Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-02 05:27:33 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 011948 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 138, SUNDAY 1 MARCH 2026 AT 1945 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SUNDAY 1 OF MARCH AT 12 UTC. LOW 974 56N20W, MOVING GRADUALLY BETWEEN ICELAND AND IRELAND, WITH SECONDARY LOW EXPECTED 998 54N10W BY 02/12 UTC, THEN FILLING, AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH IN NORTH OF 40N. NEW LOW EXPECTED 963 IN SOUTH OF GREENLAND BY 03/00 UTC. LOW REGINA EXPECTED 1007 36N09W BY 03/00 UTC. EAST OF FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 02/06 UTC. NORTHWEST 8, OCCASIONALLY 9 IN FAR NORTHWEST AT FIRST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. AGAIN FROM 02/18 UTC TO 03/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTH 8 IN NORTH. GUSTS. WEST OF FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 01/21 UTC. NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 02/06 UTC TO 03/00 UTC. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8, LOCALLY 9 IN FAR NORTH, DECREASING FROM WEST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. ROMEO. FROM 01/21 UTC TO 02/09 UTC. IN WEST, NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8, OCCASIONALLY 9 IN FAR NORTHWEST AT FIRST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN WEST. ALTAIR. FROM 02/09 UTC TO 02/21 UTC. IN FAR NORTHWEST, SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN FAR NORTHEAST. CHARCOT. FROM 02/00 UTC TO 02/12 UTC. IN WEST, NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8. GUSTS. HIGH IN WEST. PAZENN. CONTINUING TO 02/03 UTC. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. CONTINUING TO 02/12 UTC. EAST 8 IN AND LEEWARD STRAIT. GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 011949 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 1 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 138. Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 1 at 12 UTC Low 974 56N20W, moving gradually between Iceland and Ireland, with secondary low expected 998 54N10W by 02/12 UTC, then filling, and associated trough in north of 40N. New low expected 963 in south of Greenland by 03/00 UTC. Low REGINA expected 1007 36N09W by 03/00 UTC. High 1035 42N39W, slowly moving southeast and expected 1032 34N30W by 03/00 UTC. The monsoon trough enters the Atlantic near 08N13W and continues southwestward to 03N18W. The ITCZ extends from 03N18W to the coast of Brazil near 04S38W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 3 at 00 UTC FARADAY. In west, Northwest decreasing 3 to 5 from west, and temporarily Clockwise 2 to 4, then increasing South 7 or 8 soon, locally 9 in far north, and decreasing 6 or 7 from west at end. Severe gusts. In east, Northwest 7 or 8, occasionally 9 in far northeast at first, decreasing 4 to 6 soon, temporarily Clockwise 2 to 4 later, and increasing South 6 or 7 at end, locally 8 in north. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, decreasing temporarily rough or very rough in west soon, then very rough everywhere at end. Long NW swell 5 to 6 m in east soon, abating at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, in east at first, then from west soon. ROMEO. In west, Northwest increasing 7 or 8, occasionally 9 in far northwest at first, then decreasing North 4 to 6 later, and North or Northeast 4 or 5 at end, and becoming Clockwise 2 to 4 in far west. Severe gusts. In east, Northwesterly decreasing 4 to 6, temporarily 3 to 5 soon, then veering North or Northeast at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high from west at first. Long W or NW swell 5 to 6 m from west soon, abating in north at end. Poor vis in rain and showers, improving from west later. ALTAIR. In west, becoming Clockwise 3 to 5, from west, then increasing South or Southwest 6 or 7 soon, locally 8 in far northwest, then decreasing 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts. In east, North or Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing 4 to 6 from west soon, and becoming Clockwise 3 to 5 later, locally South or Southwest 6 or 7 in west at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming high in far northeast at first, and decreasing rough or very rough later. NW swell 5 to 5.5 m in northwest at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, in far east at first, then in far northwest later. CHARCOT. In west, North or Northwest increasing 7 or 8, then decreasing 6 or 7 later, and North 4 to 6 at end. Gusts. In east, Northwesterly decreasing 5 or 6, at times 7, but locally Southwest 6 or 7 in far east at first, then decreasing North 4 to 6 later, at times 7 in south. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high in west soon, then very rough everywhere at end. Long NW swell 5 to 5.5 m from northwest soon, abating 5 m at end. Poor vis in rain and showers, improving from north later. ACORES. Veering Nort or Northeast 4 to 6, from west to east, locally 7 in far east at first, becoming Clockwise 2 to 4 from west at first, and increasing Southwest 5 or 6 in far northwest later, and north 5 or 6 in far east. Gusts. Moderate or rough, locally rough or very rough in east. Moderate vis in some rain or showers, in extreme southeast at first. JOSEPHINE. Increasing North or Northwest 6 or 7 from Northwest, locally Southwesterly 4 to 6, in far northeast, and North or Northeast 3 or 4 in far southeast at first. Gusts. Moderate or rough, increasing rough or very rough from northwest at first, then very rough later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers from northwest, at times thundery in east at end, but improving in far east soon. IRVING. In west, North or Northeast 4 or 5, veering Northeast 3 to 5 soon, then becoming Clockwise 2 to 4 in far northwest at end. In east, North or Northeast increasing 5 or 6, at times 7 in far east soon, decreasing 4 or 5 at end. