GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
WARNING NR 045 - SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 2026/1600 UTC
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 11-01-26/09 UTC
NEAR STATIONARY LOWS 1004 OVER NORTH AEGEAN AND 996 OVER NORTH BLACK
SEA ARE MOVING VERY SLOWLY EAST. HIGH PRESSURES 1020
OVER COASTS OF AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST.
SOUTH ADRIATIC
FROM 11/19 UTC UP TO 11/20 UTC
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
BOOT
OVER EAST
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 12/04 UTC
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
MELITA
CONTINUING TO 11/19 UTC
NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 11/16 UTC 7 OR 8
GABES
CONTINUING TO 11/22 UTC
NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 11/20 7 OR 8
SIDRA
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 11/22 UTC
NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 11/20 8
NORTH IONIO
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 12/04 UTC
NORTHWEST 8
SOUTH IONIO
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 12/04 UTC
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
KITHIRA SEA
CONTINUING TO 11/22 UTC
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 12/04 UTC
WEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 11/22 NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 12/04 UTC
WEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 11/18 7 OR 8
TAURUS
OVER WEST
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 12/04 UTC
SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8
DELTA
OVER NORTH
CONTINUING TO 12/04 UTC
SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8
KASTELLORIZO SEA
CONTINUING TO 11/22 UTC
WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8
RODOS SEA
CONTINUING TO 11/16 UTC
WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8
KARPATHIO
CONTINUING TO 11/22 UTC
WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8
WEST KRITIKO
CONTINUING TO 11/22 UTC
WEST 7 OR 8
EAST KRITIKO
CONTINUING TO 11/22 UTC
WEST 7 OR 8
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
SOUTH OF 37.00
CONTINUING TO 11/16 UTC
WEST 7 OR 8
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
SOUTH OF 37.00
CONTINUING TO 11/18 UTC
WEST 7 OR 8
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
FROM 12/02 AT LEAST TO 12/08
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
KAFIREAS STRAIT
FROM 11/20 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 12/08
NORTHWEST 8
CENTRAL AEGEAN
FROM 11/20 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 12/08
WEST OF 25.30
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
EAST OF 25.10
FROM 11/16 UTC AT LEAST TO 12/08 UTC
NORTHEAST 7 OR 8
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
FROM 11/16 UTC AT LEAST TO 12/08 UTC
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
THRAKIKO
FROM 11/16 UTC AT LEAST TO 12/08 UTC
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
THERMAIKOS
FROM 11/16 UTC AT LEAST TO 12/08 UTC
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
EAST BLACK SEA
OVER EAST
CONTINUING TO 11/16 UTC
SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8
WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE
WARNING NR 21, SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 2026 AT 0640 UTC
GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SUNDAY 11 OF JANUARY AT 00 UTC.
LOW 998 OVER SOUTH OF ADRIATIC SEA, MOVING EASTWARD. HIGH PRESSURES
BUILDING AROUND 1025 FROM SPAIN TO FRANCE, THEN EXTENDING TO WHOLE
BASIN THIS AFTERNOON. NEW SHALLOW LOW 1020 DEEPENING IN GULF OF LION
TOMORROW MORNING.
MINORQUE.
CONTINUING TO 11/09 UTC.
IN NORTHWEST, NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.
LION.
CONTINUING TO 11/09 UTC.
NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.
PROVENCE.
CONTINUING TO 11/12 UTC.
NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 IN WEST, DECREASING 8 AT SUNRISE. SEVERE GUSTS.
SARDAIGNE.
CONTINUING TO 11/09 UTC.
NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS.
ANNABA.
CONTINUING TO 11/09 UTC.
NORTHWEST 8 NEAR CAPE TEULADE. SEVERE GUSTS.
TUNISIE.
CONTINUING TO 11/12 UTC.
NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.
