weather bulletin for Metarea 2, Meteo-France,





Toulouse,  Wednesday 27 August 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 400.















Part 2 : general synopsis, Wednesday 27 at 00 UTC










Low 1002 54n43w moving northeast slowly filling.





New low expected 1009 57n40w moving east and deepening, expected





999 56n30w by 28/12utc.





Low 1013 just northwest morroco and slow-moving.





High 1028 over Azores Islands with little change. Associated 1025





ridge extending towards Brittany, slowly weakening.















Tropical wave along 29w and south of 21n moving west at 10/15 kt.





Associated low 1008 near 15n28w.





ITCZ axis along 19n15w 17n25w 12n36w.




















Part 3 : area forecasts to Thursday 28 at 12 UTC










Faraday :





in west, southwesterly 2 to 4 gradually increasing 4 to 6. In east,





westerly 2 or 3 becoming variable soon. Moderate becoming rough in





far northwest later.










Romeo :





mainly northwesterly 2 to 4 gradually veering mainly northeasterly.





Moderate.










Altair :





variable clockwise 2 to  4. Moderate, decreasing.










Charcot :





in west, northerly 2 to 4. In east, northerly 4 or 5 increasing 4





to 6 soon, and veering northeasterly later.  Moderate, locally





rough in east.










Acores :





in west, east or southeast 2 to 4. In east, north or northeast 2 to





4. Slight or moderate. Showers or thundersqualls in west.










Josephine :





northerly 3 to 5. Moderate, locally rough in east.










Irving :





east or northeast 4 or 5. Moderate. Showers or thundersqualls in





west.










Madeira :





north or northeast 4 to 6. Moderate, locally rough in east.










Pazenn :





in north, variable 2 to 4 becoming north or northeast later. In





south, northeasterly 3 to 5. Moderate or rough in northwest swell,





abating.










Iroise, Yeu :





north or northeast 2 to 4 temporarily backing northwesterly near





coasts soon.  Slight or moderate.










Rochebonne, cantabrico :





northeasterly 3 or 4, locally 5 in far southwest, temporarily





backing northerly 4 or 5 near coasts by daytime.  Moderate or rough





in northwest swell. Fog patches.










Finisterre :





northeast 5 or 6, but locally 7 in south and near cape. Gusts.





Rough or very rough, cross in northwest swell. Some showers. Fog





patches.










Porto :





northerly 4 to 6, but variable 2 to 4 in far east, becoming





variable 2 to 4 everywhere later.  Moderate or rough in northerly





swell, abating. Showers.










Sao Vicente :





northerly 4 or 5 gradually decreasing 2 to 4, but becoming locally





variable 3 to 5 in southeast. Moderate, locally rough in northwest





swell, abating.










Cadiz :





in far north and in far south : variable 3 to 5.  Elsewhere:





easterly 5 or 6, locally 7 or 8 near Strait. Gusts.  Moderate,





locally rough.










Gibraltar Strait :





easterly 6 or 7, occasionally 8. Gusts. Rough.










Casablanca :





northerly 4 to 6, but locally variable 2 to 4 in far northeast,





decreasing 3 to 5 later.  Moderate or rough.










Agadir :





northerly 5 or 6 decreasing 4 or 5 later. Moderate or rough.















Meteor :





east or northeast 5 at times 6 today in east. Moderate or rough.





Canarias :





northeast 5 or 6, occasionally 7 with gusts between islands and far





southeast. Moderate or rough.





Tarfaya :





northeast 4 to 6. Moderate or rough.





Cape Verde :





in far south, cyclonic 3 to 5 becoming southeaterly later.





Elsewhere, east or northeast 4 to 6, locally northerly 3 or 4 near





Cape Verde Islands. Moderate or rough. Thundersqualls with severe





or violent gusts in south.





Cap Blanc :





northeast or north 4 or 5, locally 6 in northeast. Locally rough.




















Cap Timiris :





northwesterly 3 to 5. Moderate. Some thundersqualls with severe





gusts far south.





Sierra Leone :





in northwest, southwesterly 4 to 6, at times 7, but locally





cyclonic 3 to 5 far northwest til midnight. In southeast,





northwesterly 3 to 5. Moderate or rough.  Frequent thundersqualls





with severe or violent gusts.





Gulf of Guinea :





southerly 3 or 4, locally west or southwest far northwest. Moderate





or locally rough. Scattered thundersqualls with gusts in northwest





and in Gulf near coasts.





Pointe Noire :





southeast 3 to 5, locally southerly 2 to 4 in east. Moderate,





locally rough far southwest in southerly swell.




















Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours :










Threat of near gale or gale in Cadiz and Gibraltar Strait.





Elsewhere, no gale expected.