Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2025-11-29 05:35:44 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 282017 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 28 November 2025 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, Friday 28 at 12 UTC Low 966 between Iceland and Norway, moving northeast. Associated trough extending over the Bay of Biscay and merging with the next one. Low 1010 48N22W, moving northeast and expected 998 over south England by 29/12 UTC, then 986 over North Sea by 30/00 UTC. Associated trough extending soutrhwards and moving east. New atlantic trough reaching FARADAY at end. High 1018 49N36W, moving southeast and expected 1025 44N22W by 29/12 UTC, then merging with the ridge of the next one. High 1031 37N37W, drifting east and expected 1031 37N33 W by 30/00 UTC. Associated ridge extending eastwards. ITCZ from 08N13W to 07N59W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 30 at 00 UTC FARADAY. In west, South or Southwest 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 soon, then 6 or 7 later. Gusts. In east, Clockwise 2 to 4, increasing South or Southwest 5 or 6 later, at times 7. Gusts. Rough or very rough. Moderate vis in rain or showers. ROMEO. North or Northwest 5 or 6, but Southwest 6 or 7 in far southeast at first, decreasing Clockwise 2 to 4 in west later, then increasing Southwest 6 or 7 in far west at end. Gusts. Very rough, decreasing rough or very rough soon. Poor vis in rain or showers, improving soon. ALTAIR. Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6, but North 3 or 4 in far northeast, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in east soon, then increasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 everywhere at end, locally 7 in far northwest. Gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing rough soon. Moderate vis in rain or showers, improving later. CHARCOT. Westerly 5 or 6, gradually veering North from north at first and soon, then decreasing Clockwise 2 to 4 in west later. Gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing rough later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, improving later. ACORES. In west, Clockwise 2 to 4. In east, Northerly 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 at end. Moderate or rough in NW swell. JOSEPHINE. North or Northwest 4 or 5, but Variable 2 to 4 in southeast at first, locally increasing 5 or 6 with gusts in far northeast at end. Moderate or rough in NW swell. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. IRVING. In west, East or Northeast increasing 4 or 5. In east, North or Northeast 3 to 5, increasing 4 or 5 soon, at times 6 in far east. Moderate, at times rough. Moderate or poor vis in showers, clearing later. MADEIRA. Northeast 3 or 4, backing Northerly in north soon, then increasing 4 or 5 later. Moderate in long NW swell, at times rough in far north soon. Moderate vis in scattered showers. PAZENN. Southwest 6 or 7,veering Northwest 5 or 6 soon, decreasing 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Very rough and crossed, becoming rough or very rough at end. Long W or NW swell 4 m, gradually abating. Poor vis in rain or showers. IROISE, YEU. Southwest 4 or 5, backing Southwest 6 or 7 soon, veering Northwest 5 or 6 later. Rough or very rough, becoming rough at end. Long W or NW swell 3 to 4 m, abating 3 m at end. Poor vis in rain or showers. ROCHEBONNE. West or Southwest 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 soon, at times 7 in far west, veering Northwest 4 or 5 later. Rough or very rough, becoming rough at end. Long NW swell 3 to 4 m, abating 3 m at end. Poor vis in rain or showers. CANTABRICO. South or Southwest 3 to 5, increasing Southwest 5 or 6 from west soon, veering Northwesterly 4 to 6 later. Rough or very rough, becoming rough at end. Long NW swell 3 to 4 m, abating 3 m at end. Poor vis in rain or showers. FINISTERRE. West or Southwest 3 to 5, but increasing 5 or 6 from north, at times 7 in far northeast, veering North or Northwest 5 or 6 later. Rough or very rough with long NW swell. Long NW swell 3 to 4 m, gradually abating. Poor vis in rain or showers. PORTO. Westerly 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 soon, then increasing North 5 or 6 with gusts from north later. Rough in long NW swell. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers from northwest later. SAO VICENTE. Backing Northwesterly 2 to 4, then increasing 3 to 5 later, at times 6 with gusts in far northwest at end. Becoming moderate or rough in long NW swell. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers later. CADIZ. Northerly 2 to 4, backing West or Northwest soon. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in long NW swell soon. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Variable 1 to 3, increasing Westerly 3 or 4 soon. Smooth, becoming slight later. CASABLANCA. North or Northeast 3 or 4, backing Northwesterly from north later. Slight or moderate in long NW swell, becoming moderate soon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in north at end. AGADIR. Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in east at end. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough at end. METEOR. East or Northeast 4 or 5, locally increasing 5 or 6 in southeast later. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough at end. Moderate or poor vis in showers. CANARIAS. Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 with gusts between islands. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough in west at end. Moderate vis in showers in west. TARFAYA. Northeast 4 or 5, temporarily 3 or 4 soon. Moderate. CAPE VERDE. Northeast 4 or 5, locally increasing 5 or 6 in north later. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough in north at end. Moderate or poor vis in showers. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 4 or 5. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate soon. Moderate vis in showers in northwest. CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate, locally slight in far east. Moderate vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. Northeasterly 4 or 5, but Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast, mainly West or Northwest. Severe gusts in thundersqualls in west. Moderate, locally slight in far southeast. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in southwest. Moderate vis due to sand haze in southeast. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4, but Variable 1 to 3 in far northwest. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate in S swell. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate in SE swell. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in far east. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of Southwest near gale or gale over FARADAY, ALTAIR and ROMEO, veering West or Northwest over FARADAY and ALTAIR later. Threat of Southwest near gale over PAZENN.