Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-28 00:31:25 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 271838 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 27 August 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 : NO WARNING. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 27 at 12 UTC Thundery low area 1002 in Bay of Biscay, moving northeast, expected 993 in north Sea by 29/00 UTC. Low 1003 56N40W, slowly moving east, expected 55N27W by 29/00 UTC. Associated new low expected 1003 52N24W by 28/06 UTC, then 995 just southwest of Irlande by 29/00 UTC. Thermal low around 1006 over Sahara, with no significant change. High 1030 37N35W, with no significant change. A 1007 mb low pressure (Invest AL96), associated with a tropical wave along 38W and south of 17N, is located several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. A tropical wave is along 21W, south of 14N, moving westward at 10-15 kt. The monsoon trough extends southwestward from 10N15W to the 1007 mb low pressure near 14N37W, then to 13N41W. The ITCZ extends from 13N41W to 13N60W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 29 at 00 UTC FARADAY. West or Southwest 5 or 6, veering West or Northwest 4 or 5 from west soon, locally 6 in north. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, clearing later. ROMEO. West or Northwest 5 or 6, backing West or Southwest soon, then veering West or Northwest at end, locally 7 in far northeast. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in showers. ALTAIR. Westerly 4 or 5 later, locally 6 in north, decreasing West or Northwest 3 or 4 at end. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate at end. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. CHARCOT. West or Northwest 4 or 5, locally 6 in northeast, backing West 4 or 5 from west soon, locally 6 in north. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in showers. ACORES. Clockwise 2 to 4, becoming West 4 at times 5 in north soon. Slight or moderate, locally rough in east at first. JOSEPHINE. North or Northwest 3 to 5 from west to east, backing Northwesterly 2 to 4 later. Rough, decreasing moderate later. IRVING. East or Northeast 3 to 5 from northwest to southeast. Moderate, locally slight in far northwest. Moderate vis in scattered showers in south. MADEIRA. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far southeast. Moderate, locally moderate or rough in northeast. PAZENN. Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming Southwesterly 5 or 6 later from west, at times 7 at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Locally poor vis in thundery showers or rain. IROISE, YEU. Southwesterly 2 to 4, becoming Cyclonic 3 to 5 later, then increasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Locally poor vis in thundery showers. ROCHEBONNE. West 4 or 5, locally 6 in far south, increasing Southwesterly 5 or 6 everywhere soon, temporarily 7 in far southwest later. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough soon. Locally poor vis in thundery showers. CANTABRICO. Westerly 5 or 6, at times 7, but decreasing temporarily Southwesterly 3 to 5 in east soon. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough at first, temporarily very rough later. Locally poor vis in thundery showers. FINISTERRE. Westerly 5 or 6, locally 7 in far northeast, but locally 4 or 5 in south. Gust. Moderate or rough. Locally poor vis in thundery showers or rain. PORTO. West 3 or 4, veering West or Northwest soon, at times 5 in north. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate at end. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers, clearing at end. SAO VICENTE. West or Northwest 3 or 4, veering North soon, then increasing North or Northwest 4 or 5 in south at end. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate at end. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Northwesterly 3 or 4, at times 5, increasing temporarily 4 or 5 later. Slight or moderate. CASABLANCA. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in far south, increasing 5 or 6 in south later, at times 7 in far south. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough west at first. AGADIR. North or Northeast 5 or 6, locally 6 or 7 in far east, increasing 6 or 7 everywhere at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough soon. METEOR. East or Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate. Moderate vis in scattered showers. CANARIAS. Northeast 4 or 5 in west, but 5 or 6 near islands and in east, increasing at times 7 between islands later. Severe gusts. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough later. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far southeast. TARFAYA. North or Northeast increasing 5 or 6, but locally Variable 2 to 4 in far northeast near coasts. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough later. CAPE VERDE. Northeasterly 4 or 5. Moderate. Moderate vis in scattered showers in north. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7 in far east. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor vis due to sand haze in far east. CAP TIMIRIS. In northwest : North 4 or 5, at times 6 with gusts in far north, decreasing Northerly 3 to 5 later. In southeast : North 2 to 4, but locally West or Northwest 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate, at times rough in far north, but locally slight or moderate near coasts. Poor vis due to sand haze in east. SIERRA LEONE. Variable Cyclonic 2 to 4, at times 5, but locally Northeasterly 3 or 4 in northwest, at times 5 later. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate, locally sooth or slight in far east. Very poor vis in thundersqualls. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far northeast. GULF OF GUINEA. South or Southwest 3 or 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate in east, moderate in west. Very poor vis in thundersqualls in north. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4 in west, increasing 4 or 5 soon, but South or Southwest 3 or 4 in east. Slight or moderate in east, becoming moderate or rough in west. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of North or Northeast near gale in east of AGADIR. Persistence or threat of Westerly near gale in north of FARADAY, ROMEO and in Bay of Biscay.