Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-25 09:58:02 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 250952 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 56, SUNDAY 25 JANUARY 2026 AT 0950 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SUNDAY 25 OF JANUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW "INGRID" 974 JUST EAST OF IRELAND, MOVING NORTHWEST AND FILLING. LOW 982 50N09W MOVING EAST, EXPECTED 987 50N06W BY 25/12UTC, THEN MOVING TOWARDS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL AND FILLING. LOW 981 47N40W, MOVING NORTH AND QUICKLY DEEPENING, EXPECTED 951 54N35W BY 25/12UTC, THEN EXPECTED 957 54N35W BY 26/12UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH REACHING FARADAY AND ALTAIR SOON, MOVING SOUTHEAST, AND REACHING ROMEO, CHARCOT LATER. HIGH 1029 29N27W, DRIFTING SOUTHEAST, EXPECTED 1025 29N18W BY 26/12 UTC. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 26/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9, VEERING WESTERLY LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH, AND CROSS, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH IN FAR NORTH. ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 26/00 UTC. NORTHWEST 8 OR 9, AT TIMES 10 IN EAST, TEMPORARILY INCREASING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN WEST SOON. SEVERE TO VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH, AND CROSS. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 26/12 UTC AT LEAST. IN NORTHWEST, WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8, VEERING WEST SOON, THEN LOCALLY INCREASING 8 OR 9 IN SOUTHEAST LATER. VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH, AND CROSS. CHARCOT. CONTINUING TO 25/12 UTC. IN EXTREME NORTHEAST, WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH, AND CROSS. AGAIN FROM 26/03 UTC TO 26/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8, AT TIMES 9. SEVERE GUSTS. ACORES. FROM 25/21 UTC TO 26/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8, VEERING WESTERLY 8 OR 9 LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS, AT TIMES VERY HIGH IN NORTHWEST. JOSEPHINE. FROM 26/00 UTC TO 26/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. PAZENN. CONTINUING TO 25/18 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 OR 9. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. ROCHEBONNE. CONTINUING TO 26/00 UTC. WESTERLY 8 IN WEST, INCREASING OCCASIONALLY 9 IN DAYTIME, THEN VEERING NORTHWEST FROM WEST IN AFTERNOON. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. CANTABRICO. CONTINUING TO 26/03 UTC. WESTERLY INCREASING 8 OR 9, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 IN EVENING. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH, TEMPORARILY VERY HIGH IN AFTERNOON. FINISTERRE. CONTINUING TO 25/18 UTC. IN NORTH, WESTERLY INCREASING 8 OR 9. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 250954 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 25 January 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 56. Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 25 at 00 UTC Low "INGRID" 974 just east of Ireland, moving northwest and filling. Low 982 50N09W moving east, expected 987 50N06W by 25/12UTC, then moving towards the English Channel and filling. Low 981 47N40W, moving north and quickly deepening, expected 951 54N35W by 25/12UTC, then expected 957 54N35W by 26/12UTC. Associated trough reaching FARADAY and ALTAIR soon, moving southeast, and reaching ROMEO, CHARCOT later. High 1029 29N27W, drifting southeast, expected 1025 29N18W by 26/12 UTC. The monsoon trough remains inland over Africa. The ITCZ extends from the coast of Liberia near 05N09W to 01N25W to 02N39W to 00N50W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 26 at 12 UTC FARADAY. South or Southwest 8 or 9, veering Westerly 7 or 8 later. Severe gusts to violent gusts. Very rough or high, and cross, increasing very high in far west at end.. Long NW swell 5 to 7 m, temporarily decreasing a bit. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. ROMEO. Northwest 8 or 9, at times 10 in east, temporarily decreasing Westerly 4 to 6 in east, then quickly increasing South or Southwest 7 or 8 from west soon, and decreasing 6 or 7 later. Severe to violent gusts. High or very high, becoming very rough or high, and cross. Long W or NW swell 5 to 8 m. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. ALTAIR. In northwest, West or Southwest 7 or 8, but 6 or 7 elsewhere, veering Westerly 7 or 8 soon,at times 9 in southeast later. Violent gusts. Very rough or high, and cross. Long NW swell 5 to 6 m, temporarily decreasing a bit. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. CHARCOT. West or Northwest 6 or 7, locally Northwest 8 in extreme northeast, gradually increasing Southwesterly 6 or 7 from west soon, 8 at times 9 later. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, locally very high in far northeast, at times cross. Long W or NW swell 5 to 8 m. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. ACORES. West or Southwest 7 or 8, veering Westerly 8 or 9 later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high in long NW swell 4.8 m. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers.P. JOSEPHINE. Westerly 5 or 6, at times 7, increasing Southwest 7 or 8 from west later. Severe to violent gusts. Very rough, increasing high and cross later in northwest. Long NW swell 5 m, temporarily decreasing a bit. