Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-25 20:10:44 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 250946 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 129, WEDNESDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0945 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, WEDNESDAY 25 OF FEBRUARY AT 00 UTC. ATLANTIC DISTURBANCE FROM IRELAND TO AZORES, GRADUALLY FILLING. LOW 980 51N52W, MOVING NORTHEAST AND DEEPENING, EXPECTED 969 OVER ICELAND BY 26/02 UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH CROSSING FARADAY, ALTAIR AND ROMEO. HIGH 1030 32N36W, SLOWLY DRIFTING NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 1033 34N35W BY 26/12 UTC. ASSOCIATED RIDGE TOWARDS BAY OF BISCAY. THE MONSOON TROUGH ENTERS THE ATLANTIC THROUGH THE COAST OF GUINEA-BISSAU NEAR 12N16W AND CONTINUES SOUTHWESTWARD TO 03N24W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 03N24W TO 00N33W AND TO 02S44W. FARADAY. FROM 26/06 UTC TO 26/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST 8, OCCASIONALLY 9 FROM WEST. GUSTS. ALTAIR. FROM 26/06 UTC TO 26/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 250947 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 25 February 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 : WARNING NR 129. Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 25 at 00 UTC Atlantic disturbance from Ireland to Azores, gradually filling. Low 980 51N52W, moving northeast and deepening, expected 969 over Iceland by 26/02 UTC. Associated trough crossing FARADAY, ALTAIR and ROMEO. High 1030 32N36W, slowly drifting northeast, expected 1033 34N35W by 26/12 UTC. Associated ridge towards Bay of Biscay. The monsoon trough enters the Atlantic through the coast of Guinea-Bissau near 12N16W and continues southwestward to 03N24W. The ITCZ extends from 03N24W to 00N33W and to 02S44W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 26 at 12 UTC FARADAY. South or Southwest 6 or 7 with severe gusts from west, locally Northwest 4 or 5 in east at first, veering Westerly 4 to 6 soon, then increasing 7 or 8, at times 9 in west at end. Gusts, locally severe. Rough or very rough, becoming locally very rough or high, in west at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or heavy showers. ROMEO. In west, Northwest 4 or 5, backing quickly Southwest 6 or 7 soon, then becoming West or Southwest 5 to 7 at end. Gusts. In east, Northwesterly 5 or 6, backing West or Southwest 4 to 6 soon, then increasing Southwest 6 or 7 later. Gusts. Very rough, decreasing rough or very rough later in long SW swell 4 m. Poor vis in rain and showers, at times thundery. ALTAIR. South or Southwest 6 or 7 from west, locally Northwest in east at first, becoming Southwesterly 5 or 6 soon, locally 7 in northwest, then veering West or Northwest 7 or 8 in west at end.Severe gusts in northwest. Rough or very rough, at times cross, in long W or SW swell 4 m in southwest at end. Moderate or poor in rain or heavy showers, in northwest . CHARCOT. In west, Northwest 5 or 6, backing West or Southwest 4 to 6 soon from south to north, then increasing Southwest 5 to 7 at end.Gusts. In east, West or Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing Northwesterly 3 to 5 soon, then gradually backing Southwest 4 to 6 from south to north at end. Very rough, abating rough at end. Long W swell near 5 m, abating NW 3 m at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, in extreme northwest later. ACORES. Southwest 4 or 5 in northwest, locally North or Northwest 4 or 5 in southeast, gradually becoming Westerly 3 to 5 from south to north, occasionally 6 in far northwest, later . Rough, locally very rough in west at first, decreasing moderate or rough from west, then increasing locally very rough in far northwest at end. Long W or NW swell near 5 m, in east, abating from west soon. JOSEPHINE. North or Northwest 5 or 6, locally 4 or 5 in east, veering Northerly 4 or 5 soon, then Northeast 4 or 5 in southeast at end, but locally West or Southwest 4 or 5 in far northwest. Very rough, abating rough soon. Long W or NW swell near 5 m, abating soon. Moderate or poor vis in rain and showers,in southwest, clearing soon. IRVING. