weather bulletin for Metarea 2, Meteo-France,
Toulouse, Thursday 8 January 2009 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 : warning : 9.
Part 2 : general synopsis, Thursday 8 at 00 UTC
Low 966 between Newfoundland and Greenland filling with little
move. Associated trough and cold front over Faraday and Altair,
moving east, expected over Romeo and Charcot later.
New low expected over Newfoundland soon, moving northeast and
deepening , expected 961 57n38 by 09/12utc. Associated disturbance
reaching Faraday later.
High 1030 from Germany to southwest of British isles, drifting
east. Associated ridge extended to west of cape Finisterre, with
little move.
High 1027 30n35w, with little move.
Trough from Alboran Sea to west of Gibraltar filling soon.
ITCZ along 7n8w 3n20w 2n30w 2n40w.
Part 3 : area forecasts to Friday 9 at 12 UTC
Faraday :
westerly 4 to 6, locally south 7 occasionally 8 in far east at
first, backing southwest 5 to 7 from west later, sometimes 8 with
gusts in west. Rough or very rough and cross. Rain and showers.
Romeo :
south or southeast 5 to 7, locally 8 in west, decreasing 4 to 6
later and becoming mainly northwest 3 or 4 in west. Gusts. Moderate
or rough with west swell in east, very rough and cross in west.
Rain and showers.
Altair :
west or northwest 4 to 6, locally south 6 or 7 in far east at
first, decreasing 4 or 5 in east later but backing southwest 5 or 6
in west later. Rough with west swell, sometimes very rough in
north. Rain and showers.
Charcot :
southeasterly 4 to 6, locally 7 in northwest, but east or
northeast 4 or 5 in east, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 in west later
and veering southeast 2 to 4 in east. Moderate or rough with west
swell. Rain and showers.
Acores :
southwest or west 4 to 6, veering northwest from west soon, then
decreasing 4 or 5 later, and backing locally southwest in west at
end. Moderate or rough with west swell. Rain and showers.
Josephine :
in west: southeast or south 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later.
In east: northeast 3 or 4, decreasing mainly east 2 or 3 soon, then
veering southeast 3 or 4 at end. Moderate locally rough with
northwest swell. Rain and showers.
Irving :
west or northwest 4 or 5, veering northwest later, locally 6 in
east. Moderate locally rough with northwest swell. Showers.
Madeira :
variable cyclonic 2 to 4 increasing 3 to 5 soon, locally 6 with
gusts. Moderate locally rough with northwest swell. Rain and
showers.
Pazenn :
east or southeast 3 to 5, temporarily northeast 5 or 6 in southeast
soon. Moderate cross with west swell, locally rough at first.
Showers.
Iroise :
east or northeast 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 soon, then veering
southeast at end. Moderate cross with west swell. Some showers.
Yeu, Rochebonne :
east or northeast 4 to 6, veering southeasterly 4 or 5 later.
Moderate cross with west swell, locally rough at first. Showers,
sometimes snow.
Cantabrico :
east or northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in north at first, veering east
or southeast later, sometimes variable 2 or 3 in east. Moderate
cross with west swell, locally rough at first. Showers, sometimes
snow.
Finisterre :
northeasterly 4 or 5, gradually decreasing 2 or 3. Moderate or
rough cross with west swell, decreasing. Showers.
Porto :
east or northeast 3 or 4, becoming variable 1 to 3 soon. Moderate
with northwest swell, locally rough in northwest at first. Showers.
Sao Vicente :
north or northeast 2 to 4, locally 5 in southeast at first,
becoming variable 1 to 3 later. Moderate with northwest swell.
Showers at first.
Cadiz :
northeasterly 4 or 5 locally cyclonic in southeast at first,
veering north 3 or 4 soon, then decreasing 2 or 3 later. Moderate
with northwest swell in south. Rain and showers at first.
Gibraltar Strait :
easterly 3 or 4, becoming west or northwest later. Slight. Rain.
Casablanca :
northerly 2 to 4, locally variable in northeast at first,
decreasing 2 or 3 later. Moderate with northwest swell. Showers.
Agadir :
north or northwest 2 to 4, becoming mainly east later. Moderate
with northwest swell. Showers.
Meteor :
in north, north or northwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in east later.
In south, north or northeast 3 or 4. Moderate. Isolated showers.
Canarias :
north or northwest 3 or 4, backing gradually west or northwest.
Moderate. Isolated showers.
Tarfaya :
northwest 3 or 4, backing southwesterly at the end. Moderate.
Isolated showers.
Cape Verde :
east or northeast 4 to 6. Moderate or rough in NW swell. Isolated
showers.
Cap Blanc :
north or northeast 3 to 5. Moderate.
Cap Timiris :
northeast 4 to 6. Moderate or rough in NW swell.
Sierra Leone :
northeast 4 to 6, locally variable 2 to 4 in far southeast.
Moderate or rough in N swell.
Gulf of Guinea :
mainly southerly 2 to 4, locally northerly 3 or 4 in far northwest.
Slight or moderate. Some thundersqualls with severe gusts.
Pointe Noire :
southeast 3 or 4, locally southerly 2 to 4 in far east. Slight or
moderate. Some thundersqualls with severe gusts.
Part 4 : outlook for next 36 hours :
Low deepening just west of Faraday on 10 with threat of southwest
Storm Warning over west of Faraday for 10 afternoon.
