WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, SATURDAY 08 AUGUST 2026 / 1000 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 08-08-26/03 UTC
LOW PRESSURES 1004 OVER TAURUS AND 1007 OVER EAST BLACK SEA.
RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1019 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 09 AUGUST 10 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 TEMPORARILY OVER WEST PARTS NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR
4. SLIGHT
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER OVER EAST
PARTS NORTHEAST. SLIGHT
SOUTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER EAST UP TO 6 LATER OVER EAST PARTS
NORTHEAST. SLIGHT
BOOT
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT
MELITA
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
GABES
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
SIDRA
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH. SLIGHT
NORTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER EAST VARIABLE.
SLIGHT
SOUTH IONIO
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
PATRAIKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT
KORINTHIAKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER EAST PARTS NORTHEAST. SLIGHT
KITHIRA SEA
NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON EAST OF 23.00 AND NORTH OF 34.00
5 OR 6. SLIGHT
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTH OF 34.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER NORTH
UP TO MODERATE
TAURUS
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR
DELTA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
CRUSADE
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 OVER SOUTH PARTS NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST 4 OR 5 LATER VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
RODOS SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT
KARPATHIO
NORTHWEST 5 AND SOUTH OF 35.20 5 OR 6 SOON 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE
WEST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
EAST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.00 5 OR 6 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
OVER EAST MODERATE
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND EAST
OF 23.50 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON EAST OF 25.20 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE
SAMOS SEA
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. UP TO MODERATE
SARONIKOS
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST PARTS NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON
NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH 5 INCREASING LATER. SLIGHT
KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH 5 OR 6 INCREASING LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH 5 OR 6 VERY SOON SOUTH OF 38.10 AND EAST OF 25.20 6 OR 7.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST LATER NORTHEAST 5
OR 6. SLIGHT
THRAKIKO
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT
THERMAIKOS
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE LATER NORTH NORTHWEST. UP TO
SLIGHT
MARMARA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHEAST LATER NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. UP
TO SLIGHT
WEST BLACK SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 OVER EAST PARTS WEST NORTHWEST SOON 5 OR 6
OVER EAST CYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT
EAST BLACK SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
OVER EAST
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
PROBABLY LOCALLY GALE NORTH WINDS OVER AEGEAN=
Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 8 August 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, Saturday 8 at 00 UTC
Weak gradient of pressure near 1014/1016 over basin. Shallow low
deepening 1011 over algerian coast in late day.
Shallow low 1012 in east of Corsica, filling at first.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 9 at 12 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA.
Clockwise 1 to 3, increasing Est or Southeast 3 or 4 from southwest
in afternoon, then locally 5 in far south overnight.
Smooth or slight.
BALEARES.
South or Southeast 2 to 4, temporarily Southeast 5 or 6 in gulf of
Valencia in afternoon, backing mainly Easterly in morning.
Smooth or slight.
MINORQUE.
Variable 1 to 3, increasing Southerly 2 to 4 in evening, then backing
East or Southeast in morning.
Smooth.
LION.
Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southerly 3 or 4 in afternoon, temporarily
5 near Roussillon, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 overnight.
Smooth or slight.
PROVENCE.
Variable 2 to 4, locally West or Northwest in west at first,
decreasing 1 to 3 overnight.
Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in evening.
LIGURE.
Variable 2 to 4, temporarily West or Southwest in evening, then North
3 to 5 in gulf of Genoa in second part of the night.
Smooth or slight.
CORSE.
West or Southwest 2 to 4, becoming Variable 1 to 3 from north in
evening.
Slight, decreasing smooth in evening.
SARDAIGNE.
West or Northwest 2 to 4, locally 5 in far southeast, becoming
Variable 1 to 3 overnight, locally East or Southeast 2 to 4 in far
southwest.
Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in late night.
MADDALENA.
- Leeward Bonifacio strait : West 4 or 5, decreasing 2 to 4
overnight, then Variable 1 to 3 at end.
- Elsewhere : Variable 2 to 4, mainly Northwesterly.
Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in morning.
ELBE.
Northwesterly 2 to 4, veering Northerly in late night.
Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in morning.
ALBORAN.
Variable 1 to 3 .
Smooth.
Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches. Moderate vis due to
sand haze.
PALOS.
East or Northeast 2 to 4, locally Variable 1 to 3 in west, becoming
Cyclonic 2 to 4 in far northeast overnight, temporarily 3 to 5 in
late night.
Smooth, locally slight in east.
Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches. Moderate vis due to
sand haze.
ALGER.
Easterly increasing 4 or 5, at times 6 in west, then becoming
Cyclonic 2 to 4 in west in morning.
Slight, incresaing temporarily slight or moderate in west in late
day, till morning.
WEST OF CABRERA.
East or Southeast increasing 3 or 4, temporarily 4 or 5 in far
southeast in late day, till early morning, and backing East or
Northeast in west in late day.
Smooth or slight, increasing slight in late night, temporarily
moderate in far southwest.
ANNABA.
- in west : East or Northeast increasing 2 to 4, at times 5 near
coasts, then increasing East or Southeast 3 or 4, locally 5 in
extreme southwest, overnight.
- in east : North or Northwest 3 or 4, locally 5 near Cape Teulade,
decreasing Northerly 1 to 3 overnight, and veering Northeasterly at
end.
Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in evening.
TUNISIE.
Northwesterly 3 to 5, locally Cyclonic in far northeast, decreasing
mainly Northerly 2 to 4 overnight, and becoming Variable in west in
late night.
Decreasing smooth or slight, locally moderate in far southeast at
first.
CARBONARA.
Northeasterly 2 to 4, becoming Variable 1 to 3 in west in late
afternoon, and Northerly 2 to 3 in east.
Smooth or slight, becoming smooth in tomorrow morning.
LIPARI.
Mainly Northwesterly 2 to 4, temporarily Cyclonic in north at first.
Smooth or slight.
Moderate vis in coastal showers in far east in second part of night.
CIRCEO.
Becoming Northerly 2 to 4, then Northwesterly at end.
Smooth or slight.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
No significant change.