weather bulletin for Metarea 2, Meteo-France,
Toulouse, Sunday 7 September 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, Sunday 7 at 00 UTC
Low 997 east England expected 1007 just West Denmark by 08/12utc.
Low 1001 51n25w expected 993 56n17w by 08/12utc.
New low expected 1006 west Charcot by 07/12utc expected 1002 46n14w
by 08/12utc.
New low - ex Gustav- expected 1004 51n32w by 08/00utc then 51n25w
by 08/12utc.
Tropical wave along 32w and south of 18n moving west near 15 kt.
ITCZ along 13n17w 06n26w 09n35w. Persistence of heat low around
1005 over Sahara.
Part 3 : area forecasts to Monday 8 at 12 UTC
Faraday :
northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in east, backing southwest 5 to 7
soon from west then veering rapidly west or northwest. Rough. Rain
or showers. Moderate or good vis.
Romeo :
southerly 4 to 6 veering northerly in west soon, but becoming
cyclonic in east at end. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers locally
thundery. Moderate or good vis occasionally poor.
Altair :
in west, north or northwest 4 or 5, backing westerly later locally
6 in north. In east, north or northeast 4 to 6. Moderate or rough.
Showers. Rain in northwest later. Moderate or good vis.
Charcot :
in west, cyclonic 4 to 6 becoming northwesterly soon. In east,
southerly 5 to 7 becoming cyclonic later. Moderate or rough. Rain
or showers locally thundery with severe gusts. Moderate or good vis
occasionally poor.
Acores :
north or northwest 4 or 5, but west far east at first, decreasing 3
far northwest later. Moderate. Showers, locally thundery in east
with severe gusts. Moderate or good vis.
Josephine :
in west, south or southwest 4 to 6 veering northwest 4 or 5 soon.
In east, south or southwest 3 to 5 increasing 4 to 6 later.
Moderate. Rain or showers locally thundery with severe gusts. Rain
or showers locally thundery with severe gusts.
Irving :
in west, north or northwest 3 or 4. In east, northwest 4 or 5, but
west or southwest in east until 07/21utc, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Moderate. Showers, locally thundery in east with severe gusts.
Moderate or good vis.
Madeira :
in west, west or southwest 3 to 5 veering west or northwest later.
In east, westerly 2 to 4. Moderate. Showers locally thundery with
severe gusts. Moderate or good vis.
Pazenn :
south or southeast 3 or 4 increasing 4 or 5 later from west, then 6
in southwest at end, but west or northwest 3 or 4 in east in
daytime. Moderate. Rain or showers later from west. Vis becoming
moderate or poor.
Iroise, Yeu, Rochebonne :
west or northwest 3 or 4, 5 at times at first, backing
southeasterly later. Moderate. Showers in east at first. Moderate
or good vis.
Cantabrico :
westerly 2 to 4 veering easterly 3 to 5 soon. Moderate. Showers in
east at first. Moderate or good vis.
Finisterre :
southerly 2 to 4, but variable in northeast in daytime, increasing
4 to 6 later except in northeast. Moderate. Rain or showers later
in west. Vis becoming moderate or poor in west.
Porto :
southerly 2 to 4 increasing 4 or 5 in west later, but variable 2 to
4 in east in daytime. Moderate. Showers later in west. Moderate or
good vis.
Sao Vicente :
mainly northwesterly 2 to 4 but backing southerly 3 or 4 in west
later, occasionally 5 in north. Slight or moderate. Moderate or
good vis.
Cadiz :
mainly northwesterly 2 to 4 veering northerly later, but increasing
easterly 5 near Strait at end. Slight. Some showers. Moderate or
good vis.
Gibraltar Strait :
mainly westerly 2 to 4 veering easterly 4 to 6 later. Slight
becoming moderate later. Showers. Moderate or good vis.
Casablanca :
north or northeast 2 to 4 veering southeasterly later in west.
Moderate. Moderate or good vis.
Agadir :
northerly 3 to 5 west to east decreasing 2 to 4 later. Moderate.
Moderate or good vis.
Meteor :
variable 2 or 3, becoming mainly northwesterly 2 to 4 later.
Moderate. Scattered showers.
Canarias :
in north : variable 2 or 3. Elsewhere : northeasterly 3 or 4,
occasionally 5 in southeast. Moderate. Scattered showers.
Tarfaya :
mainly northerly 2 to 4. Moderate.
Cape Verde :
northeasterly 3 or 4. Moderate.
Cap Blanc :
north or northeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6 near coasts. Moderate.
Cap Timiris :
northwesterly 3 to 5. Moderate.
Sierra Leone :
variable cyclonic 2 to 4, mainly southwesterly in east. Moderate.
Locally thundersqualls with severe gusts.
Gulf of Guinea :
southwesterly 3 to 5. Moderate. Isolated thundersqualls with gusts
mainly in northwest and in Gulf near coasts.
Pointe Noire :
southerly 2 to 4. Moderate.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours :
No gale expected.