weather bulletin for Metarea 2, Meteo-France,





Toulouse,  Monday 6 October 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 : warning nr 441.










Part 2 : general synopsis, Monday 6 at 00 UTC










Low 975 62n32w  expected 977 63n30w by 07/12utc.





New low expected 998 far southwest Romeo by 06/12utc then  990 just





south Ireland by 07/06utc and 989 just north Irish Sea by 07/12utc.





High 1023 Irving slow-moving expected 1026 by 07/12utc.















Low 1008 by 14n15w at 06/12 UTC.





Tropical wave along 29/30w south of 17n, moving W 10-15 kt.





ITCZ along 09n13w 11n29w 09n40w.















Part 3 : area forecasts to Tuesday 7 at 12 UTC










Faraday, Altair :





westerly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in Faraday, but decreasing 4 or 5





south Altair later, temporarily 6 or 7  8 at times in east at





first. Rough or very rough. Rain or showers locally thundery.





Severe gusts. Moderate or good vis.










Romeo, Charcot :





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





5 or 6 soon from west, occasionally 7 in Romeo, but decreasing 4 or





5 in Charcot later. Rough or very rough. Rain or showers locally





thundery. Severe gusts. Moderate or good vis occasionally poor.










Acores :





westerly 4 to 6, locally 7 far northeast , becoming variable





clockwise 2 to 4 later from west. Moderate but rough in north. Rain





or showers locally thundery. Severe gusts. Moderate or good vis.










Josephine :





far southeast, westerly 3 or 4.  Elsewhere, southwest 5 to 7





veering northwest 3 to 5 later from northwest. Moderate or rough.





In northwest, rain or showers locally thundery. Gusts. Moderate or





good vis.










Irving :





variable 2 to 4 but mainly westerly in north. Moderate. Showers.





Mainly good vis.










Madeira :





in northwest, southwesterly 3 or 4.  In southeast, northeasterly 2





to 4. Moderate.  Good vis.










Pazenn, Finisterre :





south or southwest 5 or 6 increasing 6 to 8 soon, veering west or





northwest 5 or 6 later from west decreasing 4 or 5 at end. Rough or





very rough. Rain or showers locally thundery. Severe gusts.





Moderate or good vis occasionally poor.










Iroise, Yeu :





south or southwest 4 or 5 increasing 5 to 7 occasionally 8 later,





veering west or northwest 5 or 6 at end. Becoming rough,





temporarily very rough later. Rain. Moderate or good vis





occasionally poor.










Rochebonne, cantabrico :





east cantabrico, mainly southerly 2 to 4 increasing 4 or 5





occasionally 6 later. Elsewhere, south or southwest 4 or 5





increasing 5 to 7 later. Moderate becoming rough in west soon and





temporarily very rough later. Rain. Moderate or good vis.










Porto :





south or southwest 4 or 5 increasing 5 to 7 later veering northwest





4 or 5 at end. Moderate, becoming rough later. Rain or showers





becoming thundery later. Severe gusts. Moderate or good vis.










Sao Vicente :





in north, southwesterly 2 to 4 increasing 4 to 6 later.  In south,





northwesterly 2 to 4. Moderate but slight in south. Rain or showers





locally thundery, in north later. Moderate or good vis.










Cadiz :





variable 2 or 3 becoming northwesterly 2 to 4 soon. Slight.





Moderate or good vis.










Gibraltar Strait :





mainly easterly 2 to 4 backing westerly later. Slight.  Moderate or





good vis.










Casablanca :





northerly 2 to 4. Slight or moderate.  Moderate or good vis.










Agadir :





northerly 2 to 4. Slight or moderate.  Moderate or good vis.















Meteor :





east or northeast 4 or 5 locally 3 in north. Moderate.





Canarias :





northeast 4 or 5 locally 3 in northeast. Moderate.





Tarfaya :





northeast 3 or 4. Slight or moderate.





Cape Verde :





east or northeast 4 or 5 at times 6. Moderate, becoming rough in





east at end. Thundersqualls with severe gusts.





Cap Blanc :





northeast 5 or 6. Moderate or rough. Thundersqualls with severe





gusts at first.




















Cap Timiris :





northeast 4 or 5 locally 6 in far north later, becoming cyclonic 3





or 4 in far southeast later. Moderate or rough. Thundersqualls with





severe gusts in far east at first.





Sierra Leone :





variable 2 to 4, but northerly 3 or 4 in northeast at first,





becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 in southeast at end. Moderate.





Thundersqualls with severe gusts.





Gulf of Guinea :





southerly 3 to 5 in west, south or southwest 3 or 4 in east.





Moderate. Thundersqualls with severe gusts in north and near





coasts.





Pointe Noire :





southeast 4 or 5 in west, southerly 3 or 4 in east. Moderate.




















Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours :










Southerly gale or severe gale expected west Faraday and west Altair





at end.





Elsewhere, no gale expected.