GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
WARNING NR 300 - SATURDAY 02 MAY 2026/1000 UTC
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 02-05-26/03 UTC
LOW PRESSURES 1010 OVER KASTELLORIZO AND TAURUS AND HIGH 1026 OVER
NORTHWEST BALKANS AND NORTH ADRIATIC
SOUTH IONIO
SOUTH OF 36.00
CONTINUING TO 02/16 UTC
EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8
KITHIRA SEA
NORTH OF 36.00
CONTINUING TO 02/16 UTC
NORTHEAST 7 OR 8
KITHIRA SEA
SOUTH OF 36.00
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/22 UTC
NORTHEAST 7 OR 8
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
NORTH OF 34.00 AND EAST OF 20.00
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/22 UTC
NORTHEAST 7 OR 8
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
CONTINUING TO 02/16 UTC
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8
KAFIREAS STRAIT
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/22 UTC
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8
CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH OF 38.10
CONTINUING TO 02/16 UTC
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8
CENTRAL AEGEAN
SOUTH OF 38.10
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/22 UTC
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
SOUTH OF 40.00
CONTINUING TO 02/16 UTC
NORTHEAST 7 OR 8
WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, SATURDAY 02 MAY 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 300
PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 02-05-26/03 UTC
LOW PRESSURES 1010 OVER KASTELLORIZO AND TAURUS AND HIGH 1026 OVER
NORTHWEST BALKANS AND NORTH ADRIATIC
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 03 MAY 10 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE
SOUTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR
5. MODERATE
BOOT
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. MODERATE
OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH
MELITA
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER EAST PART SOUTH SOUTHEAST LATER
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO MODERATE
GABES
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER 3 OR 4 OVER WEST PART SOUTHEAST. MODERATE
SIDRA
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. UP
TO ROUGH
NORTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 38.30 5 OR 6 VERY SOON NORTH OF
38.30 NORTH NORTHWEST AND WEST OF 19.50 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY
POOR. THUNDERSTORM
SOUTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON
SOUTH OF 36.00 NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER SOUTH ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
PATRAIKOS
EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE
KORINTHIAKOS
EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE
KITHIRA SEA
NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON NORTH OF 36.00 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND NORTH OF 34.00 AND EAST OF 20.00
NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. MODERATE OVER NORTH ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND NORTH OF 34.00 AND WEST OF 27.00 6 OR 7
LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORM
TAURUS
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4 LATER OVER WEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST
PART NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
DELTA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH PART NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON OVER
SOUTH 4 OR 5 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT.
LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
CRUSADE
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH PART NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 AND WEST OF 28.30 5 OR 6
LATER 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
RODOS SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST OF 27.30 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON OVER
WEST UP TO MODERATE
KARPATHIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 35.20 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER
OVER SOUTH. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR
WEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 24.00 6 OR 7 LATER NORTH
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR
EAST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. MODERATE
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 7 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 LATER NORTH 5 OR 6. ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 24.50 7 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 6
OR 7. MODERATE OVER WEST ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR
SAMOS SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 26.40 6 OR 7. MODERATE
SARONIKOS
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7 LATER NORTH 5 OR 6. UP TO ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR
KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR
CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON NORTH OF 38.10 6 OR 7. UP TO ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER OVER EAST 5 OR 6.
MODERATE
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND SOUTH OF 40.00 7 OR 8 SOON 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF
40.00 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH
THRAKIKO
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.40 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7.
UP TO MODERATE
THERMAIKOS
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
MARMARA
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. UP TO MODERATE
WEST BLACK SEA
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6 SOON 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH 6 OR 7
LATER 6 OR 7. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
EAST BLACK SEA
CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH PART NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER OVER NORTH 6
OR 7. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
LOCALLY GALE WINDS LOCALLY OVER AEGEAN, MARMARA, WEST BLACK SEA,
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO, KASTELLORIZO SEA, DELTA AND TAURUS=
Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 2 May 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 2 at 00 UTC
Weak gradient of high pressure 1020 to 1025 from south to north,
weakening 1020 in east of basin overnight. New low 1013 near Algerian
coast and shallow low 1015 in east of Pyrenees this evening.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 3 at 12 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA.
Southeast 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 in afternoon, then decreasing
Cyclonic 3 to 5 at end, mainly Southerly.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate in evening.
Moderate or poor vis in showers in morning, at times thundery.
BALEARES.
East or Southeast 3 to 5 from west to east, decreasing Easterly 2 to
4 in late night.
Slight, becoming slight or moderate in evening.
Moderate or poor vis in showers in late night, at times thundery in
south.
MINORQUE.
Southeast 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 in evening.
Slight, becoming slight or moderate in evening.
Moderate or poor vis in showers in morning, at times thundery in
south.
LION.
South or Southeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in far northwest, and
temporarily 7 near Roussillon coast in second part of the night,
backing Southeast at end. Gusts.
Slight or moderate.
PROVENCE.
In west, Southeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in far northwest, increasing 4
or 5 at end.
In east, Easterly 3 to 5, becoming Variable 1 to 3 in afternoon, then
East or Southeast 2 to 4 at end.
Slight, at times moderate in extreme west, decreasing smooth in east
overnight.
LIGURE.
Variable 1 to 4, locally East 2 to 4 in south at first.
Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in evening.
CORSE.
Variable 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 in afternoon, then increasing
Easterly 3 to 5 in far south at end.
Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in evening.
SARDAIGNE.
South or Southeast 3 to 5, but Variable 2 to 4 in far east till
midnight, increasing Southeast 5 or 6 in southwest in evening.
Slight or moderate, locally smooth or slight in northeast.
MADDALENA.
Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southerly in west in evening, then
everywhere at end, locally 5 near sardinian coasts.
Smooth or slight.
ELBE.
West or Northwest 2 to 4, becoming Variable 1 to 3 overnight, then
Southerly 2 to 4 in morning.
Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in afternoon.
ALBORAN.
East 3 to 5, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in evening, then increasing
Westerly 2 to 4 at end.
Slight, decreasing smooth or slight at end.
Poor vis in thundery showers in evening, improving at end.
PALOS.
Northeasterly 4 or 5, decreasing 2 to 4 in evening, then becoming
Variable at end.
Slight, becoming slight or moderate in afternoon.
Poor vis in thundery showers in evening.
ALGER.
East 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 with gusts in afternoon, then
decreasing Variable 3 to 5 in second part of night.
Slight or moderate.
Poor vis in thundery showers in second part of night.
WEST OF CABRERA.
East or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in evening, becoming Variable 2
to 4 at end.
Slight or moderate.
Poor vis in thundery showers in second part of night.
ANNABA.
East or Southeast 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 in afternoon, then
decreasing 3 to 5 at end. Gusts.
Slight or moderate.
TUNISIE.
Northeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5, veering gradually Southeasterly
overnight.
Slight.
CARBONARA.
Easterly 2 to 4, becoming Clockwise in evening, then becoming
Southeast at end.
Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in evening.
LIPARI.
Northerly 3 or 4, at times 5 at first, backing Northwesterly 2 to 4
in second part of night.
Slight, at times moderate in evening, decreasing smooth or slight in
second part of night.
CIRCEO.
Backing Northwesterly 4 or 5, then decreasing 2 to 4 in evening.
Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth at end.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Persistence of Southeasterly moderate or fresh flow in east of basin,
with threat of near gale over PROVENCE at end. From Alboran sea to
Balearic islands, Variable light or moderate, becoming West or
Southwest overnight and increasing fresh over Alboran sea.