GMDSS_METAREA2_INMARSAT ========== Caution: NAVIMAIL is not part of the Maritime Safety Information's operational data stream and should never be relied upon as the only means to obtain the latest forecast and warning information. Access to the service may be interrupted or delayed from time to time, update may also experience occasional gaps. Please refer to GMDSS OFFICIAL sources, Inmarsat SafetyNET or international NAVTEX services, for more complete information ========== WONT50 LFPW 032052 A SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 54 , FRIDAY 3 FEBRUARY 2012 AT 2050 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, FRIDAY 3 AT 12 UTC LOW 987 56N31W , MOVING NORTHEAST , EXPECTED 982 62N27W BY 4/00UTC, THEN EXPECTED 985 OVER ICELAND BY 04/12UTC. NEW DEEP LOW 969 EXPECTED 43N48W BY 4/12 UTC, MOVING NORTH AND DEEPENING, EXPECTED 960 48N47W BY 5/00 UTC. HIGH 1035 45N18W, MOVING NORTHEAST, BUILDING EXPECTED 1042 44N13W BY 04/12 UTC. SHALLOW LOW 1014 OVER FAR SOUTHEAST OF AGADIR AREA, SLOW-MOVING, FILLING EXPECTED 1020 BY 04/12 UTC. CADIZ : FROM 04/03 UTC TO 04/12 UTC. NORTHEAST AT TIMES 8. GUSTS. AGADIR : CONTINUING TO 05/00 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHEAST 8. GUSTS. TARFAYA : IMMINENT TO 05/00 UTC AT LEAST. INCREASING NORTHEAST 8 FROM NORTH. GUSTS. FARADAY FROM 04/12 UTC TO 05/12 UTC AT LEAST SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 8, INCREASING 9 FROM WEST LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH SEA, BECOMING VERY HIGH. ALTAIR FROM 04/12 UTC TO 05/12 UTC AT LEAST SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 8, INCREASING 9 FROM WEST LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH SEA, BECOMING VERY HIGH. ACORES FROM 04/12 UTC TO 05/12 UTC AT LEAST SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 8, INCREASING 9 FROM WEST LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH SEA, BECOMING VERY HIGH.= ========== FQNT52 LFPW 032055 A SECURITE Weather bulletin for METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 3 February 2012 at 2215 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 : 54 Part 2 : General synopsis, Friday 3 at 12 UTC Low 987 56N31W , moving northeast , expected 982 62N27W by 4/00UTC, then expected 985 over Iceland by 04/12UTC. New deep low 969 expected 43N48W by 4/12 UTC, moving north and deepening, expected 960 48N47W by 5/00 UTC. Relative low expected southwest England by 5/00 UTC, associated disturbance expected over north of Bay of Biscay by 05/00UTC. High1042 over south British Islands , drifting southwest, expected 1042 43N14W by 4/12 UTC, then slow-moving. Shallow low 1014 over far southeast of AGADIR area, slow-moving, filling expected 1020 by 04/12 UTC. ITCZ axis along 02N06W 04N20W 04N30W 04N40W. Part 3 : Forecasts to Sunday 5 at 00 UTC FARADAY, ALTAIR : South or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7 at first over FARADAY, increasing 6 or 7 from west later, then 7 or 8, locally 9 in west at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, crossed with Westerly swell, becoming high in west at end. Rain and showers. ROMEO : Increasing Southwest 4 to 6, decreasing West or Southwest 4 or 5 at end. Rough, or very rough in northwest. NW swell. Isolated showers. CHARCOT : Variable 3 to 5, locally Northeast 6 in southeast. Rough with NW swell, decreasing. PAZENN : Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southwest 3 to 5 soon, then increasing Westerly 5 or 6 from north later. Moderate, becoming rough in northwest later. Rain later . FINISTERRE : Northeast 4 to 6 from north to south, decreasing 2 to 4 soon, becoming Variable later, locally Northeast 4 or 5 in north. Moderate, locally rough in south. IROISE, YEU : Mainly Northerly 2 to 4, becoming West or Southwest 4 to 6 later. Slight or Moderate, becoming moderate or rough in northwest swell later. Rain later. ROCHEBONNE, CANTABRICO : North or Northeast 4 to 6, backing Northerly soon, then backing Northwest in west later. Moderate. Rain at end. ACORES : South or Southeast 4 or 5, gradually increasing 5 or 7 soon, then increasing 7 or 8 in west later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high in far northwest at end. Some showers. JOSEPHINE : East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in east. Moderate or rough. PORTO : Northeast 4 to 6, decreasing Easterly 2 to 4 later, then increasing North or Northeast 5 or 6 at end. Moderate or rough. SAO VICENTE : Northeast 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7 in southeast soon. Gusts. Moderate or rough. CADIZ : North or Northeast 4 to 6, increasing 5 to 7, at times 8 soon. Gusts. Moderate or rough. GIBRALTAR STRAIT : North 3 to 5 but locally 6 in west, veering Northeasterly 3 to 5 from east later, then backing Northerly at end. Slight or moderate. IRVING : East or Southeast 4 or 5 at times 6, increasing 5 or 6 later, locally 7 in far northwest at end. Gusts. Moderate, becoming rough later. Some showers. MADEIRA : Northeast 5 or 6, increasing 7 in far southeast soon. Gusts. Increasing rough, locally very rough in far southeast soon. CASABLANCA : Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7 near coasts, increasing 6 or 7 later. Gusts. Rough, becoming very rough in south at end. AGADIR : North or Northeast 7 or 8. Gusts. Rough or very rough. METEOR : Easterly 4 or 5 at times 6, increasing 5 or 6 later. Moderate or rough. Showers locally thundery. CANARIAS : Northeast 5 or 6, locally 7 in far northeast, increasing 6 or 7 later. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in northeast soon. TARFAYA : North or Northeast 6 or 7, locally 8 in far northeast, increasing 7 or 8 later. Gusts. Rough or very rough. CAPE VERDE : East or Northeast 4 or 5 at times 6, locally decreasing 3 or 4 in far northwest soon. Moderate or rough. Showers locally thundery. CAP BLANC : Northeast 5 or 6, increasing 7 in far northeast at end. Gusts. Increasing rough. CAP TIMIRIS : Northeast 4 or 5 at times 6. Moderate or rough. SIERRA LEONE : Northeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6, but locally Northwesterly 2 to 4 in far southeast. Moderate, becoming rough in north at end. Locally slight in far southeast. Some thundery showers. GULF OF GUINEA : Southerly 2 to 4, but locally Variable in far northwest. Slight. Isolated thundersqualls with gusts. POINTE NOIRE : Southeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in west later. Slight, locally moderate in south. Isolated thundersqualls with gusts mainly in far east. Part 4 : Outlook for next 24 hours : Persistence of Southerly gale or severe gale over ALTAIR and FARADAY. Persistence of Northeast gale over AGADIR and TARFAYA. Threat of Northeast gale over MADEIRA, CANARIAS Persistence of Southerly gale or sever gale over ACORES. elsewhere no gale expected. ==========