METAREA 3 bulletinset


EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQME28 LGAT 072000

WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3

HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE

ATHENS, FRIDAY 07 AUGUST 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 07-08-26/15 UTC

LOW PRESSURES 1003 OVER TAURUS AND 1007 OVER EAST BLACK

SEA AND RELATIVELY HIGH 1016 OVER TUNISIA AND NORTH ITALY

PART 3

FORECAST UP TO 08 AUGUST 22 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC

EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER EAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT

CENTRAL ADRIATIC

NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST NORTH NORTHEAST VERY SOON CYCLONIC 3 UP

TO 5 OVER EAST NORTHEAST. SLIGHT

SOUTH ADRIATIC

NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON OVER EAST NORTHEAST SOON 3 UP TO 5.

SLIGHT

BOOT

NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 OVER SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR

5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

MELITA

NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 OVER EAST WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT.

LOCALLY POOR

GABES

NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

SIDRA

NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY

POOR OVER SOUTH

NORTH IONIO

VARIABLE 3 AND WEST OF 19.40 NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT

SOUTH IONIO

NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

PATRAIKOS

VARIABLE 2. SMOOTH

KORINTHIAKOS

VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER EAST NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT

KITHIRA SEA

NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO

NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND EAST OF 22.30 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA

NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE

TAURUS

WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER WEST WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY

POOR

DELTA

WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO

MODERATE

CRUSADE

WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

KASTELLORIZO SEA

WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE

RODOS SEA

WEST NORTHWEST 4 SOON 5. SLIGHT

KARPATHIO

NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE

WEST KRITIKO

WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

EAST KRITIKO

WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST

MODERATE

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN

NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO

NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.20 5 OR 6 SOON 5 OR 6

INCREASING LATER. SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE

SAMOS SEA

NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT

SARONIKOS

NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT

SOUTH EVVOIKOS

NORTH 4 SOON 5. UP TO SLIGHT

KAFIREAS STRAIT

NORTH NORTHWEST 4 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT

CENTRAL AEGEAN

NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.00 AND SOUTH OF 38.00 5 OR 6

SOON 5 OR 6 INCREASING LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

NORTHWEST AEGEAN

NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT

NORTHEAST AEGEAN

NORTH 3 UP TO 5 INCREASING LATER. SLIGHT

THRAKIKO

NORTH 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT

THERMAIKOS

VARIABLE 3 SOON NORTHWEST 4. SMOOTH

MARMARA

NORTHEAST 3 SOON VARIABLE. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR

WEST BLACK SEA

NORTH 3 OR 4 OVER EAST VARIABLE SOON 3 UP TO 5 OVER EAST WEST

NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

EAST BLACK SEA

WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS

GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED=


WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQMQ54 LFPW 071855

Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,

METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 7 August 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, Friday 7 at 12 UTC

High pressure near 1016-1018 in west of basin, and near 1015 in

Tyrrhenian sea.

Shallow low 1013 between Corsica and French mainland, filling in

morning.

Weak gradient of pressure near 1013-1015 all over basin at end, with

shallow low 1011 near Algerian coast.

Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 9 at 00 UTC

EAST OF CABRERA.

Clockwise 1 to 3, increasing Est or Southeast 3 or 4 in southwest in

afternoon, locally 5 in far southwest at end.

Smooth or slight.

BALEARES.

Southerly 2 to 4, but locally Cyclonic 3 to 5 in gulf of Valencia at

first, increasing temporarily Southeast 4 or 5 in gulf of Valencia in

afternoon.

Smooth or slight.

MINORQUE.

Southwesterly 2 to 4, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in morning, then

increasing Southerly 2 to 4 in west at end.

Smooth or slight, decreasing temporarily smooth in afternoon.

LION.

Southwest 4 or 5, but Northwesterly 3 or 4 near coast, becoming

Northerly 2 to 4 n morning, then backing Southerly 3 or 4 in

afternoon.

Smooth or slight.

PROVENCE.

Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6 at first, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in

morning, but Northerly in west till midday.

Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight from west in

morning.

LIGURE.

- Far southeast : West or Southwest 2 to 4, at times 5 at first,

decreasing Variable 1 to 3 at midday.

- Elsewhere : Variable 1 to 3, at times North 4 near Gulf of Genoa in

early day, then becoming Westerly 2 to 4 at end.

In far north : smooth or slight, decreasing smooth at end.

Elsewhere : slight, decreasing smooth at end.

CORSE.

Westerly 3 to 5, at times 6 off Balagne at first, decreasing 2 to 4

in morning, then Variable 1 to 3 at end.

Slight or moderate in W swell, decreasing slight in morning, then

smooth or slight at end.

SARDAIGNE.

North or Northwest 3 to 5, locally 6 in northeast at first,

decreasing 2 to 4 in morning, then Variable 1 to 3 at end.

Slight or moderate from south to north, decreasing smooth or slight

in afternoon.

MADDALENA.

- Leeward Bonifacio strait : West 4 or 5, but 6 at first, decreasing

3 or 4 at end. Gusts.

- Elsewhere : Variable 2 to 4, mainly Northerly.

Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight at midday, at times

moderate in axis of strait.

ELBE.

Northwesterly 2 to 4, at times West 5 near Cap Corse at first.

Smooth or slight.

ALBORAN.

Variable 1 to 3 .

Smooth.

Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches. Moderate vis due to

sand haze at end.

PALOS.

East or Northeast 2 to 4, locally Variable 1 to 3 in west.

Smooth, locally slight in east.

ALGER.

Easterly 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 in late afternoon.

Slight, becoming slight or moderate at end.

WEST OF CABRERA.

Southerly 2 to 4, becoming Easterly from south in morning.

Smooth or slight.

ANNABA.

- in west : Variable 1 to 3, increasing Easterly 2 to 4 in

afternoon.

- in east : Northwesterly 3 or 4, decreasing Northerly 1 to 3 at

end.

Slight, becoming smooth or slight at end.

TUNISIE.

Northwesterly 3 to 5, temporarily 6 in far northwest at first,

decreasing 2 to 4 at end.

Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight at end.

CARBONARA.

Variable 1 to 3, temporarily Northerly 3 or 4 in west in morning.

Smooth or slight.

LIPARI.

Northwesterly 2 to 4.

Smooth or slight.

Moderate vis in coastal showers in far east in second part of night.

CIRCEO.

West or Northwest 3 or 4, becoming Variable 2 to 4 in morning.

Smooth or slight.

Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours

No significant change.