FQNT50 LFPW 210858 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 21 February 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 122. Part 2 : General synopsis, Saturday 21 at 00 UTC Low 956 54N39W moving northeast, expected 978 58N24W by 22/12 UTC. Associated trough over FARADAY, ALTAIR, and ROMEO, moving northeast. New low expected 968 45N49W by 22/12 UTC with associated trough extending in east towards west FARADAY and west ALTAIR. High 1031 just north Portugal with little move. First associated ridge building towards south of France. Second one extending southwest towards east IRVING. The monsoon trough remains confined to the African continent. The ITCZ extends from 05N14W to 01S30W and to 01S47W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 22 at 12 UTC FARADAY. In west : Southwest 7 or 8, decreasing South or Southwest 5 or 6 later, then increasing South or Southeast 7 or 8 at end. Severe gusts. In east : Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing South or Southwest 5 or 6 soon. Severe gusts. High and cross, abating very rough at end. Long W swell 5 or 6 m. Poor vis in rain or showers, with threat of thundersqualls in west at end. ROMEO. Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 soon. Gusts. Very rough and cross, becoming high in far northwest. Long W swell near 5 m. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, clearing at end. ALTAIR. West or Southwest 6 or 7, locally 4 to 6 in east, backing Southerly 7 or 8 in west at end. Gusts. Very rough, locally high in northwest, at times cross, becoming very rough or rough at end. Long W swell near 5 m in north. Poor vis in rain or showers, with threat of thundersqualls in far northwest at end. CHARCOT. Southwest 5 or 6, locally 3 to 5 in southeast, decreasing 3 to 5 everywhere later. Gusts in northwest. Rough, locally very rough, and cross in northwest, in long W swell 4.5 m. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in northwest. ACORES. Southwest 4 or 5 in east,locally Variable 2 to 4 in west, becoming mainly South or Southwest 3 to 5, locally 6 or 7 in northwest later. Gusts in northwest.. Rough, temporarily very rough in northwest. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. JOSEPHINE. In northwest, South or Southwest 3 or 4, locally 5 in far northwest. In southeast, East or Northeast 3 or 4. Rough, becoming moderate or rough soon, in long NW swell. IRVING. In northwest, South or Southwest 3 to 5, backing Southerly soon. In southeast, Southeasterly 3 or 4, backing East or Southeast soon. Moderate or rough in long NW swell. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers in far northwest, or moderate vis in west due to sand haze. MADEIRA. East or Northeast 3 or 4, abating 3 at end. Rough in long N or NW swell, decreasing gradually moderate later. PAZENN. Southwest 5 or 6. Rough or very rough. W swell 3.5 to 4m. Locally poor vis in rain in northwest. IROISE, YEU. Southwest 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 in northwest tonight. Rough with W or NW swell, becoming very rough in northwest tonight. W or NW swell 3.5m. Locally poor vis in rain or drizzle. ROCHEBONNE. West or Southwest 4, backing South or Southwest 3 to 5 in the morning, then decreasing 2 to 4 next night. Rough with W or NW swell. W or NW swell 3.5m. CANTABRICO. Southerly 2 to 4, backing mainly East or Southeast in evening, then becoming Westerly 3 or 4 at end. Moderate or rough, increasing rough with NW. NW swell 3m. Locally poor vis in fog patches. FINISTERRE. Southwesterly 3 to 5 in north and Clockwise 2 to 4 in south. Rough. W or NW swell 3.5m. PORTO. Northeast 2 to 4 . Rough in long NW swell. SAO VICENTE. Northeast 3 to 5, increasing temporarily East 4 or 5 in south soon. Rough in long NW swell, gradually abating moderate at end. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. In and leeward strait : Easterly 5 or 6, increasing 7 at times 8 soon, then decreasing Easterly 6 or 7 at end. Gusts. Elsewhere : East or Northeast 4 or 5. Gusts. Moderate, locally rough leeward strait. CASABLANCA. Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 soon. Rough, but moderate in far northeast, decreasing moderate or rough later. Poor vis due to coastal fog patches. AGADIR. Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing Easterly 3 or 4 soon. Rough in long NW swell, decreasing moderate soon. Poor vis due to coastal fog patches. METEOR. In northwest, East or Southeast 2 to 4. In southeast, East or Northeast 3 or 4, temporarily 5 in far southeast. Moderate or rough, abating moderate at end. CANARIAS. Northeast 4 or 5. Rough, abating moderate at end. Poor vis due to coastal fog patches, or moderate vis due to sand haze in southeast. TARFAYA. Northeasterly 2 to 4, veering East or Southeast later. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate soon. Poor vis due to coastal fog patches, or moderate vis due to sand haze. CAPE VERDE. Northeasterly 3 or 4, locally 5 in far northeast. Moderate or rough, abating moderate at end.. Moderate vis due to some sand haze in far southeast. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. Northeasterly 3 or 4, locally 5 in far north. Rough or moderate, abating moderate at end. Moderate vis due to sand haze in southeast. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in extreme west, but Variable 2 to 4 in far southeart, mainly Westerly. Moderate, locally slight in far southeast. Moderate vis due to sand haze. GULF OF GUINEA. Southerly 2 to 4, locally Variable 1 to 3 in far northwest. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls, or moderate vis due to sand haze in north. POINTE NOIRE. South or Southeast 3 or 4. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence or threat of South or Southwest near gale to severe gale over FARADAY, ALTAIR, northwest of ACORES, then northwest of CHARCOT and west of ROMEO later.