Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-21 13:48:03 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 210758 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 326, FRIDAY 21 AUGUST 2026 AT 0755 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 20 OF AUGUST AT 12 UTC. LOW 1014 45N29W, QUICKLY DEEPENING, EXPECTED 992 42N20W BY 22/00 UTC, THEN EXPECTED 994 41N18W BY 22/12 UTC. ASSOCIATED STORM FLOW, TEMPORARILY VIOLENT STORM FLOW BY 21/18 UTC. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 22/03 UTC. IN SOUTHEAST, EAST OR NORTHEAST 8, BACKING NORTHEAST AT FIRST. SEVERE GUSTS. ROMEO. FROM 21/09 UTC TO 22/12 UTC. EAST OR NORTHEAST 8 OR 9 IN SOUTH, DECREASING EAST 8 AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 22/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHEAST 8 IN FAR NORTHEAST, RAPIDLY INCREASING NORTH 8 OR 9 IN FAR EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN EAST, AT TIMES VERY HIGH AT END. CHARCOT. FROM 21/09 UTC TO 22/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHEAST 8 OR 9 FROM WEST, RAPIDLY INCREASING CYCLONIC 9 OR 10, TEMPORARILY NORTH 11 IN FAR NORTHWEST SOON, THEN DECREASING 8 OR 9 AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH OR VERY HIGH IN WEST. NORTHEAST OF ACORES, NORTHWEST OF JOSEPHINE. FROM 22/03 UTC TO 22/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHWESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH LATER. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 210859 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 21 August 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 326. Part 2 : General synopsis, Friday 21 at 00 UTC Low 1014 45N29W, quickly deepening, expected 992 42N20W by 22/00 UTC, then expected 994 41N18W by 22/12 UTC. Associated storm flow, temporarily violent storm flow by 21/18 UTC. High 1027 35N30W, drifting west, expected 36N41W by 22/12 UTC. High 1029 53N30W, drifting east, expected 1030 52N20W by 22/12 UTC. Tropical wave along 35W, south of 21N, moving westward around 20 kt. Monsoon trough from12N25W to 11N50W. ITCZ from 11N50W to 10N60W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 22 at 12 UTC FARADAY. In west, Easterly 4 or 5, at times 6 at first, veering Southeasterly 3 to 5 later. In east, East 6 or 7, backing Northeast at first, locally increasing 8 in south soon, but 4 or 5 in north. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in far southeast soon. Poor vis in rain in southeast at first. ROMEO. In west, Northeasterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7 at first, locally North or Northeast 8 or 9 in south at first, then decreasing 6 to 8 from north to south at end. Severe gusts. In east, North or Northeast 3 to 5, increasing East or Northeast 5 or 6 soon. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in southwest at first. Poor or very poor vis in thunderstorms in south. ALTAIR. In west, Northerly 4 to 6 from west to east, decreasing 3 to 5 soon, and veering Easterly 3 or 4 later. In east, Northeast 7 or 8 in northeast, rapidly increasing Cyclonic 8 or 9 in far east soon, then becoming Northerly 6 to 8 from west to east at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or High in east at first. Poor or very poor vis in thunderstorms. CHARCOT. Rapidly increasing Cyclonic 7 or 8 from west at first, and Cyclonic 9 or 10 soon, temporarily North 11 in far northwest soon, then decreasing 8 or 9 at end, but Easterly 5 ot 6 in east. Severe gusts. Becoming moderate or rough at first, then High or Very High in west soon. Poor or very poor vis in thunderstorms. ACORES. Clockwise 2 to 4, locally West 4 or 5 in far north, gradually increasing Northwesterly 4 to 6 at first from north, then locally increasing Northwest 7 or 8 in northeast later. Severe gusts. Gradually becoming moderate or rough from northeast, then locally very rough or High in far northeast later. Moderate or poor vis in rain from north, at times thundery. JOSEPHINE. Northerly 3 or 4, locally Variable 2 to 4 in west, increasing Southwest 5 or 6 soon, locally 7 in far northwest, and locally increasing West or Northwest 7 or 8 in northwest later. Gusts. Moderate, gradually becoming rough or very rough from northwest, locally very rough or High in northwest later. Moderate or poor vis in rain from northwest, at times thundery in north. IRVING. Variable 1 to 3, becoming Northerly from east soon, then increasing Northwesterly 3 or 4 later, at times 5 in far northeast. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers at end in north, at times thundery. MADEIRA. North or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in east, becoming Northwest 4 or 5 in northwest later. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers at end in northwest. PAZENN. Northerly 4 or 5, veering Northeasterly soon, then increasing 6 in extreme southwest at end. Moderate. Poor vis in showers. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE. Northwesterly 3 to 5, veering Northeasterly later. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in showers. CANTABRICO. West or Northwest 4 or 5, decreasing Northerly 2 to 4 at first, then increasing East or Northeast 4 or 5 later, locally 6 in extreme west at end. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in showers. FINISTERRE. Northerly 2 to 4, increasing Northeasterly 4 or 5 at first, then Easterly 6 or 7 later, but locally Variable 2 to 4 in far south. Gusts. Moderate, becoming rough in north at end. Poor vis in showers. PORTO. Northerly 4 or 5, at times 6 in east, decreasing Northwesterly 3 or 4 later. Moderate. SAO VICENTE. North or Northwest 4 or 5, increasing at times 6 near coast soon, decreasing Westerly 3 or 4 at end. Moderate, locally slight leeward Spanish coast. CADIZ. Westerly 2 to 4. Slight, at times mooth in far north. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. West 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 soon. Slight. CASABLANCA. In far northeast, Northwest 2 to 4. Elsewhere, North or Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 later. Gusts. Becoming moderate. AGADIR. North or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7 in east soon, decreasing 4 or 5 later. Gusts. Moderate, at times rough in far southeast. METEOR. East or Northeast 2 to 4, at times 5 in southeast soon. Moderate, locally slight in far north. Moderate or poor vis in some showers in far west, at times thundery. CANARIAS. Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 between islands and in far southeast, decrasing 3 or 4, at times 5 in far southeast, later. Slight or moderate. TARFAYA. North 4 or 5, at times 6 in far northeast, decreasing 3 or 4 soon, locally 4 or 5 in north. Moderate. CAPE VERDE. Northeasterly 4 or 5, locally 6 in far east at first. Moderate, locally rough in southeast. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7 in far south at first. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze near coast in south. CAP TIMIRIS. In north : Northerly 5 or 6, at times 7 at first, decreasing 4 or 5 at end. In south : West or Northwest 4 or 5, becoming Variable 2 to 4 soon. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. Variable 2 to 4, locally North 4 or 5 in far north near islands soon, becoming Cyclonic at end. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate in S swell. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 later. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate, locally slight in far east. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 soon. Moderate. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Easterly near gale over north of FINISTERRE. Persistence of Cyclonic Near Gale over south-ROMEO at first, and Near Gale or Gale over east-ALTAIR, CHARCOT, east-ACORES and JOSEPHINE.