FQNT50 LFPW 170906 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 17 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 535. Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 17 at 00 UTC Low 945 57N32W, moving northeast, expected 960 59N24W by 18/12 UTC. Associated deep trough crossing areas above 35N, expected extending from English Channel to JOSEPHINE by 18/12 UTC. Low 1005 over south of Spain, filling gradually. High 1030 33N24W, with associated ridge over Bay of Biscay at first, weakening gradually then merging with next one. New high expected 1032 37N38W by 18/12 UTC. Monsoon trough axis near 06N11W and continues westward to 05N20W. ITCZ extends from 05N20W to 04N50W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 18 at 12 UTC FARADAY. West or Southwest 7 or 8, veering West or Northwest soon, then decreasing 6 or 7 later. Severe gusts. High to very high, becoming high soon. Long W swell 7 to 9 m, abating 5 to 7 soon and new long NW swell 5 to 6 m from west. Moderate or poor vis in showers. ROMEO. Southwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in far northwest, decreasing locally West or Southwest 3 to 5 in southeast soon, then increasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 later. Severe gusts. Very rough, increasing high at first, temporarily very high in northwest. Long W swell increasing 7 to 9 m at first, abating 5 to 7 m later. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ALTAIR. In northwest, increasing West or Northwest 7 or 8, and decreasing Northwest 6 or 7 later, then 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts. In southeast, Variable clockwise 3 to 5, increasing Northwest 6 or 7 soon, then decreasing 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. High, locally very high in far north at first. Long W swell 6 to 9 m from south to north, abating 5 to 6 m soon, and new long NW swell 5 m in west later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. CHARCOT. In northwest, Southwest 5 or 6, decreasing Variable 3 or 4 at first, then increasing Northwest 6 or 7 later, and decreasing 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. In southeast, Southwest 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing 6 or 7, at times 8 later, then veering Northwest 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, increasing gradually high from northwest. Long W or NW swell increasing 7 or 8 m at first from northwest, abating 5 to 7 m later. Poor vis in showers, at times thundery. ACORES. Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7, gradually veering North or Northwest 4 or 5 at first, locally 6 in north, then decreasing North 3 or 4 in west at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, locally moderate in southeast at first, increasing gradually very rough at first, locally high in far north. Long NW swell 5 to 6 m in far north. Poor vis in rain, improving gradually from northwest. JOSEPHINE. In northwest, West or Southwest 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing Southwest 6 or 7 soon, then veering Northwest 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. In southeast, North or Northwest 2 to 4, backing West or Southwest later, and increasing 4 or 5 at end. Rough or very rough, increasing very rough or high from northwest soon. Long NW swell increasing 5 to 6 m in north soon. Poor vis in rain in northwest later. IRVING. In northwest, South or Southwest 4 or 5, locally 6 in far northwest, veering North later. In southeast, Clockwise 2 to 4, becoming West or Southwest 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in far north later. Moderate vis in rain or showers in northwest. MADEIRA. In west, North or Northwest 2 to 4, backing West or Southwest 4 or 5 later in north. In east, Northerly 4 or 5, locally 6 in far east, decreasing North or Northwest 3 or 4 later. Moderate or rough, locally very rough in east at first, then increasing very rough in far north at end. Moderate vis in rain in far northwest at end. PAZENN. South or Southwest 6 or 7, increasing 7 or 8 in southeast overnight, then 8 or 9 in southeast tomorrow morning. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough and cross, becoming high from northwest overnight. Long NW swell 3 to 3.5 m, then 6 to 7 m overnight. Poor vis in rain or showers. IROISE. Southwest increasing 7 this afternoon, decreasing 5 or 6 overnight, increasing 7 or 8 tomorrow in late morning. Severe gusts. Rough, becoming rough or very rough and cross in the afternoon, then high tomorrow morning. Long NW swell increasing 6 m tomorrow morning. Poor vis in rain. YEU. Southwest 4 to 6 from east to west, increasing 6 or 7 in the afternoon, then backing South or Southwest tomorrow morning, locally 8 in west. Rough, becoming very rough and cross from west in evening, then high in west tomorrow morning. Long NW swell increasing 6 m tomorrow morning. Poor vis in rain. ROCHEBONNE. Southwest 4 or 5, locally Variable 2 to 4 in east at first, increasing South or Southwest 5 or 6 in evening, increasing 6 or 7 tomorrow morning, locally 8 in west. Severe gusts. Rough, becoming very rough and cross from overnight. Long NW swell 3 to 3.5, increasing 5 to 6 m from northwest tomorrow morning. Poor vis in rain in northwest in the evening. CANTABRICO. Mainly Southerly 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 tonight, then 6 or 7 at end. Gusts. Rough, locally moderate in southeast, becoming very rough from northwest overnight, then locally high in far northwest at end. Long NW swell 3 to 3.5 m, abating in the evening, increasing gradually 5 to 6 m from west at end. FINISTERRE. South or Southwest 6 or 7, increasing 7 or 8 tornight, then 8 or 9 tomorrow in late morning. Severe gusts. Rough, becoming high and cross tonight. Long NW swell 3 to 4 m, then 5 to 6 m overnight, then 6 or 7 m tomorrow morning. Poor vis in rain or showers. PORTO. Variable 2 to 4, becoming South or Southwest 4 or 5 soon, then increasing 5 or 6 later, and 6 or 7 in north at end. Gusts. Rough, at times moderate near coast soon, then increasing very rough or high later. Long NW swell 5 to 6 m at end. Moderate vis in rain in far northwest at end. SAO VICENTE. Northerly 4 or 5, temporarily 6 in south at first, decreasing 2 to 4 soon, then backing South or Southwest later, and increasing 4 or 5 in north at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough soon, then increasing very rough in northwest at end. Long NW swell increasing 5 m in far northwest at end. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. North or Northeast 2 to 4, veering East later. Slight or moderate, locally rough in southwest, abating slight, locally moderate in southwest later. CASABLANCA. North 5 or 6, decreasing North or Northeast 3 to 5 at first, then 2 to 4 later. Very rough in NW swell, becoming rough soon. Moderate in some showers at first. AGADIR. North 5 or 6, decreasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 in north soon. Gusts. Very rough in NW swell, becoming rough soon. Moderate in some showers at first. METEOR. Easterly 4 or 5, becoming gradually Variable clockwise 2 to 4 from north. Moderate or rough. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 between islands, decreasing 3 or 4 at end, locally 5 between islands. Gusts. Moderate or rough, locally very rough in far northeast at first. Moderate vis in some showers in east. TARFAYA. North 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 at end. Very rough in NW swell, becoming rough soon. Moderate in some showers at first. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast 5 or 6, locally 4 or 5 in far north. Gusts. Rough, locally moderate in far north. Moderate vis in some showers in west at first. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far southeast at end. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 at end in north of CAP BLANC. Rough, locally moderate near coast. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. Northeast 5 or 6, locally Northerly 2 to 4 in far southeast. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Rough, locally slight or moderate in far southeast. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in southeast. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far northeast. GULF OF GUINEA. In west, East or Southeast 2 to 4. Severe gusts under showers. IN east, South or Southwest 2 to 4. Severe gusts under showers. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in west. Severe gusts under showers. Moderate, becoming slight in east later. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in far east. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours South or Southwest near gale or gale over IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE and CANTABRICO, and severe gale over southeast PAZENN and FINISTERRE. Threat of Southwesterly near gale to severe gale over FARADAY and ALTAIR, veering Westerly at end.