weather bulletin for Metarea 2, Meteo-France,





Toulouse,  Friday 5 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 : warning : 411.










Part 2 : general synopsis, Friday 5 at 00 UTC










Low 980 150 nm south of Ireland, moving northeast and filling,





expected 985 over southwest of England by 06/00utc, then 991 over





northeast of England by 06/12utc.





New trough expected over Faraday later, moving east.





High 1025 35n47w, drifting northwest. Associated ridge extended to





Morocco, with little change.





Ridge over Altair and Faraday at first, drifting east, expected





over  Romeo and Charcot at end.





Tropical Storm Josephine 1002 near 15n34w by 05/03 UTC, moving west





northwest 9 kt, expected 16.5n38w by 06/12 UTC.















Heat low near 1007 over west of Sahara with little change. Tropical





wave along 20w/21w, south of 19n moving west at 10 kt. ITCZ along





10n36w 11n44w.




















Part 3 : area forecasts to Saturday 6 at 12 UTC










Faraday :





northerly 4 or 5, gradually becoming south or southwest 4 to 6 from





west, but temporarily variable 1 to 3 in ridge.  Moderate, locally





rough in east with north swell, decreasing in east, but locally





rough in west later. Showers in east at first, then rain in west





later with locally thundersqualls and gusts.










Romeo :





northwesterly 6 or 7, locally 8 or 9 in east at first, decreasing 4





to 6 soon, then becoming variable 2 or 3 in west at end. Rough or





very rough, becoming moderate or rough with northerly swell.





Showers, gradually clearing.










Altair :





northerly 3 or 4, gradually becoming south or southwest 4 or 5 from





west, but temporarily variable 1 to 3 in ridge, increasing locally





6 in west at end. Moderate, locally rough in east with north swell,





decreasing in east. Showers in east at first, then rain in west





with locally thundersqualls and gusts later.










Charcot :





northwesterly 4 to 6, locally west 7 in northeast at first,





decreasing north or northwest 2 to 4 soon, then becoming variable 1





to 3 in west at end. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or





rough with northerly swell. Showers, gradually clearing.










Acores :





north or northeast 3 or 4, but west 4 or 5 in southeast at first,





becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Slight or moderate. Rain and





showers, locally thundersqualls with gusts.










Josephine :





westerly 4 or 5, but locally southwest 6 in east at first,





gradually becoming mainly north 2 to 4 from north. Moderate,





locally rough in northeast with northwest swell. Rain from north.










Irving :





variable 1 to 3, locally southwest 4 later. Slight or moderate.





Showers in west, locally thundersqualls with gusts.










Madeira :





variable 2 or 3. Slight or moderate. Showers.










Pazenn :





southwest veering west or northwest 7 or 8 occasionally 9,





decreasing 6 or 7 soon, but still occasionally 8 in north later.





Severe gusts. High sea. Very rough or high, becoming rough or very





rough. Rain and showers.










Iroise :





southwesterly 5 to 7, veering westerly 6 or 7 occasionally 8 later.





Severe gusts. Very rough, becoming rough with northwest swell at





end. Rain then showers.










Yeu, Rochebonne :





southwest 7 or 8, veering west or southwest 6 later, locally 7 in





north. Severe gusts. Very rough, becoming rough with northwest





swell at end. Rain then showers.










Cantabrico :





southwesterly 5 to 7, locally 8 in west, veering west 5 or 6 later.





Rough or very rough, becoming rough with northwest swell later.





Rain then showers.










Finisterre :





west or southwest 6 to 8, veering west or northwest 5 or 6 soon,





then decreasing 3 to 5 later. Very rough, becoming rough with





northwest swell. Rain then showers.










Porto :





west or southwest 5 or 6, decreasing northwest 2 to 4 soon, then





veering north 2 or 3 later. Rough with northwest swell decreasing,





locally very rough in north at first. Rain then showers.










Sao Vicente :





southwesterly 3 to 5, locally 6 in northwest at first, becoming





variable 2 to 4 in north soon. Moderate with northwest swell,





temporarily rough in north. Rain from north.










Cadiz :





southwest 3 or 4. Slight. Showers.










Gibraltar Strait :





west or southwest 4 or 5, temporarily 6 in east at first. Slight





locally moderate. Showers.










Casablanca :





variable mainly west 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Showers.










Agadir :





northerly 2 to 4. Slight or moderate.















Meteor :





variable 1 to 3, mainly east or northeast in south. Slight or





moderate. Scattered showers.





Canarias :





northeast 3 to 5 but locally variable 1 to 3 in northwest. Slight





or moderate.





Tarfaya :





north or northeast 2 to 4. Slight or moderate.





Northeast of Cape Verde :





east or northeast 3 or 4 at times 5. Moderate. Scattered showers.





Southwest of Cape Verde :





cyclonic 6 to 8, gradually decreasing and becoming east or





southeast 3 to 5 from east later. Severe gusts. Rough abating.





Thundersqualls with severe gusts.





Cap Blanc :





north or northeast 3 to 5 but locally northerly in far southeast,





increasing 4 to 6  soon. Moderate locally rough.




















Cap Timiris :





mainly northeasterly 2 to 4 but westerly near coast, gradually





becoming north or northwest from east soon. Moderate. Scattered





thundersqualls with gusts.





Sierra Leone :





in west : cyclonic 4 to 6 at times 7 in northwest but southwest 3





to 5 in southeast, gradually decreasing everywhere south or





southwest 3 to 5 soon, then 2 to 4 later. Gusts in northwest at





first.





In east : northwesterly 2 to 4, veering northerly but becoming





locally variable in far southeast at end. Moderate. Thundersqualls





with severe gusts.





Gulf of Guinea :





southerly 2 to 4 at times 5 in west. Moderate, locally rough in





east in south swell, abating. Some thundersqualls with severe gusts





in north and far East.





Pointe noire :





southeast 3 or 4 at times 5, but southerly 1 to 3 in far east.





Moderate in south swell.




















Part 4 : outlook for next 36 hours :










No gale expected.