WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE
WARNING NR 103, THURSDAY 5 MARCH 2026 AT 1940 UTC
GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 5 OF MARCH AT 12 UTC.
LOW "REGINA" 1008 OVER WEST OF CABRERA, MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARDS,
EXPECTED 1010 OVER MALLORCA FRIDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE 1021 OVER
TYRRHENIAN SEA.
SARDAIGNE.
CONTINUING TO 06/03 UTC.
SOUTHEAST 8 IN SOUTH. SEVERE GUSTS.
ALBORAN.
CONTINUING TO 06/09 UTC.
WEST AT TIMES 8. SEVERE GUSTS.
WEST OF PALOS.
FROM 06/09 UTC TO 06/18 UTC.
WEST OR SOUTHWEST AT TIMES 8. GUSTS.
NORTHEAST OF ANNABA.
CONTINUING TO 05/21 UTC.
SOUTHEAST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.=
WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, THURSDAY 05 MARCH 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 NONE
PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 05-03-26/09 UTC
SMOOTH FIELD HIGH PRESSURES 1024 TO 1028 OVER BALKANS AND RELATIVELY
LOW PRESSURES 1019 OVER GABES
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 06 MARCH 16 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 3. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR
SOUTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER EAST NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT.
LOCALLY POOR
BOOT
EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER OVER SOUTH UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT
MELITA
SOUTHEAST 6. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
GABES
SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON OVER WEST SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OVER EAST
MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
SIDRA
EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO
MODERATE
NORTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND WEST OF 19.50 UP TO 5 VERY SOON NORTH
NORTHEAST SOON 3 OR 4 LATER EAST. UP TO SLIGHT
SOUTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST NORTHWEST LATER EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR
5. UP TO SLIGHT
PATRAIKOS
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON EAST NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT
KORINTHIAKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
KITHIRA SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER EAST NORTHEAST 5.
UP TO SLIGHT
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER WEST EAST 4 SOON OVER EAST NORTHWEST. UP TO
SLIGHT
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
TAURUS
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER NORTH NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT
DELTA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT
CRUSADE
NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE 3. UP TO SLIGHT
KASTELLORIZO SEA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER WEST NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT
RODOS SEA
NORTHWEST 3 SOON 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SMOOTH
KARPATHIO
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT
WEST KRITIKO
SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER WEST NORTH LATER NORTHEAST OVER WEST UP
TO 5. SMOOTH
EAST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 3 LATER NORTH UP TO 4. SMOOTH
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 5. UP TO SLIGHT
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST WEST SOUTHWEST SOON NORTH NORTHEAST LATER
4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT
SAMOS SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH LATER 4 OR 5. SMOOTH
SARONIKOS
SOUTH 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTHWEST SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SMOOTH
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST LATER 4 OR 5. SMOOTH
KAFIREAS STRAIT
SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT
CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SMOOTH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTH 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
THRAKIKO
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH 3. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
THERMAIKOS
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
MARMARA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 SOON NORTH LATER NORTHEAST. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR.
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
WEST BLACK SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT
EAST BLACK SEA
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST EAST SOUTHEAST SOON OVER WEST WEST
NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
OVER NORTH
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED=
Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 5 March 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 : WARNING NR 101.
Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 5 at 00 UTC
Low "REGINA" 1011 over PALOS, slowly deepening and moving North,
expected 1007 over gulf of Valencia in afternoon then 1008 over south
of Majorca overnight. High pressure 1024 over Tyrrhenian sea
weakening slowly.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 6 at 12 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA.
East or Southeast 5 or 6, veering Southwesterly 3 or 4 in afternoon
then increasing Southerly 4 or 5 at end, at times 6. Gusts.
Moderate or rough, at times cross at end.
Poor vis in some thundery showers.
BALEARES.
In north : Northeast 6 or 7, decreasing Easterly 3 to 5 in afternoon,
locally 6 in far north at end. Gusts.
In south : Northeast 5 or 6, becoming Cyclonic 3 to 5 soon then
Northeasterly overnight. Gusts.
Moderate, locally rough in north.
Poor vis in thunderstorms.
MINORQUE.
East or Southeast 5 or 6, becoming Variable 1 to 3 in south overnight
then increasing East 6 or 7 in north at end. Gusts.
Rough.
Poor vis in thundery showers.
LION.
East 6 or 7. Gusts.
Rough.
Poor vis in rain or thundery showers.
PROVENCE.
East 6 or 7 at times 8 in far north in daytime. Gusts.
Rough, at times cross in west in S swell.
Poor vis in rain or thundery showers.
LIGURE.
In west : North or Northeast 6 or 7. Gusts.
In east : Northeasterly 3 to 5.
Slight in east, moderate in west, at times rough in far southwest.
CORSE.
In north, East or Northeast 6 or 7. Gusts.
In south, East or Southeast 6 or 7, at times 8 in Bonifacio strait
axis, locally 8 in far southeast, decreasing 5 or 6 overnight. Severe
gusts.
Slight or moderate, locally rough in extreme west.
Poor vis in rain or thundery showers in south later.
SARDAIGNE.
In north : East or Southeast 6 or 7. Gusts.
In south : Southeast 6 or 7, locally 8 in far southeast till evening,
decreasing Southwesterly 3 or 4 from west overnight. Severe gusts.
Rough, at times very rough in south at first, decreasing moderate in
south at end.
Poor vis in thundery showers.
MADDALENA, ELBE.
Southeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5 near Corsica and near Sardinian
coasts, increasing 4 or 5 over MADDALENA at end.
slight or moderate.
Poor vis in thundery showers in south later.
ALBORAN.
West 6 or 7, at times 8. Severe gusts.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in afternoon.
PALOS.
West or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7, increasing 7 or 8 in west at
end. Gusts.
Moderate or rough, becoming locally very rough in west at end.
Poor vis in thundery rain and showers.
ALGER.
Variable 4 to 6, at times Southwest 6 or 7 in far east. Gusts.
Moderate, becoming locally rough in west overnight.
Poor vis in thundery rain and showers.
WEST OF CABRERA.
Cyclonic 3 to 5, locally Southerly 4 to 6 in east.
Moderate, becoming locally rough in far east overnight.
Poor vis in thundery rain and showers.
ANNABA.
Southeast 6 or 7, at times 8 in northeast, becoming Variable 2 to 4
from west overnight. Gusts.
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate at end.
Poor vis in thundery rain and showers.
TUNISIE.
Southeasterly 6 or 7. Gusts.
Moderate or rough.
Poor vis in thundery rain and showers.
CARBONARA.
East or Southeast 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 in southwest overnight.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in southwest at end.
Moderate or poor vis in rain overnight.
LIPARI.
East or Southeast 3 to 5, locally 6 in far southeast, increasing 4 to
6 overnight.
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate overnight.
CIRCEO.
Southeast 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 overnight.
Slight, becoming slight or moderate at the end of night.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Southeasterly flow decreasing moderate over north of basin and over
Tyrrhenian sea. Southwesterly fresh or strong flow over southwest of
basin, decreasing moderate overnight.
West or Southwest fresh or strong flow in southwest of basin.