HIGH, DECREASING AT FIRST.=
WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 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 NR 44
PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 11-01-26/03 UTC
EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRE 998 SOUTH ADRIATIC AND A SECONDARY LOW WITH
CENTRE 992 OVER WEST BLACK SEA. HIGH PRESSURES 1018 BY COASTS OF
LIBYA AND OF EGYPT
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 12 JANUARY 10 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. OVER WEST SOUTH
SOUTHEAST 4. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
NORTH 5 OR 6 OVER WEST 6 OR 7 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOON UP TO
ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
SOUTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON NORTHWEST 7 OR 8. MODERATE SOON UP TO
ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
BOOT
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 OVER WEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH SOON ROUGH.
LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
MELITA
NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 SOON 7 OR 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH SOON ROUGH. VERY
POOR. THUNDERSTORM
GABES
NORTHWEST 8 OR 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. UP TO VERY POOR. CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORM
SIDRA
NORTHWEST 8 OR 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. VERY POOR. CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORM
NORTH IONIO
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. UP TO VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
SOUTH IONIO
NORTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH AND OVER SOUTH UP TO VERY ROUGH SOON ROUGH.
VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
PATRAIKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY
POOR. THUNDERSTORM
KORINTHIAKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
KITHIRA SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH SOON ROUGH. VERY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9. VERY ROUGH SOON ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY
VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
TAURUS
SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 OVER EAST PART CYCLONIC 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER WEST
ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
DELTA
SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 OVER NORTH 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORM
CRUSADE
SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE SOON
MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
RODOS SEA
WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. UP TO ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
KARPATHIO
WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
WEST KRITIKO
WEST 8. ROUGH OVER WEST UP TO VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORM
EAST KRITIKO
WEST 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
SOUTH OF 37.00 WEST 7 OR 8 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 6. NORTH OF 37.00
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. MODERATE OVER SOUTH
ROUGH. VERY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
SOUTH OF 37.00 WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST SOON
6 OR 7. NORTH OF 37.00 WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON NORTHWEST
5 OR 6. MODERATE OVER SOUTH ROUGH. VERY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
SAMOS SEA
WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH WEST NORTHWEST 5.
MODERATE. POOR. THUNDERSTORM
SARONIKOS
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTHWEST SOON 5 OR 6. UP TO
MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR
KAFIREAS STRAIT
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTHWEST 7. MODERATE LATER UP TO ROUGH.
POOR
CENTRAL AEGEAN
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE LATER
UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 OVER EAST PART NORTHEAST SOON NORTH NORTHWEST
7 OR 8. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 7 OR 8. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY
POOR. THUNDERSTORM
THRAKIKO
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
THERMAIKOS
NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORM
MARMARA
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
WEST BLACK SEA
NORTH 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
EAST BLACK SEA
WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 OVER EAST PART SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON 5 OR 6
AND OVER EAST PART CYCLONIC 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY
POOR. THUNDERSTORM
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER IONIO, NORTH AEGEAN, BOOT, SIDRA, CRUSADE
AND THE SOUTH OF CRETE.=
Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 11 January 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 : WARNING NR 21.
Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 11 at 00 UTC
Low 998 over south of Adriatic Sea, moving eastward. High pressures
building around 1025 from Spain to France, then extending to whole
basin this afternoon. New shallow low 1020 deepening in Gulf of Lion
tomorrow morning.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 12 at 12 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA.
Variable 2 to 4, mainly Northwest, but North or Northwest 5 or 6, at
times 7, in far northeast at first, backing everywhere Westerly this
afternoon, then Southwest later. Gusts in far northeast at first.
Rough or very rough, gradually decreasing slight or moderate this
evening.
Long N swell 3 m in far east, abating this evening.
BALEARES.
Northwest 3 or 4, at times 5 in Ebro Delta at first, becoming South
or Southwest 3 or 4 in afternoon, then locally increasing 4 or 5 near
islands in late night.
Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight this evening.
MINORQUE.
Decreasing North or Northwest 6 or 7, but 4 or 5 in southwest,
gradually decreasing Westerly 2 to 4 everywhere in afternoon, then
backing SouthWest 4 or 5 later, locally 6 near Cape Begur at end.
Gusts.
