FQNT50 LFPW 010749 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 1 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 : WARNING NR 195. Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 1 at 00 UTC Trough extending from north Scotland to southwest Ireland moving east. Low 988 57N44W, slow moving northeast. Associated trough in south deepening over FARADAY. High 1037 40N40W, expected 1033 39N37W by 02/12 UTC. Associated ridge extending towards the Bay of Biscay. A monsoon trough is confined to Africa. An ITCZ extends southwestward from 06N10W to 03N14W across 00N30W and to the coast of Brazil at 04S38W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 2 at 12 UTC FARADAY. In northwest, Southwest 6 or 7 at first, locally 8 in far northwest. Severe gusts. In southeast, Variable 2 to 4, increasing Southwest 4 or 5 soon, then 6 or 7 later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, locally very rough and cross in far northwest, becoming rough or very rough later, at times high in far northwest, in NW swell. Poor vis in rain in northwest. ROMEO. Variable 2 to 4,mainly Westerly, increasing locally Southwest 4 or 5 in northwest soon, then 5 to 7 later. Moderate, increasing rough in far northwest later. Poor vis in some rain or drizzle, mainly in northwest, clearing soon. ALTAIR. Variable 2 to 4, locally Northeast 3 or 4 in far southeast at first, locally increasing Southwest 5 or 6 in far northwest soon. Moderate or rough, becoming locally very rough and cross in far northwest at end. Moderate vis in some scattered showers. CHARCOT. In northwest, Variable 2 to 4, becoming Clockwise later. In southeast, Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far southeast. Moderate, locally rough and cross in southeast. Poor vis due to some fog patches in northwest. ACORES. Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate or rough, abating moderate at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or drizzle in far northwest, clearing soon. JOSEPHINE. Northeasterly 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 in northeast later. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate soon, then locally increasing rough in northeast at end. IRVING, MADEIRA, METEOR. Northeasterly 4 or 5. Moderate or rough, abating moderate over MADEIRA at end. Moderate vis due to sand haze from east, drifting west. PAZENN. Clockwise 2 to 4, increasing Northwesterly 3 or 4, temporarily 5 in far east, soon, then backing West or Northwest later. Moderate. Locally poor vis in fog patches. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE. Northwesterly increasing 4 or 5 at first, temporarily 6 in east soon. Moderate, occasionally rough in east soon. Locally poor vis in scattered showers. CANTABRICO. Northerly 3 or 4, backing Northwesterly 4 or 5 soon, at times 6 in east later. Moderate, at times rough in east. Locally poor vis in scattered showers. FINISTERRE. North or Northeast 3 or 4 in north, 5 or 6 in south, at times 7 in far south. Gusts in south. Moderate, locally rough in south. PORTO. Northeast 4 or 5, increasing Northerly 5 or 6, soon, occasionally 7 later. Gusts. Rough, temporarily decreasing moderate or rough soon. SAO VICENTE. Northeasterly 4 or 5, temporarily 6 in far southeast at first,then in far northwest later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate soon, then locally increasing rough in north at end. CADIZ. Northeasterly 5 or 6, decreasing Northerly 3 or 4 soon. Moderate, abating slight later. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Westerly 3 to 5 from west to east, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 soon. Smooth or slight. CASABLANCA, AGADIR, TARFAYA. North or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 over AGADIR. Gusts. Moderate, but becoming rough over AGADIR later. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze over south of TARFAYA. CANARIAS. East or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7 in southwest and between islands. Gusts. Moderate, locally rough in west. Poor vis due to sand haze over southeast. Poor vis in showers soon, at times thundery. CAPE VERDE. Northeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5 in northwest, and in far southeast. Moderate, temporarily rough in northwest. Moderate vis in scattered showers in far west. Moderaet vis due to sand haze in far northeast, drifting southwest. CAP BLANC. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Northwesterly 4 or 5 later. Gusts. Moderate, temporarily rough in north. Poor vis due to sand haze. Poor vis in thundery showers. CAP TIMIRIS. Mainly Northerly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in southeast. Moderate, locally slight along coast. Modetate or poor vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. In west, North or Northeast 3 or 4. In east, Northwesterly 2 to 4, at times 5 in far northeast. Moderate, locally slight in far southeast. Moderate vis due to sand haze in far northeast, drifting southwest. GULF OF GUINEA. Mainly Westerly 2 to 4. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Slight, locally moderate in far west. Poor vis in thundersqualls. POINTE NOIRE. Southeast 2 to 4, locally Southerly 1 to 3 in east. Severe gusts with thundersqualls. Slight, at times moderate in far west. Poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence or threat of Southwest near gale or gale over FARADAY, and far northwest of ROMEO.