================= HIGH SEAS WARNING ================= WONT50 LFPW 290831 A SECURITE ON METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, WARNING NR 597 , THURSDAY 29 DECEMBER 2011 AT 0830UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 29 AT 00 UTC LOW 980 49N64W, MOVING NORTHEAST AND DEEPENING, EXPECTED 972 54N54W BY 30/12 UTC. NEW LOW EXPECTED 972 61N37W BY 30/12UTC. HIGH 1045 46N17W DRIFTING SOUTH, EXPECTED 1040 38N19W BY 30/12UTC. FARADAY. IMMINENT TO 30/15 UTC AT LEAST. INCREASING SOUTHERLY 8 FROM WEST, VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY AT TIMES 8 LATER. GUSTS. HIGH CROSS SEA IN NORTHWEST. ALTAIR. IMMINENT TO 29/21 UTC. IN WEST : SOUTHERLY AT TIMES 8. GUSTS.= ================== HIGH SEAS FORECAST ================== FQNT50 LFPW 290838 A SECURITE Weather bulletin for METAREA 2, METEO-FRANCE, Toulouse, Thursday 29 December 2011 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 : 597 Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 29 at 00 UTC Low 980 49N64W, moving northeast and deepening, expected 972 54N54W by 30/12 UTC. New low expected 972 61N37W by 30/12UTC. Shallow low around 1025-1027 over south of Morocco, with little change. High 1045 46N17W drifting south, expected 1040 38N19W by 30/12UTC. ITCZ axis along 10N14W, 5N22W, 2N33W, 1N47. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 30 at 12 UTC FARADAY : Southerly 5 or 6, rapidly increasing 7 or 8 from west, veering Southwesterly later. Gusts. Becoming very rough, locally high in northwest, cross sea. Rain then showers locally thundery later. At times moderate. ROMEO, CHARCOT : Variable clockwise 3 to 5, becoming Southwest 4 to 6 from south to north later. Gusts in north. Rough or very rough, NW swell, decreasing moderate or rough later. Occasional rain later. ALTAIR : Southerly 4 or 5, but 6 or 7 at times 8 in west, veering Southwest 5 to 7 from southeast to northwest. Gusts. Rough or very rough, cross. Rain. At times moderate. PAZENN : Northwest 4 or 5, increasing West 4 to 6 from south to north soon, backing Southwest 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough with northwest swell, becoming cross later. Rain later. Moderate later. FINISTERRE : North or Northeast 4 to 6 from north to south, decreasing 3 or 4 in south later, but backing West or Southwest 4 or 5 in north. Rough or very rough with northwest swell, decreasing rough later. IROISE, YEU : Northwest rapidly increasing 5 or 6 from north, locally 7 in north, backing West at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough with northwest swell. Rain later. Moderate later. ROCHEBONNE, CANTABRICO : Northwest 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 from north soon, backing West at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough with northwest swell, decreasing rough later. Rain later. Moderate later. ACORES : In west : South or Southeast 5 or 6, locally 7 with gusts in extreme northwest, decreasing Southerly 4 to 6 from south to north soon, then 4 or 5 at times 6 later. In east : Southeasterly 2 to 4, at times 5 in north at first. Moderate, but rough or very rough decreasing later in west, and crossed with Southwest swell. Scattered showers in west. JOSEPHINE : East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in northeast, but locally Southeasterly 2 to 4 in extreme northwest. Moderate, locally rough in east, with Northwest swell. Some showers. PORTO : Northeast 4 to 6, decreasing 4 or 5 later, then 3 or 4 at end. Rough decreasing at end, locally crossed with Northwest swell. SAO VICENTE : North or Northeast 3 to 5. Moderate or rough, but locally slight in southeast at first, with Northwest swell. CADIZ : North or Northeast 3 to 5 occasionally 6, but becoming locally Variable 2 to 4 in southeast soon. Slight or moderate. GIBRALTAR STRAIT : Variable 1 to 3, becoming temporarily Westerly at end. Smooth or slight. IRVING : East or Southeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 locally 5 in south, later. Moderate or rough. Some showers. MADEIRA : East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 . Moderate or rough. CASABLANCA : North or Northeast 4 or 5, but becoming locally Variable cyclonic 2 or 3 in northeast later Moderate, becoming rough in west soon with Northwest swell. AGADIR : Northeasterly 4 or 5, locally 6 in west at first, increasing temporarily North 6 near coast soon. Moderate, locally rough in west at first. METEOR : Easterly 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing 5 or 6 later. Becoming rough from west, crossed with Northwest swell. Some showers. CANARIAS : Northeast 4 or 5, temporarily 5 or 6 soon. Moderate becoming rough in west later. Some showers in west. TARFAYA : Mainly Easterly 2 to 4, increasing Northeast 4 or 5 soon, but becoming locally Variable cyclonic in northeast at end. Moderate with Northwest swell increasing. CAPE VERDE : East or Northeast 5 or 6, occasionally 7 between Islands. Gusts. Rough. Some showers in northwest. CAP BLANC, CAP TIMIRIS : Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts. Moderate or rough. SIERRA LEONE : Northeast 4 or 5, increasing locally 6 in north soon, but Variable 2 to 4 in extreme southeast. Moderate increasing rough from north, but slight in extreme southeast. Thundersqualls with gusts in south and extreme west. GULF OF GUINEA : Southerly 2 to 4. Moderate in west but slight in east. Thundersqualls with severe gusts. POINTE NOIRE : Southeast 3 or 4, but Southerly 1 to 3 in east. Moderate in west but slight in east. Some thundersqualls with gusts. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours : Southwest gale over FARADAY. Threat of Southwest near gale over ALTAIR and ROMEO. West near gale over bay of Biscay. Threat of Northeast near gale over CAP TIMIRIS and locally near islands of CAPE VERDE.