weather bulletin for Metarea 2, Meteo-France,





Toulouse,  Friday 20 November 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 : nr 555










Part 2 : general synopsis, Friday 20 at 00 UTC










Low 959 south Iceland slow-moving and slowly filling. Associated





cold front from Brittany to portuguese coasts moving east today.





Low 981 50n36w, expected 972 53n26w by 21/00 UTC then 958 54n23w by





21/12 UTC. Associated active cold front crossing from west all





areas above 40n.





New high expected 1028 42n51w, expected 1032 37n38w by 21/12 UTC.





Rain or showers in all areas except Gibraltar area, Casablanca and





Agadir.















ITCZ along 09n14w 06n22w 06n32w 08n42w 05n46w 05n52w.















Part 3 : area forecasts to Saturday 21 at 12 UTC










Faraday, Altair :





southerly 6 to 8, veering west or northwest 7 to 9 occasionally 10





in north Faraday from west. Severe gusts. Increasing high or very





high.










Romeo :





south or southeast 7 to 9, veering southwest later. Severe gusts.





Increasing very rough then high.










Charcot :





south or southwest 7 or 8 occasionally 9, veering west or southwest





6 to 8 from west soon. Severe gusts. Increasing very rough then





high.










Acores :





southwest 6 to 8, veering west or northwest soon then decreasing 3





to 5 locally 5 to 7 in northeast later. Gusts. Very rough or high.















Josephine :





southwest 6 or 7 occasionally 8, veering west or northwest 5 to 7





from northwest later. Gusts. Rough or very rough increasing high in





northwest.










Irving :





southwest 5 to 7, veering northwest soon then northerly 4 or 5





later. Gusts today. Rough or very rough. Northwest swell.










Madeira :





southwest 4 to 6 occasionally 7 in extreme north, veering northwest





4 or 5 in northwest later. Moderate or rough locally very rough in





extreme northwest.










Pazenn :





southerly 3 to 5, increasing 7 to 9 soon then veering southwest 6





to 8 later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough.










Iroise, Yeu :





southwest 4 to 6, backing south or southeast 5 to 7 soon then





increasing 6 to 8  with gusts later. Rough or very rough. West or





southwest swell.










Rochebonne, cantabrico :





southwesterly 2 to 4, backing southeasterly soon then increasing 5





to 7 later. Rough locally very rough in northwest. West or





northwest swell.










Finisterre :





southerly 6 to 8, increasing 7 to 9 soon then veering southwest 6





to 8 later. Severe gusts. Increasing very rough.










Porto :





southerly 5 to 7, increasing 6 to 8 soon. Gusts. Rough or very





rough. West swell.










Sao Vicente :





southerly 3 to 5 locally 6 in north, increasing 7 with gusts in





north soon. Rough. Northwest swell.










Cadiz :





easterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 near Strait soon. Moderate





locally increasing rough later.










Gibraltar Strait :





easterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 soon. Moderate.










Casablanca :





southwesterly 3 to 5 temporarily northeasterly 2 to 4 near coasts





today. Moderate or rough. Northwest swell.










Agadir :





northeasterly 2 or 3, backing northerly later. Moderate. Northwest





swell.















Meteor :





southwest 4 or 5, but variable anticyclonic 1 to 3 in east, veering





soon north or northeast 4 or 5 from west. Moderate becoming rough





in northwesterly swell increasing 3 or 4 meters.





Canarias :





variable anticyclonic 2 to 4 becoming gradually northeast 3 or 4





from south. Slight, but northwesterly swell.





Tarfaya :





northeast 3 decreasing 2 later. Slight, but northwesterly swell.





Cape Verde :





mainly northeast 4 or 5, but east or southeast 2 to 4 in northwest





today. Moderate cross by northerly swell.





Cap Blanc :





northeast 3 or 4.  Moderate.










Cap Timiris :





east or northeast 4. Moderate.





Sierra Leone :





mainly northeast 3 or 4, but east 4 or 5 in west and variable 1 to





3 in southeast. Moderate. Thundersqualls in west.





Gulf of Guinea :





in west : southeasterly 2 or 3.





In east : westerly 2 or 3 backing southeast later.





Moderate, locally slight in east. Scattered thundersqualls.





Pointe Noire :





in west : southeast 3 to 5.





In east : southwesterly 2 to 4.





Moderate, locally slight in east. Thundersqualls with gusts in





East.




















Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours :










Persistence of west or southwest gale or severe gale in all areas





above 40n.





Elsewhere : no gale expected.















No gale or near gale expected.