east, or to some showers in far south. CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northwest 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 in later, at times 6 at end. Moderate, locally slight in far east. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far east. SIERRA LEONE. In far northwest : Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 later. Elsewhere : Westerly 3 or 4, becoming Variable soon, mainly North in east. Severe gusts in thunderqualls. Moderate, locally smooth or slight in far east. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. GULF OF GUINEA. South or Southwest 3 or 4, at times 5. Severe gusts in thundersqualls in far northwest. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls, mainly in north. POINTE NOIRE. Southerly 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of Cyclonic near gale over west of ALTAIR and west of ACORES, quickly decreasing. Threat of Northerly near gale over AGADIR, CANARIAS and CAP BLANC in daytime.