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in scattered rain, improving soon. MADEIRA. Northwesterly 3 or 4, increasing gradually North or Northwest 6 or 7 from northwest at first. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers from northwest. PAZENN. South or Southwest 7 or 8, decreasing 5 or 6 in east, but Northwest 4 or 5 in west, overnight, then North or Northeast 4 or 5 tomorrow afternoon. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough and cross, temporarily rough tomorrow afternoon. W swell 3 m, then long NW swell 4 to 5 m tomorrow evening. Locally poor vis in showers. IROISE, YEU. Southerly 5 or 6, temporarily 7 in west at first, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 tomorrow morning. Gusts. Rough, temporarily very rough and cross in west, decreasing rough tomorrow noon. W swell 3 m tomorrow morning, abating tomorrow afternoon. Locally poor vis in showers in far west. ROCHEBONNE, CANTABRICO. South or Southeast 2 to 4 in west, 5 or 6 in east, decreasing Easterly 2 to 4 tomorrow morning. Moderate or rough. W swell 3 m tomorrow morning, abating tomorrow afternoon. FINISTERRE. South or Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing Cyclonic 4 to 6 tomorrow morning, then increasing North or Northeast 5 or 6, locally 7 in south, tomorrow afternoon. Gusts. Rough or very rough and cross, temporarily rough tomorrow afternoon. Long NW swell 3 to 4 m tomorrow evening. Locally poor vis in showers. PORTO. South or Southwest 4 to 6 from southeast to northwest, veering North or Northwest in west soon, then increasing North 6 or 7 in west later, locally North or Northeast 3 to 5 in east. Gusts. Moderate or rough, increasing rough or very rough at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers from northwest. SAO VICENTE. In far southeast : veering East or Southeast 4 to 6, then becoming Cyclonic 3 to 5 later, temporarily Southeast 5 or 6 in north. Gusts. Elsewhere : Variable 2 to 4, increasing Southwesterly 3 to 5 soon, then veering North or Northwest 4 to 6 later, locally 6 or 7 in far west at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, increasing locally very rough in far west at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers from northwest, at times thundery at end. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. In and leeward strait : East 7 or 8, decreasing East or Southeast 6 or 7 later, then 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. Elsewhere : Easterly 4 to 6, veering East or Southeast soon, and decreasing Southerly 2 to 4 from south later. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery at end. CASABLANCA. In far northeast, Variable 2 to 4, becoming West or Southwest 3 to 5 soon. Elsewhere, Northerly 3 or 4, locally 5 in south at first, backing West or Northwest soon, then increasing North or Northwest 6 or 7 from northwest later. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers from northwest later. AGADIR, TARFAYA. North 4 or 5, decreasing Northwesterly 3 or 4 soon, then increasing North or Northwest 5 or 6 at end, occasionally 7. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Morderate or poor vis in rain or showers at end. METEOR. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in south at first, veering Northeast soon and increasing 5 or 6 in east. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in scattered rain in north soon. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 between islands, decreasing Northerly 3 to 5 soon, then increasing gradually North or Northeast 5 or 6 from north later, at times 7. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in scattered rain in north later. CAPE VERDE. Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 in northeast later. Rough, decreasing moderate or rough in northeast later. Moderate vis due to sand haze in south. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in far southeast. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate at end. Moderate vis due to sand haze in east. CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 in south later. Rough, locally moderate near coasts. Moderate vis due to sand haze in east. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in northwest, but Northwesterly 2 to 4 in far southeast. Rough, locally slight or moderate in far southeast. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. GULF OF GUINEA. Variable 1 to 3, at times 4, locally South or Southwest in east. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundersqualls. Moderate vis due to sand haze in northwest. POINTE NOIRE. Southeast 2 to 4, but Southerly in east. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Becoming moderate. Poor vis in thundersqualls in northwest. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence or threat of North or Northwest near gale or gale over southeast of CHARCOT, PORTO, JOSEPHINE, MADEIRA and CASABLANCA, then threat of Northwesterly near gale over AGADIR, TARFAY and CANARIAS at end. Persistence of South or Southwest near gale or gale over FARADAY and ALTAIR, veering Westerly near gale later. Threat of Easterly near gale over CADIZ and GIBRALTAR STRAIT soon.