For The Rose-Virginie wreck :
No gale warning.
The reliability of the situation is assessed at 90%.
Warm sun all day. In the evening, relatively cloudless skies clearing.
WNW force 4 in the morning temporarily W force 5 in the middle of the day. Gusts reaching 28 knots in the middle of the day. Smooth to slight sea. Low, fairly long swell from SSW. Excellent visibility.