Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2025-12-14 17:16:25 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 141638 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 527, SUNDAY 14 DECEMBER 2025 AT 1635 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SUNDAY 14 OF DECEMBER AT 12 UTC. LOW "EMILIA" 1012 34N08W, WITH LITTLE MOVE TODAY, EXPECTED 1013 35N08W BY 15/00UTC, THEN MOVING NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 1012 OVER WEST BALEARICS ISLANDS BY 15/12 UTC. PERSISTENCE OF COMPLEX LOW SYSTEM FROM SOUTH GREENLAND TO ICELAND. ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDING FROM NORTHWEST BRITISH ISLES TO NORD ACORES, MOVING EAST, EXPECTED FROM ENGLAND TO MADEIRA BY 15/12UTC, WITH SECONDARY COLFD FRONT OVER NORTHWEST MOROCCO. FARADAY. FROM 14/18 UTC TO 15/06 UTC. IN EXTREME WEST, WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 15/12 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST AT TIMES 8 FROM WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. PAZENN. FROM 15/03 UTC TO 15/12 UTC. SOUTHWESTERLY 8 IN EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. FINISTERRE. FROM 15/03 UTC TO 15/12 UTC. SOUTHWESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 140942 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 14 December 2025 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 526. Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 14 at 00 UTC Low "EMILIA" 1009 34N08W, wiyth little move during daytime, expected 1013 35N08W by 15/00UTC, then moving northeast, expected 1012 over west Balearics islands by 15/12 UTC. Persistence of complex low system from South Greenland to Iceland. Associated trough extending from northwest British isles to Northwest of ALTAIR, moving east, expected from England to MADEIRA by 15/12UTC, with secondary colfd front over northwest Morocco. High 1030 over central Europe, slowly drifting southeast. High 1028 30N39W, drifting northwest, expected 1031 36N46W by 14/12UTC, then drifting east, expected 36N32W by 15/12UTC. Monsoon trough from 07N13W to 05N20W. ITCZ continues from 05N20W to 01N50W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 15 at 12 UTC FARADAY. West or Northwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in extreme west, gradually decreasing 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, and cross. Long Westerly swell 5 or 6 m. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ROMEO. Southwest 6 or 7, veering West or Northwest 5 or 6 from west at first, then decreasing 4 or 5, at times 6, later. Gusts. Rough or very rough, and cross. Long Westerly swell 5 or 6 m. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ALTAIR. In northwest, West or Northwest 6 or 7, at times 8, decreasing Westerly 5 to 7 at end. Severe gusts. In southeast, Westerly 5 or 6, at times 7, veering West or Northwest 5 to 7 soon, then increasing 6 or 7, at times 8, later. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, and cross. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CHARCOT. In northwest, Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7, veering West or Northwest 5 or 6 soon, then increasing 5 to 7 later. In southeast, increasing West or Southwest 4 or 5, at times 6, at first, then veering West or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7, later, then increasing 5 to 7 at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high, and cross. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ACORES. In west, Northwesterly 4 or 5, at times 6, decreasing Variable clockwise 3 to 5 at end. In east, Westerly 3 to 5, increasing Northwesterly 4 or 5, at times 6, soon, then 5 or 6, at times 7, later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. JOSEPHINE. Mainly Northwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 from northwest later, then 6 or 7 at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. IRVING. Northwesterly 3 to 5, veering Northerly soon, then increasing Northeasterly 4 to 6 at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. MADEIRA. North or Northeast 5 or 6, gradually decreasing Northwesterly 3 to 5 soon, then increasing 4 to 6 at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. PAZENN. In northwest, Southwest 6 or 7, veering Northwest 3 to 5 tonight. Gusts. In southeast, South or Southwest 5 or 6, increasing gradually 7 from west tonight. Severe or violent gusts. Rough or very rough, crossed with W swell. W swell 3.5m, becoming SW swell 3.5 to 4m from west tonight. Rain or squalls, at times thundery. Poor vis in rain or squalls. IROISE. Southerly 5 or 6, at times 7 tonight, increasing 7 with sereve gusts at end. Rough, crossed with W or NW swell, becoming rough or very rough at end. Locally poor vis due to coastal fog patches, then in rain or showers in late night. YEU, ROCHEBONNE. Veering Southerly 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 tonight, then 7 with severe gusts in far west at end. Moderate or rough, crossed with W swell, becoming rough tonight, then locally very rough in west at end. Locally poor vis due to coastal fog patches, then in rain or showers in west at end. CANTABRICO. In west : East or Southeast 3 or 4, veering Southerly 4 or 5 tonight, increasing southwest 5 or 6 at end, locally with severe gusts in far northwest. In east : East or Southeast 3 or 4, veering Southerly in daytime, and increasing 5 or 6 in this evening, at times 7 tonight. Moderate or rough with W or NW swell, becoming locally very rough in far northwest at end. Locally poor vis due to coastal fog patches. FINISTERRE. Becoming South or Southwest 4 or 5 this afternoon, increasing gradually 7 tonight, decreasing Northwesterly 4 or 5 in northwest tomorrow morning. Severe or violent gusts. Rough, with W or NW swell, becoming rough or very rough tonight. Rain or squalls, at times thundery. Poor vis in rain or squalls. PORTO. Variable 2 to 4, increasing Southerly 3 to 5 later, then Southwesterly 5 or 6, at times 7, later. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Long NW swell 4 or 5 m, abating soon. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. SAO VICENTE. In northwest, Northeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 later, then increasing Westerly 4 to 6 from northwest at end. In southeast, Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7 at first, decreasing Northeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5, soon, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. East or Northeast decreasing 5 to 7 at first, then mainly Easterly 4 to 6 soon, then gradually veering Southerly 3 to 5 later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CASABLANCA. Cyclonic 4 to 6, decreasing 3 to 5 soon, then becoming Westerly at end. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. AGADIR, TARFAYA. Cyclonic 2 to 4, at times 5, becoming Variable at end. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, or due to sand haze. METEOR. Northeasterly 4 or 5, locally 6 in east, decreasing 3 to 5 later. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CANARIAS. Northerly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 to 5 later. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough, and cross. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, or due to sand haze. CAPE VERDE. Northeasterly 5 or 6. Rough, locally very rough at first, and cross. Moderate vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, or due to sand haze. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 at first. Rough or very rough, becoming rough. Moderate or poor vis in some showers, or due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 4 to 6 from southeast to northwest. Rough or very rough, becoming rough. Poor or very poor vis thundersqualls with severe gusts or due to sand haze. GULF OF GUINEA. Mainly Southerly 2 to 4. Slight or moderate, locally rough in west. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls with severe gusts or due to sand haze. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in west. 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 in all areas of Bay of Biscay. Persistence or threat of North or Northwest near gale or gale over ALTAIR, CHARCOT, ACORES, JOSEPHINE, PORTO, SAO VICENTE, MADEIRA, CASABLANCA. Threat of Southwest near gale to severe gale over FARADAY, ALTAIR, ACORES.