Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2025-12-27 04:36:57 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 262017 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 26 December 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 26 at 12 UTC Lows in west of 35W and associated disturbed flow in west of FARADAY and ALTAIR. Low 1008 43N11W moving slowly south and expected 1003 37N10W by 28/00 UTC. High 1041 59N24W, slow-moving and expected 1043 58N04W by 28/00 UTC Monsoon trough from 10N14W to 06N18W. ITCZ from 06N18W to 00N49W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 28 at 00 UTC West of FARADAY, West of ALTAIR. Southeast increasing 6 or 7. Gusts. Rough or very rough, cross with W or SW swell. Moderate or poor vis in rain and showers, mainly over ALTAIR. East of FARADAY, East of ALTAIR. Northeasterly 4 or 5, at times 6 in far east, veering Easterly later. Gusts. Rough. Moderate vis in some showers. ROMEO. Northeast 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 later. Gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing rough later. Moderate or poor vis in rain and thundery showers, improving in north soon. CHARCOT. North or Northeast 6 or 7, but Cyclonic 4 to 6 in southeast at first, decreasing 5 or 6 soon, then 3 to 5 at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing rough later. Moderate or poor vis in rain and thundery showers, improving in south at end. ACORES. In west, South or Southeast 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 soon. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. In east, Northeasterly 3 to 5, veering Easterly at end. Moderate or rough, locally becoming very rough in far northwest later. Poor vis in rain and thundersqualls in west. JOSEPHINE. In west, Northerly 5 or 6, decreasing 3 to 5 at end. Gusts. In east, Cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing North 6 or 7 at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough soon, locally very rough in west. Moderate or poor vis in rain and thundery showers, improving in west soon. IRVING. In west, Southerly 4 to 6, veering Southwest later. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. In east, Clockwise 2 to 4, at times Northwest 5 in far northeast at first, increasing Southerly 4 or 5 from west at end. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain and thundersqualls in west. MADEIRA. West or Northwest 5 or 6, locally Northwest 3 or 4 in far southwest, at times 7 in far northeast at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, at times very rough in far northeast at end. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers in far northeast. PAZENN. East or Northeast 5 or 6, locally 7 in west, decreasing 5 or 6 tomorrow afternoon. Gusts. Rough, locally moderate in east. Poor vis in rain or showers in south, clearing tomorrow evening. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE. East or Northeast 5 or 6. Slight or moderate, at times rough in far west in daytime. Locally poor vis in showers in far west, clearing tomorrow morning. CANTABRICO. Easterly 4 or 5, at times 6 in north, increasing 5 or 6 in west tomorrow morning. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in west tomorrow afternoon. Locally poor vis in showers in far west, clearing tomorrow morning. FINISTERRE. Easterly 2 to 4, locally 5 in west, increasing 4 to 6 from south to north tomorrow afternoon. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in rain or showers, clearing tomorrow evening. PORTO. Southeast 5 or 6, backing East soon, then Northeast 5 or 6 later, at times 7 in far south. Gusts. Moderate, becoming rough in southwest soon. Poor vis in rain and thunderstorms, improving in north soon. SAO VICENTE. Cyclonic 5 or 6, at times 7 later and at end. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough soon. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain and thunderstorms. CADIZ. South or Southeast increasing 5 or 6, at times 7 soon, decreasing South or Southwest 4 or 5 from west later. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Slight, becoming moderate soon, temporarily rough later. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain and thunderstorms. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. South or Southeast 3 to 5, increasing East or Southeast 5 or 6 soon, then veering South later. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Slight, becoming slight or moderate soon. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain and thunderstorms. CASABLANCA. Westerly 5 or 6, at times 7 in far northeast soon. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Becoming rough from west. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain and thundersqualls. AGADIR, TARFAYA. Westerly 5 or 6, decreasing 3 to 5 soon. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough soon. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain and thundersqualls, mainly over AGADIR. METEOR. In west, Southerly 4 or 5, at times 6 in far northwest soon. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. In east, Easterly 3 or 4, decreasing Clockwise 1 to 3 soon. Moderate, locally becoming rough in far west soon. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain and thundersqualls in far northwest. CANARIAS. Northerly 3 or 4, locally increasing West or Northwest 4 or 5 in far northeast soon. Moderate, locally increasing rough in far northeast later. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast 4 or 5, but Southeasterly in far northwest. Moderate in NW swell. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. Northeasterly 4 or 5, but Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze in northeast. Poor vis in thundersqualls in far southeast. GULF OF GUINEA. South or Southeast 2 to 4, but Southwest in east. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in far east. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Southeast near gale over FARADAY, ALTAIR and ACORES. Persistence of Cyclonic near gale over JOSEPHINE, SAO VICENTE, MADEIRA and CASABLANCA, decreasing moderate or fresh later.