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BAY OF BISCAY BULLETIN (METAREA 2)

METEO-FRANCE

FRI 17 APR 2026 AT 1015 UTC



WIND IN BEAUFORT.



1 : NO WARNING.





2 : GENERAL SYNOPSIS, FRI 17 AT 00 UTC

LOW 993 54N16W, MOV NE, EXP 1002 BTWEEN ICELAND AND NORWAY BY

18/12UTC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDING FM IRELAND TO AZORES, WITH DPN

LOW EXP 1018 39N25W BY 17/12 UTC, SLOW-MOV, EXP 1014 36N29W BY

18/12UTC.

SHALLOW LOW 1018 HPA OVER SPAIN, SLOW-MOV.

HIGH 1023 45N37W, MOV NE, EXP 1030 49N15W BY 18/12UTC.







3 : FCST TO SAT 18 AT 12 UTC



IROISE.

SW 3 TO 5, VEER NW 2 TO 4 THIS EVENING, THEN N OR NW 3 OR 4 IN LATE

NIGHT.

MOD OR ROUGH WITH W SWELL.

POOR VIS DUE TO FOG PATCHES OR DRIZZLE.



YEU.

VRB 2 TO 4, SW 3 OR 4 PREVAILING IN W, VEER NW 2 TO 4 THIS EVENING,

THEN N 3 OR 4 IN LATE NIGHT.

MOD IN W SWELL, LOC ROUGH IN FAR NW, ABATING OVERNIGHT.

POOR VIS DUE TO FOG PATCHES OR DRIZZLE.



ROCHEBONNE.

VRB 2 TO 4, LOC N AT TIMES 5 IN E THIS AFTERNOON, BECMG N 3 OR 4

EVERYWHERE OVERNIGHT..

MOD WITH W SWELL.



CANTABRICO.

IN W, BECMG N 3 OR 4,AT TIMES 5 THIS EVENING, BUT W OR NW IN FAR S.

IN E, VRB 2 TO 4, BECMG MAINLY E OR NE IN AFTERNOON, AND INCR 3 TO 5

TOMORROW MORNING.

MOD WITH W SWELL.

POOR VIS IN SOME COASTAL FOG PATCHES AT FIRST.



FINISTERRE.

VRB 2 TO 4, BECMG N OR NE 4 OR 5 THIS EVENING, LOC 6 IN S, AND VEER

NE 5 OR 6 TOMORROW MORNING, LOC 7 NEAR THE CAPE. GUSTS.

MOD OR ROUGH.

POOR VIS IN RAIN IN NW, CLEARING IN EVENING.



PAZENN.

SW 3 TO 5, VEER GRADUALLY NW 2 TO 4 FM W IN AFTERNOON, THEN N OR NE 3

TO 5 OVERNIGHT.

MOD OR ROUGH WITH W SWELL.

POOR VIS IN RAIN, CLEARING IN EVENING.







4 : TEND FOR NEXT 24 H

THEAT OF E OR NE NEAR GALE OVER FINISTERRE.





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