WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, THURSDAY 28 MAY 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 NONE
PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 27-05-26/21 UTC
LOW PRESSURES 1012 OVER BLACK SEA AND TAURUS. HIGH PRESSURES 1019
OVER TUNISIA AND 1018 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 29 MAY 04 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER EAST PART NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY
POOR. THUNDERSTORM
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 OVER EAST PART NORTHEAST LATER 5 OR 6.
SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
SOUTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 LATER NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
BOOT
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST PART 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
MELITA
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER NORTH PART 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
GABES
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER WEST PART NORTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY
POOR
SIDRA
NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
NORTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
SOUTH IONIO
NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
PATRAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON WEST. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR
KORINTHIAKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR
KITHIRA SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
WEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
TAURUS
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
DELTA
WEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
CRUSADE
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON OVER NORTH PART 5 OR 6. SLIGHT.
LOCALLY POOR
KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
RODOS SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON UP TO 5. SLIGHT
KARPATHIO
WEST NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT
WEST KRITIKO
WEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
EAST KRITIKO
WEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON WEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
SAMOS SEA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON WEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
SARONIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORM
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
WEST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY
POOR. THUNDERSTORM
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON WEST LATER NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
THRAKIKO
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHEAST UP TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY
POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
THERMAIKOS
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER 5 OR 6. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR.
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
MARMARA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
WEST BLACK SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH PART VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
EAST BLACK SEA
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED=
Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 27 May 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, Wednesday 27 at 12 UTC
High 1020 in south of Balearic Islands, moving southwards on Friday
evening. Shallow low deepening 1016 near French Riviera, moving
southwestwards on Friday in daytime. New shallow low deepening 1017
in east of Tyrrhenian Sea in morning.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 29 at 00 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA.
Clockwise 1 to 3, increasing locally Southwesterly 3 or 4 in far
northwest in afternoon.
Smooth.
BALEARES.
Southwesterly 2 to 4, locally 5 in far northeast, at times 5 near
Ebro delta in afternoon.
Smooth or slight.
MINORQUE.
West or Southwest 3 or 4, at times 5 in far north at first and at
end.
Smooth or slight.
LION.
Southwest 3 to 5 from north to south, decreasing Northwest 2 to 4
from north in second part of night, then backing Southwesterly, at
times 5 in south, in afternoon.
Smooth or slight.
PROVENCE.
West or Southwest 3 or 4, locally 5 in far northeast, decreasing
Cyclonic 2 to 4 in morning, temporarily Southwest 4 or 5 in far
southwest in afternoon.
Slight, locally smooth in far north.
Poor vis due to fog patches in east at end.
LIGURE.
Southwesterly 2 to 4, but Cyclonic 3 to 5 in far southwest at first,
decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in afternoon.
Slight, decreasing smooth, locally slight in far south, in
afternoon.
Poor vis due to fog patches in far north at first, then in far
southwest at end.
CORSE.
Southwesterly 2 to 4, at times 5 in far northeast till midday,
backing Southerly in afternoon.
Smooth or slight, becoming slight in afternoon.
SARDAIGNE.
In north, West or Southwest 3 or 4, at times 5 in daytime. In south,
Northwesterly 2 to 4.
Smooth, locally slight in north.
Poor vis due to some fog patches in east at first.
MADDALENA.
Westerly 2 to 4, locally 5 near Bonifacio Strait, decreasing 1 to 3
at end.
Smooth or slight.
ELBE.
Mainly Northwesterly 2 to 4, at times 5 in far southeast in
afternoon.
Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth at end.
Poor vis due to fog patches in far southeast in morning, then in far
north at end.
ALBORAN.
Northeasterly 2 to 4, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in morning.
Smooth, at times slight at first.
Poor vis due to some fog patches in far south.
PALOS.
Northeast 3 or 4, temporarily 5 in far southeast at first, decreasing
Variable 1 to 3 in morning.
Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in morning.
Poor vis due to some fog patches in far south.
ALGER.
East or Northeast 2 to 4, decreasing 1 to 3 at end.
Smooth, at times slight in far west at first.
WEST OF CABRERA.
Variable 1 to 3, becoming Clockwise in afternoon.
Smooth.
ANNABA.
Northwesterly 2 to 4, but Northeast in far southwest.
Smooth, becoming locally slight in far northeast in morning.
TUNISIE.
Mainly Westerly 2 to 4.
Smooth, becoming locally slight in far west in afternoon.
CARBONARA.
Variable 1 to 3.
Smooth, at times slight in far northeast in afternoon.
LIPARI.
Westerly 1 to 3, becoming Cyclonic at end.
Smooth, at times slight in far northwest in afternoon.
CIRCEO.
Northwest 2 to 4, becoming Cyclonic in morning, then decreasing
Variable 1 to 3 at end.
Smooth, locally slight in west.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Cyclonic light or moderate flow from Balearic Islands to Corsica.
Elsewhere, no significant change.