Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-14 15:16:12 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 140818 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 102, SATURDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0815 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SATURDAY 14 OF FEBRUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW "ORIANA" 983 OVER MEDITERRANEAN SEA MOVING EAST. ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDING TOWARDS BAY OF BISCAY AT FIRST. LOW 994 50N33W MOVING TOWARDS SOUTHWEST OF ICELAND. ASSOCIATED TROUGH GRADUALLY DEEPENING FROM NORTH AZORES ISLANDS TO THE NORTH SEA. HIGH 1033 35N26W DRIFTING EAST, EXPECTED 1035 36N17W BY 15/12 UTC. ASSOCIATED RIDGE EXTENDING TOWARDS IRELAND, EXPECTED TOWARDS GERMANY BY 15/00 UTC, THEN WEAKENING. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 14/09 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8 IN EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 14/15 UTC TO 15/06 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST AND IN FAR SOUTHEAST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS SEA. ROMEO. FROM 14/21 UTC TO 15/06 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS SEA. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 15/03 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS SEA. AGADIR, TARFAYA. FROM 14/12 UTC TO 15/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHEAST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH SEA LATER. CANARIAS. FROM 14/18 UTC TO 15/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHEAST 8 BETWEEN ISLANDS. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 140844 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 14 February 2026 at 1015 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 102. Part 2 : General synopsis, Saturday 14 at 00 UTC Low "ORIANA" 983 over Mediterranean sea moving east. Associated trough extending towards Bay of Biscay at first. Low 994 50N33W moving towards southwest of Iceland. Associated trough gradually deepening from north Azores Islands to the North Sea. High 1033 35N26W drifting east, expected 1035 36N17W by 15/12 UTC. Associated ridge extending towards Ireland, expected towards Germany by 15/00 UTC, then weakening. Monsoon trough from Atlantic along the coastal border of Guinea and Sierra Leone, to 05N18W. ITCZ from 05N18W to Eq30W to 02N43W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 15 at 12 UTC FARADAY. Southwest 6 or 7, rapidly increasing locally 8 in far northwest and in far southeast, then decreasing Westerly 4 to 6 from south to north at end. Severe gusts. Very rough, rapidly becoming very rough or high. Cross. Long SW swell 5 m. Poor vis in rain or showers. ROMEO. Southwest 6 or 7, increasing temporarily 8 in far southwest soon, then decreasing West or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7, at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough soon, temporarily high in far southwest soon. Cross. Poor vis in rain or showers. ALTAIR. Southwest 7 or 8, decreasing 6 or 7 later, locally Variable 3 to 5 in northwest. Severe gusts. Very rough or high and cross, becoming very rough at end. Long SW swell 5 m. Poor vis in rain or showers. CHARCOT. West or Southwest 4 to 6 from southeast to northwest, increasing 5 or 6 soon, locally 7 in northwest, then veering West or Southwest at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, temporarily high in far northwest later, becoming very rough at end. Cross. Moderate or poor vis in rain in northwest later. ACORES. In west : South or Southwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in far north. Gusts. In east : Clockwise 2 to 4, becoming South or Southwest 3 to 5 soon, locally 6 in far north. Moderate or rough, locally very rough and cross in far northwest. Poor vis in thundery rain in far northwest soon. JOSEPHINE. Variable 3 to 5, at times 6 in far northwest later, becoming West or Northwest 4 or 5 in north at end, locally Variable 2 to 4 in south. Rough or very rough, decreasing moderate or rough soon. Cross in east. IRVING. Southeasterly 3 to 5. Moderate or rough. MADEIRA. In northwest : East or Northeast 4 or 5. In southeast : Northeast 5 or 6, increasing locally 7 in far southeast soon. Gusts. Rough, locally very rough in east. PAZENN. Variable 3 to 5, increasing Southwesterly 6 or 7 from west soon, then veering West or Southwest later. Gusts. Rough or very rough, increasing very rough later. Locally poor vis in rain or showers. IROISE, YEU. North or Northwest decreasing 4 or 5 at first, backing South or Southwest 6 or 7 next night, then veering West or Southwest in the morning. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough in afternoon, then increasing very rough tomorrow morning. Poor vis in showers then rain tomorrow. ROCHEBONNE. North or Northwest 4 or 5, but 6 or 7 at first, backing Southwesterly 5 or 6 next night, then increasing West or Southwest 6 or 7 in the morning. Gusts. Very rough, becoming rough in evening, then increasing rough or very rough tomorrow morning. Poor vis in showers then rain tomorrow. CANTABRICO. North or Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing West or Northwest 4 or 5 soon, then increasing West or Southwest 6 or 7 from west later. Gusts. Decreasing very rough at first, then rough soon, then increasing very rough in northwest later. Long NW swell 4 to 5 m, abating in the evening. Poor vis in showers, at times thundery at first. FINISTERRE. North or Northwest 4 or 5, backing Westerly soon, locally 6 in north, then increasing Southwest 6 or 7 later. Gusts. Very rough with N swell, decreasing rough soon, then increasing very rough in north later. Locally poor vis in showers then rain in north. PORTO. North or Northwest decreasing 4 or 5, decreasing West or Northwest 3 to 5 soon, then backing West or Southwest 4 or 5 at end. Very rough, decreasing rough soon, then moderate or rough at end. Cross until midnight. SAO VICENTE. North or Northwest decreasing 4 to 6 from west to east, decreasing Northerly 3 or 4 later. Very rough and cross, decreasing rough later then moderate or rough at end. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. North or Northwest 6 or 7, rapidly decreasing 5 or 6 later, then decreasing 3 or 4 later. Rough or very rough, decreasing moderate or rough soon. Cross at first. CASABLANCA. Northerly 5 or 6, veering North or Northeast 4 to 6 from north to south soon, then veering Northeast later, locally 7 in far south. Gusts. Very rough, becoming rough or very rough soon. AGADIR, TARFAYA. North or Northeast 6 or 7, rapidly increasing 7 or 8. Severe gusts. Increasing very rough and cross, temporarily very rough or high later. METEOR. Easterly 4 or 5, locally 6 in southeast. Moderate or rough. CANARIAS. Northeast 6 or 7, increasing locally 8 between islands soon. Severe gusts. Rough, increasing rough or very rough soon. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze in far southeast. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast 5 or 6. Rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze. CAP BLANC. Northeast 6 or 7. Gusts. Rough, increasing rough or very rough later. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 5 or 6. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far north, but Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze. GULF OF GUINEA. Mainly Southwesterly 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate, locally slight in east. Poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Westerly near gale or gale expected over the Bay of Biscay. Persistence of West or Southwest near gale or gale in north of 35 N, becoming Cyclonic over FARADAY and ALTAIR at end. Persistence of Northeast near gale over AGADIR and TARFAYA.