Weather bulletin: No warnings; forecasts for various sea areas provided.

LES21 Marlink 10.10.107.29 19-DEC-2024 22:11:12 269500SECURITE
Weather bulletin on METAREA 2,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 19 December 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 : NO WARNING.

Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 19 at 12 UTC
Low 978 53N01E over Scandinavia, moving rapidly east. Associated
trough crossing France from north to south of Bay of Biscay.
Low 989 just southeast of Greenland moving towards Iceland.
Associated trough crossing area above 47N.
Next low deepening 985 57N36W by 20/12 UTC, moving east, and expected
just south of Iceland by 21/00 UTC. Associated trough crossing area
above 46N.
High 1040 42N26W drifting east, expected 1041 42N22W by 21/00 UTC.
Monsoon trough near 06N10W to 05N19W.
ITCZ stretches from 05N19W to 04N35W.

Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 21 at 00 UTC

FARADAY.
West or Southwest 6 or 7. Gusts.
Rough or very rough.
Moderate vis in rain or showers.

ROMEO.
West or Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing West 5 or 6 at end. Gusts.
Moderate or rough, increasing rough or very rough soon.
Moderate vis in rain or showers.

ALTAIR.
Variable Clockwise 2 to 4, locally West or Southwest 4 or 5 in far
north.
Moderate or rough.

CHARCOT.
Variable Clockwise 2 to 4, increasing Northwesterly 4 or 5 at end.
Moderate or rough.

ACORES.
Easterly 4 to 6 from east to west, veering Southeasterly 5 or 6
later.
Moderate or rough.
Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers in southwest.

JOSEPHINE.
Northeast 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 at end.
Moderate or rough.
Moderate vis in some showers.

IRVING.
In west : Easterly 5 or 6, at times 7, veering Southeast later.
Severe gusts in thundersqualls.
In east : East 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 soon.
Moderate or rough.
Poor vis in heavy rain or thundersqualls in west, improving at end.

MADEIRA.
East or Northeast 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 soon, then 5 or 6 from
north later.
Moderate, becoming moderate or rough at end.
Moderate vis in some showers.

PAZENN.
Northwesterly 4 or 5, increasing Westerly 5 or 6 soon, at times 7.
Gusts.
Rough, temporarily very rough in north later.
Poor vis in rain or showers.

IROISE, YEU.
Northwest decreasing 5 or 6 at first, decreasing Westerly 4 or 5
soon, then increasing Northwesterly 5 or 6 in afternoon, at times 7.
Severe gusts.
Rough.
NW swell 3 m at first.
Poor vis in showers, at times thundery.

ROCHEBONNE.
Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing Westerly 4 or 5 soon, then increasing 5
or 6 later, at times 7. Severe gusts.
Moderate or rough.
NW swell 3 m at first.
Poor vis in showers, at times thundery.

CANTABRICO.
Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4 at first, then increasing
Westerly 4 or 5 later, at times 6 at end. Severe gusts.
Moderate or rough.
NW swell 3 m at first.
Poor vis in showers, at times thundery.

FINISTERRE.
Northerly 3 or 4, backing Northwesterly 4 or 5 later.
Moderate or rough.
Moderate or poor vis in showers.

PORTO.
North or Northeast 5 or 6.
Rough, becoming moderate or rough later.

SAO VICENTE.
Northerly 4 or 5, increasing North or Northeast 5 or 6 later. Gusts.
Moderate or rough.

CADIZ.
North or Northwest 3 or 4, increasing East or Northeast 4 to 6
later.
Slight or moderate.
Poor vis in fog patches.

GIBRALTAR STRAIT.
Westerly 2 to 4, veering Easterly at end.
Slight, temporarily moderate.
Poor vis in fog patches.

CASABLANCA.
North or Northeast 3 or 4, locally Variable 1 to 3 near coast at
first, increasing 4 or 5 soon, then 5 or 6 in west at end. Gusts.
Moderate, increasing moderate or rough at end.
Poor or very poor vis in fog patches near the coast overnight.

AGADIR.
North or Northeast 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 later, then locally 7 in
far east at end. Gusts.
Moderate, increasing moderate or rough later.
Poor or very poor vis in fog patches near the coast overnight.

METEOR.
East or Southeast 4 to 6. Gusts.
Moderate or rough.
Poor vis in thundery rain or showers in far northwest.

CANARIAS.
East or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 between islands. Gusts.
Moderate or rough.

TARFAYA.
Northeasterly 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 soon, and locally 5 or 6 in
far north at end.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate later.
Poor or very poor vis in fog patches near the coast overnight.

CAPE VERDE.
East 4 or 5, at times 6 in far north. Gusts.
Moderate or rough.
Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze.

CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS.
East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6.
Moderate or rough, locally moderate moderate at end.
Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze.

SIERRA LEONE.
East or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in far northeast and in far
southwest, but Variable 1 to 3 in far southeast. Severe gusts in
thundersqualls.
Moderate, but smooth or slight in far southeast.
Moderate or poor vis in thundersqualls in far southwest, or due to
sand haze mainly in north.

GULF OF GUINEA.
Variable 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls.
Slight, locally moderate in far southwest.
Moderate or poor vis in showers or thundersqualls mainly in south, or
due to fog patches or sand haze along coasts.

POINTE NOIRE.
Southeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in far southwest, but Variable 1 to 3 in
far east. Severe gusts in thundersqualls.
Moderate.
Poor vis in thundery showers or thundersqualls.

Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Persistence or threat of West or Southwest near gale in north FARADAY
and north ROMEO.
Threat of Northwesterly near gale in north of Bay of Biscay.
Threat of Northerly near gale in east of AGADIR.
Threat of East or Northeast near gale in GIBRALTAR STRAIT, CADIZ,
southeast of JOSEPHINE, south of SAO VICENTE, east of MADEIRA, west
of CASABLANCA, and between islands of CANARIAS.