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Weather bulletin on METAREA 2,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 15 July 2024 at 1015 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 298.
Part 2 : General synopsis, Monday 15 at 00 UTC
Low 1003 47N13W, moving east-northeast and expected 1002 over England
by 16/00 UTC, then evacuating North Sea.
Associated thundery disturbance crossing Bay of Biscay.
Low 1010 40N33W, slow moving and expected 1012 44N28W by 16/00 UTC,
then 1011 44N24W by 16/12UTC.
New low expected 1009 42N38W by 16/00UTC, moving east, expected 1009
42N32W by 16/12UTC.
Persistence of low area around 1005-1007 over west Sahara.
High 1019 31N55W, then 1022 at end, associated ridge extended to
Portugal.
Tropical wave is near 30W from 25N southward moving westward at 15 to
20 kt.
Monsoon trough enters the coastal border of Western
Sahara/Mauritania, then continues southwestward across 14N35W to
09N56W. There is no ITCZ .
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 16 at 12 UTC
FARADAY.
In west, Southerly 2 to 4, becoming lightly Cyclonic 3 or 4 at times
5, then becoming Northerly.
In east, Variable 2 to 4, becoming South or Southwest soon, then
gradually backing Southeast 4 or 5 at end.
Moderate decreasing slight or moderate soon.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers.
ROMEO.
Decreasing West or Northwest 4 to 6, backing Westerly 3 or 4 soon,
then becoming Southerly 4 or 5, locally Southeast 6 in far southwest
at end. Gusts.
Slight or moderate, locally rough in south at first.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers in far southwest at
end.
ALTAIR.
In west : Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming Westerly 3 or 4 soon, then
Cyclonic again at end.
In east : Southerly 3 to 5, becoming gradually Cyclonic 3 to 5 soon,
then Westerly at end. Gusts.
Moderate, increasing rough at end in southwest.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers.
CHARCOT.
West or Northwest 4 to 6 from southwest to northeast, decreasing
Westerly 2 to 4 soon, , then backing Southerly 4 or 5 in west later,
and Variable 2 to 4 mainly Southerly in east.
Rough in long NW swell, abating moderate later, occasionally slight
at end.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers from west later.
ACORES.
In west : West or Southwest 3 or 4, becoming Westerly soon, then
gradually increasing 5 or 6 at end.
In east : Southerly 4 or 5, gradually veering West or Southwest
later.
Moderate, becoming locally rough in far northwest at end.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers.
JOSEPHINE.
Variable 2 to 4, but mainly West in north, locally backing South 3 or
4 in west soon and increasing 4 or 5 later.
Slight or moderate, locally rough in far north, becoming moderate
soon.
Moderate or poor vis in rain and in scattered showers in west.
IRVING.
Variable mainly Westerly 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate, increasing moderate soon.
Moderate or poor vis in scattered showers, at times thundery.
MADEIRA.
In northwest : Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southwesterly later.
In southeast : Northeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in extreme
southeast soon.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate later.
Moderate or poor vis in rain in far northwest, or due to some fog
patches in southeast.
PAZENN.
West or Southwest 4 or 5, locally 6 in southeast, veering West or
Northwest in afternoon, at times 6, then decreasing Northwest 3 to 5
at end.
Moderate, becoming locally rough in southeast in daytime.
Vis locally moderate or poor in thundery rain or showers.
IROISE.
Variable 3 to 5, becoming West or Southwest 4 or 5 in afternoon, then
veering West or Northwest next night. Gusts.
Increasing moderate.
Locally moderate vis in thundery rain or showers.
YEU, ROCHEBONNE.
West or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7 in daytime, decreasing Westerly
4 or 5 next night. Gusts.
Increasing moderate or rough, then abating moderate next night.
Locally moderate vis in thundery rain or showers.
CANTABRICO.
Westerly 5 or 6, but 6 or 7 in west, decreasing 4 or 5 in evening,
but 5 or 6 in west, then 3 to 5 everywhere tomorrow morning. Gusts.
Increasing moderate or rough, then abating moderate at end.
Locally moderate vis in thundery rain or showers.
FINISTERRE.
West or Southwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in northeast in daytime, veering
Westerly 3 to 5 in evening, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 tomorrow
morning.
Moderate or rough.
Vis locally moderate or poor in thundery rain or showers.
PORTO.
Westerly 4 or 5, veering rapidly Northwesterly 2 or 3 soon, then
decreasing Northerly 1 to 3 at end.
Moderate, temporarily rough in far northwest soon.
Moderate vis due to fog patches.
SAO VICENTE.
Northwesterly 3 or 4, increasing Northwest 4 or 5 in southeast soon,
then veering North 4 or 5 later.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate later.
CADIZ.
Westerly 3 or 4, at times 5 in far northwest, then veering
Northwesterly 4 to 5 later.
Slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
GIBRALTAR STRAIT.
Westerly 2 to 4, locally 5 or 6 in extreme east.
Slight, locally moderate in extreme east.
CASABLANCA.
Northerly 3 or 4, locally 5 in far south, temporarily increasing
North or Northeast 4 or 5 later, occasionally 6 in far southeast.
Slight increasing moderate soon.
Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches.
AGADIR.
North or Northeast 5 or 6, increasing temporarily 7 or 8 in east
soon. Severe gusts near Cap Ghir.
Moderate increasing rough soon.
Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches.
METEOR.
In northwest : Variable 2 to 4, becoming Northeasterly at end.
In southeast : Northeast 4 or 5.
Slight or moderate, increasing moderate soon.
CANARIAS.
North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 between islands and in far
southeast, occasionally 7 between islands. Gusts.
Moderate, temporarily slight in far north, but increasing rough in
southeast soon.
Poor vis due to fog patches.
TARFAYA.
North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally increasing 6 in far north soon.
Moderate increasing rough soon.
Poor vis due to fog patches.
CAPE VERDE.
In far southeast : Variable mainly Northeasterly 2 to 4.
Elsewhere : Northeast 4 or 5.
Moderate, locally slight or moderate in far southeast.
Moderate vis due to sand haze.
CAP BLANC.
In north : North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in east.
In south : Northerly 2 to 4, temporarily increasing 3 to 5 soon.
Moderate, temporarily rough in north.
Poor vis due to fog patches or due to sand haze in southeast.
CAP TIMIRIS.
Northwesterly 2 to 4, locally Variable 1 to 3 in southwest.
Slight or moderate.
Poor vis due to fog patches or due to sand haze in north.
SIERRA LEONE.
In northwest, Variable 2 to 4, mainly Northeast,
In southeast, mainly Southwesterly 3 or 4, at times 5. Severe gust in
thundersqualls.
Moderate.
Very poor vis in thundersqualls in south or due to sand haze in
northwest.
GULF OF GUINEA.
In west : South ou Southeast 4 or 5.
In east : South or Southwest 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 at end.
Severe gusts in thundersqualls mainly in far north.
Moderate.
Very poor vis in thundersqualls, mainly in east, and in far north.
POINTE NOIRE.
South or Southeast 3 to 5 from east to west.
Moderate.
Poor vis in some coastal fog patches.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Persistence of Northerly near gale in east of AGADIR, and between
islands of CANARIAS .
Threat of Easterly near gale at end in GIBRALTAR.
