WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, WEDNESDAY 06 MAY 2026 / 2200 UTC
- WIND SPEED: BEAUFORT SCALE
- SEA STATE: TOTAL SIGNIFICANT
BE AWARE: WIND GUSTS CAN BE 40 PERCENT STRONGER THAN THOSE GIVEN
HERE AND MAX WAVE HEIGHT UP TO TWICE THAN SIGNIFICANT
PART 1
WARNING NONE
PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 06-05-26/15 UTC
LOW 1000 OVER ALGERIA IS MOVING NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 1001
OVER SOUTH GABES BY 06/21. HIGH PRESSURES 1018 OVER BLACK SEA AND
1018 BY COASTS OF EGYPT.
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 07 MAY 22 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST
SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER WEST CYCLONIC VERY SOON CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 OVER
EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORM
SOUTH ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR
BOOT
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH SOUTH 5 OR 6 VERY SOON SOUTH 4 OR
5 OVER SOUTH EAST 5 OR 6 LATER OVER SOUTH 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
MELITA
EAST SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON OVER SOUTH CYCLONIC 5 OR 6. MODERATE
OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR
GABES
EAST SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 OVER EAST 7 VERY SOON OVER NORTH CYCLONIC 5 OR
6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR
SIDRA
SOUTHEAST 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH
NORTH IONIO
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 19.30 3. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
SOUTH IONIO
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER WEST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON SOUTHEAST 4 AND
WEST OF 19.30 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
PATRAIKOS
WEST 3. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
KORINTHIAKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT
KITHIRA SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 20.00 6 OR 7. SLIGHT
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON EAST SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT
TAURUS
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
DELTA
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST. SLIGHT
CRUSADE
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
KASTELLORIZO SEA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
RODOS SEA
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT
KARPATHIO
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH SOON EAST. SLIGHT
WEST KRITIKO
WEST 3 OR 4 SOON EAST. SLIGHT
EAST KRITIKO
WEST 3 OR 4 SOON EAST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
SOUTHWEST 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
SAMOS SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
SARONIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
SOUTH 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
KAFIREAS STRAIT
SOUTH 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
CENTRAL AEGEAN
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5.
SLIGHT
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST UP TO 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
THRAKIKO
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
THERMAIKOS
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT
MARMARA
EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
WEST BLACK SEA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH EAST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY
POOR
EAST BLACK SEA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED=
Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 6 May 2026 at 21 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 : NO WARNING.
Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 6 at 12 UTC
Low 1007-1009 between Corsica and mainland gradually filling on place
the next night.
Low near 1002 near gulf of Gabes, moving northeast and expected 1008
over Sicily tomorrow afternoon.
Weak gradient of pressure between 1010 and 1013 from south to north.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 8 at 00 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA.
East 2 to 4, increasing 3 or 4 in late night, at times 5 in daytime,
then veering East or Southeast at end, locally Cyclonic 2 to 4 in
south of Majorca island.
Slight.
Moderate vis in showers, becoming poor in thundery showers tomorrow
morning.
BALEARES.
Variable 2 to 4, becoming East or Northeast 3 or 4 in second part of
the night, at times 5 in southeast. Gusts.
Smooth or slight.
Poor vis in thundery showers in daytime.
MINORQUE.
East or Northeast 2 to 4, increasing 3 to 5 in morning from north to
south, then veering mainly Easterly at end.
Smooth or slight.
Poor vis in thundery showers in south tomorrow afternoon.
LION.
Veering Northwesterly 3 or 4, at times 5 overnight, temporarily
Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon, then becoming Southerly 2 to 4 at end.
Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in afternoon.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers near coast, clearing at
night.
PROVENCE.
Westerly 3 to 5 from south to north, decreasing 2 to 4 in morning,
then becoming Variable in afternoon.
Slight, locally moderate in far northeast at first, decreasing
gradually smooth in late day.
LIGURE.
Southwesterly 3 to 5, locallu 5 or 6 in west at first, decreasing
Cyclonic 2 to 4 tomorrow morning, then becoming Northerly in
evening.
Slight or moderate, decreasing gradually smooth or slight in
afternoon.
CORSE.
- In north : West or Southwest 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 in late
night, then veering North or Northeast tomorrow afternoon, at times 5
near Balagne.
- In south : Northwesterly 2 to 4, veering gradually North or
Northeast tomorrow morning, at times 5 in far south.
Slight, locally moderate in far north at first, decreasing smooth or
slight in afternoon.
SARDAIGNE.
In far south, East or Southeast, at times 5 in daytime.
Elsewhere, East or Northeast 2 to 4.
Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in morning, but locally moderate
in far south in afternoon.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in south, at times thundery.
MADDALENA.
Southerly 3 or 4, at times 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in second
part of the night, then becoming North or Northeast in afternoon.
Gusts.
Slight.
Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, clearing in daytime.
ELBE.
Variable 2 to 4, but Southerly 3 to 5 in south at fitrst, becoming
Northerly in evening. Gusts.
Slight, at times moderate overnight.
Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, clearing in morning.
ALBORAN.
Mainly Westerly 2 to 4, locally 5, leeward Strait at first, and in
afternoon and late day. Gusts.
Smooth or slight.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, in
morning.
PALOS.
Easterly 2 to 4, but locally Northwesterly in extreme southwest at
first, veering Westerly from southwest at noon.
Smooth or slight.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, in
morning.
ALGER.
East 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 in morning in east, at times 6 in far
east, veering Westerly 2 to 4 in west in afternoon, but Southeasterly
in extreme east at end.
Slight, locally moderate in east in daytime.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, in
afternoon.
WEST OF CABRERA.
East or Northeast 2 to 4, becoming Cyclonic in afternoon, locally
Northerly in west.
Slight.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, in
afternoon.
ANNABA.
Easterly 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5, in morning, at times 6 in extreme
southwest, becoming Variable 2 to 4 at end.
Slight, locally moderate in northeast in late day.
Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, in late day.
TUNISIE.
Increasing Northeasterly 4 to 5, at times 6 in east overnight,
decreasing 2 to 4 in afternoon but locally 5 in extreme northwest.
Gusts.
Slight or moderate.
Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, in late day.
CARBONARA.
Increasing Easterly 4 or 5, at times 6 in extreme south overnight,
backing Northeasterly 3 or 4 at midday, locally 5 in extreme
southwest in afternoon. Gusts.
Slight or moderate.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, at first
and at end.
LIPARI.
Northeasterly 4 or 5, locally 6 in south, but Southerly 5 or 6
leeward of Messina strait at first, veering Easterly in morning,
locally Southeasterly 6 or 7 leeward of Messina strait and in far
east, in daytime, decreasing Southeasterly 2 to 4, locally 5 in east,
but Variable 1 to 3 in southwest at end. Gusts.
Slight or moderate.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, at end.
CIRCEO.
Easterly 2 or 4, locally 5 in south at first, backing Northerly in
afternoon, locally Southeasterly in southeast at end.
Slight.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, improving
in morning.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Variable light or moderate flow over the basin, becoming East or
Southeast in west of basin in evening.