Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-05 13:33:16 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 050707 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 322, WEDNESDAY 5 AUGUST 2026 AT 0705 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, WEDNESDAY 5 OF AUGUST AT 00 UTC. LOW AROUND 1008 OVER SAHARA, WITH LITTLE MOVE. HIGH 1023 33N21W WITH LITTLE CHANGE. CANARIAS. CONTINUING TO 06/09 UTC. NORTHEAST 8 BETWEEN ISLANDS. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 050708 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 5 August 2026 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 322. Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 5 at 00 UTC Trough extending from Scotland to north Bay of Biscay moving east. Low 1015 41N31W, slow moving, expected 1014 42N29W by 06/12 UTC. Low around 1008 over Sahara, with little move. High 1030 51N32W drifting southeast, expected 1027 49N12W by 06/12 UTC. High 1023 33N21W with little change. A tropical wave is along 25W from 05N to 17N, moving west at around 10 kt. Monsoon trough enters the Atlantic near 12N13W and continues southwestward to 09N25W, and to 10N35W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 6 at 12 UTC FARADAY. East 4 or 5 , temporarily 6 in east. Moderate. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in southeast. ROMEO. Easterly 3 to 5, locally Variable 2 or 3 in east at first, increasing 4 to 6 later. Moderate. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, mainly in south. ALTAIR. Cyclonic 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers. CHARCOT. In north, Easterly 4 to 6, locally Variable 2 or 3 in northeast at first and soon, veering Southerly at end. In south, Southwesterly 3 to 5, locally Variable 2 or 3 in southeast. Moderate locally slight in far southeast. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. ACORES. Southwest 3 or 4, increasing Southwesterly 4 or 5 soon, then 5 or 6 at end, locally North in far northwest at end. Moderate, occasionally slight in southeast. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers. JOSEPHINE. Clockwise 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in some showers. IRVING. Variable 2 to 4, at times East 5 in far southeast. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundery showers in far northwest soon and later. Moderate vis due to sand haze in south. MADEIRA. Northeasterly 3 to 5, locally Northeast 6 in far southeast. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze. PAZENN. Northerly 2 to 4, becoming Clockwise soon, then Easterly later. Moderate. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE. Northwesterly 3 or 4, veering Northerly soon, occasionally 5 in east, then veering North or Northeast later. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight at end. Poor vis in some showers at first. CANTABRICO. Veering Northerly 2 to 4 at first, North or Northeast 3 or 4 soon, then Northeasterly 3 to 5 later. Slight to locally moderate in west. Poor vis in some showers at first. FINISTERRE. Northerly 2 to 4, temporarily 5 or 6 in far southeast soon, veering Northeasterly 4 or 5 later. Slight or moderate. PORTO. North 2 to 4 from west to east, increasing 3 to 5 from west to east at first. Slight or moderate. SAO VICENTE. North or Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6 in southeast. Slight or moderate. CADIZ. Northwesterly 2 to 4, increasing temporarily West or Northwest 4 or 5 soon and later. Slight or moderate, decreasing temporarily slight soon and later. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. West or Southwest 3 or 4, locally 5 or 6 in far east, decreasing 2 to 4 at end. Slight. CASABLANCA. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in far south. Slight or moderate. AGADIR. North or Northeast 6 or 7. Gusts. Moderate or rough. METEOR. East or Northeast 3 to 5 from west to east. Becoming moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze. CANARIAS. Northeast 5 or 6, locally 7 or 8 with severe gusts between islands. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze. TARFAYA. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in northwest. Moderate or rough. CAPE VERDE. Northeasterly 3 or 4, locally 5 in far northeast, but Variable 1 to 3 in southeast, then in south later. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze. CAP BLANC. Northeast 4 or 5 in north, temporarily 6 or 7 in far northeast, but Variable 2 to 4 in southeast. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze. CAP TIMIRIS. Westerly 2 to 4, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 at end. Slight or moderate. Poor vis due to thundery showers in far southeast. Moderate vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. Variable 2 to 4, locally Northeasterly in far northwest, and Southwesterly in south. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Very poor vis in thundersqualls. Moderate vis due to sand haze in northwest. GULF OF GUINEA. South or Southeast 3 or 4, but South or Southwest 4 or 5 in far east. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate in long S swell. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in north and in far east. POINTE NOIRE. Southeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 in south soon. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate at end in long S swell. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Northeasterly near gale from AGADIR to CANARIAS at first and soon.