Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-08 06:00:24 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 071841 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 245, THURSDAY 7 MAY 2026 AT 1840 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 7 OF MAY AT 12 UTC. LOW 1004 45N26W, MOVING SOUTHEAST AND EXPECTED 1000 38N18W BY 08/00 UTC, THEN MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST AND EXPECTED 998 41N16W BY 09/00 UTC. HIGH 1029 44N44W, MOVING NORTHEAST AND EXPECTED 1036 57N27W BY 09/00 UTC. FARADAY. FROM 08/09 UTC TO 09/00 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH 8 IN FAR EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN FAR EAST LATER. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 071843 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 7 May 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 : WARNING NR 245. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 7 at 12 UTC Low 1004 45N26W, moving southeast and expected 1000 38N18W by 08/00 UTC, then moving slowly northeast and expected 998 41N16W by 09/00 UTC. Low 1010 over Spain, with little change. High 1029 44N44W, moving northeast and expected 1036 57N27W by 09/00 UTC. Tropical wave near 33.5W, south of 11N, is nearly stationary. Monsoon trough from 10N14W continues southwestward to 01S31W. The ITCZ is near 00N36W to 00N47W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 9 at 00 UTC FARADAY. North or Northwest increasing 4 to 6 from east to west, then increasing locally North 6 or 7 in east soon, locally 8 in far northeast. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough soon, locally high in far east later. N 5 m in far east at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, in east. ROMEO. Mainly Easterly 2 to 4, increasing locally North 5 or 6, at times 7, in far west soon, and increasing Northeasterly 4 to 6 later, locally 7 in far northwest, but locally Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast. Gusts. Slight or moderate, increasing moderate or rough soon, locally very rough in far west. becoming moderate or rough in long N swell later. N 5 m in far west later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. ALTAIR. In west, Northerly 5 to 6, at times 7 at first, decreasing 4 to 6 from west to east soon. Gusts. In east, Northerly 5 to 6, at times 7 at first, increasing 6 or 7 later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, at times very rough, and cross in NW swell at first, increasing rough or very rough in east later. N 5 m in far northeast at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, in east. CHARCOT. Easterly increasing 3 to 5, locally 6 in far south, then gradually backing Northeasterly 4 to 6, from west soon, and becoming locally Cyclonic in far southeast later. Gusts. Slight or moderate, increasing moderate or rough soon, locally very rough in far northwest at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ACORES. North or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7, decreasing 4 or 5 in far west soon, then 4 to 6 from west to east later. Gusts. Rough, at times very rough in east, decreasing moderate in far west soon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, improving from west soon. JOSEPHINE. Cyclonic 4 to 6 at times 7, from west, locally Southerly 2 to 4 in far east at first, then becoming Northwesterly 6 or 7 in southwest at end. Gusts. Increasing moderate or rough from west, then rough or very rough in southwest later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. IRVING. North or Northwest 4 or 5, locally 6 with gusts in northeast. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in showers in northeast, improving soon. MADEIRA. Westerly 5 or 6, increasing locally 6 or 7 in far north later. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming gradually rough from northwest. Moderate or poor vis in rain and showers. PAZENN. Easterly 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 soon, then 5 or 6 in north later, but veering mainly Southerly 2 to 4 in south. Slight, becoming moderate soon, then locally rough in northwest later. Locally poor vis in showers. IROISE, YEU. East or Northeast 2 to 4, but variable in north at first, increasing Easterly 4 or 5 soon, then East or Southeast 5 or 6 at end. Slight, becoming slight or moderate later. Scattered showers becoming thundery, morning fog patches. Locally poor vis in showers or due to fog patches. ROCHEBONNE, CANTABRICO. East or Northeast 4 or 5, veering East or Southeast soon, becoming Variable 3 to 5 later, decreasing 2 to 4 at end. Slight or moderate. Locally poor vis in scattered showers at times thundery. FINISTERRE. Mainly Northeasterly 2 to 4, veering mainly Southerly soon, backing East or Southeast 3 to 5 at end, locally 6 in far southwest. Slight, becoming slight or moderate later. Locally poor vis in showers, at times thundery. PORTO. Variable 1 to 3, increasing South or Southeast 4 or 5, from southwest soon, then 5 or 6 later, at times 7 in south at end. Gusts. Slight, increasing moderate from southwest soon, then moderate or rough at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers from southwest, at times thundery later. SAO VICENTE. West or Northwest 2 to 4, backing Southerly 3 or 4 from west at first, then increasing gradually South 5 or 6 from west soon, at times 7 at end. Slight, increasing gradually moderate or rough from west soon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers from west, at times thundery later. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. - In and leeward strait : Variable 2 to 3, mainly Westerly at first, increasing East or Southeast 4 or 5, at times 6 later. Gusts. - Elsewhere : Westerly 3 or 4, at times 5 in far north at first, backing South or Southwest 2 to 4 soon, temporarily Northwest 2 to 3 in far southeast later, then increasing Southerly 3 or 4 at end. Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate in and leeward strait at end. CASABLANCA. Variable 2 to 4, increasing gradually South or Southwest 5 or 6 from west, locally 7 in far northwest at end. Gusts. Slight, becoming gradually moderate from west. Moderate or poor vis in rain and thundery showers soon. AGADIR. Clockwise 2 to 4, increasing Southwesterly 3 to 5 soon. Slight, becoming slight or moderate later. Moderate or poor vis in rain and showers later. METEOR. Northerly 3 or 4, locally 5 in far northeast. Moderate in N or NE swell, becoming locally rough in far northeast at end. CANARIAS. Northwesterly 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 from north soon. Slight or moderate, at times rough in far northwest at end. Moderate vis in scattered showers in north. TARFAYA. Becoming Clockwise 1 to 3, then increasing Southwesterly 2 to 4 later. Slight, becoming slight or moderate at end. Moderate vis in rain and showers at end. CAPE VERDE. Northeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5. Moderate in N or NE swell, at times slight in far southeast at first. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 3 or 4, locally 5 in far southeast. Moderate, locally slight in east. CAP TIMIRIS. Northerly 4 or 5. Moderate, locally slight in far east. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far east. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 3 or 4, but Northwesterly 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate in long S or SW swell, locally slight in far east. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far northeast. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4, but Variable 1 to 3 in far west. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate in S or SE swell. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 to 5. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate or rough in S or SE swell. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of Northeasterly near gale or gale over FARADAY, ALTAIR, and northwest of ROMEO, and north of ACORES. Threat of Northeast near gale in north PAZENN at end. Persistance of Southwesterly at times near gale over JOSEPHINE, PORTO, SAO VICENTE, and north of MADEIRA and CASABLANCA, abating later.