FQNT51 LFPW 220919

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BAY OF BISCAY BULLETIN (METAREA 2)

METEO-FRANCE

SAT 22 FEB 2025 AT 1015 UTC



WIND IN BEAUFORT.



1 : WARNING NR 40.





2 : GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SAT 22 AT 00 UTC

TROUGH EXTENDING FM THE N SEA TO S SPAIN, MOV E.

LOW 963 46N50W MOV NE, EXP 949 56N31W BY 23/00 UTC, THEN 954 59N24W

BY 23/12 UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH CROSSING SOON FARADAY, ALTAIR AND

ACORES, THEN EXP LATER FM BRITISH ISLES TO AZORES ISLANDS.

HIGH 1027 32N28W DRIFTING NE, EXP 1032 OVER PORTUGAL BY 23/12 UTC.







3 : FCST TO SUN 23 AT 12 UTC



IROISE, YEU.

W OR SW 3 OR 4, BACK S OR SW 5 OR 6 FM W NXT NIGHT, THEN INCR 6 OR 7

AT END. GUSTS.

ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, CROSSED AT END.

LONG W SWELL 4 TO 4.5 M, ABATING 3 TO 3.5M NXT NIGHT.

VIS LOC POOR IN SHWRS OR FOG PATCHES, THEN IN RAIN AT END.



ROCHEBONNE.

W 3 OR 4, BACK S OR SW NXT NIGHT, THEN INCR S 4 OR 5 IN THE MORNING,

LOC 6 IN FAR NW AT END.

ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH.

LONG W SWELL 4 TO 4.5 M, ABATING 3 TO 3.5M NXT NIGHT.

VIS LOC POOR IN SHWRS OR FOG PATCHES, THEN IN SOME RAIN IN W AT END.



CANTABRICO.

W 3 TO 5, BACK SW 2 TO 4 NXT NIGHT, THEN INCR S 3 OR 4 IN THE

MORNING, LOC 5 IN FAR NW AT END.

ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH.

LONG W SWELL 4 TO 4.5 M, ABATING 3 TO 3.5M NXT NIGHT.

VIS LOC POOR IN SHWRS OR FOG PATCHES.



FINISTERRE.

W 3 TO 5, BACK SW SOON, THEN INCR S OR SW 6 OR 7 FM W LATER. GUSTS.

VERY ROUGH, BECMG ROUGH IN SE NXT NIGHT.

W SWELL 4 TO 5 M, DECR 3 TO 3.5M LATER.

POOR VIS IN SHWRS, THUNDERY AT FIRST.



PAZENN.

W OR SW 3 OR 4, BACK S OR SW 5 OR 6 SOON, THEN INCR 7 OR 8 FM W

LATER. SEV GUSTS.

VERY ROUGH, BECMG VERY ROUGH OR HIGH AND CROSSED LATER.

W SWELL 4 TO 5 M, DECR 3 TO 4 M LATER.

POOR VIS IN RAIN OR SHWRS.







4 : TEND FOR NEXT 24 H

S OR SW NEAR GALE OR GALE OVER THE BAY OF BISCAY.





BT

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