Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-12 22:11:18 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 122038 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 29, MONDAY 12 JANUARY 2026 AT 2035 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, MONDAY 12 OF JANUARY AT 12 UTC. LOW 963 62N05W, EVACUATING NORTHWARDS. SECONDARY LOW 997 48N18W, MOVING SOUTHEAST AND EXPECTED 1001 47N08W BY 13/12 UTC, THEN 1009 46N07W BY 14/00 UTC. LOW 970 49N59W, MOVING NORTHEAST AND EXPECTED 963 57N38W BY 14/00 UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH CROSSING FARADAY AND ALTAIR, REACHING ROMEO AT END. FARADAY. FROM 13/00 UTC TO 14/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8 FROM WEST, GRADUALLY VEERING WEST OR SOUTHWEST SOON, TEMPORARILY 9 IN FAR NORTHWEST LATER, BUT DECREASING IN SOUTHEAST LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH IN WEST SOON. JOSEPHINE. CONTINUING TO 13/00 UTC. NORTHWESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. PAZENN. CONTINUING TO 13/06 UTC. IN SOUTHEAST, SOUTHERLY AT TIMES 8. SEVERE GUSTS. FINISTERRE. CONTINUING TO 13/06 UTC. SOUTHERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. PORTO. CONTINUING TO 13/06 UTC. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 122039 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 12 January 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 29. Part 2 : General synopsis, Monday 12 at 12 UTC Low 963 62N05W, evacuating northwards. Secondary low 997 48N18W, moving southeast and expected 1001 47N08W by 13/12 UTC, then 1009 46N07W by 14/00 UTC. Low 970 49N59W, moving northeast and expected 963 57N38W by 14/00 UTC. Associated trough crossing FARADAY and ALTAIR, reaching ROMEO at end. High 1029 34N41W, moving east and expected 1029 34N29W by 14/00 UTC. Associated ridge extending northwards and moving east. Monsoon trough from 10N14W to 04N20W. ITCZ from 04N20W to 02N40W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Wednesday 14 at 00 UTC FARADAY. South or Southwest increasing rapidly 7 or 8 from west, locally Northerly 6 or 7 in far east at first, gradually veering West or Southwest soon, temporarily 9 in far northwest later, but decreasing 6 or 7 in southeast later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, gradually becoming high or very high in west soon, and cross. NW swell 6 to 8 m in west later. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers from west soon. ROMEO. Increasing North 6 or 7, temporarily Cyclonic 5 to 7 in far east at first, gradually decreasing Variable 3 to 5 from west soon, then increasing Southwesterly 6 or 7 in west later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, and cross. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers, temporarily clearing later. ALTAIR. Increasing Southwest 6 or 7 from west, temporarily Northwesterly 6 or 7 in far east at first, veering West or Southwest 5 or 6 in northwest later, locally 7 in far north. Severe gusts. Decreasing rough or very rough, and cross, at times high in east at first, then locally becoming high in far northwest at end. NW swell 5 to 7 m in far northwest at end. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers from northwest. CHARCOT. Veering North or Northwest 6 or 7 from west, temporarily West or Southwest 4 to 6 in far east at first, gradually decreasing West or Northwest 4 to 6 from west later, then increasing Southwest 5 or 6 in far northwest at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, and cross, decreasing rough or very rough at end. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers, temporarily clearing later. ACORES. Decreasing Clockwise 3 to 5, temporarily North or Northwest 5 to 7 in east at first, then increasing Southwest 5 or 6 in northwest soon. Gusts. Decreasing rough or very rough, and cross in NW swell, temporarily very rough or high at first, then moderate or rough later. Poor vis in rain or showers in far east at first, clearing, then in far northwest at end. JOSEPHINE. Northwesterly decreasing 6 or 7, at times 8 at very first, then North or Northwest 5 or 6 later, locally Northwesterly 3 or 4 in far west at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, and cross, gradually decreasing rough or very rough soon. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers, clearing in west soon. IRVING. Northerly decreasing 3 to 5 from west to east, temporarily Northwest 6 in far northeast at first, then becoming Variable Clockwise 2 to 4 from west soon, but Northeast 4 or 5 in far southeast. Gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing moderate or rough later. MADEIRA. Westerly decreasing 5 or 6, at times 7 in north at first, decreasing North or Northwest 4 or 5 soon, occasionally 6, then veering Northerly later. Gusts. Becoming rough or very rough from northwest. