LES21 Marlink 10.10.107.29 18-JAN-2025 10:11:10 022745SECURITE
Weather bulletin on METAREA 2,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 18 January 2025 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 36.
Part 2 : General synopsis, Saturday 18 at 00 UTC
Low 979 51N34W moving northeast and filling 994 58N20W by 19/12 UTC.
Associated trough extending from west Ireland to east ACORES, moving
east with new low deepening 1011 just northwest Coruna by 19/12 UTC.
Low “GAROE” 1004 39N51W moving east-northeast, deepening 994 42N38W
by 19/00 UTC, then expected 42N31W by 19/12 UTC.
Persistence of a ridge from Central Europe to the Bay of Biscay.
High 1027 31N19W drifting southwest, expected 1024 26N23W by 19/12
UTC.
The monsoon trough enters the Atlantic through the coast of Guinea
near 10N13W and continues southwestward to 00N25W. The ITCZ
extends from 00N25W to 00N50W.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 19 at 12 UTC
FARADAY.
In west, West or Southwest 7 or 8, decreasing quickly Westerly 4 to 6
soon, then increasing East or Northeast 7 or 8 in far southwest
later, locally 9 at end. Severe gusts.
In east, Southwest 7 or 8, decreasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 soon,
then gradually backing East or Southeast 4 to 6 at end. Severe
gusts.
Very rough or high, at times cross.
Long W or SW swell 5 m, abating at end.
Poor vis in rain and thundery showers, clearing in east at end.
ROMEO.
South or Southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in north, decreasing
Westerly 4 or 5 soon, then Variable 2 to 4 at end. Gusts.
Rough or very rough, locally high in far west.
Long W swell 5 to 6 m in west soon.
Poor vis in heavy rain and thundery showers, clearing at end.
ALTAIR.
In west, West or Southwest 6 to 8 from south to north, increasing
South or Southeast 7 or 8 soon in far southwest soon, then becoming
Variable Cyclonic 7 or 8 at end. Severe gusts.
In east, West or Southwest 4 or 5, locally 6 or 7 in north,
decreasing South or Southeast 4 to 6 later, then increasing
Southeast 8 or 9 at end. Gusts.
Very rough or high, abating very rough at end.
Long W swell 5 to 6 m, abating in west soon.
Poor vis in rain and thundery showers.
CHARCOT.
South or Southwest 4 or 5, at times 6, veering West or Northwest 3 to
5 soon in west, then becoming Clockwise Variable 2 to 4 later, and
locally increasing Southeast 5 or 6 in far southwest at end. Gusts.
Moderate or rough, increasing rough or very rough, locally high in
northwest soon.
Long W swell 5 to 6 m in far northwest later.
Poor vis in rain and thundery showers, clearing in east at end.
ACORES.
In west : South 4 or 5, increasing Southwest 6 or 7 soon, then West
or Southwest 7 or 8 later, at times 9 at end. Gusts.
In east : Northwest 3 to 5 at first, becoming Variable clockwise 2 to
4 soon, then increasing Southerly 5 or 6 later, and veering Southwest
at end. Gusts.
Rough or very rough, at times cross, becoming high later in west.
Long W or NW swell 5 m in far north.
Poor vis in rain and thundery showers in east, then becoming poor or
very poor in rain ans thundery showers from west soon.
JOSEPHINE.
In west, South or Southwest 4 or 5, veering Northerly 3 or 4 soon,
then gradually veering and increasing East or Southeast 5 or 6 at
end. Gusts.
In east, Southerly 3 to 5 soon, locally 6 in north, decreasing
Variable 2 to 4 latrer. Gusts.
Moderate or rough, increasing very rough from northwest soon, in long
NW swell.
Poor vis in heavy rain and thundery showers .
IRVING.
Mainly Southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 in west soon, veering
westerly 6 or 7 later. Gusts.
Rough, increasing very rough and cross soon in northwest, locally
high at end in far north.
Poor vis in rain or thunderstorms mainly in northwest.
Moderate vis due to sand haze in far southeast.
MADEIRA.
Clockwise 2 to 4, mainly Northerly in east, locally increasing
Southwest 5 in far northwest soon, then gradually becoming
Southwesterly 5 or 6 in northwest at end.
Moderate, locally becoming rough in northwest soon.
Poor vis in rain or thundery showers in far northwest soon.
Moderate vis due to sand haze elsewhere.
PAZENN.
Southerly 5 or 6 in west and 3 or 4 in east, becoming Cyclonic 5 or 6
from west later, at times 7 in south.
Moderate or rough, increasing rough or very rough later with W swell
3 to 4m.
Poor vis in rain.
IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE.
Southeasterly 2 to 4, veering South or Southeast 3 or 4 next night,
then increasing 4 or 5 in the morning.
Slight or moderate, increasing moderate to locally rough in W with W
swell at end.
Locally poor vis in fog patches.
CANTABRICO.
Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southerly next night, then increasing
Southeasterly 3 or 4 in the morning.
Slight or moderate, becoming rough in extreme west at end with W
swell.
Locally poor vis in fog patches.
FINISTERRE.
Southerly increasing 5 or 6 soon and locally 6 or 7 in east later,
then veering North or Northwest 5 or 6 in west at end. Gusts.
Increasing rough soon, then very rough later with W swell 3 to 4m at
end.
Poor vis in rain.
PORTO.
South 4 or 5, increasing Southwest 5 or 6 later, at times 7 at end.
Gusts.
Moderate, increasing rough in far northwest soon, then locally very
rough at end, in long NW swell.
Moderate or poor vis in rain and thundery showers from west soon.
SAO VICENTE.
East or Southeast 3 to 5, increasing South or Southwest 5 or 6 later
in northwest, but decreasing Southerly 2 to 4 in southeast.
Moderate, increasing rough in northwest later, in long NW swell.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers in northwest later.
CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT.
In and leeward strait, Easterly 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4 soon.
Elsewhere, Easterly 2 to 4, veering South or Southeast 3 or 4 later.
Slight or moderate.
CASABLANCA.
Northeasterly 3 or 4, locally 5 in far north, then decreasing
Variable 2 to 4 later, then increasing Southwest 4 or 5 in west at
end.
Moderate, increasing rough at end in far northwest.
AGADIR, TARFAYA.
Northerly 3 or 4, decreasing variable 2 to 4 at end.
Moderate.
METEOR.
Southerly 2 to 4, locally Easterly in far south, increasing mainly
Southwesterly 3 to 5 in west soon, then veering Northwest 4 or 5 in
far northwest at end.
Moderate or rough.
Moderate vis due to sand haze.
CANARIAS.
Decreasing North or Northeast 3 or 4, becoming Clockwise Variable 2
to 4 later.
Moderate, increasing rough later in northwest.
Moderate vis due to sand haze.
CAPE VERDE.
East or Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing Easterly 3 or 4 in north at
end.
Moderate or rough.
Moderate vis due to sand haze, clearing later.
CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS.
East or Northeast 4 or 5.
Moderate, locally rough in west, abating moderate at end.
Moderate vis due to sand haze in south, clearing later.
SIERRA LEONE.
Northeast 4 or 5, but locally Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast.
Moderate, temporarily rough in northwest.
Poor vis in thundersqualls in southeast, moderate vis due to sand
haze in northwest.
GULF OF GUINEA, POINTE NOIRE.
In west, Variable 2 to 4, becoming mainly South or Southeast soon.
Severe gusts.
In east, So
