METAREA 3 bulletinset


EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQME28 LGAT 032000

WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3

HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE

ATHENS, FRIDAY 03 JULY 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 03-07-26/15 UTC

LOW PRESSURES 1005 OVER TAURUS AND 1006 OVER EAST BLACK SEA. HIGH

PRESSURES 1018 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS, NORTH ITALY AND 1016 OVER

TUNISIA

PART 3

FORECAST UP TO 04 JULY 22 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC

EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 LATER VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT.

LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

CENTRAL ADRIATIC

NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 5

OR 6. MODERATE

SOUTH ADRIATIC

NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE

BOOT

NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE.

LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

MELITA

NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY

POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

GABES

NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.

LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

SIDRA

NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF

THUNDERSTORM

NORTH IONIO

NORTHWEST 4 AND WEST OF 19.50 NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON VARIABLE 3

AND WEST OF 19.50 NORTH 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. SLIGHT

OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTH IONIO

NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. CHANCE OF

THUNDERSTORM

PATRAIKOS

SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTHEAST SOON WEST. SMOOTH. LOCALLY

POOR

KORINTHIAKOS

WEST 3 OR 4 SOON EAST SOUTHEAST LATER VARIABLE 3. SLIGHT

KITHIRA SEA

WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY

POOR

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO

WEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 22.00 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA

WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.20 AND NORTH OF 33.30 5 OR 6.

MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

TAURUS

WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON CYCLONIC. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.

LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

DELTA

WEST 4 OR 5 LATER WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE

CRUSADE

WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

KASTELLORIZO SEA

WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE

RODOS SEA

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

KARPATHIO

NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE

WEST KRITIKO

WEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

EAST KRITIKO

WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN

SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO

NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT

SAMOS SEA

NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT LATER UP TO MODERATE

SARONIKOS

VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH LATER NORTHEAST. SMOOTH UP TO SLIGHT

SOUTH EVVOIKOS

NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SMOOTH UP TO SLIGHT

KAFIREAS STRAIT

NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. UP TO SLIGHT

CENTRAL AEGEAN

NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT LATER UP TO

MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST

NORTHWEST AEGEAN

NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 4 LATER 3. SLIGHT.

LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

NORTHEAST AEGEAN

NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6.

SLIGHT

THRAKIKO

NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OVER WEST PART NORTH NORTHWEST SOON VARIABLE 3 OR

4. SMOOTH UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

THERMAIKOS

NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

MARMARA

NORTH 3 OR 4 LATER NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY

POOR

WEST BLACK SEA

WEST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH PART NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH 5 OR 6

OVER EAST PART WEST NORTHWEST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

EAST BLACK SEA

WEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST PART SOUTH SOUTHEAST SOON OVER WEST PART WEST

5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS

GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED=


WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQMQ54 LFPW 031908

Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,

METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 3 July 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 3 at 12 UTC

High pressures 1021-1023 in west of basin. Shallow low 1016 in

southeast of Tyrrhenian Sea. Shallow low deepening 1017 off Provence

overnight, then moving southwards and filling on Saturday afternoon.

Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 5 at 00 UTC

EAST OF CABRERA.

Northwesterly 3 to 5, decreasing Northerly 2 to 4 in morning, then

backing West at end.

Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in N swell at end.

BALEARES.

Southwesterly 3 to 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in morning, then

becoming Southwesterly 2 to 4 in afternoon, locally Southeast 5 or 6

in far southwest.

Slight, temporarily moderate in southwest at first, decreasing smooth

or slight in morning.

MINORQUE.

North or Northwest 4 or 5, locally 6 with gusts in far north,

decreasing West or Northwest 3 to 5 in afternoon.

Slight or moderate, decreasing slight at end.

LION.

Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing West or Northwest 3 to 5 in afternoon,

at times 6 in far west. Gusts.

Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight at end.

West of PROVENCE.

Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6 with gusts, decreasing Northwesterly 3

or 4 in afternoon, at times 5 at end.

Slight or moderate, decreasing slight at end.

East of PROVENCE, LIGURE, CORSE.

Variable 1 to 3, at times 4.

Slight in W swell, at times moderate at first, but smooth or slight

over LIGURE.

SARDAIGNE.

North or Northwest 3 or 4, locally 5 or 6 in far northwest,

decreasing Northwesterly 2 to 4 in afternoon.

Slight or moderate in NW swell.

MADDALENA, ELBE.

Northerly 2 to 4, at times 5 at first.

Smooth or slight.

ALBORAN.

East 3 to 5.

Slight or moderate, decreasing slight at end.

PALOS.

East or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 with gusts along Algerian

coasts.

Slight or moderate.

ALGER.

In west, Variable 2 to 4. In east, Northwesterly 2 to 4, becoming

Variable in afternoon.

Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in N or NE swell in morning.

WEST OF CABRERA.

Clockwise 2 to 4.

Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in morning.

ANNABA.

West or Northwest 3 to 5, at times 6 in far south in afternoon.

Moderate in NW swell, decreasing gradually slight in daytime.

TUNISIE.

Northwesterly 3 to 5, at times 6 in far south in afternoon.

Slight or moderate.

Moderate vis in showers in far south at first.

CARBONARA.

North or Northwest 2 to 4.

Smooth or slight.

LIPARI.

Northerly 3 or 4, locally Cyclonic in far east, at times 5 in east.

Smooth or slight.

Poor vis in thundery showers, clearing in morning.

CIRCEO.

Variable 2 to 4, at times 5 in far southeast in afternoon.

Smooth or slight.

Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours

Northwesterly light or moderate flow, locally Southwesterly between

Corsica and French mainland. Over Alboran sea, East or Northeast

moderate flow.