FQNT50 LFPW 120817 A SECURITE Weather bulletin on METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 12 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 : NO WARNING. Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 12 at 00 UTC Low 970 58N11W, moving north, expected 990 65N08W by 13/12 UTC. Associated trough in Bay of Biscay and English Channel at first. New low expected 993 47N45W by 12/06 UTC, expected complex low 987 50N38W by 13/00 UTC, then 975 on place by 13/12 UTC. Associated trough crossing FARADAY, ALTAIR and ROMEO from west. High 1034 37N27W, drifting southeast, expected 1028 33N22W by 13/12 UTC. Associated ridge building gradually towards Bay of Biscay. Monsoon trough Atlantic, near 06N10W and continues southwestward to 02N24W. ITZC continue from, 02N24W, to 00N50W. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 13 at 12 UTC FARADAY. Southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing Southwest 7 or 8 at first, then decreasing Southwesterly 4 to 6 later, locally 7 in far south. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, temporarily high in far southwest soon, increasing very rough later. Long SW swell 5 m in west later, abating at end. Poor vis in rain and showers. ROMEO. West or Northwest 5 or 6, backing West or Southwest 4 or 5 at first, then increasing Southwesterly 5 or 6 from west soon, temporarily 7 in west later. Gusts. Very rough, locally high, in far east at first, becoming rough or very rough soon. Long NW swell 5 to 6 m, in east, abating at first. Poor vis in some rain and showers, improving at end. ALTAIR. Southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing Southwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in northwest at first, then in west later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, locally high in far northwest soon, then in west at end. Long SW swell near 5 m in far northwest at end. Poor vis in some rain and showers, improving in east later. CHARCOT. Northwesterly 4 or 5, at times 6, backing West or Southwest 5 to 6, from west soon, locally 7 in far northwest later. Gusts. Very rough, locally high, in far northeast at first, becoming rough or very rough soon. Long NW swell 5 to 6 m, abating from west at first. Poor vis in some rain and showers, improving in west later. ACORES. Southwest increasing 4 to 6, locally Clockwise 2 to 4 in far southeast, then increasing 6 or 7 in northwest later, locally 8 in far northwest, at end, and Southwest 3 to 5 in southeast. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, locally very rough in far northeast at first, then in far northwest later. JOSEPHINE. Northerly 4 to 6, locally Clockwise 2 to 4 in west, becoming gradually West or Southwest 4 or 5, at times 6 from northwest soon, locally Clockwise 2 to 4 in south later. Decreasing rough or very rough from west, then moderate or rough at end. Long NW swell 5 to 5.5 m in northeast, abating soon. IRVING. Clockwise 2 to 4, locally Northeasterly 4 or 5 in far southeast at first, then locally South or Southwest 3 to 5 in far northwest at end. Moderate or rough, then moderate in west soon. MADEIRA. North or Northeast 4 to 6, from northwest to southeast, becoming gradually Clockwise 2 to 4 in northwest soon. Gusts. Rough or very rough, then rough in west later. PAZENN. West or Northwest 4 or 5, decreasing Westerly 3 or 4 soon, then increasing Southwesterly 4 or 5 at end, locally 6 in far west. Very rough, but high at first, becoming rough at end. Long NW swell 5 to 6m, abating 4 to 5m at first, then 3 to 4m at end. Poor vis in showers. IROISE, YEU, ROCHEBONNE. Westerly 2 to 4. Rough or very rough, locally high in far west at first, becoming moderate or rough at end. Long NW swell 5 to 6m, abating 4 to 5m at first, then 3 to 4m at end. Poor vis in showers. CANTABRICO. Westerly 3 or 4, at times 5 in south. Very rough, becoming rough at end. Long NW swell 4 to 5m, abating 3 to 4m at end. Poor vis in showers. FINISTERRE. Northwesterly 4 or 5, decreasing Westerly 3 or 4 later, then increasing Southwesterly 4 or 5 at end, at times 6. Very rough, but high at first, becoming rough at end. Long NW swell 5 to 6m, abating 4 to 5m at first, then 3 to 4m at end. Poor vis in showers. PORTO. Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4, at times 5 later, and backing Westerly at end. Severe gusts. Very rough, decreasing rough at end. Long NW swell 5 to 6 m, abating soon. Poor vis in scattered rain and showers, soon. SAO VICENTE. North or Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing 4 to 6 soon, then 3 or 4 at end. Gusts. Very rough, at times high at first, becoming rough from north at end. Poor vis in scattered rain and showers, soon, clearing at end. CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT. Northwesterly increasing 5 or 6, temporarily Westerly 6 or 7 leeward strait at first, then decreasing gradually 3 to 5 from east later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, temporarily very rough in far southwest soon, decreasing slight or moderate in GIBRALTAR STRAIT at end. Moderate vis in some sand haze, at first. CASABLANCA. Northerly 5 or 6, locally Northwesterly 4 or 5, at times 6, in far northeast, decreasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 at end. Increasing very rough, locally rough in far east. Moderate vis in sand haze, mainly in east, clearing at first. AGADIR. North or Northeast increasing 6 or 7, locally 8 in far southeast. Severe gusts. Increasing rough or very rough, then very rough soon, locally high in far southeast. METEOR. East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far southeast. Moderate or rough, locally cross in N swell, in far east at end. CANARIAS. Northeast increasing 5 or 6, at times 7 near and between islands, and in far east, veering East or Northeast later. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, increasing rough soon, locally very rough in far northeast, and locally cross in N swell, in west at end. Moderate vis due to some sand haze in far southeast. TARFAYA. North or Northeast increasing 6 or 7, locally 8 in far northeast. Severe gusts. Increasing rough or very rough, then very rough soon, locally high in far northeast. Moderate vis in scattered showers, clearing soon. CAPE VERDE. East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in southeast. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in some isolated showers in west. Moderate vis due to some sand haze in far southeast. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS. North or Northeast increasing 5 or 6, at times 7 in northeast. Gusts. Moderate or rough, increasing rough later, locally moderate in extreme east. Moderate vis due to some sand haze in southeast. SIERRA LEONE. North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 near Cape Verde island, and mainly Westerly 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in far east. Moderate vis due to some sand haze, mainly in east. GULF OF GUINEA. Mainly Southwesterly 2 to 4, temporarily Variable 1 to 3 in far west at first. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate, locally slight in far east. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Moderate vis due to some sand haze, in northwest. POINTE NOIRE. Southeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in far south, and mainly South or Southeast 2 to 4 in far east. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate, locally slight in far east. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistance and threat of near gale or gale, at times severe gale, over FARADAY and ALTAIR, and near gale over north of ACORES, west of ROMEO and west of CHARCOT. Persistence of Northerly near gale or gale over AGADIR, TARFAYA. Persistence of Northeasterly near gale over CANARIAS, abating at end.