Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-07-08 05:57:50 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT52 LFPW 071916 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 7 July 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, Tuesday 7 at 12 UTC Atlantic trough extending from south Iceland to west ACORES moving east, expected from Hebrides to Azores Islands by 09/00 UTC. Low area 1018 over Iberian Peninsula and Bay of Biscay, slow moving, expected 1014-1016 by 09/00 UTC. Shallow low 1019 35N23W gradually filling northeastwards. High 1025 27N41W slow moving, expected 1025 26N43W by 09/00 UTC. Associated ridge extending northeast. High 1025 43N18W drifting northeast, expected 1021 48N13W by 09/00 UTC. Tropical wave along 25W, south of 17N moving westward at 15 to 20 kt. Monsoon trough from 18N16W to 09N25W. ITCZ axis extending from 08N27W to 08N44W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 9 at 00 UTC FARADAY. In west : West or Northwest 4 or 5, backing Westerly 3 to 5 later. In east : South or Southwest 5 or 6, veering gradually North or Northwest 4 or 5 from west later. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate at end. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. ROMEO. Clockwise 2 to 4, locally South or Southwest 4 or 5 in west, at times 6 in far northwest. Slight or moderate, at times rough in far northwest. Poor vis due to some fog patches, locally poor vis in thundery rain or showers in extreme west at end. ALTAIR. In west : veering North or Northwest 4 or 5, then backing Westerly 3 to 5 at end. In east : Southerly 3 to 5, temporarily 6 in far north at first, decreasing 3 or 4 at end, but locally veering North or Northwest 4 or 5 from west later. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. CHARCOT. Variable Clockwise 2 to 4. Slight. Poor vis due to some fog patches in north. ACORES. In west : Southwest 3 to 5, veering gradually North 4 or 5 from northwest at first, at times 6. In east : Variable 2 to 4, becoming Westerly soon, then backing West or Southwest 3 or 4 at end. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. JOSEPHINE. Easterly 3 or 4, becoming Variable 2 to 4 soon, then Northwesterly at end. Slight. Moderate vis in some showers in west. IRVING. In northwest : backing Southwest 3 to 5. In southeast : Northwest 2 to 4, becoming Variable Clockwise later. Slight, locally moderate in northwest later. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers in west soon. MADEIRA. North or Northwest 3 or 4, temporarily West or Northwest in far northwest at first. Slight. PAZENN. In northwest : North or Northeast 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 later. In southeast : Variable 2 to 4. Slight. Poor vis due to fog patches. IROISE. North or Northeast 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 later. Slight. YEU. Variable 2 to 4. Slight. ROCHEBONNE. Cyclonic 2 to 4, mainly Westerly, occasionally 5 in southeast at first. Slight. CANTABRICO. Westerly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at times 6 in east at first, becoming Variable 2 or 3 tomorrow afternoon, mainly Northwesterly. Slight. Locally poor vis in some showers in south, at times thundery with gusts. FINISTERRE. In far northeast : Variable 2 to 4. Elsewhere : North or Northwest 3 or 4, veering Northerly later, locally 5 or 6 in southeast. Gusts near Cape. Slight, becoming moderate in southeast later. PORTO. North 3 or 4, at times 5. Slight, becoming locally moderate in far north at end. Poor vis due to fog patches in far east. SAO VICENTE. North or Northwest 3 to 5, temporarily 6 in far northeast at first. Slight or moderate. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. In and leeward Gibraltar strait : East or Northeast decreasing 3 or 4, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 soon, at times 5. Elsewhere : Variable 2 to 4, becoming West or Southwest later. Decreasing smooth or slight. Poor vis due to fog patches. CASABLANCA. North or Northeast 3 or 4, locally Variable 1 to 3 in far northeast, backing North or Northwest later. Slight. Poor vis due to coastal fog patches. AGADIR, TARFAYA. North or Northeast 3 or 4, locally 5 in east of AGADIR at first, becoming Variable 2 to 4 in east soon, then becoming North 3 or 4 everywhere at end, locally 5 in east of AGADIR. Slight. Poor vis due to coastal fog patches. METEOR. North or Northeast 3 or 4, locally 5 in far southeast, but Variable 2 to 4 in northwest. Slight, locally moderate in far southeast. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 between Islands and in far southeast, increasing locally 6 or 7 between Islands at end. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze, locally poor due to some coastal fog patches. CAPE VERDE. Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in far northeast at first, but Northeasterly 1 to 3 in far southeast. Moderate, locally rough in far east at first. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far east. CAP BLANC. Northerly 3 to 5, but Northeast 5 or 6 in north. Moderate, at times rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze. CAP TIMIRIS. Variable 2 to 4, becoming West or Northwest soon. Moderate, locally slight along coast. Moderate vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. Variable 1 to 3, but Northeast 2 to 4 in northwest. Moderate, locally slight along coast. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in south. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 3 or 4, increasing Southwest at times 5 in east later. Moderate, locally slight in east. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in north. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4, but Southerly 2 to 4 in far east. Moderate, locally slight in east. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Northeast near gale over CANARIAS between Islands.