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Weather bulletin on METAREA 2,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 18 September 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 337.
Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 18 at 00 UTC
Low 1001 48N41W, slow moving northeast, expected 999 53N38W by 19/12
UTC with associated trough crossing west FARADAY and west ALTAIR.
Low 1008 39N12W slow moving west, expected 39N14W by 19/12 UTC.
New low expected 1014 31N35W by 18/12UTC, then slow moving and
expected 29N36W by 19/12 UTC.
High 1034 over the North sea, drifting towards south Scandinavia.
Tropical wave along 28W, south of 20N, moving westward at 5 kt.
Monsoon trough from 14N17W to 12N21W, to 12N29W, then to 15N42W.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 19 at 12 UTC
FARADAY.
In west, Southerly 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 soon, then becoming
South or Southwest 4 or 5 at end . Gusts.
In east, Variable 2 to 4, becoming East or Southeast 3 or 4 later.
Rough, decreasing moderate or rough soon.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.
ROMEO.
Easterly 4 or 5, locally 6 in far southeast, decreasing 4 or 5
later.
Moderate or rough.
ALTAIR.
In west, South or Southwest 5 or 6 from northwest, temporarily
Variable 3 or 4 in southeast, then decreasing West or Southwest 3 or
4 later. Gusts.
In east, mainly North or Northeast 3 to 5, locally veering East or
Northeast 3 or 4 in far east soon.
Moderate or rough, abating moderate at end.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.
CHARCOT.
East or Northeast 4 to 6 from west to east, locally 7 in far east,
decreasing East or Northeast 4 or 5 at end. Gusts.
Moderate or rough, locally very rough in far east, decreasing
moderate or rough later.
ACORES.
Mainly North or Northeast 3 to 5, decreasing locally Variable 2 to 4
in west later, but increasing Northerly 3 to 5 in east.
Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate later.
Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery, mainly in south.
JOSEPHINE.
Northerly 3 or 4, at times 5, locally becoming Cyclonic in east soon.
Gusts.
Moderate, locally rough in north.
IRVING.
Variable 2 to 4, locally Northeasterly 4 or 5 in far northwest and
mainly Northerly in east. Severe gusts in northwest.
Moderate, locally rough in northwest.
Poor vis in thundery showers or thundersqualls, mainly in northwest.
MADEIRA.
North or Northwest 3 or 4, backing West or Northwest later in north,
and Westerly in south.
Slight or moderate.
Moderate or poor vis in some showers in far southwest.
PAZENN.
East or Northeast 5 or 6.
Moderate or rough.
IROISE.
Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in north.
Moderate, locally slight in far east.
YEU, ROCHEBONNE, CANTABRICO.
East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 at first.
Slight or moderate.
FINISTERRE.
East or Northeast 6 or 7, locally 8 near cape and leeward at first,
decreasing 5 or 6 next night then 4 or 5 in the morning, but becoming
Cyclonic 3 or 4 in south at end.
Moderate or rough, locally very rough in northwest at first,
decreasing moderate at end.
PORTO.
Mainly East or Southeast 3 to 5, veering mainly Southerly later.
Gusts.
Slight or moderate, locally rough in far northwest at first,
decreasing slight or moderate soon.
Poor vis in some fog patches.
SAO VICENTE.
Variable 2 to 4, mainly southwesterly, gradually becoming Southerly
later.
Slight, locally moderate in west.
Poor vis in some fog patches.
CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT.
In and leeward strait, East or Southeast 4 to 6, decreasing gradually
South 3 or 4 at end. Gusts.
Elsewhere, Variable 2 to 4, decreasing Southerly 2 or 3 at end.
Slight, at times moderate, abating slight at end.
Poor vis in some fog patches at first, then under thundery showers at
end.
CASABLANCA.
Westerly 3 or 4 in west, but Southwest in east, then backing West or
Southwest later.
Slight, locally moderate in far northwest.
Poor vis due to coastal fog patches.
AGADIR, TARFAYA.
Variable 2 to 4.
Slight.
Poor vis due to coastal fog patches.
METEOR.
Clockwise 2 to 4, mainly Northerly in east, and Southerly in west,
becoming Variable 2 to 4 in north at end.
Slight or moderate.
Poor vis in some showers, at times thundery in far northwest.
CANARIAS.
Mainly North or Northeast 2 to 4, becoming Variable in north soon.
Slight.
Poor vis in scattered showers, then due to coastal fog patches along
African coast.
CAPE VERDE.
Northeasterly 2 or 3, occasionally 4.
Slight or moderate.
Poor vis in scattered showers.
CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS.
Northerly 3 or 4, at times 5 in far east. Gusts.
Moderate or slight, abating slight later.
Poor vis in some showers, at times thundery, or due to sand haze.
SIERRA LEONE.
In northwest, Northerly 2 to 4.
In southeast, West or Southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
Severe gusts with thundersqualls.
Moderate, occasionally slight.
Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls, mainly in south and in
east.
GULF OF GUINEA.
South or Southwest 3 or 4.
Severe gusts with thundersqualls.
Moderate, locally slight in far east.
Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls, mainly in far east and in
far northwest.
POINTE NOIRE.
South or Southeast 3 or 4, but Southwest 2 to 4 in far east.
Moderate.
moderate vis in scattered showers in far west.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
No near gale or gale expected.
