GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
WARNING NR 034 - THURSDAY 08 JANUARY 2026/2200 UTC
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 08-01-26/15 UTC
EXTENDED LOW TO COLD FRONT AND CENTRE 987 NORTH OF BLACK SEA IS
MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST. HIGH PRESSURES 1028 OVER GABES
MELITA
CONTINUING TO 09/01 UTC
WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
SIDRA
OVER SOUTH
CONTINUING TO 09/04 UTC
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
SIDRA
OVER NORTH
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 09/10 UTC
WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 09/04 UTC WEST
NORTH IONIO
EAST OF 19.30
CONTINUING TO 09/01 UTC
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
SOUTH IONIO
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 09/10 UTC
NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND NORTH OF 36.30 7 OR 8 AND FROM 09/01 UTC WEST
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
KORINTHIAKOS
CONTINUING TO 09/01 UTC
WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
KITHIRA SEA
CONTINUING TO 09/10 UTC
NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 09/04 7 OR 8 UTC
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST OF 22.00
CONTINUING TO 09/10 UTC
WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 09/01 UTC 7 OR 8
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO EAST OF 22.00
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 09/10 UTC
WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 09/07 UTC 7 OR 8
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 09/16 UTC
WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 09/13 UTC 7 OR 8
TAURUS
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 09/16 UTC
WEST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 09/07 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST OVER WEST WEST
NORTHWEST 8 OR 9
DELTA
FROM 09/01 AT LEAST TO 09/16 UTC
WEST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 09/07 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9
CRUSADE
FROM 09/07 AT LEAST TO 09/16 UTC
WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 09/10 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9
KASTELLORIZO SEA
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 09/16 UTC
WEST 7 OR 8, FROM 09/01 UTC WEST NORTHWEST AND FROM 09/04 UTC
NORTHWEST 8
RODOS SEA
CONTINUING TO 09/04 UTC
WEST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 09/01 UTC NORTHWEST
KARPATHIO
CONTINUING TO 09/10 UTC
WEST NORTHWEST 8, FROM 09/01 UTC NORTHWEST AND FROM 09/07 UTC 7 OR
8
WEST KRITIKO
CONTINUING TO 09/07 UTC
WEST NORTHWEST 8 AND FROM 09/01 UTC 7 OR 8
EAST KRITIKO
CONTINUING TO 09/07 UTC
WEST NORTHWEST 8 AND FROM 09/04 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
SOUTH OF 36.40
CONTINUING TO 09/01 UTC
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
CONTINUING TO 09/04 UTC
WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
SAMOS SEA
CONTINUING TO 09/04 UTC
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
CENTRAL AEGEAN
CONTINUING TO 09/04 UTC
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
CONTINUING TO 09/04 UTC
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE
WARNING NR 16, THURSDAY 8 JANUARY 2026 AT 1910 UTC
GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 8 OF JANUARY AT 12 UTC.
HIGH BUILDING 1025 TO 1030 OVER SPAIN.
LOW 1010 OVER LIGURIAN SEA, SLOW-MOVING, GRADUALLY DEEPENING 999
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
NORTH OF BALEARES.
FROM 09/18 UTC TO 10/00 UTC AT LEAST.
WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.
SOUTH OF BALEARES.
CONTINUING TO 09/15 UTC.
WEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.
MINORQUE.
FROM 09/18 UTC TO 10/00 UTC AT LEAST.
WEST OR NORTHWEST INCREASING 8 IN FAR NORTHEAST AND FAR SOUTHWEST.
SEVERE GUSTS.
LION, PROVENCE.
FROM 09/03 UTC TO 10/00 UTC AT LEAST.
WEST OR NORTHWEST 8, INCREASING AT TIMES 9 IN AFTERNOON. SEVERE
GUSTS.
LIGURE.
CONTINUING TO 10/00 UTC AT LEAST.
WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 EXCEPT IN FAR NORTH, TEMPORARILY INCREASING 9 IN
FAR EAST IN LATE MORNING. SEVERE GUSTS.
CORSE.
CONTINUING TO 10/00 UTC AT LEAST.
WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTHEAST, INCREASING WESTERLY 8
EVERYWHERE IN LATE AFTERNOON. SEVERE GUSTS.
SARDAIGNE.
FROM 09/15 UTC TO 10/00 UTC AT LEAST.
WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 IN NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS.
MADDALENA.
CONTINUING TO 10/00 UTC AT LEAST.
WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 LEEWARD BONIFACIO STRAIT, VEERING WEST 8
EVERYWHERE IN EVENING. SEVERE GUSTS.
ELBE.
