Weather West Africa Meteorological Bulletin MET Area II (Abbreviated) - Canaries to Gulf of Guinea

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Weather bulletin on METAREA 2,

METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 1 October 2017 at 2215 UTC.

Wind speed in BEAUFORT SCALE.

Sea state in DOUGLAS SCALE.

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 410.

Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 1 at 12 UTC

Low " EX-MARIA" 999 44N36W, moving northeast and filling, expected

1016 48N18W by 02/12 UTC, then 1021 47N11W by 03/00 UTC.

Low 976 59N19W moving northeast then east, expected 979 just west

Norway by 03/00 UTC. Associated trough in south crossing British

Isles, English Channel then North Sea.

Shallow low 1012 - 1014 over Morocco, slow-moving.

High 1028 just east Azores Islands slowly drifting west, expected

1029 over Azores Islands by 03/00 UTC.

New high expected 1025 44N46W by 02/00 UTC, moving northeast and

building 1030 50N24W by 03/00 UTC.

Tropical wave from 03N18W to 12N16W moving west around 20 nds.

Tropical wave from 07N41W to 21N48W moving west at 10-15 nds.

Monsoon trough from 08N13W to 07N25W.

ITCZ from 07N25W to 07N33W to 08N38W.

Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 3 at 00 UTC

METEOR, CAPE VERDE, CAP TIMIRIS, Northwest of SIERRA LEONE.

Northeasterly 4 or 5, at times 6.

Moderate or rough.

Thundersqualls with severe gusts in SIERRA LEONE, some showers in

west elsewhere.

Southeast of SIERRA LEONE.

Variable 2 to 4, decreasing 1 to 3 soon.

Moderate, locally slight near coast.

Thundersqualls with severe gusts.

GULF OF GUINEA.

Southerly 2 to 4.

Moderate.

Thundersqualls in north and near coasts.

POINTE NOIRE.

South or Southeast 3 or 4.

Moderate.

Some thundery showers near coasts.

Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours

East or Northeast near gale over CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT, southeast

of SAO VICENTE, with threat of gale in Gibraltar strait and leeward.

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