Weather

weather bulletin for Metarea 2, Meteo-France,





Toulouse,  Friday 21 November 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, Friday 21 at 00 UTC










Northeasterly fresh flow in Biscay with complex low 976 over





Scandinavia, moving to Russia.





Shallow low 1018 over moroco, with little change.





High 1041 49n24w drifting douthwest, expected 1042 45n27w by





22/12utc.















Tropical wave is along 51w/52w S of 17n moving W near 10 kt.





The ITCZ axis is analyzed along 12n15w 9n22w 6n32w 9n42w 3n51w.




















Part 3 : area forecasts to Saturday 22 at 12 UTC










Faraday :





in west, southerly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, gradually





veering south or southwest 3 to 5. In east,  variable clockwise 2





to 4,  becoming northerly in far east later.  Slight or moderate,





locally rough in west, decreasing.










Romeo :





northerly 3 to 5 from west to east.  Moderate.










Altair :





in west: southeasterly 4 or 5 decreasing 3 to 5 soon, while weering





easterly in south.  In east: east or northeast 3 to 5.  Moderate.















Charcot :





northeasterly 4 to 6 from northwest to southeast.  Moderate,





locally rough in southeast.










Acores, Irving :





easterly 4 to 6.  Moderate or rough.  Showers.










Josephine :





northeasterly 5 or 6. Rough. Scattered showers.










Madeira :





northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6.  Moderate or rough.  Showers.















Pazenn :





north or northwest 5 or 6, but 4 or 5 in west at first.  Moderate





or rough.  Scattered rain or showers.










Iroise, Yeu :





northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7. Gusts.  Moderate or rough.





Scattered rain or showers.










Rochebonne, cantabrico :





northwesterly 5 or 6, but 4 or 5 in west of cantabrico. Gusts.





Moderate or rough.  Rain or showers.










Finisterre :





north or northeast 4 to 6. Gusts. Moderate or rough.










Porto :





north or northeast 4 to 6 gradually increasing 6 or 7. Gusts.





Moderate or rough, increasing locally very rough.










Sao Vicente :





north or northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in far southeast at first,





increasing 5 or 6 in northwest later.  Moderate, locally rough.










Cadiz :





northeasterly 3 to 5 , locally 6 in south, backing north or





northeast 3 to 5 later. Gusts. Slight or moderate, but rough in





southeast, decreasing.










Gibraltar Strait :





easterly 5 or 6 decreasing 3 to 5 soon, and becoming variable at





end. Gusts. Rough, decreasing slight or moderate.    Showers





locally thundery.










Casablanca :





northeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6, backing north or North East 4 or





5.  Moderaet or rough, decreasing.










Agadir :





northeasterly 3 to 5. Moderate.















Meteor :





east or northeast 4 or 5, temporarily 6 in southwest. Rough with





swell of northeast. Squalls with gusts.





Canarias, Tarfaya :





northeast 4 or 5. Moderate locally rough. Few  showers.





Cape Verde :





east or northeast 3 to 5, locally variable in west.  Moderate,





locally rough in northwest. Thundersqualls with gusts in north.





Cap Blanc, Cap Timiris :





northeast 4, at times 5. Moderate.




















Sierra Leone :





northeast 2 to 4, locally easterly 2 or 3 in south. Isolated





thundersqualls with severe or violent gusts increasing in East.





Gulf of Guinea, Pointe Noire :





in west, southeast 4, at times 5 in south.





In east, southerly 2 to 4. Moderate. Showers, locally isolated





thundersqualls in north with severe or violent gusts.

























Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours :










No significative change.