Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-11 05:49:38 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 102034 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 95, TUESDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 2030 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, TUESDAY 10 OF FEBRUARY AT 12 UTC. COMPLEX LOW 972 52N22W MOVING NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 974 JUST WEST IRELAND BY 11/12UTC, THEN SLOW-MOVING. LOW "NILS" 990 43N39W, MOVING EAST, EXPECTED 984 46N30W BY 11/00 UTC, THEN 977 49N10W BY 11/12UTC, AND 972 51N01W BY 12/00 UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 992 49N39W BY 12/00 UTC. PERSISTENCE OF A DISTURBED FLOW OVER AREAS ABOVE 35N. HIGH 1026 30N21W WITH LITTLE CHANGE. MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDING ALONG THE COAST OF LIBERIA NEAR 06N10W TO 02N29W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 02N30W TO EQ42W. SOUTHEAST OF FARADAY. FROM 10/21 UTC TO 11/18 UTC. CYCLONIC 8 OR 9, AT TIMES 10 SOON, DECREASING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 LATER. SEVERE OR VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH, AT TIMES CROSS. ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 12/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWESTERLY 8, INCREASING WESTERLY 8 OR 9 FROM WEST SOON, AT TIMES 10, THEN DECREASING WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 AT END. SEVERE OR VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH, AT TIMES VERY HIGH IN SOUTH. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 11/15 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9, LOCALLY CYCLONIC IN FAR NORTH, VEERING WEST SOON AND DECREASING FROM WEST. SEVERE OR VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH, AT TIMES VERY HIGH IN FAR NORTHEAST. CHARCOT. FROM 11/00 UTC TO 12/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8, INCREASING WESTERLY 8 OR 9 FROM WEST SOON, AT TIMES 10 IN FAR NORTH, THEN DECREASING WEST 8 AT END. SEVERE OR VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH, AT TIMES VERY HIGH IN NORTH. ACORES. CONTINUING TO 11/03 UTC. IN FAR NORTH, SOUTHWEST 8. GUSTS. HIGH. PAZENN. CONTINUING TO 12/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8, DECREASING TEMPORARILY IN LATE NIGHT, INCREASING WESTERLY 8 OR 9 IN AFTERNOON, AT TIMES 10. SEVERE OR VIOLENT GUSTS. INCREASING HIGH OR VERY HIGH. IROISE, YEU. CONTINUING TO 11/06 UTC. WEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. INCREASING HIGH. AGAIN FROM 11/12 UTC TO 12/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8 VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 OR 9. SEVERE OR VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH. ROCHEBONNE. CONTINUING TO 12/00 UTC AT LEAST. WESTERLY 8, DECREASING TEMPORARILY TOMORROW MORNING, INCREASING 8 OR 9 IN AFTERNOON, AT TIMES 10 IN EVENING. SEVERE OR VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. CANTABRICO. CONTINUING TO 12/00 UTC AT LEAST. WESTERLY 8, DECREASING TEMPORARILY TOMORROW MORNING, INCREASING 8 OR 9 IN AFTERNOON, TEMPORARILY 10 IN EVENING. SEVERE OR VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH, THEN VERY HIGH TOMORROW EVENING. FINISTERRE. CONTINUING TO 11/00 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN NORTH. GUSTS. INCREASING HIGH. AGAIN FROM 11/06 UTC TO 12/00 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWESTERLY 8, VEERING WESTERLY 8 OR 9 IN AFTERNOON, AT TIMES 10 IN EVENING. SEVERE OR VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 102138 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 10 February 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 95. Part 2 : General synopsis, Tuesday 10 at 12 UTC Complex low 972 52N22W moving northeast, expected 974 just west Ireland by 11/12UTC, then slow-moving. Low "NILS" 990 43N39W, moving east, expected 984 46N30W by 11/00 UTC, then 977 49N10W by 11/12UTC, and 972 51N01W by 12/00 UTC. New low expected 992 49N39W by 12/00 UTC. Persistence of a disturbed flow over areas above 35N. High 1026 30N21W with little change. Monsoon trough extending along the coast of Liberia near 06N10W to 02N29W. The ITCZ continues from 02N30W to Eq42W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 12 at 00 UTC FARADAY. In northwest, Northwesterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 soon then backing Southwesterly 5 or 6 later, at times 7. Gusts. In southeast, Cyclonic 8 or 9, at times 10 soon, decreasing West or Southwest 7 or 8 later then Southwesterly 5 or 6 at end. Severe or violent gusts. Very rough, locally high and cross in southeast. Long SW swell 5 to 6 m, decreasing soon. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain and showers. ROMEO. Southwesterly 8, increasing Westerly 8 or 9 from west soon, at times 10, then decreasing West 7 or 8 at end. Severe or violent gusts. High, increasing very rough in south later. Long W or SW swell 5 to 6 m. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain and showers. ALTAIR. Southwest 8 or 9, locally Cyclonic in far north, veering Westerly 7 or 8 soon then decreasing Southwest 6 or 7 from west later. Severe or violent gusts. Very rough or high, at times very high in far northeast. Long W or SW swell 5 to 6 m, abating from west later. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain and showers. CHARCOT. Southwest increasing 7 or 8 from west, increasing Westerly 8 or 9 soon, at times 10 in far north, then gradually decreasing West 6 or 7 at end, locally 8 in far northeast. Severe or violent gusts. Very rough or high, locally very high in far north later. Long W swell 5 to 6.5 m. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain and showers, clearing from west later. ACORES. Southwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in far northwest at first, decreasing 5 or 6 from west soon then increasing 6 or 7 in northwest at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, at times cross, decreasing rough or very rough at end. Long W swell 5 to 6 m, abating later. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. JOSEPHINE. Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 later then 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, at times cross,at times high in far north soon. Long W swell 5 to 6 in north soon. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. IRVING. Southwest 4 or 5, locally 6 or 7 in northwest, decreasing 3 to 5 soon. Very rough in long W or NW swell, locally high in north, abating rough from south at end. Long W or NW swell 5 to 5.5 m, abating soon. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers. MADEIRA. Variable Clockwise 2 to 4, locally West or Southwest 4 or 5 in far north. Rough or very rough in long NW swell. PAZENN. West 7 or 8, backing Southwest 6 or 7 in late night, increasing 7 or 8 tomorrow morning, then 8 or 9 in afternoon, at times 10. Severe or violent gusts. High, temporarily crossed with W swell tomorrow morning, and becoming high or very high in afternoon. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. IROISE, YEU. West or Southwest 7 or 8, decreasing temporarily 6 or 7 tomorrow morning, and increasing West or Northwest 8 or 9 in afternoon. Severe or violent gusts. High, temporarily crossed with W swell around noon, and becoming high or very high in evening. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ROCHEBONNE. West or Southwest 7 or 8, decreasing temporarily 6 or 7 in morning, increasing Westerly 8 or 9 in late day, at times 10 in evening. Severe or violent gusts. High, temporarily crossed with W swell in afternoon, and becoming high or very high in evening. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CANTABRICO. Westerly increasing 7 or 8, and decreasing temporarily South or Southwest 4 to 6 tomorrow morning, and increasing 8 or 9 in afternoon. Severe or violent gusts. Very rough or high, becoming high, and very high in evening. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. FINISTERRE. West or Southwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in north, backing Southwest 7 or 8 tomorrow morning, then incrasing West or Southwest 8 or 9 in afternoon, at times 10 in evening. Severe or violent gusts. Very rough, locally high in north, temporarily crossed with W swell tomorrow morning, becoming high or very high from west tomorrow in late day. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. PORTO. Southwesterly 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 soon then decreasing West 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts. Very rough and cross, increasing high later. Long W or NW swell 4 m, increasing 5 to 6.5 m later. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain and showers, clearing at end. SAO VICENTE. West or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7 in north later, decreasing 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough in long NW swell. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers mainly in north. CADIZ. Southwesterly 4 or 5, at times 6 in far north. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in some showers. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. West or Southwest 4 or 5, locally 6 leeward strait, increasing 5 or 6 at end, locally 7. Gusts. Moderate, temporarily rough. Moderate vis in some showers. CASABLANCA. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Northwesterly 3 or 4 later. Rough in long NW swell. Poor vis due to some coastal fog patches. AGADIR. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 along coast at first, decreasing 3 or 4 soon, at times 5 in east at end. Rough in long NW swell. Poor vis due to coastal fog patches. METEOR. In northwest : Southwesterly 3 to 5. In southeast : East or Northeast 2 to 4, at times 5 in far southeast at end. Rough or very rough in long NW swell, abating rough later. Long NW swell 5 m, decreasing soon. CANARIAS. Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 between islands and in far southeast. Rough in long NW swell. TARFAYA. North or Northeast 2 to 4 later, at times 5 in far southwest at end. Moderate or rough in long NW swell. Poor vis due to coastal fog patches. CAPE VERDE. Northeasterly 4 or 5, but locally East or Southeast 3 or 4 in far northwest at first. Rough in long NW swell, at times very rough in north. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 soon. Rough with long NW swell. Moderate vis due to sand haze. CAP TIMIRIS. North 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 later. Moderate or rough in long NW swell. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 4 or 5, but locally Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate, becoming rough in long NW swell in west soon. Moderate vis due to sand haze in east. GULF OF GUINEA. Southwesterly 2 to 4, backing Southerly 1 to 3 later, locally Variable in far northwest. Slight, locally moderate in extreme west. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. Southeast 3 or 4, but locally Southerly 1 to 3 in far east. Slight in east, moderate in west. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Westerly near gale or gale, locally threat of storm in Bay of Biscay, over north of 35N.