CONTINUING TO 10/00 UTC AT LEAST.
WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 NEAR CAPE CORSE, INCREASING IN NORTH IN SECOND
PART OF NIGHT, THEN INCREASING 8 OR 9 EVERYWHERE IN MORNING. SEVERE
GUSTS.
TUNISIE.
FROM 09/00 UTC TO 09/09 UTC.
WEST LOCALLY 8 NEAR CAPO DI CARBONARA. GUSTS.
CARBONARA.
FROM 09/00 UTC TO 09/09 UTC.
WEST 8 NEAR SARDINIA COAST. SEVERE GUSTS.
CIRCEO.
FROM 09/12 UTC TO 10/00 UTC AT LEAST.
WEST 8 IN NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS.=
WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, THURSDAY 08 JANUARY 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 NR 34
PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 08-01-26/15 UTC
EXTENDED LOW TO COLD FRONT AND CENTRE 987 NORTH OF BLACK SEA IS
MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST. HIGH PRESSURES 1028 OVER GABES
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 09 JANUARY 22 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER EAST 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE.
PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR.CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
SOUTH ADRIATIC
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST PARTS WEST SOUTHWEST VERY SOON SOUTH
SOUTHEAST SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE
BOOT
WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 OVER NORTH 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST
SOON 7 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH
MELITA
WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR
GABES
WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON WEST SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. UP TO
ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR
SIDRA
OVER NORTH PARTS WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON WEST. OVER SOUTH PARTS
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR
NORTH IONIO
EAST OF 19.30 NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER
SOUTHEAST AND OVER SOUTH PARTS WEST 6 OR 7. WEST OF 19.30 NORTHWEST
6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH SOON
MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR
SOUTH IONIO
NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND NORTH OF 36.30 7 OR 8 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST
7 OR 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR
PATRAIKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH 4 OR 5 LATER 3 OR
4. UP TO MODERATE
KORINTHIAKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 7 SOON 6 OR 7 LATER 5 OR 6. MODERATE
UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR
KITHIRA SEA
NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 SOON 7 OR 8 LATER WEST 7. VERY ROUGH SOON ROUGH.
POOR. THUNDERSTORM
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 VERY SOON WEST OF 22.00 7 OR 8 SOON 7 OR 8
DECREASING LATER OVER WEST. VERY ROUGH SOON OVER WEST ROUGH. POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 DECREASING LATER. VERY ROUGH. POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
TAURUS
WEST 7 OR 8 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST OVER WEST PARTS WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR
9. ROUGH SOON OVER WEST UP TO VERY ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM
DELTA
WEST 7 VERY SOON 7 OR 8 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9. ROUGH SOON UP TO
VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
CRUSADE
WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON WEST 7 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8
LATER WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9. MODERATE SOON ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST SOON NORTHWEST 8. ROUGH SOON UP
TO VERY ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM
RODOS SEA
WEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON NORTHWEST SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH.
POOR. THUNDERSTORM
KARPATHIO
WEST NORTHWEST 8 VERY SOON NORTHWEST SOON 7 OR 8 LATER 6 OR 7.
ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM
WEST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 8 VERY SOON 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7. ROUGH OVER WEST UP TO
VERY ROUGH SOON ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM
EAST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 8 SOON NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 DECREASING. ROUGH. POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 AND SOUTH OF 36.40 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON
WEST 5 OR 6 LATER WEST SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OVER SOUTH ROUGH. LOCALLY
POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7 LATER 5 OR 6 FROM THE WEST WEST
SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH
SAMOS SEA
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7 LATER 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON
MODERATE. POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
SARONIKOS
NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER SOUTHWEST 4. MODERATE SOON SLIGHT
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 LATER WEST SOUTHWEST 4. MODERATE SOON
SLIGHT
KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER SOUTHWEST 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH
SOON MODERATE. POOR
CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON 6 LATER WEST SOUTHWEST UP TO 5. ROUGH SOON
MODERATE. POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 LATER
SOUTHWEST. MODERATE SOON SLIGHT
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER SOUTHWEST UP TO 5. ROUGH SOON
MODERATE. POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST
THRAKIKO
EAST OF 25.10 EAST NORTHEAST 5 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. WEST OF 25.10 NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 4 OR 5
LATER WEST SOUTHWEST. MODERATE SOON SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORM
THERMAIKOS
NORTH NORTHWEST 6 VERY SOON 5 SOON VARIABLE 4. UP TO MODERATE. SOON
SLIGHT
MARMARA
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
WEST BLACK SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
EAST BLACK SEA
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 OVER WEST PARTS WEST SOUTHWEST SOON WEST
NORTHWEST OVER EAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE WINDS OVER IONIO, KITHIRA SEA, SOUTH AEGEAN, MELITA, GABES,
BOOT, SIDRA AND TEMPORARILY THE SOUTH KRITIKO SEAS=
Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 8 January 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 : WARNING NR 16.
Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 8 at 12 UTC
High building 1025 to 1030 over Spain.
Low 1010 over Ligurian Sea, slow-moving, gradually deepening 999
tomorrow afternoon.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 10 at 00 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA.
West or Southwest 6 or 7, veering West in late morning, then
Northwest in evening. Gusts.
Rough or very rough, decreasing rough in afternoon.
Moderate vis in some showers in far east in evening.
BALEARES.
In north : West or Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing West 5 or 6 in
morning, at times 7, then increasing West or Northwest 7 or 8 in
evening. Severe gusts.
In south : West 7 or 8, decreasing 6 or 7 in late afternoon, then
West or Northwest 5 or 6 at night. Severe gusts.
Moderate or rough.
MINORQUE.
Westerly 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in morning, at times 7, then
increasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 in evening, locally 8 in far
northeast and far southwest. Severe gusts.
Moderate or rough, becoming rough in evening, locally very rough in
far northeast.
Poor vis in rain or showers in far northeast, at times thundery.
LION, PROVENCE.
Westerly 3 to 5, at times 6, increasing rapidly West or Northwest 7
or 8 in morning, at times 9 in afternoon. Severe gusts.
Becoming moderate or rough, then rough or very rough in afternoon.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.
LIGURE.
West or Southwest increasing 7 or 8 from south, but Variable 3 to 5
in far north, temporarily increasing 9 in far east in late morning.
Severe gusts.
Becoming rough or very rough.
Long SW swell 3 to 4 m in north.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.
CORSE.
West or Southwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in far northeast, increasing
Westerly 7 or 8 in late afternoon. Severe gusts.
Rough or very rough, becoming very rough in evening.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in afternoon.
SARDAIGNE.
West or Southwest 6 or 7, veering West or Northwest in morning,
temporarily decreasing 5 or 6 in afternoon, then increasing locally 7
or 8 in north in late afternoon. Severe gusts.
Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in late night.
Moderate or poor vis in showers in afternoon, at times thundery.
MADDALENA.
Westerly 6 or 7, locally 8 leeward Bonifacio Strait, then increasing
7 or 8 everywhere in evening. Severe gusts.
Moderate or rough, locally becoming very rough leeward strait in
evening.
Moderate or poor vis in some showers.
ELBE.
West or Southwest increasing 6 or 7, locally 8 in north, then
increasing 8 or 9 everywhere in morning.
Moderate or rough, locally very rough in north, becoming rough or
very rough in afternoon.
Long SW swell 3 to 4 m in far north.
Poor vis in some showers.
ALBORAN.
Westerly 5 or 6, at times 7, increasing 6 or 7 in evening. Gusts.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in east in morning.
PALOS.
West or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7, decreasing locally Westerly 3
to 5 in north in afternoon. Gusts.
Moderate or rough.
Moderate vis in some showers in east in evening.
ALGER.
West or Southwest 6 or 7. Gusts.
Moderate or rough, becoming rough in morning, locally very rough in
far northeast.
Moderate vis in showers from east in afternoon.
WEST OF CABRERA.
West or Southwest 6 or 7, veering Westerly in morning, then
decreasing Northwest 5 or 6 in evening, at times 7. Gusts.
Moderate or rough.
ANNABA.
West 6 or 7, temporarily West or Southwest 3 to 5 in far south till
late morning. Gusts.
Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in morning.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in late afternoon.
TUNISIE.
Westerly 6 or 7, locally 8 near Capo di Carbonara till late morning.
Gusts.
Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough at midday.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in late afternoon.
CARBONARA.
West or Southwest 6 or 7, locally 8 near Sardinia coast till late
morning, veering West in evening. Severe gusts.
Moderate or rough, becoming temporarily rough or very rough in east
at midday.
Moderate vis in some rain or showers in late afternoon.
LIPARI.
West or Southwest 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 in late night. Gusts.
Becoming rough, then rough or very rough at midday.
Poor vis in rain and thundery showers, mainly in east.
CIRCEO.
West or Southwest increasing 6 or 7, veering West in afternoon, and
locally increasing 7 or 8 in north. Severe gusts.
Becoming rough, at times very rough in north in afternoon.
Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Persistence of West or Northwest flow fresh or strong over the basin,
at times very strong in north, veering Northwesterly saturday
afternoon.