LES21 Marlink 10.10.107.29 25-JUL-2024 10:11:07 434249SECURITE
Weather bulletin on METAREA 2,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 25 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 : NO WARNING.
Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 25 at 00 UTC
Low 1009 55N12W, moving northwest and expected 992 60N20W by 25/00
UTC, then moving northeast and expected 989 63N12W by 26/00 UTC.
Associated light disturbance extending from the British Isles to
ALTAIR, moving eastwards.
Low 1022 42N42W, moving slowly east and expected 1018 42N34W by 26/00
UTC.
Persistence of heat low 1014 hPa over Spain.
Persistence of heat low 1008 over west Sahara.
Atlantic ridge extending from southwest of the Azores Islands to the
Bay of Biscay, with little change.
Tropical wave along 20W from 17N southward, moving W at 10 kt.
Monsoon trough near 20N16W to 11N31W to 08t, slight in northwest.
IRVING.
East or Northeast 3 or 4, locally decreasing 2 or 3 in northwest at
end.
Slight or moderate abating slight at end.
Moderate visibility in scattered showers in west.
MADEIRA.
North or Northeast 3 or 4, locally 4 or 5 in east.
Moderate.
Moderate visibility due to sand haze in south.
PAZENN.
Veering Westerly 3 or 4, then North or Northwest 2 to 4 this
evening.
Slight or moderate.
Moderate or poor vis in rain.
IROISE.
Southwest 4 or 5, veering Northwest 3 or 4 this evening, and
decrerasing 2 to 4 in late night.
Slight or moderate, becoming slight overnight.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or fog patches.
YEU.
West or Southwest 3 or 4, at times 5 in afternoon, veering West or
Northwest 2 to 4 in evening, then North or Northwest 2 or 3 in late
night.
Slight, temporarily moderate in far northwest this afternoon.
Moderate or poor vis in rain.
ROCHEBONNE.
In west, mainly Westerly 2 to 4, veering North or Northeast in north
tomorrow morning.
In east, Northwesterly 3 or 4, backing mainly Westerly 2 or 3
tomorrow morning.
Slight.
CANTABRICO.
Mainly Northerly 2 to 4, becoming variable 1 to 3 overnight.
Slight.
FINISTERRE.
In north : Variable 2 to 4, mainly Westerly in afternoon, veering
mainly North or Northeast 3 or 4 overnight.
In south : North or Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 to 5 overnight.
Slight or moderate.
PORTO.
North or Northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in far northeast,
decreasing 4 or 5 at end.
Moderate or rough, abating moderate or slight at end.
SAO VICENTE.
North or Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6 near the coast, increasing 5 or
6 soon.
Moderate, increasing moderate or rough later.
Poor visibility in coastal fog patches.
CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT.
Westerly 2 to 4, increasing 3 to 5 soon, then decreasing Variable 2
to 4 at end.
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate soon.
Poor visibility in coastal fog patches.
CASABLANCA.
North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally Variable 2 to 4 in far northeast.
Moderate, temporarily becoming rough at end in east.
AGADIR.
North or Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts.
Moderate, temporarily becoming rough later in east.
Poor visibility due to coastal fog patches, moderate due to sand
haze.
METEOR.
East or Northeast 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate.
Moderate visibility in scattered showers in west.
CANARIAS.
North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 or 7 between the islands.
Gusts.
Slight or moderate, increasing moderate at end.
Moderate visibility due to sand haze, locally poor visibility due to
coastal fog patches.
TARFAYA.
Northerly 5 or 6, but locally Variable 2 to 4 along coast. Gusts.
Moderate.
Moderate visibility due to sand haze and locally poor due to coastal
fog patches.
CAPE VERDE.
Northeast 3 or 4, but locally Variable 1 to 3 in far southeast.
Moderate, locally slight near the islands.
Moderate visibility due to sand haze in east.
CAP BLANC.
Northerly 3 or 4, increasing locally 4 or 5 in east later.
Slight or moderate.
Moderate visibility due to sand haze or in thundery showers in the
southeast.
CAP TIMIRIS.
Variable 2 to 4, but Northwesterly 3 or 4 in east, becoming
Northwesterly everywhere soon.
Slight or moderate.
Moderate visibility due to sand haze mainly in north, poor visibility
in thundersqualls.
SIERRA LEONE.
In northwest, Variable 2 to 4, mainly Northeast in far northwest.
In southeast, Southwest 3 or 4, at times 5. Severe gusts in
thundersqualls.
Moderate, locally slight near coast.
Poor or very poor visibility in thundersqualls.
GULF OF GUINEA.
Southerly 3 or 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls.
Moderate.
Moderate visibility in scattered showers or thundersqualls.
POINTE NOIRE.
South or Southeast 3 or 4, locally 5 in far southwest.
Moderate, at times slight in east.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Persistence of Northerly moderate to fresh flow from PORTO to
CANARIAS, with threat of near gale over AGADIR and between CANARIAS
islands.
