FQNT50 LFPW 040757 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 4 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 200. Part 2 : General synopsis, Saturday 4 at 00 UTC Low "DAVE" 1006 48N20W, moving northeast, expected 982 north of Ireland by 04/18 UTC, then 978 south of Norway by 05/12 UTC. New low expected 975 47N41W by 05/03 UTC, deepening rapidly west, expected 956 48N34W by 05/12 UTC. Ridge 1026 from Azores to France, weakening 1022 at end, except in Bay of Biscay. The monsoon trough reaches the Atlantic near 08N13W and continues to 03N27W. The ITCZ extends from 03N27W to 03N40W, and to 01N50W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 5 at 12 UTC FARADAY. West or Northwest 5 or 6, temporarily 7 or 8 in far east at first, decreasing West or Southwest 3 or 4 soon, then increasing gradually South 9 or 10 from west later, becoming locally Cyclonic in west at end, locally 11 in extreme west. Violent gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming locally high or very high in west later. Moderate vis in some showers, becoming poor in thundery rain or showers from west later. ROMEO. West or Southwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in north and at times 9 in far north, decreasing Westerly 4 or 5 soon, then backing South 5 or 6 from west at end, locally 7 in extreme west. Severe gusts. Very rough, locally high in north, decreasing rough or very rough later. Moderate vis in some showers. ALTAIR. Northwesterly 3 or 4, at times 5 in north, backing South or Southwest 3 to 5 soon, locally 6 in extreme west, then increasing 8 or 9 from west later, locally veering West or Southwest 9 or 10 in far northwest at end. Violent gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming high in northwest at end, locally very high in far northwest. Moderate vis in some showers, becoming poor in thundery rain or showers from west later. CHARCOT. West or Southwest 4 or 5, locally 6 in far north, but locally Northwest in far northwest, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 soon, then increasing Southerly 3 to 5 at end, locally 6 in far northwest. Gusts. Moderate or rough in south, but rough or very rough in north, becoming rough everywhere at end. Moderate vis in some showers. ACORES. Variable 2 to 4, increasing gradually Southwest 4 or 5 from northwest later, locally 6 or 7 in northwest. Gusts. Moderate or rough from south to north, becoming locally very rough in far northwest at end. Moderate vis in some showers in far north. JOSEPHINE. Variable 2 to 4 in northwest, but Northeast 3 or 4 in southeast at times 5 in far southeast later. Moderate, becoming gradually rough in long NW swell from north later. IRVING. Northeast 2 to 4, becoming Variable later. Moderate. MADEIRA. North or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5, but locally Variable 1 to 3 in far southeast. Moderate. PAZENN. Southwesterly 6 or 7, locally 8 in north at first, decreasing Westerly 5 or 6 soon, then gradually Variable 2 to 4 from southwest later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, temporarily high in far north soon. NW swell increasing 4 or 5 m soon. Vis temporarily poor in showers soon. IROISE, YEU. South or Southwest 5 or 6, veering Westerly soon, then decreasing Northwesterly 3 to 5 at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough soon. W or NW swell increasing 4 to 5m later. Poor vis in some showers soon. ROCHEBONNE. Southerly 4 or 5, veering Westerly soon, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 at end. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in west later. W or NW swell increasing 4 to 5m later. CANTABRICO. Southerly 3 to 5, veering Westerly soon, then decreasing Variable 1 to 3 at end. Moderate or rough, at times very rough in far northwest at end. NW swell increasing 3 to 4m at end. FINISTERRE. Variable 2 to 4, but temporarily Southwesterly 4 or 5 in north at first. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough soon. NW swell increasing 3.5 or 4.5 m soon. PORTO. Increasing Northerly 3 or 4, then veering North or Northeast soon. Moderate in NW swell, becoming gradually rough in long NW swell later. SAO VICENTE. In north : Variable 2 to 4, becoming North or Northeast soon. In south : East or Northeast4 or 5, locally 6 in far southeast. Moderate, locally rough in far southeast, becoming moderate or rough at end. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. In and leeward strait : East 7 or 8. Severe gusts. Elsewhere : Easterly 3 to 5, at times 6 in south. Moderate or rough leeward strait, slight or moderate elsewhere. CASABLANCA. Northeast 3 to 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 near coast later, then everywhere at end. Moderate. Poor vis due to some coastal fog patches. AGADIR. Decreasing Variable 2 to 4, becoming mainly South later. Moderate. Poor vis due to fog patches. METEOR. Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5. Moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze, and in some showers in east. CANARIAS. Northeasterly 3 or 4, backing North or Northeast soon. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in showers or due to sand haze. TARFAYA. West or Southwest 2 to 4, becoming Variable later, then East or Northeast at end. Moderate, decreasing slight or moderate later. Poor vis due to fog patches. CAPE VERDE. North or Northeast 2 to 4. Moderate, locally slight or moderate in southeast. Moderate vis in showers in north. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. CAP BLANC. Decreasing Variable 2 to 4, temporarily 5 in east at first, then becoming North or Northeast soon. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze. CAP TIMIRIS. Northerly 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze. SIERRA LEONE. In west : North or Northeast 3 or 4. In east : mainly Northwesterly 2 to 4. Moderate in west, slight or moderate in east. Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. GULF OF GUINEA. Variable 1 to 3, at times 4. Slight, locally moderate in extreme west. Poor vis in thundersqualls in west with gusts. POINTE NOIRE. Variable 1 to 3, at times 4. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in isolated thundery showers. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Cyclonic gale or severe gale in north of 38 N, with threat of violent storm to hurricane over FARADAY, decreasing at end. Persistence of Easterly near gale or gale over CADIZ and GIBRALTAR STRAIT.