LES21 Marlink 10.10.107.29 24-OCT-2024 22:11:07 000850SECURITE
Weather bulletin on METAREA 2,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 24 October 2024 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 402.
Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 24 at 12 UTC
Low 1000 49N11W, deepening 997 49N09W by 25/00 UTC, then filling 1003
on place at end.
Associated trough in west of Bay of Biscay.
High 1035 42N38W, moving southeast and expected 1037 40N28W by 26/00
UTC.
Monsoon trough passes through the coastal plains of Guinea-Bissau
near 11N16W, to 08N21W and 08N30W. ITCZ continues from 08N30W, to
05N42W.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 26 at 00 UTC
FARADAY.
In west, West 4 or 5, locally 6 in north, backing West or Southwest
soon.
In east, West or Northwest 4 or 5, increasing Northwest 5 or 6 soon.
Rough, locally very rough in far east at first, decreasing moderate
or rough in west later.
ROMEO.
Northwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in far northeast. Severe gusts.
Rough or very rough, locally cross in W swell in east, becoming high
in far northeast soon.
Poor vis in showers, at times thundery in east at first.
ALTAIR.
In west, Clockwise 2 to 4.
In east, Northerly 4 or 5, backing North or Northwest soon, locally 6
in far northeast.
Rough, decreasing moderate or rough soon.
CHARCOT.
North or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7 in far northeast at first,
increasing Northwest 6 or 7 later. Gusts.
Rough or very rough.
Poor vis in showers, at times thundery in east at first.
ACORES.
In west, East 4 to 6 from north to south, veering East or Southeast
later.
In east, East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far south.
Moderate or rough.
JOSEPHINE.
Northerly 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing Northwest 5 or 6 in far
north at end.
Moderate or rough, becoming rough later.
Moderate vis in scattered rain or showers in far southeast at first.
IRVING.
In north, East or Northeast 5 or 6, locally 7 in west, veering
Easterly later.
In south, Easterly 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 later.
Moderate or rough, increasing rough locally very rough in northwest
soon.
Poor or very poor vis in thunderstorms in west.
MADEIRA.
North or Northeast 5 or 6, locally 3 or 4 in south at first.
Slight or moderate, increasing moderate or rough soon.
Moderate vis in rain or showers.
PAZENN.
In north, Westerly 8 or 9, at times 10 in evening, decreasing 8
tomorrow afternoon. Severe gusts.
In south, Westerly 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 tomorrow morning, at
times 7. Gusts.
Becoming very rough, locally high in north.
N or NW swell increasing 4 to 5 m tomorrow in daytime.
Poor vis in showers locally thundery.
IROISE.
South or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7 in west. Gusts.
Rough, becoming very rough tomorrow morning.
W or NW swell increasing 4 to 4.5 m tomorrow morning.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.
YEU.
Veering West or Southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 to 5 in morning,
locally 6 in far northwest, then backing Southwest at end. Gusts.
Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough tomorrow morning.
W or NW swell increasing 3.5 to 4.5 m tomorrow morning.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.
ROCHEBONNE.
Veering Westerly 5 or 6 overnight, decreasing 3 to 5 in morning, then
backing West or Southwest in afternoon. Gusts.
Becoming moderate or rough, then rough or very rough in afternoon, in
NW swell 3 or 4 m.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.
CANTABRICO.
Veering Westerly 5 or 6 overnight, decreasing 4 or 5 in morning, at
times 6, then 3 to 5 in afternoon. Gusts.
Becoming moderate or rough, then rough or very rough in afternoon, in
NW swell 3 or 4 m.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.
FINISTERRE.
West or Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5, at times 6, tomorrow
afternoon. Gusts.
Rough, becoming very rough from west tomorrow morning.
W or NW swell increasing 3 to 4 m tomorrow morning.
Poor vis in showers locally thundery.
PORTO.
Northwest 4 or 5, locally 6 in west.
Becoming rough, locally very rough in far north at end.
Poor vis in rain, then in showers soon.
SAO VICENTE.
North or Northwest 5 or 6, locally Northwesterly 3 or 4 in far
southeast at first, decreasing 4 or 5 at end.
Slight or moderate, increasing moderate or rough soon.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, clearing later.
CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT.
In and leeward strait, East or Southeast 5 or 6, temporarily Variable
2 to 4 soon, then becoming West or Northwest 4 or 5 later. Gusts.
Elsewhere, becoming West or Northwest 2 to 4, then increasing North
or Northwest 4 or 5 soon.
Slight or moderate.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers soon, clearing at end.
CASABLANCA.
North 3 or 4, locally West or Northwest in far northeast, increasing
North or Northeast 4 or 5 soon, occasionally 6.
Slight or moderate, increasing moderate or rough later.
Moderate vis in some showers.
AGADIR, TARFAYA.
North or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 near coasts, increasing 5 or 6
later, locally 7 in east of AGADIR at end.
Moderate, increasing moderate or rough at end.
Moderate vis in scattered showers at end.
METEOR.
Increasing Easterly 4 or 5, at times 6 in far north at end.
Moderate, increasing rough in north at end.
Poor vis in showers in west, at times thundery.
CANARIAS.
Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 between islands, increasing 5 or 6
everywhere at end.
Moderate, increasing rough in far northwest at end.
Moderate vis due to sand haze.
CAPE VERDE.
East or Northeast 4 or 5.
Moderate.
Moderate vis in scattered showers in northwest, or due to sand haze.
CAP BLANC.
North or Northeast 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 in northeast at end.
Moderate.
Moderate vis due to sand haze.
CAP TIMIRIS.
North or Northeast 3 to 5.
Moderate.
Moderate vis due to sand haze.
SIERRA LEONE.
In west, East or Northeast 3 or 4, locally Variable 1 to 3 in south.
In east, Variable 2 to 4, mainly Easterly.
Severe gusts in thundersqualls.
Moderate.
Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in south.
GULF OF GUINEA.
In west, South or Southeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in far south.
In east, South or Southwest 2 to 4.
Severe gusts in thundersqualls.
Moderate, decreasing slight in east later.
Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls.
POINTE NOIRE.
In west, Southeast 3 to 5.
In east, South or Southwest 2 to 4.
Severe gusts in thundersqualls.
Moderate, decreasing slight in east later.
Poor vis in thundersqualls in far northeast.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Threat of North or Northwest near gale over PAZENN and FINISTERRE.
Persistence of Northwest near gale or gale over east of ROMEO and
east of CHARCOT.
Threat of North or Northeast near gale or gale over AGADIR and
TARFAYA.
