weather bulletin for Metarea 2, Meteo-France,
Toulouse, Sunday 12 July 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 none.
Part 2 : general synopsis, Sunday 12 at 00 UTC
Low 986 just northwest of Ireland, moving south later, expected 984
53n17w by 13/12utc. Associated disturbance over east of Faraday and
Romeo at first, reaching pazenn at end.
High 1028 38n42w extended with ridge to Portugal, with little
change.
Shallow low 1022 just northwest of Irving, slowly moving southeast,
expected 1024 over Irving at end.
Low 1012 39n55w moving east, expected 1010 43n45w by 13/12utc.
Heat low 1006 over Sahara, with little move.
Axis of ITCZ is along 11n15w, 08n23w, 08n38w.
Part 3 : area forecasts to Monday 13 at 12 UTC
Faraday, Altair :
west or northwest 4 to 6, locally 7 at first. Rough or very rough,
decreasing. Rain and showers in north, clearing later, then rain in
west of Altair at end.
Romeo :
southwesterly 5 or 6, sometimes 7, veering west or northwest later,
then increasing 6 or 7 at end. Gusts. Rough with west swell,
becoming locally very rough. Rain and showers.
Charcot :
west or southwest 4 to 6, locally north or northwest 2 to 4 in
southeast at first. Moderate or rough with west swell. Rain in
north later.
Acores :
northwest or north 3 or 4, locally northeast 5 or 6 in southwest,
decreasing variable 2 to 4 in west later. Moderate. Rain and
showers.
Josephine :
northwest or north 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Little rain,
clearing later.
Irving :
variable mainly north 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 in
northwest, sometimes 6. Slight or moderate. Showers.
Madeira :
northeasterly 4 or 5, but sometimes variable 2 or 3. Slight or
moderate. Little rain and showers.
Pazenn :
southwesterly 3 to 5, locally west 2 or 3 in southeast at first,
increasing 5 or 6 later, sometimes 7. Becoming moderate or rough.
Rain and showers later.
Iroise, Yeu :
west or northwest 3 or 4, backing southwesterly soon, locally 2 or
3 in east of Yeu, then increasing 5 or 6 in west at end. Moderate
with west swell.
Rochebonne :
variable mainly west 2 to 4, decreasing 1 to 3 soon, then
increasing 4 or 5 in west at end. Moderate with west swell. Little
rain.
Cantabrico :
variable mainly west 2 to 4, increasing 5 in west at end. Slight or
moderate. Little rain.
Finisterre :
variable 2 to 4, gradually increasing southwest 3 to 5 soon, then 4
to 6 later. Moderate with west swell, becoming locally rough at
end. Little rain at first.
Porto :
variable 2 to 4, becoming north or northwest 3 to 5 later. Slight
or moderate. Little rain at first.
Sao Vicente :
north or northwest 4 to 6. Becoming moderate. Showers at end.
Cadiz :
northerly 2 to 4, locally 5 or 6 in southeast, but southwest or
west in north, becoming northerly 3 to 5 in west later and variable
1 to 3 in east. Slight.
Gibraltar Strait :
east or northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 1 to 3 later, then
westerly 2 to 4 at end. Smooth or slight.
Casablanca :
northerly 4 or 5, sometimes 6, but variable 2 or 3 in northeast.
Slight or moderate.
Agadir :
northerly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 later. Moderate, locally rough
at first.
Meteor :
northeasterly 3 to 5. Moderate.
Canarias :
north or northeast 4 to 6. Moderate.
Tarfaya :
northerly 4 or 5. Moderate.
Cape Verde :
northeasterly 5 or 6. Moderate or rough.
Cap Blanc :
north or northeast 5 or 6. Moderate or rough.
Cap Timiris :
west or southwest 3 to 5, locally northeast in northwest. Locally
rough in far north.
Sierra Leone :
in west : northeasterly 3 to 5. In east : southerly 3 to 5.
Moderate. Thundersqualls with severe gusts.
Gulf of Guinea :
south or southeast 3 to 5. Moderate. Locally thundersqualls with
severe gusts in North.
Pointe noire :
south or southeast 4 or 5. Locally rough in southwest.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours :
Low slowly moving southeast with tempo west gale expected over
Romeo and southwest near gale over pazenn. Elsewhere little change.