FQNT50 LFPW 180824 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 18 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 253. Part 2 : General synopsis, Monday 18 at 00 UTC Low 983 53N33W, moving east and expected 988 54N20W by 19/00 UTC, then northeast and expected 988 57N12W by 19/12 UTC. Associated trough over northern areas. New low expected 1000 46N41W by 19/00 UTC, moving east and expected 990 44N36W by 19/12 UTC. High 1029 along 25-30N, with litlle change. Monsoon trough enters the Atlantic through the border of Guinea-Bissau and Guinea, continues southwestward to 04N20W. ITCZ extends from 04N20W to 02N35W. Tropical wave along 20W, south of 11N, moving westward at 10 kt. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 19 at 12 UTC FARADAY. Westerly 7 or 8, decreasing Southwesterly 5 or 6 later. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later. Poor vis in rain or showers, mainly in northwest. ROMEO. West or Southwest 6 or 7. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high soon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers at first. ALTAIR. Westerly 6 or 7, decreasing Southwesterly 5 or 6 soon, then increasing South or Southwest 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, locally high in far north at first. Poor or very poor vis in rain and thundery showers in west at end. CHARCOT. West or Southwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in far northwest at first, decreasing South or Southwest 4 or 5 later. Gusts. Rough or very rough, locally moderate in southeast at first. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in east at first. ACORES. West or Southwest 3 to 5, increasing Southwest 6 or 7 from west later. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers, mainly in west. JOSEPHINE. Southwesterly 3 to 5, but Variable 2 to 4 in southeast. Moderate, becoming rough in northwest later. IRVING. Clockwise 2 to 4, increasing Southwest 5 or 6 in northwest later. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in northwest later. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers in far northwest. MADEIRA. North or Northeast 3 to 5, but Variable 2 to 4 in northwest. Slight or moderate. PAZENN. Southwest 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 in the afternoon. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough in the evening, then rough or very rough overnight. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery in the evening. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE. Increasing Southwest from west, then 5 or 6 in the evening, temporarily 7 overnight. Gusts. Moderate, becoming gradually rough from west. Poor vis in showers. CANTABRICO. West or Southwest 2 to 4, backing Southerly, locally Southwest 5 or 6 in northwest, in the afternoon, temporarily Southwest 7 in far northwest overnight. Moderate, locally rough in northwest in the evening. Poor vis in showers. FINISTERRE. Southwest 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 in the afternoon, then decreasing West or Southwest 4 to 6 from south to north tomorrow morning . Gusts. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough in the afternoon. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery in north the evening. PORTO. Southwesterly 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 at end. Moderate. SAO VICENTE. North or Northwest 4 or 5, , locally West 3 or 4 in north, decreasing Northerly 3 or 4, locally Variable 2 to 4 in north, later. Moderate, becoming slight or moderate at end. CADIZ. Westerly 2 to 4, veering Northerly later. Slight or moderate. GIBRALTAR STRAIT. West 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 later. Smooth or Slight. CASABLANCA. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in far south. Moderate. AGADIR. North or Northeast 5 or 6, locally 7 or 8 in east, decreasing 6 or 7 later, then 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough. METEOR. In northwest, Northeast 2 to 4, becoming Variable later. In southeast, Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 later. Slight or moderate. CANARIAS. Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 with gusts between islands and in far southeast. Moderate. TARFAYA. North 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Rough. CAPE VERDE. Northeast 4 or 5. Moderate. CAP BLANC. North or Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 at end. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze in east. CAP TIMIRIS. Northerly 4 or 5, at times 6 in far north. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze in east. SIERRA LEONE. Northeast 4 or 5, but Northwesterly 2 to 4 in far east. Moderate. Poor vis in thunderstorms in far southeast, 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. Southeasterly 3 to 5. Moderate. Poor vis in thundersqualls, mainly in north. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence or threat of Southwesterly near gale or gale over FARADAY, ALTAIR, ROMEO, CHARCOT, ACORES.