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, clearing in west later. PAZENN. Southerly 4 or 5, but locally Southerly 6 or 7, at times 8, in southeast, becoming Cyclonic 5 to 7 soon, then becoming Northerly 4 or 5 at end, at times 6. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. Poor vis in rain or showers. IROISE. Southwest 4 or 5, increasing South 6 or 7 soon, decreasing Southwest 4 or 5 later, then veering North or Northeast at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough. Poor vis in rain or showers. YEU, ROCHEBONNE. Southerly 4 or 5, at times 6, veering South or Southwest 3 to 5 later, then Northeast in far northwest at end. Rough, becoming moderate or rough at end. SW swell 3 to 4 m, abating soon. Poor vis in rain or showers. CANTABRICO. Southerly 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing 6 or 7 in east soon, veering Southwesterly 3 to 5 later. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in rain or showers. FINISTERRE. Southerly 7 or 8, decreasing 5 or 6 in east soon, but West or Southwest 3 to 5 in west, then decreasing Southwesterly 3 to 5 in east later, but veering Northerly 5 or 6 in west, at times 7. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. W swell 3 to 4 m later. Poor vis in rain or showers. PORTO. South or Southwest 7 or 8, decreasing Southwesterly 4 to 6 from west soon, then gradually veering Northwesterly later, but Variable 3 to 5 in far east at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, and cross, becoming very rough at end. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers. SAO VICENTE. South or Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing West or Southwest 4 to 6 soon, then veering West or Northwest 4 or 5 later, locally 6 in far northwest. Gusts. Becoming rough or very rough, at times cross in W swell. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CADIZ. Increasing Southerly 5 or 6, locally Southeast leeward strait, then gradually veering Southwesterly 4 to 6 soon. Gusts. Gradually becoming moderate or rough. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers soon, at times thundery. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. East or Southeast increasing 5 or 6, at times 4 or 5 at first, decreasing Southerly 4 or 5 soon. Gusts. Becoming slight or moderate, at times rough in west at end. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers from west later, at times thundery. CASABLANCA. Southwesterly increasing 5 or 6, at times 7 at first, decreasing West or Northwest 4 or 5 in west soon, then North or Northwest 3 or 4, at times 5, in west at end. Moderate or rough, becoming rough later, locally very rough in far northwest. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. AGADIR. South or Southwest increasing 4 or 5, at times 6, then veering North or Northwest 3 or 4 in west later. Gusts. Becoming slight or moderate, then moderate or rough later. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers from northwest, at times thundery. METEOR. Northerly 3 to 5, veering Northeasterly soon, then increasing 4 or 5 later. Becoming moderate or rough from north. Poor vis in some showers, clearing later. CANARIAS. Variable 3 to 5, mainly Northerly, increasing Northerly 4 to 6, later, locally 7 between islands. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough soon. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery in far northeast, clearing at end. TARFAYA. Variable 2 to 4, locally increasing Southerly 4 or 5, at times 6 in east at first, then North or Northwest 4 or 5 in west later, but decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in east. Gusts. Becoming slight or moderate, then moderate or rough at end. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers from northwest later, at times thundery. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in some scattered showers. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6. Gusts. Moderate, at times rough. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far north, but Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate or rough, locally slight in far southeast. Moderate vis due to sand haze. GULF OF GUINEA. Mainly Southwesterly 2 to 4. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Slight, but moderate in extreme west. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 2 to 4. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Slight, but moderate in far west. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of Southwest near gale in PAZENN and FINISTERRE. Persistence or threat of Westerly near gale or gale over FARADAY, ALTAIR, ROMEO, CHARCOT, ACORES, JOSEPHINE.