METAREA 3 bulletinset


EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING
WWME22 LGAT 131330

GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3

HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE

WARNING NR 053 - TUESDAY 13 JANUARY 2026/1600 UTC

GENERAL SYNOPSIS 13-01-26/09 UTC

LOW WITH CENTRE 1005 OVER EAST TAURUS IS MOVING EASTWARDS. HIGH

PRESSURES 1026 OVER MARMARA SEA AND 1030 BY COASTS OF LIBYA AND LOW

1013 OVER NORTHEAST BLACK SEA.

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA

EAST OF 26.20

CONTINUING TO 14/01 UTC

NORTHWEST 8 AND FROM 13/22 UTC 7 OR 8

TAURUS

OVER WEST

CONTINUING TO 14/01 UTC

NORTH NORTHWEST 8 AND FROM 13/22 UTC 7 OR 8

TAURUS

OVER EAST

CONTINUING TO 14/01 UTC

NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8

DELTA

CONTINUING TO 14/04 UTC

NORTHWEST 8 AND FROM 13/22 UTC 7 OR 8

CRUSADE OVER SOUTH

CONTINUING TO 14/04 UTC

WEST NORTHWEST 8 AND FROM 13/22 UTC 7 OR 8

CRUSADE OVER NORTH

CONTINUING TO 14/01 UTC

NORTH 7 OR 8

KASTELLORIZO SEA

SOUTH OF 36.00

CONTINUING TO 13/22 UTC

NORTHWEST 7 OR 8

KARPATHIO

SOUTH OF 35.40

CONTINUING TO 13/19 UTC

NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8


EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQME26 LGAT 131400

WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3

HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE

ATHENS, TUESDAY 13 JANUARY 2026 / 1600 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 53

PART 2

GENERAL SYNOPSIS 13-01-26/09 UTC

LOW WITH CENTRE 1005 OVER EAST TAURUS IS MOVING EASTWARDS. HIGH

PRESSURES 1026 OVER MARMARA SEA AND 1030 BY COASTS OF LIBYA AND LOW

1013 OVER NORTHEAST BLACK SEA

PART 3

FORECAST UP TO 14 JANUARY 16 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC

WEST SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

CENTRAL ADRIATIC

SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST SOUTHEAST SOON OVER NORTH CYCLONIC.

SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTH ADRIATIC

WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST AND OVER EAST SOUTH

SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR

BOOT

WEST 4 AND OVER NORTH SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLY

LOCALLY POOR

MELITA

SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

GABES

SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

OR MODERATE

SIDRA

VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH WEST 4 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 4 AND

OVER SOUTH SOUTH SOUTHEAST SOON UP TO 5. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH MODERATE.

PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR

NORTH IONIO

NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY

POOR

SOUTH IONIO

WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 21.00 NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR

MODERATE

PATRAIKOS

WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT

KORINTHIAKOS

WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE

KITHIRA SEA

NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO

NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 22.00 5 OR 6 VERY SOON VARIABLE 4

AND EAST OF 22.00 NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH VERY SOON

MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR OVER WEST

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA

WEST OF 26.20 NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 5. EAST OF 26.20 NORTHWEST

8 SOON 7 OR 8 DECREASING. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH SOON ROUGH. LOCALLY

POOR

TAURUS

OVER WEST NORTH NORTHWEST 8 SOON 7 OR 8. OVER EAST NORTH NORTHEAST 7

OR 8. ROUGH OVER WEST UP TO VERY ROUGH VERY SOON ROUGH. LOCALLY

POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

DELTA

NORTHWEST 8 SOON 7 OR 8. VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

CRUSADE

OVER SOUTH WEST NORTHWEST 8 SOON 7 OR 8. OVER NORTH NORTH 7 OR 8.

ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

KASTELLORIZO SEA

NORTH OF 36.00 NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. SOUTH OF 36.00

NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

RODOS SEA

NORTHWEST 6 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE

KARPATHIO

NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 AND SOUTH OF 35.40 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7

SOON 5 OR 6. UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

WEST KRITIKO

WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 6. MODERATE

EAST KRITIKO

NORTHWEST 5 AND EAST OF 26.00 6 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON

5 OR 6. MODERATE OVER EAST UP TO ROUGH VERY SOON UP TO MODERATE

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN

SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE 4 AND SOUTH OF 36.40 WEST

NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO

WEST NORTHWEST 4 AND EAST OF 25.30 NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON

VARIABLE OR SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND OVER EAST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

OR MODERATE

SAMOS SEA

NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO

MODERATE VERY SOON SLIGHT

SARONIKOS

SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST SOON NORTHWEST. SLIGHT

SOUTH EVVOIKOS

SOUTHWEST 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT

KAFIREAS STRAIT

SOUTHWEST 4 SOON WEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

CENTRAL AEGEAN

VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST.

SLIGHT

NORTHWEST AEGEAN

VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST 4 SOON NORTHWEST. SLIGHT.

PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR

NORTHEAST AEGEAN

VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST SOON WEST SOUTHWEST.

SLIGHT

THRAKIKO

VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 4. UP TO SLIGHT. PROBABLY

LOCALLY POOR

THERMAIKOS

VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR

MARMARA

WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY

POOR. SNOW

WEST BLACK SEA

NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 AND OVER WEST SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.

LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

EAST BLACK SEA

NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4

OR 5 OVER EAST NORTHWEST 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.

THUNDERSTORM

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS

GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED=


WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQMQ54 LFPW 130704

Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,

METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 13 January 2026 at 09 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, Tuesday 13 at 00 UTC

Deep trough over bay of Biscay directing Southerly moderate or fresh

flow over basin, at times strong over gulf of Lion at first.

Part 3 : Area forecasts to Wednesday 14 at 12 UTC

EAST OF CABRERA.

South 3 or 4, at times 5 in south at first.

Slight.

BALEARES.

Southerly 2 to 4, becoming Variable overnight.

Slight.

MINORQUE.

South 3 or 4, at times 5 in far north at first.

Slight.

LION.

South or Southeast 5 or 6,at times 7 in southwest at first,

decreasing South or Southeast 4 or 5 overnight. Gusts.

Slight or moderate.

Moderate vis in scattered rain near coasts.

PROVENCE.

South or Southeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in northwest, backing East or

Southeast overnight.

Slight or moderate.

Moderate vis in scattered rain near coasts.

LIGURE.

South or Southwest 3 to 5, backing South or Southeast in east

overnight but becoming Variable 2 to 4 in west.

Slight, locally moderate in east later.

Moderate vis in scattered rain near coasts.

CORSE.

Southerly 2 to 4, backing Easterly in late day and increasing 5 or 6

leeward Bonifacio strait. Gusts.

Slight, at times moderate leeward Bonifacio strait later.

SARDAIGNE.

Southeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5 in east.

Slight.

MADDALENA, ELBE.

South or Southeast 4 or 5.

Slight or moderate.

Moderate vis in scattered rain over ELBE.

ALBORAN.

Easterly 2 to 4, becoming Variable soon, then increasing West or

Northwest 3 to 5 later.

Smooth or slight.

Moderate vis in rain or showers at end.

PALOS.

Variable 2 to 4 in west, but Southerly 4 or 5 in east.

Smooth or slight.

ALGER.

Southerly 3 to 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 at end.

Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight soon.

WEST OF CABRERA.

Southerly 2 to 4, at times 5 in south, becoming Variable 2 to 4 at

end.

Slight, locally smooth in far west.

ANNABA.

Variable 2 to 4, mainly Southeasterly, locally East 4 or 5 in far

north.

Smooth or slight.

TUNISIE.

South or Southeast 5 or 6, locally Southeasterly 2 to 4 in west.

Slight or moderate.

CARBONARA.

South or Southeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far south.

Slight or moderate, becoming moderate soon.

LIPARI.

Variable Clockwise 2 to 4, locally Southeasterly in west.

Smooth or slight, becoming moderate in far west soon.

CIRCEO.

South or Southwest 3 or 4, backing South or Southeast soon.

Smooth or slight, becoming slight locally moderate in far west

later.

Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours

No near gale or gale expected.