weather bulletin for Metarea 2, Meteo-France,





Toulouse,  Monday 5 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 : none










Part 2 : general synopsis, Monday 5 at 00 UTC










Low area over new foundland slow-moving with little change.





New trough expected along 38w by 6/00 UTC, then moving east,





expected over west Faraday by 6/12 UTC.





Shallow low 1017 54n15w slow-moving and filling.





High 1028 over shetlands islands, drifting southwest, expected 1030





over Ireland by 6/12 UTC.





High 1029 over east Faraday slowly moving east and filling.





High 1028 over Irving slow-moving with little change.















ITCZ along 8n10w 2n30w eq51w.















Part 3 : area forecasts to Tuesday 6 at 12 UTC










Faraday :





in west, southerly 6 or 7, veering westerly at end. Severe gusts.





In east, variable 2 to 4, increasing southeasterly 4 or 5 soon ,





then 5 or 6 later. Rough but very rough in west, cross with west





swell. Rain or showers locally thundery.










Romeo :





mainly northerly 3 to 5, becoming easterly 4 or 5 in far west and





in far east at end.  Rough with west swell. Rain or showers.










Altair :





in west, southerly 5 to 7, veering westerly at end. Gusts. In east,





southeasterly 3 to 5, veering southerly 4 to 6 later. Rough,





locally very rough in far west, cross with west swell. Rain or





showers locally thundery. Severe gusts.










Charcot :





northerly 4 or 5, but easterly 2 to 4 in far west. Rough with west





swell. Rain or showers.










Acores :





in west, southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 later, then





veering westerly 4 or 5 at end. In east, variable 2 to 4. Moderate





or rough with west or northwest swell. Rain or showers locally





thundery. Severe gusts.










Josephine :





northerly increasing 4 or 5. Rough with west or northwest swell.





Rain or showers.










Irving :





variable clockwise 2 to 4. Moderate or rough with northwest swell.





Mainly in northwest, showers locally thundery. Gusts.










Madeira :





northerly 3 to 5. Rough with northwest swell. Rain or showers.










Pazenn :





northeasterly 3 or 4, locally variable 2 to 4 in west, increasing





northeasterly 4 or 5, at times 6, later. Becoming rough with west





swell. Rain or showers.










Iroise, Yeu, Rochebonne :





northerly 2 to 4, veering northeast 4 or 5 from north in daytime,





then increasing 5 or 6 later. Becoming rough with west swell. Rain,





snow or showers.










Cantabrico :





mainly northerly 2 to 4, increasing north or northeast 4 or 5





later. Becoming rough with west swell. Rain, snow or showers.










Finisterre :





north or northeast 2 to 4, increasing northeast 4 or 5 later.





Becoming rough with west swell. Rain or showers.










Porto :





northerly 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 later. Becoming rough with west





or northwest swell. Rain or showers.










Sao Vicente :





north or northwest 4 or 5, but 2 to 4 in far southeast. Becoming





rough with west or northwest swell. Rain or showers.










Cadiz :





mainly northwesterly 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Some showers.










Gibraltar Strait :





westerly 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Some showers.










Casablanca :





in far northeast, mainly northwesterly 2 or 3, 4 at times.





Elsewhere, northerly 3 or 4. Rough by northwest swell. Some





showers.










Agadir :





northerly 3 to 5. Rough by northwest swell. Some showers.















Meteor :





east or northeast 4 or 5. Rough in NW swell. Isolated showers.





Canarias :





north or northeast 4 or 5. Rough in NW swell.





Tarfaya :





northerly 4. Moderate or rough in NW swell.





Cape Verde :





northeast 4 or 5. Rough in NW swell. Isolated showers in north.





Cap Blanc :





northeast 4 or 5. Rough in NW swell.




















Cap Timiris :





northeast 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 from north. Becoming rough in





NW swell.





Sierra Leone :





northeast 3 or 4, locally 4 or 5 in west. Rough in NW swell in





west.





Gulf of Guinea :





mainly south or southwest 2 to 4, locally east or southeast in





west. Locally moderate in west. Thundersqualls with severe gusts.





Pointe Noire :





in west, southeast 4 or 5. In east, variable or southerly 2 to 4.





Slight or moderate. Some thundersqualls with severe gusts mainly in





north.















Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours :










Westerly near gale, then southerly gale in Faraday, Altair.





Elsewhere, no near gale expected.