FQNT50 LFPW 240734 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 24 April 2026 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 : NO WARNING. Part 2 : General synopsis, Friday 24 at 00 UTC Low 991 49N30W filling northwestwards, expected 1003 51N39W by 25/00 UTC, then filling. Low 1003 40N38W moving slowly northeast and expected 1014 43N24W by 25/12 UTC. New low expected 983 46N50W by 25/12 UTC. High area 1016-1018 extending from west Cape Verde to south Portugal, expected 1021 from north Canary islands to north Portugal by 25/00 UTC, then merging with next high. High 1033 over Scotland with ridge towards English Channel, moving north. Monsoon trough from 07N11W to 01S25W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 25 at 12 UTC FARADAY. Decreasing West or Southwest 4 or 5, temporarily Cyclonic 5 or 6 at first, then gradually Variable 3 to 5 soon, at times Southerly 5 or 6 in far southeast later, but increasing Southerly 5 or 6 in far west at end. Gusts. Decreasing moderate or rough. Poor vis in rain or showers, clearing in west soon. ROMEO. Southerly decreasing 3 to 5, at times 6 in west at first, temporarily increasing 5 or 6 in far southwest at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing gradually moderate soon. Poor vis in rain or showers, clearing in east soon. ALTAIR. Increasing Cyclonic 4 to 6 from southwest, locally decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in west soon, then decreasing Cyclonic 4 or 5 in east, but increasing Southerly 5 or 6 in far west at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in rain or showers, occasionally thundery. CHARCOT. South or Southwest 3 to 5 from east to west, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in east soon, but increasing Southerly 5 or 6 in west. Gusts. Decreasing moderate from southeast, locally becoming rough in far west later. Poor vis in rain or showers, mainly in west. ACORES. Southwesterly 4 to 6, veering locally Westerly 3 to 5 in west soon, then decreasing mainly Westerly 2 to 4 at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate at end. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers, clearing in west soon. JOSEPHINE. Variable Clockwise 2 to 4, mainly Southwesterly in west, locally increasing Southerly 4 or 5 in far northwest soon. Moderate. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in far northwest at end. IRVING. Southwesterly 4 or 5, temporarily 6 at first, but Variable Clockwise 2 to 4 in far southeast and in far northwest, gradually increasing Northerly 3 to 5 in far northwest later, but decreasing Southwesterly 2 to 4 elsewhere. Moderate or rough in N swell, decreasing slight or moderate at end. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers from west. MADEIRA. Variable Clockwise 2 to 4, locally increasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 in far southeast soon. Moderate in NW swell, decreasing slight or moderate at end. Moderate or poor vis in some showers, clearing soon. PAZENN. Variable 2 to 4. Moderate. Locally poor vis with some fog patches or showers. IROISE, YEU. Easterly 4 or 5, becoming Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon, and locally becoming Northwest 4 or 5 in west in late night. Moderate, locally slight in east. Locally poor vis in some showers. ROCHEBONNE. Easterly 4 or 5, becoming Cyclonic 3 to 5 in afternoon. Slight or moderate. Locally poor vis in some fog patches or showers. CANTABRICO. Variable mainly Westerly 3 to 5, becoming locally Variable 2 to 4 in southwest in evening. Slight or moderate. Locally poor vis with some fog patches or showers. FINISTERRE. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Westerly, becoming locally mainly Northerly 4 or 5 in south in late night. Moderate. Locally poor vis with some fog patches or showers. PORTO. Variable 1 to 3, increasing Northerly 3 or 4 soon, then 4 or 5 at end. Moderate in W swell. Poor vis in fog patches. SAO VICENTE. Variable 2 to 4, increasing Northerly 3 to 5 soon, except in far east. Moderate in W swell. Poor vis in some fog patches in far north. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Decreasing Variable 1 to 3, temporarily mainly Northwesterly 2 to 4 at first, locally increasing Easterly 4 or 5 in and leeward strait at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate in W swell. Poor vis in thundery showers in east at first, clearing. CASABLANCA. Mainly Northerly 2 to 4, increasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 soon, temporarily 6 in far south. Moderate in NW swell. AGADIR, TARFAYA. Northerly increasing 5 or 6, at times 7 in east. Severe gusts. Becoming moderate or rough from east, at times cross in NW swell. METEOR. Clockwise 2 to 4, but South or Southwest 4 or 5 in northwest. Moderate in N swell, decreasing slight or moderate at end. Poor vis in rain or showers in far northwest, at times thundery. CANARIAS. In northwest, Variable 2 to 4. In southeast, North or Northeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6. Gusts. Moderate in NW swell. CAPE VERDE. In northwest, Clockwise 2 to 4. In southeast, Northeasterly 4 or 5. Moderate in N swell. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in east. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze in far east. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 4 or 5, but Northwesterly in far southeast. Moderate in N swell, at times rough in far north, but locally slight along coast. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far northeast. GULF OF GUINEA. In west, Westerly 2 to 4. In east, South or Southwest 2 to 4. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Moderate in S swell. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Moderate vis due to sand haze. POINTE NOIRE. Mainly Southerly 2 to 4, backing South or Southeast later. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Moderate in S or SE swell. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Northerly near gale over AGADIR. Threat of Southerly near gale or gale in west of FARADAY and far northwest of ALTAIR. Threat of Easterly near gale in and leeward Gibraltar Strait at end.