Rough or very rough, gradually decreasing slight or moderate this
afternoon.
Long N swell 3 m in far east, abating this evening.
LION.
Decreasing Northwest 6 or 7, and 3 to 5 in afternoon, then becoming
Cyclonic 4 or 5 later, locally Southwest 6 near Cape Begur at end.
Gusts.
Moderate or rough, gradually decreasing smooth or slight in
afternoon, but slight or moderate at end.
PROVENCE.
In west, North or Northwest 7 or 8, at times 9 at first, decreasing 5
or 6 this afternoon, and Variable 2 to 4 in first part of night,
locally increasing South or Southwest 5 in far west at end. Severe
gusts.
In east, Variable 2 or 3, becoming West or Southwest 3 or 4 in late
morning.
Rough or very rough, gradually slight or moderate this afternoon.
Long W or NW swell 3 in far southeast this morning.
LIGURE.
Decreasing Northerly 4 or 5, and Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon, then
gradually becoming Southwest 4 or 5 in late night, at times 6 near
Cape Corsica in morning.
Gradually decreasing smooth or slight in daytime, becoming slight or
moderate at end.
CORSE.
Northerly 3 to 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 this evening, then
becoming Southwesterly 3 to 5 in late night, at times 6 near Balagne
in morning.
Decreasing moderate or rough in NW swell in morning, and slight or
moderate in late afternoon.
Long W swell 3 m in south, abating this afternoon.
SARDAIGNE.
Northwest 7 or 8, decreasing 5 or 6 this afternoon, then Variable 3
or 4 in first part of night, mainly West or Southwest, at times 5 at
end in far northwest. Severe gusts.
Rough or very rough, gradually decreasing slight or moderate this
evening.
Long N or NW swell 3 m in southeast, abating in late afternoon.
MADDALENA.
decreasing Northwesterly 4 or 5 in morning, and Northerly 2 or 3 in
first part of night, then locally increasing Southwest 3 or 4,
locally 5 leewards Bonifacio strait at end.
Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight by midnight.
Moderate or poor vis in showers, clearing by noon.
ELBE.
Northeasterly 3 or 4, at times North 5 near Corsica at first,
decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon, but temporarily Northeast 4
or 5 in far southeast soon, then increasing Southerly 3 or 4, locally
5 in far south et in far north at end.
Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in late afternoon.
ALBORAN.
Westerly 2 to 4, becoming Variable 1 to 3 overnight.
Smooth or slight.
PALOS.
Southwesterly 2 to 4.
Smooth or slight.
ALGER.
West or Northwest 2 to 4, backing South or Southwest overnight.
Moderate, locally rough in east in long N swell, decreasing slight or
moderate overnight.
WEST OF CABRERA.
Northwesterly 2 to 4, locally 4 to 6 in far east at first, backing
gradually South or Southwest.
Smooth or slight, locally moderate in east at first.
ANNABA.
Northwest 5 or 6, locally 7 near Cape Teulade, decreasing Westerly 2
to 4 overnight, then backing Southerly at end.
Rough or very rough, decreasing rough in the evening, then gradually
slight or moderate.
Long N swell 3 to 3.5 m, decreasing gradually.
TUNISIE.
Northwest 6 or 7 at times 8 at first, decreasing 5 or 6 in the
afternoon, then gradually 3 or 4 overnight. Severe gusts.
Rough, locally very rough in south, decreasing gradually slight or
moderate.
CARBONARA.
North or Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6 at first, decreasing 2 to 4
overnight.
Moderate, locally rough in southeast, decreasing gradually slight.
Moderate or poor vis in showers in west at first.
LIPARI.
Northerly 3 to 5, at times 6 near Italian coast, becoming Variable 2
to 4 at end. Severe gusts.
Moderate, locally rough in south at first, decreasing gradually
slight.
Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery, clering
overnight.
CIRCEO.
Northeast or Northeast 3 to 5, becoming Variable 2 to 4 overnight.
Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight.
Some showers.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
South or Southwest moderate or fresh flow.