Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-11 08:53:53 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 101820 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 383, SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER 2026 AT 1820 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SATURDAY 10 OF OCTOBER AT 12 UTC. COMPLEX LOW SYSTEM 985 59N49W WITH SECONDARY LOW 1000 49N27W, EXPECTED 992 51N22W BY 11/00 UTC, THEN FILLING NORTH. ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 11/00 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8 IN NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 110724 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 11 October 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, Sunday 11 at 00 UTC Complex low 975 57N39W, moving slowly northwest and deepening, expected 958 61N41W by 12/12 UTC. Associated secondary low 993 51N23W, expected 992 51N22W, moving northwards and merging with the precedent one. New secondary low expected 1005 43N28W by 12/00 UTC, moving northeast and expected 999 47N20W by 12/12 UTC. High 1025 36N22W, drifting southeast and expected 1021 35N17W by 12/12 UTC. New high expected 1023 35N50W by 12/12 UTC, with associated ridge extending eastwards. Tropical wave along 28W, south of 19N, moving westward at 10-15 kt. Tropical wave along 37W, south of 19N, moving westward at 10-15 kt. The monsoon trough enters the Atlantic through the coast of Mauritania near 17N16W and continues 12N28W, then to 07N44W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 12 at 12 UTC FARADAY. West or Southwest 4 or 5, increasing West 5 or 6 later. Rough, becoming very rough in west at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. ROMEO, CHARCOT. West or Southwest 4 to 6, increasing South or Southwest 6 or 4 later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. ALTAIR. Westerly 4 or 5, locally Southwest 6 or 7 in southeast, becoming West 5 or 6 from west later. Gusts. Rough or very rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers. ACORES. Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing Northwest 5 or 6 in west later, then becoming Northwest 4 or 5, locally Southwest 5 or 6 in far southeast, at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, locally slight in far southeast at first. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers. JOSEPHINE. Clockwise 2 to 4, locally Southwest 5 or 6 in northwest, increasing 6 in far northwest at end. Slight or moderate, becoming rough in far northwest later. IRVING. Clockwise 2 to 4, locally Southwest 4 or 5 in northwest, becoming Northerly 4 or 5 in west at end. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers in west. MADEIRA. North or Northeast 3 or 4, locally Clockwise 2 to 4 in west. Slight or moderate. PAZENN. South or Southwest 5 or 6, temporarily 7 in west at first, veering West or Southwest 5 or 6 soon, decreasing temporarily 4 or 5 later. Moderate or rough, becoming rough soon, temporarily very rough in west. W swell increasing 3 to 3.5 m soon. Locally poor vis in showers, at times thundery, then poor vis due to fog patches. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE. Southerly 2 to 4, increasing Southwesterly 4 or 5 soon, locally 6 in west, decreasing West or Southwest 4 or 5 later. Moderate, becoming rough with W swell from west later. Locally poor vis in showers, then poor vis due to fog patches. CANTABRICO. Southerly 2 to 4, veering West or Southwest 3 to 5 soon, at times 6 in far west later. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough with W or NW swell from northwest later. Locally poor vis in showers. FINISTERRE. In north, West or Southwest 4 or 5, but increasing Southwest 5 or 6 from west, decreasing 4 or 5 later. In south, Westerly 3 or 4, backing Southwest 3 to 5 soon, decreasing 3 or 4 later. Moderate, becoming gradually rough from northwest. W or NW swell increasing 3 to 3.5 m soon. Locally poor vis in showers in north. PORTO. Northwesterly 3 or 4, becoming Variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate, becoming rough in far north later. SAO VICENTE. North 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Variable mainly Northwesterly 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. CASABLANCA, AGADIR, TARFAYA. North or Northwest 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. METEOR. Easterly 2 to 4, becoming Variable in north at end. Moderate, becoming slight or moderate later. Moderate vis in scattered showers in far west. CANARIAS. Northeasterly 3 or 4. Slight or moderate, becoming slight at end. CAPE VERDE. East 4 or 5, locally Cyclonic 4 to 6 in south. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate or rough. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in south. CAP BLANC. Northeasterly 4 or 5. Moderate, locally slight near coasts. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far south. CAP TIMIRIS. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Northeasterly at end. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate, locally slight near coasts. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. SIERRA LEONE. Cyclonic 4 to 6, but Variable 1 to 3 in east. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate, locally rough in north. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4, but Southwesterly in east. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in far northeast. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of Southwest gale over FARADAY, ALTAIR. Persistence of Southwest near gale ROMEO, CHARCOT. Threat of Southwest near gale in northwest of PAZENN.