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. IRVING. Southwest 4 to 6 from south to north, increasing Westerly 5 to 7 later. Gusts in north. Moderate or rough, locally becoming very rough in long NW swell 4 m, at times cross, in north later. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.. MADEIRA. In north, Westerly 4 to 6 from south to north, increasing locally Southwest 6 or 7 later in northwest, Gusts. Rough or very rough, abating locally rough in south. Long NW swell 5 to 6 m, temporarily 7 m in far northeast at first, decreasing. PAZENN. Northwesterly 8 or 9, decreasing 5 or 6 this evening, backing Southerly 6 or 7 in late night. Severe gusts. High, temporarily very high in daytime. Long W or NW swell 5 or 6m, temporarily 6 to 7m in afternoon, decreasing 4 m next night. Poor vis in showers or squall at times thundery with severe gusts. IROISE. Westerly 6 or 7, veering Northwest 5 or 6 in afternoon, then backing Westerly 4 or 5 next night, then backing Southerly 6 or 7 next night. Very rough or high. Long W swell 4 or 5m, temporarily 6m this evening. Poor vis in showers, at times thundery. YEU. Westerly 6 or 7, veering Northwest 6 or 7 in afternoon, but 5 or 6 in east, backing Westerly 4 or 5 next night, then backing Southerly 6 or 7 tomorrow at noon. Very rough or high. Long W swell 4 or 5m, temporarily 6m this evening. Poor vis in showers, at times thundery. ROCHEBONNE. Westerly 7 or 8, temporarily 9 in southwest in daytime, veering West or Northwest in afternoon, and decreasing 4 or 5 next night, then backing Southerly 6 or 7 tomorrow at noon. Severe gusts. Very rough or high. Long W or NW swell 4 or 5m, temporarily 6m next night. Poor vis in showers or thundersqualls with severe gusts. CANTABRICO. Westerly increasing 8 or 9, veering West or Northwest 7 or 8 this evening, and backing Westerly 5 or 6 in late night, then Southerly tomorrow morning. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, temporarily very high in west in afternoon. Long W or NW swell increasing 5 or 6 m next night. Poor vis in showers or thundersqualls with severe gusts. FINISTERRE. Westerly 6 or 7, locally 8 or 9 in north, decreasing Westerly 5 or 6 in afternoon, locally 7 in northeast, and backing South or Southwest 6 or 7 in late night. Severe gusts. High, temporarily very high in north in daytime. Long W or NW swell 5 or 6m, temporarily 6 to 7m in afternoon, decreasing 4 m next night. Poor vis in showers or squall at times thunderywith severe gusts. PORTO. Westerly 3 to 5, increasing South or Southwest 4 to 6 soon, then Southwest 6 or 7 at end. Gusts. Very rough or high, becoming cross later. Long NW swell 5 to 7 m. Poor vis in scattered rain or showers, then in heavy rain or thundery showers in north later. SAO VICENTE. Westerly 5 or 6, increasing Southwest 6 or 7 in northwest at end. Severe gusts. Very rough. Long NW swell 5 m, decreasing a bit. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers. CADIZ. West or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7 soon. Gusts. Rough or very rough, in long NW swell, abating rough, locally moderate in far north. Long NW swell 4 to 5m, decreasing. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Westerly 5 or 6. Gusts. Rough. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. CASABLANCA. West or Southwest 4 to 6 from south to north. Gusts. Very rough, temporarily abating rough.in south. Long NW swell 5 or 6 m, decreasing gradually.4 or 5 m. In north, moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. AGADIR, TARFAYA. North or Northwest 3 or 4, backing Southwest in northwest at end. Very rough, abating rough later. Long NW swell 5 or 6 m, decreasing gradually. METEOR. Variable clockwise 2 to 4 in north, mainly decreasing Eassterly 4 or 5 in south, then increasing Southwesterly 4 or 5 in north later. Rough in long NW swell near 4 m, gradually abating moderate at end. CANARIAS. IEast or Northeast 3 to 5 from north to south, gradually decreasing and becoming Clockwise 2 to 4 at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough in long N or NW swell 4.5 m, abating moderate or rough at end. Long N or NW swell near 5 m, decreasing. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze in southeast. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 later, at times 6. Gusts. Rough, locally very rough in east, at times cross in long N swell 3.5 m, gradually abating moderate or rough at end. Moderate vis in some showers, at times thundery in southwest, or due to sand haze in southeast.. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. Northeasterly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5, at times 6, later. Gusts. Rough, temporarily very rough in north, at times cross in long N or NW 3.5 m swell, abating rough later. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in northwest, but Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming mainly rough at end. Moderate or poor vis in some thundersqualls with severe gusts or due to sand haze. GULF OF GUINEA. Variable 2 to 4, but mainly South or Southeast in south. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Locally moderate in southwest, slight elsewhere. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls with severe gusts. POINTE NOIRE. Southeasterly 3 or 4, locally 5 in far southwest. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls with severe gusts. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of South or Southwest near gale or gale in the Bay of Biscay but threat of severe gale in FINISTERRE and threat of severe gale to storm in PAZENN. Persistence of Westerly near gale or gale in north of 32N, with threat of severe gale to storm in northwest.