Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-24 19:07:13 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 240820 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 24 August 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, Monday 24 at 00 UTC Thundery low 1001 41N13W, filling northeast and expected 1010 by 25/12 UTC over north of Bay of Biscay. Severe gusts associated. Atlantic trough gradually crossing area north of 38N and merging with previous thundery low by 25/00 UTC. Secondary low deepening in it, expected 1013 40N21W by 25/00 UTC, then 1010 40N18W by 25/12 UTC. High 1025 over British islands, drifting northeast, expected 1025 over Norway by 25/00 UTC. High 1026 39N46W, expected 1030 42N40W by 25/12 UTC. High belt gradually building 1023 along 30N. Tropical wave axis along 36W south of 19N, moving westward at 15-20 kt. Scattered moderate convection is noted from 10N to 13N between 35W and 41W. A second tropical wave from west coast of Africa, with an area of low pressure, near 11N, 21 W, is forming next 24 hours. Monsoon trough near 12N16W and continues westward to 07N50W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 25 at 12 UTC FARADAY. North or Northwest 4 or 5, locally Southwesterly in extreme southeast at first. Moderate, increasing rough in far northwest at end. Moderate vis in some rain or showers in east. ROMEO. - In west, becoming Cyclonic 3 to 5, at times 6, then gradually North or Northwest soon, locally Cyclonic in far northeast. - In east, backing Northerly 3 or 4, at times 5 at first, and decreasing Variable 2 to 4 soon, Moderate. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers. ALTAIR. - In far east, Cyclonic 3 to 5, at times 6, locally Southwesterly in north, becoming North or Northwest soon. - Elsewhere, North or Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6 at first. Moderate. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers, in east, improving soon. CHARCOT. Northwesterly decreasing 3 to 5, locally 6 in far southwest, and locally Cyclonic 2 to 4 in extreme northeast, at first, becoming Cyclonic 4 to 6 in far southwest soon, then in south at end. Gusts. Moderate, temporarily rough in far southeast at first, decreasing slight or moderate at end. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers, from west. ACORES. Backing Southwesterly 4 or 5 in southeast, locally Northwesterly in northwest, then veering gradually Northerly 3 to 5 everywhere at end. Moderate, at times rough in far southeast at first. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, improving in northwest soon, and in southeast at end. JOSEPHINE. - In west, Northwesterly 3 to 5, backing Southwesterly from west soon, and veering Northwesterly 4 to 6 in northwest later. - In east : Northwesterly decreasing 3 to 5, locally 5 or 6 in far northeast at first, decreasing 2 to 4 soon, and backing Southwesterly 3 to 5 at end, at times 6 in far northwest. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate soon. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, in northwest soon. IRVING. In north, Clockwise 2 to 4, becoming Westerly 3 or 4, at times 5 soon, then locally Northerly in west later. In south, becoming Clockwise 2 to 4, from north at first. Moderate in N or NE swell, at times rough in east at first. Moderate vis in showers in north soon. MADEIRA. Northerly 2 to 4, backing Westerly in northwest later, locally 5 in extreme northwest at end. Moderate in N or NW swell, at times rough in far north at first. PAZENN. East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6, becoming Cyclonic 3 to 5 from south soon. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundery showers. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE. East or Northeast 5 or 6, becoming Variable 2 to 4 soon, and Southwesterly 3 to 5 at end. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in east later. Poor vis in thundery showers. CANTABRICO. Cyclonic 4 to 6, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 soon, then becoming Westerly 3 to 5 later, locally 6 in northwest at end. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in east later. Poor vis in thundery showers. FINISTERRE. In north : Variable 2 to 4, becoming Westerly later, then increasing 4 or 5, at times 6 in east, at end. In south : Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming Southwesterly 3 to 5 soon. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate soon. Poor or very poor vis in thundery showers. PORTO. Northwesterly 4 to 6, locally Cyclonic in north, and Southerly 6 or 7 in far east at first, decreasing West or Northwest 3 or 4 soon, locally Southwesterly in far east, then backing Southwesterly 2 to 4 everywhere at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate soon. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers, improving soon. SAO VICENTE. Southwesterly 4 or 5, locally 6, at times 7, in far north, decreasing gradually Northwesterly 2 to 4 soon. Gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate soon, then slight or moderate in west at end. Poor vis in showers,at times thundery, in far north at first. CADIZ. Southwesterly 3 or 4, at times 5 at first, veering Westerly soon, and decreasing Northwesterly 2 to 4 later. Slight or moderate. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Westerly 3 or 4, at times 5 in east, locally Southwest 4 or 5 in west at first, decreasing temporarily 2 to 4 soon, and later. Slight, locally moderate in far west, decreasing slight later. CASABLANCA. Veering Northwesterly 3 or 4, then Northerly 2 to 4 soon. Moderate in NW swell. Moderate vis due to some coastal fog patches. AGADIR. Veering North or Northeast 3 or 4, and increasing locally 5 or 6 in east. Moderate in NW swell. Moderate vis due to some coastal fog patches. METEOR. East or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in northwest, at first, decreasing 2 to 4 in north later. Moderate in N or NE swell, at times rough in far southeast at first. Moderate vis in some showers, in west. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 3 or 4, locally 5, at times 6, between islands and in far southeast. Gusts. Moderate in N swell. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far southeast. TARFAYA. North or Northeast 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 soon, and becoming Variable 2 to 4 in extreme northeast. Moderate in NW swell. Moderate vis due to some coastal fog patches. CAPE VERDE. Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far southeast. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far east. Moderate increasing moderate or rough soon. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far east. CAP TIMIRIS. Northerly 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5, in far north soon, and becoming Variable 2 to 4 in southeast later. Moderate, locally slight in far east. Moderate vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. East or Northeast 2 to 4, at times 5, but locally Southwesterly in south, becoming gradually Cyclonic 3 to 5, at times 6, in east soon. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate, in S swell in southeast, locally slight in far east. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4, locally Southwesterly in east.Gusts. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers in extreme northwest and northeast.. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in far west, at end. Slight or moderate. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of Southerly near gale over PAZENN and FINISTERRE. Threat of Northwest fresh, at times strong, in east of Faraday and Altair, with threat of near gale. Persistance of Cyclonic, moderate or fresh flow, over SIERRA LEONE.