Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-22 12:08:46 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 220901 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 124, SUNDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0900 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SUNDAY 22 OF FEBRUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW 964 57N32W MOVING NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 988 59N16W BY 23/00 UTC, THEN FILLING. ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE BRITISH ISLES TO AZORES ISLANDS, MOVING NORTHEAST, AND CROSSING THE ENGLISH CHANNEL SOON. NEW LOW EXPECTED 972 45N48W BY 22/12 UTC, THEN 976 45N44W BY 23/00UTC, THEN EXPECTED 1000 45N44W BY 23/12UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH REACHING FARADAY, ALTAIR AND NORTHWEST ACORES AT END. HIGH 1030 FROM SOUTH OF FRANCE TO THE IBERIAN PENINSULA, SLOWLY WEAKENING, EXPECTED 1029 BY 23/00UTC. WEST OF FARADAY. FROM 22/09 UTC TO 23/00 UTC. SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 8, VEERING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. EAST OF FARADAY. FROM 22/18 UTC TO 23/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTH 8, VEERING SOUTHWEST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH. WEST OF ROMEO. FROM 23/06 UTC TO 23/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. AT TIMES HIGH IN FAR NORTHWEST. EAST OF ALTAIR. FROM 22/21 UTC TO 23/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTH 8, VEERING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. WEST OF ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 23/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8, INCREASING SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 LATER. VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH, BECOMING VERY HIGH AT END. NORTHWEST OF CHARCOT. FROM 23/06 UTC TO 23/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. ACORES. FROM 22/18 UTC TO 23/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8 IN NORTHWEST, INCREASING 8 OR 9 LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH, THEN VERY HIGH AT END. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 220901 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 22 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 124. Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 22 at 00 UTC Low 964 57N32W moving northeast, expected 988 59N16W by 23/00 UTC, then filling. Associated trough extending from the British Isles to Azores Islands, moving northeast, and crossing the English Channel soon. New low expected 972 45N48W by 22/12 UTC, then 976 45N44W by 23/00UTC, then expected 1000 45N44W by 23/12UTC. Associated trough reaching FARADAY, ALTAIR and northwest ACORES at end. High 1030 from south of France to the Iberian peninsula, slowly weakening, expected 1029 by 23/00UTC. The monsoon trough extends from 06N11W to 05N15W. The ITCZ continues from that point to 02S41W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 23 at 12 UTC FARADAY. In west :South or Southeast 7 or 8, decreasing South or Southwest 5 to 7 later. Severe gusts. In east : Southerly 6 or 7, increasing South 7 or 8 soon, then veering South or Southwest at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, at times cross. Long W swell 5 or 6 m, abating soon, then becoming SW 4 or 5 m at end. Poor vis in heavy rain or thundersqualls. ROMEO. Southwest 4 to 6, increasing 5 to 7 from east to west soon, then locally South 7 or 8 in west at end. Gusts. Very rough and cross, locally high in far northwest. Long W swell near 5 m in north. Moderate or poor vis in some showers or due to fog patches, then in heavy rain in far west at end. ALTAIR. In west, South or Southwest 7 or 8, increasing Southwest 8 or 9 later. Violent gusts. In east, Southerly 5 or 6, increasing South 7 or 8 soon,then veering South or Southwest at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, and cross, becoming high in west later, then very high in far southwest. Long W swell near 5 m in north, abating soon.then increasing SW 4 to 6 m in northwest at end. Poor vis in heavy rain or thundersqualls. CHARCOT. In northwest, Southwest 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 soon, then South or Southwest 7 or 8 at end In southeast, Southwest 4 or 5, backing South 5 or 6 at end. Rough, locally very rough in northwest, becoming cross in northwest.in long W swell 4 m. Moderate or poor vis in some showers or due to fog patches, then in heavy rain in far west at end.. ACORES. In northwest, Southwest 5 or 6, increasing 7 or 8 soon,then locally 9 later in far northwest. Severe gusts. In southeast, Southerly 3 to 5, increasing 4 to 6 soon, then 5 to 7 later. Gusts. Rough, locally very rough and cross in far northwest, increasing very rough or high later in northwest, but moderate to very rough in southeast at end. Long NW swell near 5 m in northwest. Poor vis in rain or thundersqualls, mainly in northwest. JOSEPHINE. In southeast, Northeast 3 or 4, decreasing Variable Southerly 2 to 4 later, then becoming South or Southwest 3 or 4 at end. In northwest, Variable mainly Southerly 2 to 4, increasing locally South or Southwest 5 or 6 later in far nothwest. Gusts. Moderate or rough in long NW swell. IRVING. In northwest, South or Southwest 3 to 5, increasing 4 to 6 soon. In southeast, Southeasterly 3 or 4, becoming Variable 2 to 4 soon, then South or Southwest 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough. increasing locally very rough and cross in far northwest at end, in long NW swell 4 m. Poor vis in rain or showers in northwest. MADEIRA. East or Northeast 3 or 4, decreasing Variable 2 or 3, mainly Easterly soon. Moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze in southeast. PAZENN. Southwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 in afternoon. Rough or very rough. W swell 3 ot 3.5m, increasing 4 to 4.5m in northwest this evening. Locally poor vis in rain in northwest. IROISE, YEU. Southwest 5 or 6, veering West or Southwest 4 or 5 in evening. Rough or very rough, crossed with W swell this morning. Poor vis in rain. ROCHEBONNE. Southwest 4 or 5, locally 3 or 4 in southeast, veering West or Southwest 3 or 4 this evening. Rough with W or NW swell. CANTABRICO. Mainly South or Southwest 2 to 4, veering Westerly in daytime, and backing Southeasterly from south next night. Moderate or rough with NW swell. FINISTERRE. Southwesterly 3 to 5 in north and variable clockwise 2 to 4 in south, becoming variable clockwise 2 to 4 everywhere next night, then Southeast tomorrow morning. Rough. W or NW swell 3.5m. PORTO. Northeasterly 2 to 4, veering Easterly later, then Southeasterly at end. Moderate or rough, increasing rough later. SAO VICENTE. Northeasterly 2 to 4, locally East 4 or 5 in far southeast, decreasing Southeasterly 3 or 4 at end. Moderate or rough in long NW swell. Moderate vis due to some fog patches . CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. In and leeward strait : Easterly 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 soon, then 4 or 5 later. Severe gusts. Elsewhere : Easterly 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 soon. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate soon. CASABLANCA. Easterly 3 or 4, veering Southeast 2 or 3 later. Moderate. AGADIR, TARFAYA. Northeast 3 or 4, veering Easterly 2 to 4 soon, then Southeast at end. Moderate. Moderate vis due to san haze in far south. METEOR. In northwest, Southeast 2 to 4, veering Southerly soon, then Southwest later. In southeast, Northeast 3 or 4, temporarily 5 in far southeast. Moderate, temporarily rough in far northwest. CANARIAS. Northeast 3 or 4, veering Easterly 3 or 4 at end. Moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze in east. CAPE VERDE. Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate or rough, abating moderate soon. Moderate vis due to some sand haze in far southeast. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. Northeasterly 3 or 4, temporarily 5 in far north at first. Gusts. Moderate or rough, abating moderate soon. Moderate vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in west, but Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast, mainly Northeasterly. Moderate, locally slight in far southeast. Moderate vis due to sand haze in southeast. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4, locally Variable 1 to 3 in far northwest. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls, or moderate vis 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. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Cyclonic near gale to severe gale north of 35N, abating to near gale to gale north of 36N later.