GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
WARNING NR 393 - MONDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2026/0400 UTC
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 27-09-26/21 UTC
LOW PRESSURES 1010 OVER TAURUS AND 1012 OVER EAST BLACK SEA. HIGH
PRESSURES 1026 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS
WEST BLACK SEA
OVER WEST
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 28/16 UTC
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8
WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, MONDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2026 / 0400 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 393
PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 27-09-26/21 UTC
LOW PRESSURES 1010 OVER TAURUS AND 1012 OVER EAST BLACK SEA. HIGH
PRESSURES 1026 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 29 SEPTEMBER 04 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHEAST. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
SOUTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH. SLIGHT
BOOT
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
MELITA
EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
GABES
EAST 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
SIDRA
NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH UP TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
NORTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
SOUTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
PATRAIKOS
EAST NORTHEAST 4 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
KORINTHIAKOS
EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
KITHIRA SEA
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 22.30 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR
ROUGH
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 22.00 6 OR 7 LATER 5 OR 6.
MODERATE OVER EAST UP TO ROUGH
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND NORTH OF 34.00 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH
TAURUS
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
DELTA
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORM
CRUSADE
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH
KASTELLORIZO SEA
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 AND WEST OF 28.30 5 OR 6 SOON 5
OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
RODOS SEA
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
KARPATHIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 6 AND SOUTH OF 35.20 6 OR 7 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR
ROUGH
WEST KRITIKO
NORTH 6 OR 7 SOON 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH
EAST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHWEST 6 AND EAST OF 26.00 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTH 6 OR 7 SOON 6 AND EAST OF 24.50 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH
SAMOS SEA
NORTH 6 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. MODERATE
SARONIKOS
NORTH 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE
KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 SOON 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH
CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 SOON NORTH 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 AND EAST OF 24.00 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP
TO 5. UP TO MODERATE
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 AND SOUTH OF 39.30 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE
THRAKIKO
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 24.50 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
THERMAIKOS
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 4. SLIGHT
MARMARA
NORTH 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
WEST BLACK SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 OVER WEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
EAST BLACK SEA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED=
Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 27 September 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, Sunday 27 at 12 UTC
Shallow low deepening 1014 along Algerian coast overnight, with
little change tomorrow.
High pressure 1019-1021 elsewhere in the basin.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 29 at 00 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA.
East or Southeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far east, decreasing locally
Southeasterly 2 to 4 at end in far southwest.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate in morning.
BALEARES.
Easterly 2 to 4, becoming temporarily Variable in second part of
night and in morning in gulf of Valencia, then increasing locally 5
near Mallorca tomorrow afternoon.
Smooth or slight, becoming slight tomorrow afternoon.
Moderate vis in some showers.
MINORQUE.
Southeast 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 in south in morning.
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate from south in late
morning.
Moderate vis in some showers.
LION.
Southeast 3 or 4, but 4 or 5 in far west, increasing locally 6
tomorrow at midday over Roussillon coast.
Smooth or slight, becoming slight at end.
PROVENCE.
East or Southeast 2 to 4, increasing Southeast 3 or 4 tomorrow
afternoon in west.
Smooth, becoming smooth or slight in west in morning.
LIGURE.
North or Northeast 2 to 4, increasing temporarily 4 or 5 in second
part of night in gulf of Genoa, then veering East or Northeast in
morning.
Smooth.
CORSE.
- In north : East or Northeast 2 to 4, decreasing temporarily
Variable 1 to 3 tomorrow in daytime.
- In south : Easterly 2 to 4, increasing locally 5 leeward Bonifacio
Strait tomorrow afternoon.
Smooth, becoming locally slight leeward Bonifacio Strait tomorrow
afternoon.
SARDAIGNE.
- In northeast : Southeasterly 2 to 4, increasing East or Southeast 3
to 5 at end.
- In southwest : Southeast 3 to 5, locally 6 in far southwest,
increasing 5 or 6 tomorrow afternoon.
- In northeast : smooth, becoming slight at end.
- In southwest : slight or moderate.
MADDALENA.
Variable 1 to 3, mainly Southerly along Sardinia coast, increasing
locally Southeasterly 3 or 4 in southwest tomorrow afternoon.
Smooth.
ELBE.
Variable 1 to 3, mainly South or Southeast along Corsica coast,
increasing at times 4 near Cape Corse tomorrow afternoon.
Smooth.
ALBORAN.
Northeasterly 2 to 4, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in south in
morning.
Slight, decreasing smooth or slight tomorrow afternoon.
Poor vis in rain tomorrow in daytime.
PALOS.
Northeast 3 or 4, becoming Cyclonic 2 to 4 in morning, then
decreasing Variable 1 to 3 at end.
Slight.
Poor vis due to some fog patches in east, mainly along coast.
ALGER.
- In east : East 4 or 5, at times 6 overnight in far east.
- In west : East 4 or 5, decreasing Cyclonic 2 to 4 in late night,
then becoming West or Southwest in morning.
Slight or moderate.
Poor vis due to some fog patches tomorrow morning, mainly in west.
WEST OF CABRERA.
East or Northeast 3 or 4, locally 5 in far east overnight, decreasing
Cyclonic 2 to 4 in south at end.
Slight or moderate.
Moderate vis in some showers in far west in late night.
ANNABA, West of TUNISIE.
East or Southeast 4 or 5, at times 6.
Slight or moderate.
East of TUNISIE, CARBONARA.
East or Northeast 2 to 4, but locally Southerly along Sardinia coast,
veering East or Southeast in late night.
Smooth or slight.
LIPARI, CIRCEO.
Northerly 2 to 4, decreasing Clockwise 1 to 3 in late night, mainly
Northwesterly in afternoon.
Smooth.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Moderate East or Southeast flow from Tunisian coast to gulf of Lion,
at times fresh.
Variable light or moderate flow elsewhere, becoming mainly Easterly
in southwest of the basin in late day of Tuesday.