Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2025-12-08 23:39:42 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 082135 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 515, MONDAY 8 DECEMBER 2025 AT 2135 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, MONDAY 8 OF DECEMBER AT 12 UTC. LOW 968 53N26W, MOVING NORTHWEST AND EXPECTED 969 58N28W BY 09/12 UTC, THEN MERGING WITH THE NEXT ONE FROM SOUTHWEST. LOW "BRAM" 983 43N23W, MOVING NORTHEAST AND DEEPENING, EXPECTED 956 60N09W BY 10/00 UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH REACHING THE BAY OF BISCAY LATER. NEW LOW EXPECTED 966 51N48W BY 09/12 UTC, MOVING NORTHEAST AND EXPECTED 954 54N42W BY 10/00 UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH REACHING FARADAY AND ALTAIR AT END. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 10/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 FROM WEST, THEN INCREASING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 IN WEST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 09/12 UTC. CYCLONIC 8 OR 9, AT TIMES 10, BECOMING WESTERLY IN EAST SOON. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 09/06 UTC. IN NORTH, NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. AGAIN FROM 09/15 UTC TO 10/00 UTC AT LEAST. IN WEST, SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. CHARCOT. CONTINUING TO 09/09 UTC. SOUTHWESTERLY 8 OR 9. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. ACORES. CONTINUING TO 09/00 UTC. IN EAST, NORTHWEST AT TIMES 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. AGAIN FROM 09/18 UTC TO 10/00 UTC AT LEAST. IN WEST, SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. JOSEPHINE. CONTINUING TO 09/06 UTC. MAINLY WESTERLY 8, AT TIMES 9. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. PAZENN. CONTINUING TO 09/15 UTC. SOUTH 8 OR 9. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. IROISE, WEST OF YEU. CONTINUING TO 09/15 UTC. SOUTH 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSSED. FINISTERRE. CONTINUING TO 09/12 UTC. SOUTH 8 OR 9. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSSED, TEMPORARILY VERY HIGH IN NORTH SOON. PORTO. CONTINUING TO 09/12 UTC. SOUTH 8.GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 082137 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 8 December 2025 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 515. Part 2 : General synopsis, Monday 8 at 12 UTC Low 968 53N26W, moving northwest and expected 969 58N28W by 09/12 UTC, then merging with the next one from southwest. Low "BRAM" 983 43N23W, moving northeast and deepening, expected 956 60N09W by 10/00 UTC. Associated trough reaching the Bay of Biscay later. New low expected 966 51N48W by 09/12 UTC, moving northeast and expected 954 54N42W by 10/00 UTC. Associated trough reaching FARADAY and ALTAIR at end. High belt 1020 along 25N, building 1023 by 10/00 UTC. New high expected 1019 34N40W by 09/00 UTC, moving east and expected 1026 34N24W by 10/00 UTC. The monsoon trough axis enters the Atlantic through the coast of southern Sierra Leone to 05N18W. ITCZ axis along 05N18W 01N50W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Wednesday 10 at 00 UTC FARADAY. West or Northwest 6 to 8 from west, temporarily backing Westerly 5 to 7 from west later, then increasing South or Southwest 7 to 9 in west at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high and cross. Long W or NW swell 5 or 6 m. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. ROMEO. Cyclonic 8 or 9, at times 10, gradually decreasing Westerly 5 to 7 from west soon. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, and cross, in Southwesterly swell. Long Southwesterly swell 5 to 7 m. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. ALTAIR. West or Northwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in north, decreasing Westerly 5 to 7 soon, then increasing South or Southwest 7 to 9 in west later. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, and cross, in W or NW swell. Long W or NW swell 5 or 6 m. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. CHARCOT. Southwesterly 7 to 9, gradually decreasing Westerly 6 or 7 from west soon, then 5 or 6, at times 7, later. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, and cross, in Westerly swell. Long Westerly swell 5 or 6 m. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. ACORES. West or Northwest 5 to 7, at times 8 in east at first, temporarily decreasing Variable 3 to 5 from west soon, then increasing South or Southwest 7 to 9 in west at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, and cross, in NW swell. Long NW swell 5 m. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. JOSEPHINE. Mainly Westerly 7 or 8, at times 9, decreasing 5 or 6, at times 7, soon, then Northwesterly 4 to 6 later. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, and cross, in NW swell. Long NW swell 5 m. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. IRVING. In west, veering Northerly 3 or 4, at times 5, then Easterly later, then increasing Southeasterly 4 to 6 at end. In east, Westerly 5 or 6, at times 7, gradually veering Northerly 3 to 5 from west at first, then gradually Easterly later. Gusts. Very rough or high, and cross, in NW swell, becoming rough or very rough. Long NW swell 5 or 6 m. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. MADEIRA. In northwest, West or Southwest 6 or 7, gradually veering North or Northwest 4 or 5 from northwest soon, then Northerly. In southeast, Southwest 4 or 5, locally 6, veering Northerly 4 or 5, at times 6, at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, and cross, in NW swell. Long NW swell 4 or 5 m. Poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers from northwest. PAZENN. South 8 or 9, decreasing West or Southwest 6 or 7 from west later, then backing Southwest 5 or 6. Severe gusts. High or very high and crossed, becoming very rough or high later, then very rough at end. Long W swell 4 to 5 m, then long S or SW swell 6 to 7.5 m soon, then W or SW swell 3 to 4 m at end. Poor vis in rain or showers. IROISE, West of YEU. South 7 or 8, decreasing Southwest 4 or 5 later. Severe gusts. Very rough or high and crossed, becoming very rough at end. Long W swell 4 to 5 m, then long SW 6 to 7 m later, abating 3 to 4 m at end. Poor vis in rain or showers. East of YEU. Southerly 5 or 6, decreasing Southwest 4 or 5 later. Gusts. Very rough. Long W swell 4 to 5 m, then long SW 5 to 6 m later, abating 3 to 4 m at end. Poor vis in showers. ROCHEBONNE. South 4 or 5, but locally 6 or 7 in far west, increasing South 5 or 6 soon, locally 7 in west, decreasing Southwest 4 or 5 later. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high soon, then very rough later. Long W swell 4 to 5 m, abating 3 to 4 m at end. Poor vis in rain or showers. CANTABRICO. Southerly 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing 5 or 6 soon, at times 7 in far south, decreasing mainly Westerly 3 to 5 later. Severe gusts in south. Rough or very rough, at times high in far west soon. Long W 4 to 5 m, abating 3 to 4 m later. Poor vis in rain or showers. FINISTERRE. Southerly 8 or 9, decreasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 later, then backing Southwest 4 or 5. Severe gusts. High or very high and crossed, becoming very rough later. Long W swell 4 to 5 m, then S or SW swell 5 to 6 m soon, then W swell 3 to 4 m later. Poor vis in rain or showers. PORTO. South or Southwest 7 or 8, gradually decreasing Westerly 4 to 6 from west soon, then Southwesterly 2 to 4 later. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, and cross, in W or NW swell. Long W or NW swell 4 to 5 m. Moderate or poor in heavy rain and thundery showers. SAO VICENTE. South or Southwest increasing 5 to 7 from northwest, then decreasing Westerly 4 to 6 later, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 in northwest at end. Gusts. Very rough in NW swell. Long NW swell 5 m. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. CADIZ. Southeasterly 2 to 4, veering Southerly 3 or 4 soon, then increasing Southwesterly 3 to 5 at end. Moderate or rough in NW swell. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Easterly 2 to 4. Moderate. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. CASABLANCA. Southerly 3 to 5, gradually increasing South or Southwest 4 to 6 from northwest at first, then veering North in far northwest at end. Rough or very rough, in long NW swell. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers. AGADIR. Variable 2 to 4, becoming mainly Southerly soon, then locally increasing Westerly 5 or 6 in extreme northwest at end. Rough in long NW swell. Moderate vis in rain or thundery showers or due to sand haze. METEOR. In north, Westerly 3 to 5, veering Northeasterly soon, then Easterly at end. In south, Variable 2 to 4, decreasing 1 to 3 later. Rough, locally very rough in north, in long NW swell. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers. CANARIAS. In extreme northwest, Southwest 4 or 5, veering Northeast at end. Elsewhere, Variable 2 to 4. Moderate or rough in long NW swell. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery or due to sand haze. TARFAYA. Variable 1 to 3. Moderate or rough in long NW swell. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. CAPE VERDE. In north, Variable 2 to 4. In south, East or Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate or rough, becoming rough, in long NW swell. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. CAP BLANC. Northeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5. Moderate or rough, becoming rough, in long NW swell. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. CAP TIMIRIS. Northeasterly 3 to 5. Moderate, becoming rough, in long NW swell. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. East or Northeast 4 or 5, but Variable 1 to 3 in far southeast. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate, becoming rough, locally cross. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls with severe gusts or due to sand haze. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls with severe gusts or due to sand haze. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls with severe gusts. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence or threat of Southwesterly then Cyclonic gale to storm over FARADAY, ALTAIR, ROMEO, CHARCOT, ACORES, JOSEPHINE, then becoming Westerly near gale to severe gale over FARADAY, ALTAIR. Threat of South near gale over west PAZENN at end. Threat of near gale over CASABLANCA, AGADIR.