weather bulletin for Metarea 2, Meteo-France,





Toulouse,  Friday 9 January 2009 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 11















Part 2 : general synopsis, Friday 9 at 00 UTC










Deep low 968 west Newfoundland moving northeast and deepening,





expected 959 57n40w by 09/12utc, then 960 south Iceland by





10/12utc.





New low expected 983 42n54w by 10/00utc then 971 47n45w by 10/12utc





and 967 50n36w by 11/00utc.





Associated disturbance expected west of Faraday Saturday morning.





Relative low 1014 northwest Josephine, expected Madeira by 09/12utc





then 1012 north canarias by 10/00utc.





High 1027 30n40w slow-moving.





High 1036 central europ with a ridge toward Bay of Biscay.










ITCZ along 8n11w to 3n20w crossing the Equator along 30w.




















Part 3 : area forecasts to Saturday 10 at 12 UTC










Faraday :





in west, southwest 6 or 7 decreasing west or southwest 5 or 6 soon





, then increasing southwest 8 or 9 later. Severe gusts. In east,





southerly 5 to 7 veering southwest 5 or 6 from west soon then 6 or





7 at the end. Rough or very rough becoming high in west. Rain or





showers. Vis locally moderate or poor.










Romeo :





southerly 5 to 7, increasing 6 or 7 in eats later. Severe gusts.





Rough or very rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good vis.










Altair :





in west,  southwest 5 or 6 increasing 7 or 8, occasionnally 9,





later. Severe gusts. In east, northwest 3 to 5 imminent backing





southwest 4 or 5. Rough becoming very rough to high in northwest.





Occasional rain or showers in north. Moderate or good vis.










Charcot :





in west, variable 3 to 5 becoming westerly 3 or 4 later.  In east,





mainly southeasterly 3 to 5, locally 6 in north later.  Moderate





but rough in northwest. Rain or showers. Moderate or good vis.










Acores :





in west, westerly 3 or 4 increasing southwest 4 to 6 later, locally





7 in far northwest at the end. In east, north or northwest 3 to 5





decreasing 3 or 4 soon, backing westerly later. Moderate or rough.





Showers. Moderate or good vis.










Josephine :





in west, cyclonic 4 to 6 decreaisng 2 to 4 later.  In east,





southeasterly 3 to 5 decreasing easterly 2 to 4 later and variable





at the end. Moderate but locally rough in west. Rain or showers





locally thundery. Gusts. Moderate or good vis.










Irving :





in west, northwest 3 or 4 veering northerly 2 or 3 soon.   In east,





northerly 4 or 5 decreasing northeast 3 or 4 later.   Moderate, but





locally rough in east. Showers, but thundery in east. Moderate or





good vis.










Madeira :





variable cyclonic 5 to 7 becoming northeasterly 4 to 6 later.





Gusts. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers locally thundery. Severe





gusts. Moderate or good vis.










Pazenn :





southeasterly 3 to 5 veering southerly 4 to 6 in northwest later,





locally 7 in far northwest at the end. Gusts.  Moderate, becoming





rough in northwest. Showers. Moderate or good vis.










Iroise :





southeast 3 or 4 decreasing 2 or 3 later. Moderate. Showers.





Moderate or good vis.










Yeu, Rochebonne :





easterly 4 or 5 backing northeast 3 to 5 later. Moderate but rough





in west at first. Showers. Moderate or good vis.










Cantabrico :





east or southeast 3 to 5, backing easterly 3 to 5 soon. Moderate.





Showers. Moderate or good vis.










Finisterre :





northeasterly 2 to 4, 3 or 4 at the end. Moderate. Showers.





Moderate or good vis.










Porto :





variable 2 or 3, 4 at times, becoming north or northeast 3 or 4





later.  Moderate. Showers .  Moderate or good vis.










Sao Vicente :





mainly northeasterly 2 or 3, 4 at times, increasing northeast 3 or





4 in southeast later.  Moderate. Showers. Moderate or good vis.










Cadiz :





variable 2 or 3 becoming northerly 3 or 4 soon. Slight or moderate.





Showers. Moderate or good vis.










Gibraltar Strait :





west or northwest  2 or 3, 4 at times. Slight.  Moderate or good





vis.










Casablanca :





northeasterly 2 or 3 , locally variable in east, increasing





northeast 3 or 4 later then 4 or 5 at the end. Moderate. Showers.





Moderate or good vis.










Agadir :





easterly 3 to 5 backing northeasterly soon, then north4 or 5 at the





end. Moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good vis.















Meteor :





in west : north or northeast 2 to 4.





In east : north or northwest 3 or 4 at times 5 in northeast,





veering north or northeast 4 or 5 later. Moderate locally rough in





northeast, in NW swell. Isolated showers.





Canarias :





west or northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable cyclonic 5 to 7 but





mainly northwest in west later, then becoming northeast in north at





end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, in NW swell. Thundery showers with





gusts.





Tarfaya :





variable 3 to 5 mainly southwesterly, gradually becoming northeast





2 to 4 at times 5 later. Moderate. Thundery showers with gusts.





Cape Verde :





in north : north or northeast 3 to 5.





In south : east or northeast 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Scattered





showers.





Cap Blanc :





in north : west or northwest 2 to 4, veering and increasing north





or northwest 3 to 5 later.





In south : northeast 2 to 4, backing northerly later. Moderate in





NW swell. Scattered showers in north at end.




















Cap Timiris :





northeast 4 or 5 occasionally 6. Moderate or rough in NW swell,





abating.





Sierra Leone :





east or northeast 4 or 5 occasionally 6, but locally variable 2 to





4 in far southeast. Moderate or rough, locally slight in far





southeast. Scattered showers in west.





Gulf of Guinea :





mainly southwesterly 2 to 4 at times 5 at first, but locally





northerly in far northwest. Slight or moderate from east to west.





Thundersqualls with severe gusts.





Pointe Noire :





southeast 3 or 4 at times 5, but southerly 2 to 4 in far east.





Moderate but slight in far east.  Some thundersqualls with gusts





mainly in north and far East.




















Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours :










Southwesterly gale or severe gale expected in  Altair, Romeo,





locally storm in Faraday.





Elsewhere, no gale expected.