Bulletinset for METAREA 2 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-05 15:46:17 ============================ HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WONT50 LFPW 050938 SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 82, THURSDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0935 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 5 OF FEBRUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW 964 48N19W, SLOW MOVING AND EXPECTED 974 50N11W BY 06/12 UTC. FARADAY. CONTINUING TO 06/12 UTC. NORTHWEST 8, DECREASING IN WEST SOON. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. ROMEO. CONTINUING TO 06/12 UTC AT LEAST. IN SOUTH, WESTERLY 8, INCREASING OCCASIONALLY 9 LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. SOUTHWEST OF ALTAIR. FROM 06/03 UTC TO 06/12 UTC. WESTERLY 8 FROM SOUTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. NORTHEAST OF ALTAIR. CONTINUING TO 06/12 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. CHARCOT. CONTINUING TO 06/12 UTC AT LEAST. WESTERLY 8, DECREASING IN SOUTH SOON. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. ACORES. CONTINUING TO 06/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR NORTHWEST AT TIMES 8, GRADUALLY INCREASING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 FROM WEST LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. JOSEPHINE. CONTINUING TO 05/12 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN NORTHEAST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. AGAIN FROM 06/03 UTC TO 06/09 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 IN SOUTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. IRVING. CONTINUING TO 05/18 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. SOUTH OF PAZENN. FROM 06/00 UTC TO 06/12 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. NORTHWEST OF CANTABRICO. FROM 05/12 UTC TO 06/06 UTC. SOUTHWESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. NORTH OF FINISTERRE. CONTINUING TO 06/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. PORTO. CONTINUING TO 05/15 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. SAO VICENTE. CONTINUING TO 05/12 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. CONTINUING TO 05/18 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8, DECREASING FROM WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. BT *= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQNT50 LFPW 050939 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 5 February 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 : NO WARNING. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 5 at 00 UTC Low 964 48N19W, slow moving and expected 974 50N11W by 06/12 UTC. New low expected 999 43N34W by 06/12 UTC. High 1025 30N53W, moving gradually east and expected 1027 29N29W by 06/12 UTC. Monsoon trough from 06N11W to 02N20W. ITCZ from 02N20W to 02N25W, then to 04N35W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 6 at 12 UTC FARADAY. Northwest 7 or 8, locally decreasing 6 or 7 in west soon, then gradually West or Northwest 4 to 6 from west later. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, and at times cross. Long SW swell 5 to 6 m in east, and NW swell near 5 m in west, gradually decreasing soon. Poor vis in rain or showers. ROMEO. Westerly 6 or 7, locally 8 in south, increasing occasionally 9 in south later, but gradually decreasing 4 to 6, at times 7 in north soon. Severe gusts. Very rough or high. Long W or SW swell 5 to 6 m, increasing 6 to 7 at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ALTAIR. In northeast, West or Northwest 7 or 8, gradually decreasing 6 or 7 from west at end. Severe gusts. In southwest, West or Northwest 6 or 7, increasing Westerly at times 8 from southwest later. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, cross in SW swell, then gradually in N swell from west soon. Long W or SW swell near 5 m, decreasing from west soon. Poor vis in rain or showers. CHARCOT. Westerly 7 or 8, decreasing 5 or 6 in south soon. Severe gusts. High. Long W swell 5 to 6.5 m, decreasing NW near 5 m from west at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ACORES. West or Northwest 6 or 7, at times 8, gradually increasing West or Southwest 7 or 8 from west later. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, at times cross. Long W or NW swell 5 to 6 m, decreasing from west later. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, becoming very poor or poor in heavy and thundery rain later. JOSEPHINE. Decreasing West or Northwest 6 or 7, temporarily West or Southwest 7 or 8 in northeast at first, then increasing temporarily 8 in southwest later. Severe gusts. High, decreasing very rough or high soon, and at times cross. Long NW swell gradually increasing 5 to 7 m. Poor vis in heavy rain or showers, at times thundery. IRVING. West or Northwest decreasing 6 or 7, at times 8 in far north at first, decreasing North or Northwest 4 or 5 in west soon, then gradually increasing West or Southwest 6 or 7 in north, but decreasing Clockwise 2 to 4 in south. