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Weather bulletin on METAREA 2,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 20 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 : NO WARNING.
Part 2 : General synopsis, Friday 20 at 00 UTC
Low 1012 48N33W, evacuating northeast soon. New low expected 1000
52N40W by 21/00 UTC, slow-moving, with associated trough reaching
FARADAY.
Low 1009 39N14W, slow-moving and expected 1014 39N13W by 21/12 UTC.
New low expected 1012 in Bay of Biscay by 21/00 UTC, with little
change.
Low area around 1008-1010 over West Sahara.
High 1032 over Scandinavia.
High area around 1020 from west of Acores Isles along 35N.
A monsoon trough enters the Atlantic near coastal border of Senegal
and Guinea-Bissau, then extends southwestward through 10N24W to
07N32W.
An ITCZ curves northwestward from 10N24W to 09N52W.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 21 at 12 UTC
FARADAY.
In west : Variable 2 to 4, increasing Southerly 5 or 6 soon,
occasionally 7 in far northwest later, then veering West or Southwest
4 or 5 at end. Gusts.
In east : Southeasterly 3 to 5, increasing South or Southeast 4 or 5,
at times 6, later.
Moderate, occasionally rough in northwest later.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.
ROMEO.
East or Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 soon.
Moderate.
ALTAIR.
Variable 2 to 4, increasing Southwesterly 4 or 5 in west later.
Moderate.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.
CHARCOT.
Northeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5 at first.
Moderate, locally slight in far southeast.
Moderate vis in scattered showers in far northeast.
ACORES.
In west : Clockwise 2 to 4.
In east : Northerly 3 or 4, decreasing 2 or 3 at end.
Decreasing slight or moderate.
Moderate or poor vis in scattered showers at times thundery.
JOSEPHINE.
Northwesterly 3 or 4, locally Cyclonic 2 to 4 in far northeast.
Moderate in west and slight in east.
Moderate vis in scattered showers.
IRVING.
In west : East or Southeast 3 or 4.
In east : Northerly 2 to 4.
Moderate.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery mainly in
west.
MADEIRA.
In west : North or Northwest 3 or 4, decreasing 2 or 3 later.
In east : Westerly 2 to 4.
Slight or moderate, decreasing.
Poor vis in scattered showers.
PAZENN.
East or Northeast 3 to 5, decreasing Northeast 3 or 4 next night, and
backing North or Northeast at end.
Slight or moderate.
IROISE.
East or Northeast 3 to 5, increasing 4 or 5 in afternoon, at times 6
in north, and decreasing 3 or 4 next night. Gusts.
Slight or moderate, decreasing slight next night.
Locally moderate or poor in thundery showers.
YEU, ROCHEBONNE.
East or Northeast 3 or 4, becoming Cyclonic 2 to 4 from south in
evening, at times 5 in east. Gusts.
Slight, locally moderate in far northwest, decreasing smooth or
slight next night.
Locally moderate or poor in thundery showers.
CANTABRICO.
Cyclonic 2 to 4, at times 5 in east, becoming Westerly 3 to 5 at end.
Gusts.
Slight.
Locally moderate or poor in thundery showers.
FINISTERRE.
In north, East or Northeast 3 to 5, decreasing Northeast 3 or 4 in
evening, backing Northerly 2 to 4 at end. Gusts.
In south, Variable 2 to 4.
Slight or moderate.
Locally moderate or poor in scattered showers, at times thundery.
PORTO.
Variable 2 to 4, mainly Southeasterly at first.
Slight.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers.
SAO VICENTE.
Southwesterly 2 to 4.
Slight.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers.
CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT.
In and leeward strait : East or Southeast 4 or 5, becoming Variable 2
or 3 soon.
Elsewhere : Variable 2 to 4, becoming Westerly soon, then backing
South or Southwest later.
Smooth or slight.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in north, at times thundery.
CASABLANCA.
Southwesterly 2 to 4, locally Variable in far northeast at first.
Slight, locally moderate in west at first.
Moderate vis in showers in far northeast.
AGADIR.
Variable 2 to 3.
Slight, locally moderate in northwest at first.
Moderate vis in coastal fog patches.
METEOR.
Variable 2 to 4, mainly East or Southeast later.
Moderate, becoming slight or moderate later.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, mainly in
northwest.
CANARIAS.
North or Northeast 2 to 4, locally 4 or 5 in southwest.
Slight or moderate.
Poor vis in scattered showers.
TARFAYA.
Mainly Northeasterly 2 to 3, locally 4 near coast later.
Slight.
Moderate vis in coastal fog patches.
CAPE VERDE.
Easterly 3 or 4 in west and Northeasterly in east.
Moderate.
Poor vis in scattered showers in south.
CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS.
North or Northeast 3 or 4, locally Northerly 4 or 5 near coast.
Gusts.
Moderate.
Poor vis due to sand haze in east.
SIERRA LEONE.
Variable 2 to 4, mainly Northerly in north, and West or Southwest in
far south. Severe gusts with thundersqualls.
Slight or moderate.
Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls, and locally due to sand haze
in far northeast.
GULF OF GUINEA.
South or Southwest 3 or 4, at times 5 in west at first. Severe gusts
with thundersqualls.
Moderate, becoming slight in east later.
Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls, mainly in far east and in
far northwest.
POINTE NOIRE.
South or Southwest 2 to 4 in east, but Southeast 3 or 4 at times 5 in
west.
Moderate, becoming slight or moderate in east later.
Moderate vis in scattered showers in far west.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
No near gale or gale expected.
