weather bulletin for Metarea 2, Meteo-France,





Toulouse,  Thursday 4 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.










Cor : bms number










Part 1 : warning : nr 409










Part 2 : general synopsis, Thursday 4 at 00 UTC










Low 995 53n26w  moving southeast and deepening, expected 980 48n11w





by 05/00utc then 49n08w by 05/12utc.





High 1027 35n41w drifting west , expected 1024 33n48w by 05/12utc.





Rain or thundery showers in all areas above 40n.















Severe Tropical Storm Josephine 997 hpa, near 14.2n31.3w at 04/09





UTC, moving west northwest 9 kt. Max winds near center 50 kt with





gusts 60 kt. Expected by 14.5n32.9w at 04/18 UTC, then by





15.7n37.1w at 05/18 UTC.





Tropical wave is getting ready to move off the coast of Africa,





south of 18 N.





ITCZ along 10n13w 07n18w 10n45w.















Part 3 : area forecasts to Friday 5 at 12 UTC










Faraday :





in west : northwest 4 to 6, veering north 3 to 5 soon then becoming





south or southeast 2 to 4 later. In east : northwest 6 to 8,





decreasing 4 to 6 later. Moderate or rough temporarily very rough





in east.










Romeo :





southwest 6 to 8, veering northwest soon then north or northwest 4





or 5 from west later. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough.










Altair :





westerly 4 to 6, veering west or northwest soon then northerly 3 to





5 later. Moderate locally rough or very rough in northeast.










Charcot :





southwest 6 to 8, veering west or northwest later then decreasing 4





to 6 later. Gusts. Rough or very rough.










Acores :





westerly 3 to 5, veering northerly from northwest soon. Moderate.















Josephine :





mainly west or southwest 3 to 5. Moderate locally rough in north.















Irving :





variable 2 to 4. Moderate.










Madeira :





mainly southwesterly 2 to 4. Moderate.










Pazenn :





southwest 7 to 9, veering northwest at end. Severe gusts.





Increasing very rough or high.










Iroise, Yeu :





southwest 4 or 5, increasing southerly 7 to 9 soon then veering





southwest 6 to 8 later. Severe gusts. Increasing very rough then





high.










Rochebonne, cantabrico :





southwest 3 to 5, increasing southerly 5 to 7 locally 8 in west





soon then veering southwest  moderate or rough increasing very





rough or high in northwest.










Finisterre :





southwest 4 to 6, increasing 7 to 9 soon. Severe gusts. Increasing





very rough locally high in north.










Porto :





westerly 2 to 4, backing southwest 4 to 6 soon then increasing 5 to





7 locally 8 in north later. Gusts. Moderate increasing rough or





very rough later.










Sao Vicente :





northwesterly 2 or 3, backing west or southwest 3 to 5 soon then





increasing 6 in north later. Moderate locally rough in north.










Cadiz :





west or southwest 2 to 4. Slight.










Gibraltar Strait :





westerly 4 to 6. Slight.










Casablanca :





mainly northwesterly 2 or 3, backing southwest later. Slight or





moderate.










Agadir :





northerly 2 to 4. Slight or moderate.















Meteor :





variable 2 to 4, mainly north or northeast. Moderate.





Canarias :





northeast 3 to 5, locally variable 2 or 3 in northwest. Slight or





moderate.





Tarfaya :





north or northeast 3 or 4. Slight or moderate.





Cap Blanc :





northeast 4 or 5. Moderate.





Cap Timiris :





mainly easterly 3 or 4, locally variable 2 to 4 near coasts.





Moderate. Some thundersqualls with severe gusts in south.










Northeast of Cape Verde :





east or northeast 3 to 5. Moderate.





Southwest of Cape Verde, northwest of Sierra Leone :





severe Tropical Storm Josephine, near 14.2n31.3w at 04/09 UTC,





moving west northwest 9 kt, expected by 14.5n32.9w at 04/18 UTC,





then by 15.7n37.1w at 05/18 UTC.





Cyclonic 8 to 10 extend outward up to 90  nm from the center.





Violent gusts. Rough or very rough. Thundersqualls with severe or





violent gusts.





Southeast of Sierra Leone :





variable 2 to 4, occasionally southwesterly. Gusts. Moderate.





Thundersqualls with severe gusts.





Gulf of Guinea :





southerly 2 to 4, locally southwest 3 to 5 in east. Locally rough





in east in southerly swell. Some thundersqualls with severe gusts





in north and far East.





Pointe noire :





south or southeast 3 or 4. Locally rough in east in southerly





swell. Thundersqualls with gusts near coasts.















Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours :










Improvement.