Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2025-12-01 16:37:34 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 010911 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 498, MONDAY 1 DECEMBER 2025 AT 0910 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, MONDAY 1 OF DECEMBER AT 00 UTC. LOW 961 57N27W, MOVING WEST, EXPECTED 976 57N14W BY 02/12 UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDING FROM IRELAND TO NORTH AZORES, MOVING SOUTHEAST, CROSSING AREAS ABOVE 30N, AND IN WEST OF 22W. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 02/12 UTC. IN NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 02/12 UTC AT LEAST. IN NORTHWEST, NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH. ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 01/12 UTC. IN NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN NORTHEAST. CHARCOT. CONTINUING TO 01/12 UTC. IN NORTH, WESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN NORTHWEST. PAZENN. CONTINUING TO 01/18 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8, DECREASING FROM WEST IN AFTERNOON. VIOLENT GUSTS. IROISE, YEU. CONTINUING TO 02/00 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8, DECREASING FROM WEST IN EVENING. SEVERE GUSTS. ROCHEBONNE. FROM 01/12 UTC TO 02/00 UTC. IN NORTHWEST : SOUTHWEST 8, DECREASING FROM WEST IN EVENING. SEVERE GUSTS. CANTABRICO. FROM 01/12 UTC TO 01/21 UTC. IN WEST : SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. FINISTERRE. CONTINUING TO 01/18 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8, LOCALLY 9 IN FAR NORTHEAST, DECREASING FROM WEST IN AFTERNOON. VIOLENT GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 010911 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 1 December 2025 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 498. Part 2 : General synopsis, Monday 1 at 00 UTC Low 961 57N27W, moving west, expected 976 57N14W by 02/12 UTC. Associated trough extending from Ireland to north Azores, moving southeast, crossing areas above 30N, and in west of 22W. Ridge from the Azores to France, weakening. High 1035 43N52W, moving southeast, expected 1034 38N31W by 02/12 UTC. The monsoon trough runs westward from the Sierra Leone Coast 14N17W to near 07N18W, then continues as the ITCZ from 07N18W to 05N23W, to 05N35W and to 06N50W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 2 at 12 UTC FARADAY. In northeast, Northwest 7 or 8, backing West or Northwest 5 to 7 at end. Gusts. In southwest, Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing Westerly 4 to 6 later, then backing Southwest 5 or 6 at end, locally 7 in far west. Gusts. Very rough or high. Long N or NW swell 5 to 6 m. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, improving in west later. ROMEO. West or Northwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in northwest. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, locally very high in far northwest later. Long NW swell 5 to 7 m. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. ALTAIR. In northeast, Northwest 6 or 7, locally 8, decreasing 5 or 6 soon, then backing West or Northwest 4 to 6 at end. In southwest, Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 to 5 soon, then backing West or Southwest 4 to 6 later. Gusts. Very rough, locally high in northeast. Long N or NW swell 5 to 6 m, in northeast and 4 or 5 m in southwest. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, in north, improving in west soon. CHARCOT. Westerly 7 or 8, veering Northwest 6 or 7 soon, then decreasing 5 or 6 in southwest at end. Gusts. Increasing rough or very rough, then becoming locally high, in northwest soon. Long NW swell 5 to 6 m, in northwest. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. ACORES. In east, Northwesterly 4 to 6, veering Northerly 4 or 5 soon, then 3 to 5 at end. In west, Northerly 4 or 5, soon, becoming Clockwise 2 to 4 later, and locally Southerly 4 or 5 in far west at end. Moderate in south, but rough in north, becoming very rough in far north soon in long NW swell 4.5 m. Moderate or poor vis in scarttered showers, improving soon. JOSEPHINE. West or Southwest 4 or 5, at times 6 in northwest, locally North 3 or 4 in southeast, veering gradually North or Northwest 5 or 6 everywhere soon, decreasing locally 4 in southwest at end. Moderate or rough, increasing rough or very rough in north soon, in long NW swell 4.5 m. Moderate or poor vis in some showers, improving in northwest