FQNT52 LFPW 151955 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 15 April 2025 at 2215 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 209. Part 2 : General synopsis, Tuesday 15 at 12 UTC Low 992 over English Channel moving towards Scotland. In associated trough in south, new low expected 1010 over north Bay of Biscay by 17/00 UTC. New low expected 989 50N47W by 16/00 UTC, moving east, expected 998 49N27W by 17/00 UTC. Associated trough crossing from west FARADAY, ALTAIR ans ACORES, reaching west ROMEO and west CHARCOT by 17/00 UTC. High 1026 33N28W drifting west later, expected 1027 33N41W by 17/00 UTC. Associated ridge building eastwards. The monsoon trough enters the Atlantic near 11N15W and continues southwestward to 02N23W. The ITCZ continues from 02N23W to near 02S44W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 17 at 00 UTC FARADAY. South or Southwest 5 or 6, locally Variable 2 to 4 in east at first, increasing West or Southwest 6 or 7 later, then West or Northwest 7 or 8 in west at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundersqualls. ROMEO. Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing Variable 3 to 5 soon, then increasing South or Southwest 6 or 7 from west later. Gusts. Rough, becoming moderate or rough later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundersqualls. ALTAIR. South or Southwest 5 or 6, locally West 4 or 5 in east at first, increasing Westerly 6 or 7 later, then 7 or 8 in west at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundersqualls. CHARCOT. West or Northwest 4 or 5 at times 6, backing Southwest 5 or 6 later. Rough, becoming moderate or rough later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundersqualls. ACORES. Southwesterly 4 to 6, veering Westerly at end. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in rain or showers in northwest. JOSEPHINE. West or Northwest 4 or 5, backing Westerly later, locally 6 in far northeast at end. Rough, becoming moderate or rough soon. Moderate vis in scattered showers in northeast. IRVING. Clockwise Variable 2 to 4, locally becoming Southwesterly 3 or 4 soon in far north. Moderate, temporarily slight. Moderate vis in some scattered showers in northwest. MADEIRA. Northerly 4 or 5, veering Northeast 3 to 5 soon in southeast, and Variable 2 to 4 in northwest. Moderate or rough by NW swell. PAZENN. Westerly 4 or 5, veering Northwest 5 or 6 from west at first, then decreasing 4 or 5 later and Westerly 3 or 4 at end. Rough in NW swell, decreasing moderate in north later. Locally poor vis in showers at times thundery. IROISE, YEU. West or Northwest 4 or 5, backing South soon, then becoming Cyclonic 2 to 4 later. Rough in NW swell, decreasing moderate from north soon. Locally poor vis in showers at times thundery. ROCHEBONNE. West or Northwest 3 or 4, increasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 from west soon, then veering West or Northwest 4 or 5 later. Rough in NW swell, decreasing moderate in northeast. Locally poor vis in showers at times thundery. CANTABRICO. Westerly 4 or 5, locally 6 in south, increasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 from west soon, occasionally 7 in west, then decreasing West or Northwest 5 at end, locally 6 in south. Gusts. Rough. Locally poor vis in showers at times thundery. FINISTERRE. Westerly increasing 5 or 6 at first, veering Northwest soon, then decreasing Westerly 3 to 5 later and backing locally South or Southwest 3 or 4 in west at end. Gusts near Cape. Rough. Locally poor vis in showers at times thundery. PORTO. Westerly 4 or 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 later. Rough, becoming moderate or rough at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, clearing at end. SAO VICENTE. Northwest 3 to 5, backing Westerly later. Rough, becoming moderate or rough later. Moderate vis in scattered showers in north later. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. West or Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing Westerly 2 to 4 soon, then increasing 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate soon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers at first. CASABLANCA. Northwesterly 4 or 5, gradually veering Northeasterly 3 or 4 soon, then increasing 5 or 6 in south later. Rough by NW swell 3 m. abating moderate or rough at end. Moderate or poor vis in coastal rain or showers, clearing quickly. AGADIR. North or Northeast 5 or 6, increasing 7 or 8 in southeast later. Severe gusts. Rough, increasing very rough and cross at end in east. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, clearing soon. METEOR. East or Northeast 3 to 5 from northwest to southeast. Moderate, locally slight in northwest. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts near the islands and the coast. Moderate, locally increasing rough in east later. TARFAYA. North 5 or 6, increasing locally 7 in northeast soon. Gusts. Moderate, increasing rough or very rough and cross in northeast by NW swell later. CAPE VERDE. Northeasterly 4 or 5, temporarily 6 in northeast soon. Moderate, increasing rough in far east later. Moderate vis in some scatterered showers in northwest. CAP BLANC. Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7 in far northeast. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough soon. Moderate vis due to sand haze near the coast. CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far north. Moderate locally rough in far north. Moderate vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 4 or 5, but locally Northwesterly 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate, locally smooth or slight near the coast. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far southeast. GULF OF GUINEA. Variable 2 or 3 in west but Southerly 2 to 4 in east. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Locally moderate in southwest, slight elsewhere. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. Southeast 2 to 4, at times 5 in southwest. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate in west, slight or moderate in east. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of South or Southwest near gale over PAZENN and FINISTERRE. Persistence or threat of Northwest near gale or gale over ALTAIR, FARADAY, ROMEO. Persistence of Northeast near gale or gale over AGADIR.