weather bulletin for Metarea 2, Meteo-France,
Toulouse, Saturday 17 may 2008 at 09 UTC.
- Wind speed in Beaufort scale - sea : total significant -
- 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, Saturday 17 at 00 UTC
Low 1007 channel slow-moving expected 1010 by 18/12utc.
New low expected 1007 47n15w by 18/00utc then 1010 44n13w by
18/12utc.
New low moving northeast and deepening expected 1000 52n30w by
18/12utc.
High 1025 west acores expected 1025 Irving by 18/12utc.
Tropical wave along 31w and south of 10n, moving west at 10 kt.
ITCZ along 6n9w 5n13w 6n20w 6n28w 1n39w.
Part 3 : area forecasts to Sunday 18 at 12 UTC
Faraday :
in west, south or southwest 3 or 4 veering west or southwest 4 or
5 occasionally 6 soon. In east, west or northwest 4 to 6 backing
southerly 3 to 5 later. Moderate. Rain or showers locally thundery.
Moderate or good vis, becoming poor in west with fog patches.
Romeo :
west or northwest 3 to 5 becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 soon from
northwest decreasing 3 to 5 at end, but backing southerly far west.
Moderate becoming locally rough later. Rain or showers locally
thundery. Severe gusts. Moderate or good vis.
Altair :
southwesterly 3 or 4 increasing 4 to 6 soon from west. Moderate
becoming locally rough later. Rain or showers locally thundery.
Moderate or good vis, becoming poor in northwest with fog patches.
Charcot :
west or northwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 in northeast later. Moderate
becoming rough in northeast later. Rain or showers. Moderate or
good vis.
Acores :
in west, mainly southwesterly 2 to 4 increasing 5 in northwest
later. In east, mainly northerly 2 to 4 backing westerly later.
Moderate. Good vis.
Josephine :
north or northwest 3 or 4 but 4 or 5 in east. Moderate. Showers.
Mainly good vis.
Irving :
variable 2 to 4, but northeasterly in east. Moderate. Some showers.
Good vis.
Madeira :
northerly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in east. Moderate. Showers. Good
vis.
Pazenn :
west or northwest 3 or 4 becoming variable later. Slight or
moderate. Showers, locally thundery with gusts. Moderate or good
vis.
Iroise, Yeu, Rochebonne, cantabrico :
west or northwest 2 to 4 veering northerly in iroise at end.
Slight or moderate. Showers, locally thundery with severe gusts.
Moderate or good vis.
Finisterre :
northwesterly 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Showers, locally thundery
with gusts. Moderate or good vis.
Porto :
northwest 3 to 5. Moderate. Showers. Mainly good vis.
Sao Vicente :
northwest 4 or 5. Moderate. Showers. Mainly good vis.
Cadiz :
westerly 3 or 4 increasing 4 or 5 soon. Slight or moderate.
Showers. Mainly good vis.
Gibraltar Strait :
westerly 3 to 5 increasing 4 to 6 soon. Slight becoming moderate
later. Showers. Mainly good vis.
Casablanca :
north or northwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in west. Moderate.
Showers. Mainly good vis.
Agadir :
north or northwest 3 or 4 increasing 4 or 5 soon , locally 6 in
east later. Moderate. Showers. Mainly good vis.
Meteor :
in extreme west, easterly 2 or 3. Elsewhere, northeast 3 or 4,
veering east. Moderate in northwest swell. Showers.
Canarias :
north or northeast 3 to 5, sometimes 6 between islands. Moderate in
northwest swell. Some showers.
Tarfaya :
north 3 or 4 sometimes 5 in north. Moderate in northwest swell.
Some showers today.
Cape Verde :
northeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in far south. Moderate. Some
showers later in north.
Cap Blanc, Cap Timiris :
Northerly 3 to 5, locally 6 near cape Blanc. Moderate.
Sierra Leone :
northeast 4, at times 5, but northwesterly 2 to 4 in far southeast.
Moderate. Thundersqualls with severe gusts in far south, more
frequent in far southeast.
Gulf of Guinea :
mainly southwesterly 2 to 4, locally 5 in west today. Moderate in
south swell. Numerous thundersqualls with severe gusts.
Pointe Noire :
southeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in far southwest, but locally variable
2 to 4 far east. Moderate. Thundersqualls with severe gusts.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours :
Threat of northerly gale east Agadir.
Elsewhere, no gale expected.