soon. IRVING. Northeasterly 3 to 5, increasing East or Northeast 4 or 5 later. Moderate, becoming rough later in north. Moderate vis in showers. MADEIRA. Northeast 3 to 5. Moderate, locally rough in east, then in north later, in long NNO swell 3 m. Moderate vis in showers from north later. PAZENN. Southwest 7 or 8, gradually decreasing Westerly 5 or 6 from west this afternoon, at times 7. Violent gusts. Very rough, becoming very rouhg or high overnight. W swell 3 or 4m, then long NW swell increasing 4 to 5m overnight, then 5 or 6 tomorrow morning. Poor vis in rain or showers. IROISE, YEU. Southwest increasing 7 or 8, veering West or Southwest 5 or 6 from west this evening. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. W or NW swell increasing 3 to 4m, then NW swell 3 or 4 tomorrow morning in west. Poor vis in rain or showers. ROCHEBONNE. South or Southwest 5 or 6, locally Southwest 7 or 8 in northwest,increasing 6 or 7 in east this evening, and veering West or Southwest 5 or 6 everywhere from west overnight. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in afternoon. W or NW swell increasing 3 to 4m in evening, then NW swell 3 or 4 tomorrow morning in west. Poor vis in rain or showers. CANTABRICO. In west, Southwest 6 or 7, at time 8 in late afternoon, veering West or Southwest this evening. Severe gusts. In east, South or Southwest 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 this afternoon,and veering West or Southwest this evening. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough overnight. NW swell increasing 3 or 4 tomorrow morning in west. Poor vis in rain or showers at end. FINISTERRE. Southwest 7 or 8, at times 9 in far northeast, veering West or Northwest 5 or 6 this afternoon, at times 7. Violent gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough overnight, yhen high in northwest tomorrow morning. Long NW swell increasing 4 to 5m overnight, then 5 or 6 tomorrow morning. Poor vis in rain or showers. PORTO. Southwest 4 to 6 from south to north, at times 7 in far north, then veering Northwest 5 or 6 soon. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in northwest soon in long NW swell . Long NW swell 4.5 to 5m. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. SAO VICENTE. Northerly 3 or 4, temporarily backing Southwest 4 or 5 soon, then veering North Northwest 4 or 5 everywhere later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, increasing very rough in northwest later, in long NW swell 4 m.. Moderate vis in some rain or showers. CADIZ. Northeast 3 or 4, decreasing Variable mainly Northerly 2 to 4 soon,then backing West or Northwest 3 or 4 at end. Slight or moderate, gradually abating slight at end. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Variable 2 to 4, ainly Easterly, becoming Westerly 3 or 4 later, locally 5 in east at end. Slight. CASABLANCA. Northeast 3 to 5, becoming Northerly later. Rough, becoming moderate at end. Moderate or poor vis in some showers in north at end. AGADIR, TARFAYA. Northerly 5 or 6, decreasing Northeast 4 or 5 at end. Rough, abating moderate at end. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far south. METEOR. Northeast 5 or 6 . Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in scattered showers. CANARIAS. Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 between islands. Gusts. Moderate, temporarily rough in far northeast. Moderate vis in some showers in far southwest. CAPE VERDE. Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in scattered showers, at times thundery. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. Northeast 5 or 6 . Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in showers later, or due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. Northeasterly 3 to 5, increasing 6 later in north, but locally Variable 2 to 4 in southeast. Severe gusts in thundersqualls in south. Moderate, increasing rough in north.later. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in south. Moderate vis due to sand haze in northeast. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in southwest soon. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in far east. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of Westerly near gale in Bay of Biscay. Northwest near gale or gale over FARADAY, ROMEO, north ALTAIR and north CHARCOT, decreasing from west soon. Threat of Southwesterly, near gale or gale, at times severe gale, over FARADAY, and ALTAIR later.