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, decreasing rough or very rough later. Long NW swell 5 to 6 m, gradually decreasing from west soon. Poor vis in showers, clearing from southwest soon. MADEIRA. Veering West or Northwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in north, temporarily Southwest in southeast at first, decreasing Northwest 3 to 5 in southwest at end. Gusts. Very rough or high. Long NW swell 5 to 6 m. Poor vis in rain or showers, gradually clearing from southwest later. PAZENN. Southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7 in the afternoon, locally 8 in south overnight. Severe gusts. Very rough or high and cross. Long W swell 4.5 to 5.5 m. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. IROISE, YEU. Southwest 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 tomorrow morning. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high and cross overnight. SW swell 3 to 4 m, then long W swell 4 to 5 m in the evening. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ROCHEBONNE. Southwest 6 or 7. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high and cross overnight. SW swell 3 to 4 m, then long W swell 4 to 5 m in the evening. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CANTABRICO. Southwesterly 4 or 5 in east, 6 or 7 in west, locally 8 in northwest in the afternoon, decreasing 6 or 7 in northwest tomorrow morning. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high and cross overnight. W swell 3 to 4 m, then long W swell 4 to 5 m in the evening. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. FINISTERRE. Southwest 6 or 7, increasing 7 or 8 in north in the afternoon. Severe gusts. Very rough or high and cross. Long W swell 4.5 to 5.5 m. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. PORTO. Southwest 6 or 7, at times 8 at first, decreasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 soon, locally increasing 7 in far northwest at end. Severe gusts. High, decreasing very rough or high later. Long W or NW swell increasing 5 to 6 m at first. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, and locally heavy along coast. SAO VICENTE. West or Southwest decreasing 6 or 7, at times 8 at first, then temporarily 5 or 6 soon. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, and at times cross. Long W or NW swell 5 to 6.5 m from northwest at first, decreasing at end. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery and heavy. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. West or Southwest decreasing 5 or 6 from west, temporarily 7 or 8 at first, then increasing 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts. Very rough. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or showers, at times thundery. CASABLANCA. Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 from west soon, then gradually increasing Westerly 6 or 7 from west later. Severe gusts. Very rough, locally becoming high in far northwest at first, and at times cross. Long NW swell 5 to 6 m soon. Poor vis in rain or showers. AGADIR. South or Southwest 4 or 5, locally 6 in northeast, gradually increasing Westerly 4 to 6 soon, then veering West or Northwest at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough in long NW swell, becoming very rough soon. Long NW swell near 5 m later. Poor vis due to coastal fog patches or drizzle at first, then in rain or showers. METEOR. Veering North or Northwest 4 or 5 from west, temporarily Westerly in southeast at first, then gradually Northeasterly 4 or 5 later, locally Clockwise 2 to 4 in northwest. Gusts. Rough or very rough in long NW swell. Moderate vis in scattered showers. CANARIAS. Gradually veering Northwesterly 4 or 5 from west, temporarily Westerly in southeast at first, increasing North or Northwest later, at times 6 between islands. Gusts. Rough or very rough from northwest. NW swell gradually increasing near 5 m. Poor vis in scattered showers. TARFAYA. Southwesterly 2 to 4, increasing Northwest 3 to 5 from southeast to northwest later. Moderate or rough in long NW swell, becoming rough or very rough later. Poor vis due to coastal fog patches or drizzle, then in rain or showers soon. CAPE VERDE. North or Northeast 3 or 4, locally 5 in far northwest, gradually increasing East or Northeast 4 or 5 soon. Moderate or rough in long NW swell. Moderate vis in isolated showers in north. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. Northerly 3 or 4, at times 5 along coast, increasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 at end. Moderate or rough, gradually becoming rough later, at times cross in long NW swell. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far east at end. SIERRA LEONE. Northeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5, but North or Northwest in far southeast, gradually increasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 soon, at times 6 in far southwest at end. Gusts. Moderate, occasionally rough at first, then at end. GULF OF GUINEA. Decreasing Variable 2 to 4, temporarily 5 at first, mainly Northerly 3 to 5 in far northwest, but South or Southwest in east. Severe to violent gusts with thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4 in west, but Southerly 3 to 5 in east, decreasing 2 to 4 later. Severe to violent gusts with thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Westerly strong flow over north of 32N, occasionally very strong.