Meteo-France Toulouse, Friday 24 may 2013 at 1015 UTC.




Wind speed in Beaufort scale.


Sea state in Douglas scale.


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 283.






Part 2 : general synopsis, Friday 24 at 00 UTC


low 997 56n02e moving southwest, expected 1003 52n00w by 24/12utc,


then moving south expected 1011 49n00e by 25/00 UTC, then filling.


Heat low 1015 over Spain with little change.


Heat low 1012 over Sahara with little change.


Low 1007 60n28w, moving northeast and deepening expected 997 65n25w


by 25/00 UTC, then filling expected 1001 66n22w by 25/12 UTC.


Associated trough slowly crossing Faraday and Altair.


Shallow low deepening in this trough, expected 1023 47n21w by 25/12


UTC.


High 1032 46n21w, drifting southwest, expected 1033 40n35w by


25/12utc. Associated ridge over Bay of Biscay weakening soon.


ITCZ axis along 08n20w 05n30w, 05n40w.






Part 3 : area forecasts to Saturday 25 at 12 UTC




Faraday.


In west : variable cyclonic 4 or 5, becoming north soon, then


variable 2 to 4 later.


In east : south or southwest 4 or 5, increasing north 5 or 6, at


times 7, from west  soon.


Slight or moderate, locally rough in west at end.


Rain.




Romeo.


Variable clockwise 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly, at times 5, at


end.


Slight or moderate.


Rain and some shower.




Altair.


Southerly 2 to 4, becoming variable cyclonic soon, at times 5 in


northeast.


Slight, at times moderate in north.


Some rain.




Charcot.


In northwest : variable clockwise 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 or 4


at end.


In southeast : north or northeast 4 to 6, decreasing 3 to 5 at end.


Slight or moderate, locally rough in extreme southeast.


Some rain in northwest at end.




Acores.


In north : easterly 2 to 4, becoming variable 1 to 3 later.


In south : east 3 or 4, at times 5.


Slight or moderate.


Rain and showers.




Josephine.


North or northeast 4 to 6.


Moderate or rough.




Irving.


Easterly 3 or 4, at times 5 in west.


Slight, at times moderate.


Rain and showers.




Madeira.


North or northeast 3 or 4.


Slight or moderate.




Pazenn.


North or northwest 4 or 5, locally 6 in east at first, decreasing 3


or 4 later, becoming variable 1 to 3 from west at end.


Moderate, increasing temporarily rough in east soon, becoming slight


at end.




Iroise, Yeu, Rochebonne.


Increasing northwesterly 5 or 6 from north, increasing locally 7 in


north soon, decreasing 4 to 6 later, veering east or northeast 2 or 3


in east at end. Gusts.


Becoming rough from north, decreasing later.


Showers.




Cantabrico.


West or northwest 4 or 5, increasing 4 to 6 at first, veering north


or northwest 3 to 5 later, veering east or northeast 2 to 4 from west


at end. Gusts.


Moderate becoming moderate or rough soon, decreasing later.


Showers.




Finisterre.


In north, north 4 or 5 veering northeast 3 to 5, locally 6 near cape


at end. Gusts.


In south, north or northeast 5 to 7. Gusts.


Moderate, locally rough in south, becoming slight or moderate,


locally rough in south later.




Porto.


North 6 or 7, at times 8 in north, decreasing 5 or 6, at times 7 in


north later. Gusts.


Rough.




Sao Vicente.


In northwest : north or northwest 4 to 6.


In southeast : westerly 3 or 4, temporarily 5 at first near coasts.


Moderate or rough.




Cadiz.


Southwesterly 3 or 4.


Slight.




Gibraltar Strait.


West 4 or 5, locally 6 in extreme west at first.


Slight.




Casablanca.


In west : north 3 or 4.


In east : northwesterly 2 or 3.


Moderate.




Agadir.


North 3 or 4, at times 5 near coasts.


Moderate.




Meteor.


Easterly 3 or 4, locally 5 in extreme southeast.


Slight or moderate.


Rain and showers.




Canarias.


Northeast 4 or 5 , at times 6 near coasts.


Slight or moderate.




Tarfaya.


North 3 or 4.


Moderate.




Cape Verde.


East or northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in east.


Moderate, locally rough in east.


Showers. Sand haze in south.




Cap Blanc.


North or northeast 5 or 6.


Moderate, at times rough in south.


Sand haze in south.




Cap Timiris.


Northerly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 at end.


Moderate or rough.


Sand haze.




Sierra Leone.


Northeast 4 or 5, but variable 1 to 3 in southeast.


Moderate.


Thundersqualls with severe gusts near coasts and in south. Sand haze


in north.




Gulf of Guinea.


Southerly 3 or 4.


Slight or moderate.


Thundersqualls with severe gusts.




Pointe Noire.


Southeasterly 3 or 4, locally 5 in west.


Moderate.


Locally thundersqualls with severe gusts.








Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours


threat of east or northeast near gale in north of Finisterre.


Elsewhere, no gale or near gale expected.