Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-19 08:16:27 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 190723 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 255, TUESDAY 19 MAY 2026 AT 0720 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, TUESDAY 19 OF MAY AT 00 UTC. LOW 986 55N19W, MOVING NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 998 NORTH OF IRELAND BY 20/12 UTC. SECONDARY LOW 998 48N38W, DEEPENING, EXPECTED 985 47N31W BY 20/00 UTC, THEN MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 984 48N28W BY 20/12 UTC. FARADAY. FROM 20/00 UTC TO 20/12 UTC. CYCLONIC 8. SEVERE GUSTS. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 20/12 UTC. MAINLY WESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 190733 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 19 May 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 255. Part 2 : General synopsis, Tuesday 19 at 00 UTC Low 986 55N19W, moving northeast, expected 998 north of Ireland by 20/12 UTC. Secondary low 998 48N38W, deepening, expected 985 47N31W by 20/00 UTC, then moving slowly northeast, expected 984 48N28W by 20/12 UTC. High belt 1027 along 33N, weakening, expected 1022 by 19/12 UTC. Associated ridge building towards Bay of Biscay. In this ridge, new high expected 1027 in south of France by 20/06 UTC, with no significant change. Tropical wave along 22W, from 11N southward, moving westward at 5 to 10 kt. Monsoon trough from Guinea coast just north of Conakry, to 05N19W. ITCZ from 04N25W to 02N43W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Wednesday 20 at 12 UTC FARADAY. South or Southwest 5 or 6, becoming Cyclonic 5 to 7 soon, then increasing 6 or 7, at times 8, later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, locally cross in east at end. SW swell 5 m in east at first. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. ROMEO. South or Southwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in northeast, backing Southerly soon, then increasing South or Southwest 6 or 7 at end. Gusts. Very rough and cross, becoming rough or very rough at end. SW swell 5 m in west at first. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. ALTAIR. Mainly Westerly 7 or 8. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, cross. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. CHARCOT. South or Southwest 4 or 5, increasing South or Southwest 5 or 6 soon, locally 7 in west. Gusts. Rough or very rough. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers in west soon. ACORES. West or Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing Westerly 4 to 6 at end. Rough or very rough. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. JOSEPHINE. - in northwest : West or Southwest 3 to 5, increasing South or Southwest 4 to 6 soon, at times 7 in far northwest soon. - in southeast : Variable 2 to 4. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers in far northwest later. IRVING. - in far southeast : Variable 2 to 4. - elsewhere : Southwest 4 to 6, veering Westerly later. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers in northwest. MADEIRA. Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far southeast, but Variable 2 to 4 in northwest. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate later. PAZENN. West or Southwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in far northwest, decreasing Southwesterly 4 or 5 later, then backing Southerly at end, locally 6 in extreme west. Gusts. Rough or very rough. W swell 3 to 4m. Poor vis in showers in extreme north. IROISE, YEU. West or Southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 later, then Southwesterly 2 to 4 at end. Rough, temporarily very rough in far north later. W swell increasing 3 to 4m later. Poor vis in showers, clearing at first. ROCHEBONNE. West or Southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 soon, then Variable 2 to 4 at end. Moderate or rough. W swell increasing 3m later. Poor vis in showers, clearing at first. CANTABRICO. In far northwest : West or Southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 soon, then Variable 2 to 4 at end. Elsewhere : Variable 2 to 4. Moderate or rough. W swell increasing 3m in northwest at end. Poor vis in showers, clearing at first. FINISTERRE. Southwesterly 4 or 5, but locally 6 in extreme northeast at first, backing Southerly later, but locally Variable 2 to 4 in far northeast at end. Moderate or rough. W or NW swell 3m. PORTO. West or Southwest 3 or 4, becoming Variable 2 to 4 soon. Becoming rough in NO swell soon, becoming moderate or rough at end. SAO VICENTE. Variable 2 to 4, becoming North or Northeast 3 to 5 soon. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Northwesterly, becoming Northeasterly 3 to 5 later, then veering Northeast at end, locally Easterly 6 or 7 leeward strait. Gusts. Slight, at times moderate at first and at end. CASABLANCA. Northeast 4 to 6 from north to south, decreasing 3 to 5 at end. Moderate. AGADIR. - in east : Northeast 6 or 7, becoming locally Variable 3 to 5 later. Gusts. - elsewhere : North or Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing East or Northeast 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Rough, becoming moderate at end. METEOR. Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 between islands, decreasing 2 to 4 at end. Gusts. Moderate, locally rough in far northeast at first. TARFAYA. North or Northeast 3 to 5, locally 6 in far north, becoming Variable 2 to 4 at end. Rough, becoming moderate later. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 later. Moderate. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in east. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate soon. Moderate vis due to sand haze in east. CAP TIMIRIS. Northerly 4 or 5. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate soon. Moderate vis due to sand haze in east. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 3 to 5, but Northwesterly in far east. Severe gusts in far southeast. Moderate. Poor vis in thunderstorms in far southeast, moderate vis due to sand haze in east. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. Southeasterly 3 to 5. Moderate. Poor vis in thundersqualls, mainly in west. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Southwesterly near gale in north of 40N at first. Persistence or threat of Easterly near gale or gale leeward Gibraltar strait.