Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-21 19:29:35 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 211913 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 235, TUESDAY 21 APRIL 2026 AT 1910 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, TUESDAY 21 OF APRIL AT 00 UTC. COMPLEX LOW 988 44N16W, DEEPENING EAST, EXPECTED 976 44N25W BY 23/00 UTC. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 23/00 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHEAST 8, INCREASING CYCLONIC 8 OR 9, AT TIMES 10 IN EAST, AT FIRST, THEN DECREASING IN WEST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH, LOCALLY VERY HIGH IN SOUTHEAST. WEST OF ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 23/00 UTC AT LEAST. CYCLONIC 8 OR 9, AT TIMES 10, DECREASING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 8 LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. EAST OF ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 22/12 UTC. EAST 8 IN FAR NORTH, INCREASING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 8 FROM SOUTH, AT TIMES 9 AT FIRST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN FAR NORTH AT FIRST. AGAIN FROM 22/18 UTC TO 23/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. ALTAIR. FROM 21/21 UTC TO 23/00 UTC AT LEAST. CYCLONIC 8 IN FAR NORTHEAST, AT TIMES 9. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH SOON. CHARCOT. CONTINUING TO 23/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8, AT TIMES 9 IN FAR NORTHWEST AT FIRST, BACKING SOUTHERLY LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN FAR NORTHWEST, DECREASING SOON. ACORES. CONTINUING TO 22/18 UTC. WESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. JOSEPHINE. FROM 22/06 UTC TO 22/21 UTC. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. PAZENN. CONTINUING TO 22/06 UTC. IN NORTHEAST : SOUTHEASTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. IROISE, YEU. CONTINUING TO 22/06 UTC. EASTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 210755 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 21 April 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 234. Part 2 : General synopsis, Tuesday 21 at 00 UTC Low 1007 45N29W, moving southwest and merging with the next one. Low 998 39N14W, moving northwest and deepening, expected 974 45N21W by 22/00 UTC, then expected 974 45N24W by 22/12UTC. High 1027 37N42W, moving southwest and expected 1017 33N42W by 22/12 UTC. Monsoon trough extends from 14N17W to 01N32W. ITCZ continues from that point to 01S46W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Wednesday 22 at 12 UTC FARADAY. North or Northeast 5 or 6, increasing gradually 7 or 8 from north at first, then Cyclonic 8 or 9, at times 10 in far southeast later. Severe gusts. Rough, becoming very rough or high from northeast soon, then locally very high in far southeast later. Long NE swell 5 to 6 m in east at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, but at times thundery in far east. ROMEO. In west, North or Northeast 4 or 5, increasing Cyclonic 8 or 9, at times 10 at first. Severe gusts. In east, Easterly 7 or 8, at times 9, decreasing temporarily South 5 or 6 soon, then becoming Cyclonic 7 or 8, at times 9 later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high soon. E swell temporarily 5 m in far north soon. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. ALTAIR. In west, North or Northwest 5 or 6, temporarily West or Northwest 7 or 8 in south at first, increasing Northerly 6 or 7 soon. Severe gusts. In east, Cyclonic 3 to 5, at times 6, increasing locally Westerly 7 or 8 in far northeast soon, then becoming Cyclonic 7 or 8, at times 9 later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, locally cross in west. Long NE swell 5 to 6 m at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, but at times thundery in far northeast. CHARCOT. In west, Variable 3 to 5, increasing locally Southwesterly 8 or 9 in far northwest at first. Severe gusts. In east, Cyclonic 6 or 7, at times 8, becoming Southwesterly at first, and decreasing Southerly 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, increasing locally high later in far northwest. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ACORES. Westerly 6 or 7, at times 8, backing Southwest soon, and veering gradually West or Northwest 6 or 7 from northwest later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, at times cross. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. JOSEPHINE. Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing Southwest 6 or 7 at first in northwest, then South or Southwest 7 or 8 in west at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, and cross in west soon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. IRVING. North or Northeast 3 to 5, increasing Westerly 4 to 6 from north to south at first, then locally 7 in north later, and veering Northwest 4 or 5 in north at end. Gusts. Rough, becoming rough or very rough later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers later in north. MADEIRA. In northwest, North or Northwest 4 or 5, increasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 at first, then locally 7 at end. Gusts. In southeast, North or Northwest 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 soon, then Variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate or rough, increasing very rough in far northwest at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain in far northwest at end. PAZENN. East or Southeast 7 or 8, veering Southeasterly 6 or 7 at end, at times 8 in north. Severe gusts. Becoming rough or very rough. Poor vis in showers, at times thundery. IROISE. East 5 or 6, at times 7 in far northwest, increasing 6 or 7 overnight, veering Southeast 4 or 5 tomorrow morning. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in showers. YEU, ROCHEBONNE. East 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 overnight, veering Southeast 4 or 5 tomorrow morning and Variable 2 to 4 in ROCHEBONNE at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in showers. CANTABRICO. Mainly Easterly 5 or 6, at times 7 in west in afternoon and evening, veering gradually West or Northwest 4 or 5 tomorrow morning, at times 6. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in afternoon. Poor vis in some showers, at times thundery. FINISTERRE. Southeast 6 or 7, decreasing 4 to 6 from south in afternoon, then backing Southerly 6 or 7 next night. Rough, becoming rough or very rough next night. Poor vis in showers, at times thundery. PORTO. Southerly 5 or 6, veering West 3 to 5 at first, and increasing Southerly soon, then locally 5 or 6 in northwest later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough soon. Moderate or poor vis in showers at times thundery near coast at first, or moderate due to sand haze. SAO VICENTE. In far southeast, Easterly 3 to 5, veering Southwest 3 or 4 at first, and Northerly later. Elsewhere, Southerly 5 or 6, veering West or Northwest 3 or 4 at first, then backing Southwest later, and increasing locally 5 in far northwest. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in some showers or due to sand haze at first. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Variable 3 to 5, locally 6 or 7 in and leeward strait, becoming Southwesterly 3 or 4 soon, then veering North or Northwest at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in some showers or due to sand haze at first. CASABLANCA. Southwesterly 4 or 5, veering North or Northwest 2 to 4 in west at first, and becoming Variable clockwise at end. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough at first. Moderate vis due to sand haze. AGADIR, TARFAYA. West or Southwest 2 to 4, veering Northerly soon. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate later, and locally rough over AGADIR later. Moderate vis due to sand haze. METEOR. North or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 at first, decreasing 1 to 3 later, and becoming Westerly 3 or 4 in far north at end. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in some showers later, mainly in south. CANARIAS. North or Northwest 3 or 4, locally 5 with gusts between islands, veering North or Northeast 2 to 4 soon, and becoming Variable 1 to 3 in northwest later. Slight or moderate, locally moderate or rough in northwest. CAPE VERDE. North or Northeast 3 or 4, locally 5 near Cape Verde islands, decreasing Northeast 3 or 4 later. Slight or moderate. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. Northerly 3 to 5. Moderate, locally slight near coast. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in northeast, 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. South or Southwest 2 to 4 in east, but Variable 1 to 3 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 Southeasterly near gale over West of PAZENN. Persistence or threat of Cyclonic near gale to severe gale in north of 30N, decreasing in south of 40N at end.