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far east at first,decreasing locally Variable Clockwise 2 to 4 in northwest soon. Rough, locally very rough in east, in long NW swell 4 m, gradually abating moderate or rough at end. MADEIRA. North or Northwest 5 or 6, veering North soon, and becoming Northeast 5 or 6 later, locally 7 in southeast at end.Gusts. Very rough in long NW swell 4.5m, abating rough at end. Long NW swell 5 m in northwest, abating at first. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, mainly in east. PAZENN. Southerly 3 to 5, veering Southwest 4 or 5 soon, then increasing 6 in northwest at end. Rough or very rough, decreasing rough in the afternoon. Long W swell 3.5 to 4 m. Poor vis in showers, clearing at first. IROISE. Southerly 2 to 4, increasing Southwest 4 or 5 later, then 5 or 6 at end. Moderate or rough. Long W swell 3m, gradually abating. Poor vis due to some coastal fog patches. YEU. Variable 2 to 4, increasing Southwest 4 or 5 later. Moderate or rough. Long W swell 3m, gradually abating. Poor vis due to some coastal fog patches. ROCHEBONNE, CANTABRICO. Variable 2 to 4. Moderate or rough. Long W swell 3m, gradually abating. Poor vis due to some coastal fog patches. FINISTERRE. Southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming Variable 2 to 4 at first, then increasing Southwest 4 or 5 in far northwest at end. Rough or very rough, decreasing rough in the afternoon. Long W swell 3.5 to 4 m. Poor vis in showers, clearing at first. PORTO. Southwest 3 or 4, veering Northerly 3 or 4 soon, then locally decreasing Variable 2 or 3 at end. Gusts. Very rough, in long W swell 4 m, abating rough soon. Poor vis in coastal rain and showers, clearing from west soon. SAO VICENTE. West or Northwest 2 to 4, becoming Northerly 4 ro 5 in west soon, locally Variable 2 to 4 in southeast,then veering Northeast 4 or 5 in west, locally 5 or 6 elsewhere at end. Rough, temporarily very rough in west, in long W or NW swell 4 m. Moderate or poor vis in rain and thundery showers. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. In and leeward strait : East or Southeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in strait, increasing East 5 or 6 at locally 7 in strait later . Gusts. Elsewhere : Variable 2 to 4, mainly East or Southeast, becoming Easterly at end. Slight or moderate, increasing moderate, temporarily rough leeward strait later. Moderate vis in some showers. CASABLANCA, AGADIR, TARFAYA. Northwesterly 3 to 5, veering Northerly soon, then increasing North or Northeast 5 or 6 at end, locally Cyclonic 7 over south CASABLANCA and AGADIR. Gusts to severe gusts at end. Moderate or rough, locally very rough in far northwest of CASABLANCA, in long NW swell 3 to 4 m, abating rough soon. Moderate or poor vis in locally heavy rain or thundersqualls. METEOR. Northeasterly 4 or 5, increasing 5 locally 6 in southeast soon. Rough or very rough, in long NW swell 4 m, abating rough soon. CANARIAS. Northerly 4 or 5, at times 6 between islands, increasing North or Northeast 5 or 6 soon. Rough or very rough in long NW swell, abating rough and cross later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in northeast. CAPE VERDE. Northeast 5 or 6. Moderate or rough, locally very rough at first in northwest, in long NW swell, becoming rough soon everywhere. Moderate vis due to some sand haze in southeast. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts. Rough, temporarily very rough in far northwest at first, and cross, in long NW swell. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze in southeast. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in northwest, but locally Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate, locally rough and cross in northwest, but slight in far southeast. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. GULF OF GUINEA. South or Southeast 2 to 4, but locally Variable in far northwest. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundersqualls or due to sand haze in east. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence or threat of Westerly near gale or gale north of 42N. Persistence of Easterly near gale, in and leeward Gibraltar strait. Persistence or threat of North or Northeast near gale, from south of CASABLANCA, to norththeast of CANARIAS, becoming temporarily Cyclonic over southeast of MADEIRA, AGADIR and TARFAYA. Threat of Westerly near gale in Bay of Biscay.