FQNT52 LFPW 181859 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 18 October 2026 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 398. Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 18 at 12 UTC Low 1012 over south of Spain, with little change. Atlantic trough crossing FARADAY later and reaching ROMEO at end. Ridge extending from the British Isles to the Azores Islands, weakening. New high expected 1037 46N46W by 20/00 UTC. Monsoon trough from 11N15W to 06N17W. ITCZ from 06N17W to 04N29W to 11N45W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 20 at 00 UTC FARADAY. South or Southwest 4 to 6, locally Variable 2 to 4 in southeast, gradually increasing North or Northwest 6 or 7 from west soon, at times 8 in east at end. Gusts. Rough, becoming rough or very rough at end. Poor vis in rain soon. ROMEO. Variable 2 to 4, locally Northeast 5 in far southeast, increasing Southwest 4 or 5 in northwest soon, then increasing West or Southwest 5 or 6, locally 3 or 4 in far southeast, and locally Northwest 7 in far northwest, at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough soon. Poor vis in rain. ALTAIR. Variable 2 to 4, at times 5 in far south at first, gradually increasing Northerly 6 or 7 in northwest and Northwesterly 3 to 5 in southeast, later. Gusts. Rough, becoming moderate or rough soon. Moderate vis in isolated rain and showers. CHARCOT. In northwest : East or Northeast 3 to 5, becoming Variable 2 to 4 soon, then increasing West or Southwest 4 or 5 in far northwest at end. In southeast : Northeast 5 or 6, locally 7 in far southeast, decreasing 4 to 6 later, then 3 to 5 at end. Gusts. Rough, locally very rough in far southeast, becoming moderate or rough at end. Poor vis in rain in far northwest at end. ACORES. Northeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5, veering Northeast 3 to 5 at end. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in thundery showers. JOSEPHINE. North or Northeast 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4, at times 5, at end. Rough, locally very rough in far northeast. IRVING. East or Northeast 3 or 4, backing North or Northeast 4 or 5 in west later. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in showers, at times thundery. MADEIRA. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far north, decreasing 3 or 4 later. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in showers. PAZENN. Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in south at first, decreasing 3 or 4 soon, becoming Variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate, temporarily rough in southwest at first. Locally poor vis in scattered showers. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE. Northeasterly 4 or 5, decreasing 2 to 4 soon. Slight or moderate. Locally poor vis in scattered showers. CANTABRICO. East or Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing Easterly 2 to 4 soon. Slight or moderate. Locally poor vis in scattered showers. FINISTERRE. In north, Northeasterly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 soon, then 3 or 4 later. In south, Northeast 6 or 7, at times 8 at first, decreasing North or Northeast 5 or 6 later, then 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough soon. Locally poor vis in scattered showers. PORTO. - In northwest : Northeast 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 later, then North 5 at end. Gusts. - In southeast : Northeast 3 to 5, at times 6, decreasing East or Northeast 3 or 4 soon, then backing North or Northeast 3 to 5 later. Rough, locally very rough in far northwest at first, but moderate in far east. SAO VICENTE. North or Northeast 3 to 5, at times 6 at first, and locally Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast, decreasing North or Northeast 2 to 4 soon, locally Variable 2 to 4 in southeast, then becoming Northwesterly 2 to 4 later. Moderate or rough, locally slight in far east. Poor vis in thundery showers, clearing at end. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Variable 2 to 4, becoming West or Southwest 2 to 4 later, locally 5 in strait. Slight, locally moderate in far southwest at first. Poor vis in thundery showers. CASABLANCA. Northerly 4 or 5 in west decreasing 3 or 4 later, but Variable 2 to 4 in east. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in showers, at times thundery. AGADIR, TARFAYA. Northerly 2 to 4. Moderate. Moderate vis in showers, at times thundery. METEOR. East or Northeast 2 to 4, backing North or Northeast later. Moderate. Moderate vis in showers, at times thundery at end. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 with gusts between islands, decreasing 3 or 4 soon. Moderate. Moderate vis in showers. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 later. Moderate. Moderate vis in showers. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in far southeast CAP BLANC at first, decreasing 2 to 4 later. Moderate. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze, or in showers at end in north CAP BLANC. SIERRA LEONE. Northeasterly 2 to 4 in northwest, but Variable in southeast. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls, mainly in north and east. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of Southerly near gale over all areas of the Bay of Biscay, veering Northwest near gale. Threat of North or Northwest near gale over FARADAY and far northeast of ALTAIR, then over ROMEO and north CHARCOT with persistence or threat of gale over FARADAY and ROMEO.