FQNT52 LFPW 182021 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 18 March 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 154. Part 2 : General synopsis, Monday 18 at 12 UTC Complex low 971 just southwest Iceland, slow-moving northeast. Associated trough extending Southwest from British Isles to northwest Azores island, moving east. New low deepening in this trough, expected 1006 43N24W by 19/00UTC, then 1004 43N18W by 19/12UTC, and 1010 40N15W by 20/00UTC. New trough reaching northwest FARADAY at end. High 1025 29N40W, moving northeast, expected 1030 39N28W by 20/00UTC. Monsoon trough located from 08N13W to 04N19W. ITCZ continues from 04N19W 00S28W to 01S35W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Wednesday 20 at 00 UTC FARADAY. North or Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6 in far south, backing South or Southwest 6 or 7 in west later. Gusts. Rough or very rough. Temporarily poor vis in rain in far southeast at first, then in northwest at end. ROMEO. In northwest : Northerly 2 to 4, increasing 5 or 6 later, then backing North or Northwest 4 or 5 at end. In southeast : Southwest 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 soon, then veering rapidly North 5 or 6, locally 7 in south. Gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing rough soon. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers. ALTAIR. In northwest : North or Northwest 4 or 5, backing South or Southwest 5 or 6 at end, locally 7 in far north. Gusts. In southeast : Cyclonic 5 to 7, locally 8 at first in far east, decreasing Northwest 5 or 6 later, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough. Poor or very poor vis in rain in southeast, at times thundery, improving later. CHARCOT. Southwest 5 or 6, locally 3 or 4 in southeast, increasing Cyclonic 6 to 8 from west soon, then decreasing North 5 or 6 in west at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high in southwest later. Poor or very poor vis in rain, at times thundery. ACORES. Cyclonic 6 to 7 in north and Westerly 4 to 6 in south, decreasing Clockwise 3 to 5 from west later. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough at end. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thndery showers, improving later. JOSEPHINE. Clockwise 3 to 5, increasing Southwest 5 or 6 in far northwest soon, then veering Northwest 6 or 7 later, and Cyclonic 6 to 8 at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later, then high in north at end. Moderate or poor vis in some thundery showers. IRVING. In north : Westerly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in far north at first, gradually veering Northeasterly at end. In south : Northwesterly 2 to 4, gradually veering Northeasterly 3 to 5 at end. Moderate or rough, in W or NW swell abating at end. Moderate vis in some showers in north, clearing soon. MADEIRA. Clockwise 3 to 5, becoming Northwesterly soon, then increasing Northerly 4 to 6 from south to north at end. Moderate, locally becoming rough in northwest soon. PAZENN. Southwest decreasing 3 to 5, but locally 6 in northwest at first, backing Southerly tomorrow morning. Moderate or rough, locally very rough in far northwest at first, becoming rough tomorrow morning. Long W swell 3 to 4 m in the evening, abating tomorrow evening. IROISE. Southwesterly 4 or 5, at times 6 in far northwest overnight, backing Southerly 2 to 4 tomorrow morning, then South or Southeast 3 or 4 in the afternoon. Moderate or rough with W swell. YEU. Southwesterly 3 to 5, backing Southerly 2 to 4 tomorrow morning, then Southeasterly 3 or 4 in the afternoon. Moderate, becoming rough in west with W swell tomorrow morning. Vis locally poor due to morning fog patches. ROCHEBONNE. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Easterly prevailing tomorrow morning, and increasing 3 or 4 in the afternoon. Moderate, becoming rough in far northwest with W swell tomorrow morning. Vis locally poor due to morning fog patches. CANTABRICO. Mainly East or Northeast 2 to 4, veering Easterly tomorrow morning, at times 5 in east in afternoon, and becoming variable in west this evening. Moderate in W swell. Thundery showers at first in southeast with severe gusts. Poor vis in thundery showers. FINISTERRE. In northwest, Southwest 3 or 4, backing Southerly tomorrow morning. In southeast, variable 2 to 4. Moderate, becoming gradually rough from northwest, with W swell. PORTO. Northerly 3 or 4, at times 5 along coast, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate, becoming rough in far northwest later. Poor vis due to some fog patches, then in rain in west at end. SAO VICENTE. North 4 or 5, locally Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast, backing Westerly 3 or 4 at end. Moderate. Poor vis due to some fog patches, then in rain in far west at end. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. In and leeward strait : Easterly 4 or 5, increasing at times 6 at end. Gusts. Elsewhere : Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Poor vis due to some fog patches. CASABLANCA. In far northeast : Variable mainly Northerly 2 to 4, backing Westerly at end. Elsewhere : Northerly 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 in afternoon, then backing West or Northwest at end. Moderate. Moderate vis due to coastal fog patches. AGADIR, TARFAYA. In far east : decreasing Variable mainly Northerly 2 to 4, increasing 4 at end . Elsewhere : Northerly 4 or 5, temporarily decreasing 3 or 4 in the morning. Gusts. Moderate. Moderate vis due to coastal fog patches, and in sand haze. METEOR. In northwest : Northeasterly 2 to 4, increasing 3 to 5 later. In southeast : Northeast 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 later. Moderate, becoming rough in far south at end. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, but locally 6 or 7 between islands and 6 in far southeast, temporarilly decreasing 6 between islands soon. Gusts, locally severe gusts between islands. Moderate, locally moderate or rough in south and between islands. Moderate vis in sand haze. CAPE VERDE. Northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6, increasing 5 or 6 later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough at end. Moderate vis due to sand haze in southeast. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts. Rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze. CAP TIMIRIS. Northerly 4 or 5, locally 6 in north. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. Northeasterly 4 or 5, at times 6 in far north, but locally Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate or rough, locally slight near coast. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 3 or 4, locally Variable 2 to 4 in west. Severe or violent gusts in thundersqualls. Slight, locally moderate in west. Poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. Southeasterly 2 to 4, at times 5, decreasing 1 to 3 in east later. Severe or violent gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate, locally slight in east. Poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Northerly near gale or gale over CHARCOT and JOSEPHINE. Threat of Northerly near gale over PAZENN, FINISTERRE, PORTO, MADEIRA, CANARIAS and CAP BLANC. Threat of Southwesterly near gale or gale over FARADAY and northwest of ALTAIR.