Weather warning for strong winds and rough seas in METAREA 2.

LES21 Marlink 10.10.107.29 21-DEC-2024 22:11:06 455728SECURITE
Weather bulletin on METAREA 2,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 21 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 : WARNING NR 507.

Part 2 : General synopsis, Saturday 21 at 12 UTC
Low “ENOL” 963 62N07W moving east, expected 970 just southwest Norway
by 22/12UTC, then moving southeast and expected 987 just between
Norway and Denmark by 23/00 UTC. Associated trough crossing English
channel and Bay of Biscay over the day.
High 1043 41N23W with little change, extended with a ridge over
Spain.
Monsoon trough from 02N09E to 02N01W.
ITCZ from 02N01W to 05N30W, then to 04N50W.

Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 23 at 00 UTC

FARADAY.
In west, increasing Southerly 6 or 7. Gusts.
In east, West or Southwest 4 or 5, increasing Southwest 4 to 6 soon.
Rough or very rough.
Poor vis in rain or showers, mainly in northwest.

ROMEO.
West or Northwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in far northeast, decreasing 3 to
5 in west soon, but North or Northwest 5 or 6 in east, then becoming
Clockwise 3 to 5 at end. Gusts.
Rough or very rough, locally high in far northeast.
Long NW swell 5 to 6 m in far northeast.
Poor vis in some rain or showers.

ALTAIR.
In west, Southerly 5 or 6, increasing at times 7 in far northwest at
end. Gusts.
In east, Clockwise 2 to 4, gradually increasing Southerly 3 to 5 from
west later.
Moderate or rough, at times very rough in far northwest at end.

CHARCOT.
In west, Clockwise 2 to 4, at times 5.
In east, North or Northwest 4 or 5, veering Northerly later, locally
6 in far southeast at end.
Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in northeast soon.
Long NW swell near 5 m in far northeast later.

ACORES.
In west, South or Southeast 5 or 6.
In east, East or Southeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far southeast soon,
but Easterly 2 to 4 in far northeast.
Moderate or rough.
Poor vis in some showers in far southwest, at times thundery.

JOSEPHINE.
Northeasterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in far southeast, but 3 or 4 in
far northwest. Gusts.
Moderate or rough.
Poor vis in scattered showers, clearing soon.

IRVING.
East or Southeast 5 or 6 in west, but East or Northeast in east.
Severe gusts with thundersqualls.
Rough, at times moderate.
Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in far southwest.

MADEIRA.
Northeast 6 or 7, locally decreasing 4 or 5 in far southeast later.
Gusts.
Rough, occasionally very rough.
Poor vis in thundery rain or showers, mainly in southeast.

PAZENN.
Northwest 6 or 7, increasing 8 in far northeast at first, then
decreasing 5 or 6 at end, locally 7 in far northwest. Severe gusts.
Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high at first.
Long NW swell 5 to 6 m at first.
Poor vis in showers.

IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE.
West or Northwest 6 or 7, increasing Northwest 7 or 8 soon, then
decreasing 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts.
Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high soon.
Long NW swell 5 to 6 m at end.
Rain then showers or squalls.
Poor vis in rain or showers.

CANTABRICO.
West 5 or 6, increasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 soon, decreasing
Northwest 5 or 6 later, but locally 7 in east. Severe gusts.
Rough, becoming very rough or high later.
Long NW swell 4 to 5 m later, increasing 5 or 6 m at end.
Poor vis in rain or showers.

FINISTERRE.
Northwesterly 4 or 5, locally 6 in far north, veering Northerly 5 or
6 later.
Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough soon, locally high in
far northeast at end.
Long NW swell 5 or 6 m later.
Poor vis in showers.

PORTO.
Northerly 4 or 5, locally 6 in far south, increasing 5 or 6 later, at
times 7. Gusts.
Becoming moderate or rough, then gradually rough or very rough in
long NW swell later.

SAO VICENTE.
Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7, locally decreasing 4 or 5 in southeast
later. Gusts.
Moderate or rough.

CADIZ.
In north, Northeasterly 4 or 5, backing Northerly at times 6 at end.
In south, East or Northeast 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 soon, then
North or Northeast 3 to 5 at end. Gusts.
Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate later.

GIBRALTAR STRAIT.
Easterly 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 soon, then gradually 2 to 4 later.
Gusts.
Moderate, gradually decreasing smooth or slight later.

CASABLANCA.
In northwest, North or Northeast decreasing 5 or 6, temporarily 6 or
7 at first, then 4 or 5 at end. Gusts.
In southeast, Northeast 4 to 6, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in
southeast soon, then becoming mainly Northeasterly at end.
Gradually decreasing moderate or rough from east, temporarily rough
at first.
Poor vis in showers, at times thundery.

AGADIR.
Decreasing Easterly 4 or 5, temporarily Northeasterly 5 or 6 at
first, then increasing Northeasterly 4 or 5, at times 6 later.
Gusts.
Rough, decreasing moderate or rough later.
Poor vis in showers, at times thundery.

METEOR.
East or Southeast 5 or 6 in west, but East or Northeast in east.
Gusts, at times severe with thundersqualls.
Rough.
Poor or very poor vis in thundery showers or thundersqualls, mainly
in west.

CANARIAS.
Northeasterly 5 or 6, at times 7 between islands and in northwest,
locally decreasing 4 or 5 in far southeast soon. Gusts, at times
severe in northeast.
Moderate or rough, becoming at times very rough later, mainly in
north.