FQNT50 LFPW 040803 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 4 June 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 : WARNING NR 280. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 4 at 00 UTC Low 981 over north Scotland, moving towards Iceland. Low 1011 43N46W, moving northeast and deepening, expected 1006 45N42W by 04/12 UTC, then 995 48N27W by 05/00UTC, and 991 50N17W by 05/12UTC. Associated trough crossing FARADAY and ALTAIR, reaching ROMEO and CHARCOT later. Persistence of low 1013-1015 over Western Sahara. High 1033 35N32W, slow moving and expected 1028 34N34W by 05/12 UTC. Tropical wave along 35W, south of 13N, moving westward at 15 kt. Monsoon trough from 18N16W to 06N23W. ITCZ from 06N23W to 03N34W and from 03N37W to 02N48W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 5 at 12 UTC FARADAY. Cyclonic 7 or 8, at times 9, from south, increasing 8 or 9 in east at end, while decreasing Westerly 5 or 6 in west. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough and cross later, locally high in east at end. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers, clearing at end. ROMEO. Westerly 4 to 6, increasing South or Southwest 7 or 8 later, then increasing West or Northwest 8 or 9 in west at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, very rough at end, locally cross in west at end. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers soon. ALTAIR. Southwesterly 7 or 8, at times 9, from west, veering Westerly later, then decreasing West or Northwest 4 to 6 in west at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high and cross soon. W swell 5 m in west later. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers, clearing at end. CHARCOT. Westerly 3 to 5, increasing Southwest 6 or 7 later, then increasing Westerly 7 or 8 at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming locally high in far northwest at end. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers in northwest soon. ACORES. Gradually increasing West or Southwest 4 to 6, locally 7 in far north, veering Westerly later, then veering West or Northwest 3 to 5, locally 6 in far northeast, at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming locally very rough in north soon. JOSEPHINE. Northerly 3 to 5, becoming Variable soon, then increasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 in northwest later. Moderate or rough. IRVING. Northeasterly 3 to 5, locally Variable 2 to 4 in northwest, becoming Variable 2 to 4 everywhere at end. Moderate. MADEIRA. North or Northeast 3 to 5, locally 6 with gusts between islands and in far southeast. Moderate or rough. PAZENN. West or Northwest decreasing 5 or 6, backing Westerly 4 or 5 in evening, then South or Southwest 5 or 6 tomorrow morning, locally 7 in west. Gusts. Very rough, becoming rough overnight. W or NW swell 3.5 to 4.5 m, abating tomorrow morning. Locally poor vis in showers. IROISE, YEU. Veering West or Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4 overnight, and backing South or Southwest 2 to 4 tomorrow morning. Very rough, decreasing rough overnight. W or NW swell increasing 3.5 to 4.5 m in afternoon, abating 3m tomorrow morning. Locally poor vis in showers. ROCHEBONNE, CANTABRICO. West or Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 2 to 4 overnight, and backing South or Southwest tomorrow morning. Very rough, decreasing rough overnight. Long NW swell increasing 3 to 4 m in afternoon. Locally poor vis in showers, or in rain in southeast at first. FINISTERRE. Northwesterly 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 in evening, and backing South or Southwest 4 or 5 tomorrow morning, locally 6 or 7 in northwest. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming rough this evening. NW swell 3 to 3.5m, abating tomorrow morning. PORTO. North or Northwest 4 or 5, decreasing 3 to 5 later, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 at end. Rough in NW swell. SAO VICENTE. Increasing Northerly 5 or 6, at times 7 in east soon, then decreasing 4 or 5 in northwest at end. Moderate or rough, becoming rough later. Moderate vis in some showers at first. CADIZ. Northwesterly 3 to 5, increasing North or Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6, soon, then decreasing 2 to 4 at end. Moderate, locally slight in far north; and locally rough in extreme west later. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. West 3 to 5, locally 6 in far east. Slight or moderate. CASABLANCA. North or Northeast 5 or 6, locally Variable 2 to 4 in far northeast. Gusts. Rough. AGADIR. North or Northeast 6 or 7, locally 8 in far east until late night. Severe gusts. Rough, temporarily very rough in far east. METEOR. East or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in far southeast at first. Moderate or rough. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7 between islands. Gusts. Moderate or rough. TARFAYA. North 4 to 6 from south to north. Gusts. Rough. CAPE VERDE. North or Northeasteast 4 or 5, at times 6 in east at first. Moderate, at times rough in northeast. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 5 or 6. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze in east. CAP TIMIRIS. Northerly 3 to 5, locally 6 in far north. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze in east. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 3 or 4, but mainly Northwesterly 2 to 4 in east. Severe gusts in thundersqualls in south. Moderate, locally slight near coast. Poor vis in thundersqualls in far southeast. Moderate vis due to sand haze in northeast. GULF OF GUINEA. South or Southwest 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate in S or SW swell. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate, locally slight in far east. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in far northeast. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of South or Southwest near gale or gale, over all areas of the Bay of Biscay, then West or Northwest near gale in PAZENN. Persistence or threat of Cyclonic gale or severe gale over ROMEO, CHARCOT, PAZENN, FINISTERRE. Threat of Southwest near gale over FARADAY. Persistence or threat of North or Northeast near gale over AGADIR.