Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-13 17:55:23 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 130734 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 13 May 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 : NO WARNING. Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 13 at 00 UTC Shallow low 1019 39N13W filling. Low 996 61N01W moving east-southeast, expected 987 over south Norway by 14/12 UTC. Associated trough gradually deepening over English Channel and Bay of Biscay. High 1036 47N32W expected 1033 44N27W by 14/12 UTC. Tropical wave near 31W from 10N to 2S, moving westwards. Monsoon trough from 12N17W to 08N21W. Then ITCZ from 08N21W to 03N35W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 14 at 12 UTC FARADAY. Clockwise 2 to 4, increasing South 5 or 6 in far west soon. Slight or moderate, increasing rough in far northwest at end. ROMEO. North or Northwest 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 later. Increasing moderate or rough in N swell soon, locally very rough in far northeast soon and later. ALTAIR. In east, North or Northeast 4 or 5 . In northwest, Easterly 2 to 4, backing Southeasterly later, locally South 5 in far northwest at end. Slight or moderate. CHARCOT. North or Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate, increasing rough by N swell in northeast soon. Moderate vis in scattered showers in south, improving soon. ACORES. Northeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5, decreasing Southeasterly 2 or 3 in west at end. Moderate, decreasing slight or moderate at end. Moderate vis in scattered showers, improving soon. JOSEPHINE. In north, Northeast 4 or 5. In south, Northwesterly 2 to 4 increasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 soon. Moderate. Moderate vis in showers. IRVING. North or Northeast 3 to 5. Moderate. Moderate vis in some showers. MADEIRA. Northerly 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 later. Slight or oderate. Moderate vis in scattered showers in west. PAZENN. North or Northwest increasing 5 or 6. Gusts. Moderate or rough, increasing rough, temporarily very rough in north overnight. Northwest swell increasing temporarily 3 to 3.5m in northwest overnight. Poor vis in showers. IROISE, YEU. Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7. Gusts. Increasing rough. Poor vis in showers or squalls. ROCHEBONNE, CANTABRICO. West or Northwest increasing 5 or 6 from north. Gusts. Increasing rough from north soon. Poor vis in showers or squalls. FINISTERRE. Northerly 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 soon, locally 6 in southeast, then backing North or Northwest later. Gusts. Moderate, becoming rough later. North or Northwest swell increasing 3m later. Poor vis in some showers. PORTO. Increasing North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally Variable 2 to 4 in southeast at first, then 5 or 6 soon. Moderate increasing moderate or rough later. SAO VICENTE. Westerly 2 to 4 increasing Northerly 3 to 5 later. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in showers. CADIZ. West or Northwest 2 to 4, at times 5. Slight. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. West 4 or 5, at times 6 leeward strait. Slight. CASABLANCA. North 3 or 4, temporarily 5 in southeast. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight at end. AGADIR. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 along coast. Moderate. METEOR. North or Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 along coast and between Islands, later. Moderate. TARFAYA. North or Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate. CAPE VERDE. Northeast 5 or 6. Moderate or rough. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. Northerly 5 or 6, at time 7 along coast. Gusts. Rough, locally moderate in north of CAP BLANC. Moderate vis due to sand haze over CAP BLANC and over CAP TIMIRIS. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 5 or 6, locally 7 between Cape Verde island, but mainly Northwesterly 1 to 3 in far southeast. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in thunderstorms in far southeast, moderate vis due to sand haze in east. GULF OF GUINEA. South or Southeast 3 or 4, but locally Variable 1 to 3 in far northwest. Moderate, locally slight in far east. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls with severe gusts. POINTE NOIRE. Southeast 4 or 5, but South or Southeast 3 or 4 in far east. Moderate, increasing rough in far southeast later. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in far northwest. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of Northwesterly near gale over the Bay of Biscay. Threat of Northerly near gale over CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS.