FQNT51 LFPW 160653

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BAY OF BISCAY BULLETIN (METAREA 2)

METEO-FRANCE

THU 16 APR 2026 AT 1015 UTC



WIND IN BEAUFORT.



1 : NO WARNING.





2 : GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THU 16 AT 00 UTC

LOW 998 49N26W MOV E THEN NE, EXP 997 49N20W BY 16/12 UTC, THEN 992

57N12W BY 17/12 UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH TOWARDS AZORES ISLANDS

DRIFTING E-NE, EXP FM BRITISH ISLES TO N PAZENN BY 17/12 UTC.

HIGH 1026 32N47W, SLOW MOV, EXP 1023 BY 17/12 UTC. ASSOCIATED RIDGE

EXTENDING OVER THE BAY OF BISCAY.







3 : FCST TO FRI 17 AT 12 UTC



IROISE, YEU.

S OR SW 3 OR 4, AT TIMES 5 IN N.

ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECMG ROUGH SOON, THEN MOD IN SE LATER.

W SWELL 3 TO 4 M, ABATING GRADUALLY.

LOC POOR VIS DUE TO COASTAL FOG PATCHES.



ROCHEBONNE, CANTABRICO.

VRB 2 TO 4, TEMPO N 3 TO 5 IN E SOON.

ROUGH, LOC VERY ROUGH IN W AT FIRST, BECMG MOD AT END.

W SWELL 3 TO 4 M, ABATING GRADUALLY.

LOC POOR VIS DUE TO COASTAL FOG PATCHES.



FINISTERRE.

S OR SW 3 OR 4, LOC 5 IN FAR NW, BECMG VRB 2 TO 4 LATER.

ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECMG ROUGH SOON, THEN MOD IN E LATER.

W SWELL 4 TO 4.5 M, ABATING GRADUALLY.



PAZENN.

S OR SW INCR 5 OR 6 FM W AT FIRST, THEN VEER W OR SW 3 TO 5 LATER.

ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECMG ROUGH LATER.

W SWELL 4 TO 4.5 M, ABATING GRADUALLY.

POOR VIS IN SOME RAIN OR SHWRS.







4 : TEND FOR NEXT 24 H

THEAT OF NE NEAR GALE OVER FINISTERRE.





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