Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-26 23:35:54 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 261917 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 26 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, Wednesday 26 at 12 UTC Thundery low 1004 47N13W, moving slowly northeast, expected 1003 48N10W by 27/12 UTC, then little change. Associated thundery disturbance crossing Bay of Biscay towards south Britania in evening, then crossing English Channel tomorrow morning. New low expected 1003 57N41W by 27/12UTC, moving southeast, expected 1004 53N27W by 28/00UTC. Associated trough extending to FARADAY. High 1028 38N36W, drifting southeast, expected 1029 37N33W by 28/00 UTC. The monsoon trough extends southwestward from 17N16W to 09N33W to 10N43W. The ITCZ continues from 10N43W to 11N57W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 28 at 00 UTC FARADAY. Southwesterly 4 or 5, locally Northwest 4 to 6 in east at first, increasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 from west soon. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in some rain or showers. ROMEO. Northerly 6 or 7, locally Cyclonic 3 to 5 in east, decreasing Northwesterly 4 to 6 later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, locally rough or very rough in west, becoming moderate or rough later. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, improving in west later. ALTAIR. Westerly 4 or 5, locally north or Northwest 4 to 6 in east, becoming Westerly 4 to 6 from west soon. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in some rain or showers. CHARCOT. Northwesterly 6 or 7, locally 3 or 4 in far northeast, decreasing Northwesterly 4 to 6 later. Gusts. Rough or very rough, locally moderate in east at first, becoming rough at end. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, improving in west later. ACORES. Clockwise 2 to 4 later, locally Northerly 4 or 5 in east at first. Moderate, locally rough in far east, becoming slight in far west at end.. JOSEPHINE. Northwesterly 5 or 6, locally 7 in north, decreasing North or Northwest 4 or 5 later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough locally very rough in north soon, then rough at end. Very poor in rain or thunderstorms, improving later. IRVING. Northeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5. Moderate. MADEIRA. Northerly 3 or 4, increasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 later. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate at end, locally rough in far north. PAZENN. Southwesterly 4 or 5, becoming Cyclonic 6 or 7 in northwest tomorrow morning, then Cyclonic 6 or 7 everywhere, in evening. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough in afternoon. Thundery squalls with severe gusts. Locally poor vis in thundery showers with severe gusts. IROISE. East or Southeast 4 or 5, veering South or Southwest tonight, decreasing 3 or 4 tomorrow afternoon. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate. Thundery showers with severe or violent gusts. Poor vis in thundery squalls. YEU. Veering Southwesterly 5 or 6,temporarily 7 with severe or violent gusts under thunder squalls, decreasing 3 or 4 tomorrow morning. Slight or moderate. Thundery squalls with severe or temporarily violent gusts. Poor vis in thundery squalls. ROCHEBONNE. East or Southeast 4 or 5, veering Southwesterly 5 or 6 tonight, temporarily 7 with severe or violent gusts under thunder squalls, becoming Variable 2 to 4 tomorrow morning, then increasing gradually Southwesterly 5 or 6 tomorrow afternoon. Slight or moderate. Thundery squalls with severe or temporarily violent gusts. Poor vis in thundery squalls. CANTABRICO. Mainly Westerly 5 or 6, becoming Variable 3 to 5 next night, then becoming Westerly 5 or 6 in evening. Slight or moderate. Thundery showers with severe or violent gusts. Poor vis in thundery showers. FINISTERRE. West or Southwest 3 to 5, at times 6 in far northeast at first, becoming Variable tomorrow morning, then Westerly tomorrow afternoon, then 6 o 7 in north in evening. Severe gusts. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough tomorrow evening. Thundery squalls with severe gusts. Locally poor vis in thundery squalls. PORTO. Southwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing Westerly 4 or 5 soon, then 2 to 4 later. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough soon. Very poor in rain or thunderstorms, improving later. SAO VICENTE. Westerly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, improving later. CADIZ. Westerly 3 or 4, at times 5 in north. Slight, becoming slight or moderate soon. Moderate vis in showers, improving later. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Westerly 3 or 4, locally 5 in far east. Slight. Moderate vis in showers, improving later. CASABLANCA. North or Northwest 3 or 4, increasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 at end. Slight, becoming gradually moderate from northwest. AGADIR. North or Northwest 3 or 4, increasing gradually North or Northeast 5 or 6 with gusts, at times 7 in far east. Slight, becoming gradually moderate soon and later. METEOR. East or Northeast 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 later. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate later. Moderate vis in scattered showers. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 near islands and in far southeast at end. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate at end. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far southeast. Moderate vis in showers in far northwest, improving soon. TARFAYA. North or Northeast 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 soon, at times 6 in far northeast at end. Slight, temporarily moderate at first. CAPE VERDE. Northeasterly 4 or 5, at times 6 with gusts in far southwest at first. Moderate, locally rough in far southwest. Poor vis in thundery showers in far south. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast increasing 5 or 6. Gusts. Moderate, locally rough in far southeast. Poor vis due to sand haze in far east. CAP TIMIRIS. Northerly 4 or 5, at times 6 with gusts in far northeast. Moderate, locally rough in far northeast. Poor vis due to sand haze in east. SIERRA LEONE. Variable 2 to 4, at times 5, but Cyclonic 6 or 7 in far northwest at first. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate, locally slight in far east, but rough in far northwest at first. Very poor vis in thundersqualls. GULF OF GUINEA. South or Southwest 3 or 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Very poor vis in thundersqualls in north. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4. Moderate, locally slight in east. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat or Southwest near gale or gale in PAZENN, FINISTERRE and west CANTABRICO and ROCHEBONNE. Threat of North or Northeast near gale over AGADIR.