FQNT50 LFPW 170839 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 17 May 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 251. Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 17 at 00 UTC Trough extending from Norway to Bay of Biscay evacuating east-northeast. Low 988 50N50W moving northeast, expected 983 54N30W by 18/12 UTC. Associated trough gradually crossing areas above 40N. Low area 1010-1012 over western Sahara with little change. High 1030 33N33W expected 1027 30N31W by 18/12 UTC. Associated ridge extending towards west Ireland weakening and drifting towards France. A Tropical wave is near 15.5W, from 14N southward, moving westward at around 5 kt. The monsoon trough is near 13N17W, then curves southwestward to 03N28W. ITCZ extends from 03N28W to 00N41W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 18 at 12 UTC FARADAY. In west : Southwest 6 or 7, increasing West or Southwest 7 or 8 soon, then veering West at end. Severe gusts. In east : increasing Southwest 5 or 6, then West or Southwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in west at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough from west, becoming very rough or high soon. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery in east. Poor vis due to fog patches. ROMEO. In west, South or Southwest 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 at first, then Southwest 6 or 7 at end. Gusts. In east, West or Southwest 3 or 4, increasing Southwest 4 or 5 soon, then 5 or 6 later. Moderate or rough, becoming rough at end, locally very rough in west. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers soon. Poor vis due to fog patches. ALTAIR. West or Southwest increasing 6 or 7 from west, locally 8 in far northwest soon, but Southwest 4 or 5 in east at first, decreasing 5 or 6 in south at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough from west soon, locally high in far northwest. W or NW swell 5 m at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. Poor vis due to fog patches. CHARCOT. South or Southwest 4 or 5, locally Clockwise 2 to 4 in east at first, veering Southwest soon and increasing 5 or 6 in northwest, at times 7 in far nothwest at end. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough later. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers later. Poor vis due to fog patches. ACORES. In west, Southwest 4 to 6 from south to north, decreasing 3 to 5 later and veering West or Northwest in north. In east, West or Southwest 3 to 5 from south to north, temporarily 6 in far north later. Moderate or rough in northwest, slight or moderate in southeast. Moderate vis in rain from northwest soon. JOSEPHINE. North or Northwest 3 or 4, at times 5, locally backing gradually West or Southwest 4 or 5 in north west soon. Moderate. Moderate vis in some showers, clearing soon. IRVING. Clockwise 2 to 4, locally Northeasterly in southeast. Slight or moderate. MADEIRA. North or Northeast 3 or 4, but 4 or 5 in southeast, locally North or NorthWest in far north. Moderate, locally rough in far southeast at first. PAZENN. Westerly 3 or 4, backing Southwesterly 5 or 6 later, locally 7 in west at end. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in rain or showers. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE. West or Northwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in east soon, backing West or Southwest later, then Southwest 3 to 5 at end. Moderate, temporarily rough in far northwest in evening with NW swell. Poor vis in showers. CANTABRICO. West or Northwest 2 to 4, backing mainly West or Southwest later. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate with NW swell. Poor vis in showers. FINISTERRE. Northwesterly 2 to 4, locally 5 in extreme southeast, becoming Clockwise 2 to 4 soon, then increasing Southwesterly 5 or 6 later. Moderate. Poor vis in showers at first, then some rain in west at end. PORTO. North or Northwest 4 or 5, decreasing Northwesterly 2 to 4 later, then backing West or Southwest 3 to 5 in northwest at end. Moderate. SAO VICENTE. North or Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6 in west soon, decreasing 3 or 4 at end. Moderate. CADIZ. Variable 2 to 4, at times 5, mainly Northwesterly, increasing West or Northwest 3 to 5 from east to west at first, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 at end. Slight or moderate. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. West or Southwest 3 or 4, locally 5 in far east. Slight. CASABLANCA. North 4 or 5, but locally Northwest 3 or 4 in far northeast, decreasing North or Northeast 3 to 5 at end. Moderate. AGADIR. North or Northeast 5 or 6, but 6 or 7 in east, temporarily at times 8 in far east soon. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough. METEOR. Northeast 4 or 5, but locally 3 or 4 in far northwest, decreasing 2 to 4 in northwest at end. Moderate, decreasing slight in far northwest soon. CANARIAS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 with gusts between Islands, increasing temporarily 5 or 6 in southeast soon. Moderate. TARFAYA. North 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 soon. Rough. CAPE VERDE. Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough in far east at end. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 5 or 6, but 4 or 5 in far northwest. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze in east. CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in far north. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze in east. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 4 or 5, but Northwesterly 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate, at times rough in extreme west. Poor vis in thunderstorms in far south, moderate vis due to sand haze in east. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4. Moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4, increasing 3 to 5 in west at end. Moderate. Moderate or poor vis in showers mainly in north. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Threat of Southwesterly near gale over the Bay of Biscay. Persistence of West or Southwest near gale or gale over FARADAY, ALTAIR, ROMEO and CHARCOT. Persistence of Northerly near gale or gale over east of AGADIR. Threat or Southwest near gale over ALTAIR and ACORES at end.