GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
WARNING NR 271 - TUESDAY 14 APRIL 2026/0400 UTC
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 13-04-26/21 UTC
NEAR STATIONARY LOW 1002 OVER TYRRHENEAN SEA GRADUALLY FILLING AND
IS EXPECTED 1007 BY 14/09 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1024 OVER BLACK SEA
AND 1021 OVER CYPRUS
SOUTH ADRIATIC
OVER EAST
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 14/16 UTC
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8
NORTH IONIO
WEST OF 19.50
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 14/16 UTC
SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8
NORTH IONIO
EAST OF 19.50 AND SOUTH OF 38.20
CONTINUING TO 14/13 UTC
SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8
SOUTH IONIO
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 14/16 UTC
SOUTHEAST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 14/10 UTC 7 OR 8
KITHIRA SEA
SOUTH OF 36.00
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 14/16 UTC
SOUTHEAST 8 AND FROM 14/13 UTC 7 OR 8
KITHIRA SEA
NORTH OF 36.00 AND WEST OF 22.30
CONTINUING TO 14/10 UTC
EAST 7 OR 8
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
WEST OF 21.00
CONTINUING TO 14/10 UTC
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
EAST OF 21.00
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 14/16 UTC
EAST SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8
WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE
WARNING NR 143, MONDAY 13 APRIL 2026 AT 1735 UTC
GENERAL SYNOPSIS, MONDAY 13 OF APRIL AT 12 UTC.
LOW 998 OVER SOUTH OF SARDINIA, SLOWLY FILLING AND DRIFTING
NORTHWARD, EXPECTED 1005 NEAR ELBA ISLAND OVERNIGHT THEN MOVING
SOUTH, EXPECTED 1011 OVER SOUTH OF SARDINIA TUESDAY MIDDAY. HIGH
PRESSURES GRADUALLY BUILDING 1020-1025 OVER SPAIN AND FRANCE.
MINORQUE.
CONTINUING TO 14/12 UTC.
NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.
LION.
CONTINUING TO 14/15 UTC.
NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.
PROVENCE.
CONTINUING TO 14/06 UTC.
NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN WEST. SEVERE GUSTS.
SARDAIGNE.
CONTINUING TO 14/03 UTC.
NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS.=
WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, TUESDAY 14 APRIL 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 NR 271
PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 13-04-26/21 UTC
NEAR STATIONARY LOW 1002 OVER TYRRHENEAN SEA GRADUALLY FILLING AND
IS EXPECTED 1007 BY 14/09 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1024 OVER BLACK SEA
AND 1021 OVER CYPRUS
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 15 APRIL 04 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
NORTHEAST 5 OVER SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 LATER NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 LATER EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OVER SOUTH
ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
SOUTH ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 OVER EAST 7 OR 8 DECREASING LATER. MODERATE
OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
BOOT
VARIABLE 4 OVER EAST SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON EAST 4 OR 5 OVER
EAST SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 LATER SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OVER EAST
UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
MELITA
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
GABES
CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
SIDRA
VARIABLE 4 OVER EAST SOUTH 5 OR 6 VERY SOON SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON
OVER EAST 6 OR 7 LATER FROM THE WEST WEST NORTHWEST DECREASING.
MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
NORTH IONIO
SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 EAST OF 19.50 AND NORTH OF 38.20 5 OR 6 SOON EAST
OF 19.50 AND SOUTH OF 38.20 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.
RAIN
SOUTH IONIO
SOUTHEAST 8 OR 9 SOON 7 OR 8. ROUGH SOON MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY
POOR. CHANCE OF RAIN
PATRAIKOS
EAST 6 SOON 4 OR 5 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE
KORINTHIAKOS
EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
KITHIRA SEA
NORTH OF 36.00 AND EAST OF 22.30 EAST 5 OR 6 NORTH OF 36.00 AND WEST
OF 22.30 7 OR 8 SOUTH OF 36.00 SOUTHEAST 8 SOON NORTH OF 36.00 EAST
5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
EAST SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND WEST OF 21.00 SOUTH SOUTHEAST SOON WEST
OF 21.00 SOUTHEAST 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 WEST OF 27.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO
MODERATE
TAURUS
EAST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
DELTA
EAST 4 SOON EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER OVER EAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
CRUSADE
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON OVER SOUTH UP
TO MODERATE
KASTELLORIZO SEA
EAST SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 LATER VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
RODOS SEA
EAST SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 LATER VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
KARPATHIO
SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
WEST KRITIKO
SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER EAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
EAST KRITIKO
EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOUTH OF 36.40 4 OR 5 SOON 3 UP TO 5 AND SOUTH
OF 36.40 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 EAST OF 26.00 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 LATER EAST
4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 36.40 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
SAMOS SEA
SOUTHEAST 4 SOON 4 OR 5 LATER NORTHEAST 4. SLIGHT
SARONIKOS
EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHEAST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTH NORTHEAST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
KAFIREAS STRAIT
SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 LATER NORTHEAST. SLIGHT
CENTRAL AEGEAN
SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
EAST NORTHEAST 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
EAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT
THRAKIKO
EAST NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. IN THE MORNING LOCALLY POOR
THERMAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH EAST SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST. SMOOTH
OR SLIGHT
MARMARA
EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
WEST BLACK SEA
NORTH 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH EAST 4 OR 5 SOON ANTICYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5 OVER
SOUTH EAST NORTHEAST 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
EAST BLACK SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH 4 OR 5 LATER EAST
SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 OVER NORTH SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
SOUTHEAST GALE WINDS OVER SOUTH IONIO=
Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 13 April 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 : WARNING NR 143.
Part 2 : General synopsis, Monday 13 at 12 UTC
Low 998 over south of Sardinia, slowly filling and drifting
northward, expected 1005 near Elba Island overnight then moving
south, expected 1011 over south of Sardinia tuesday midday. High
pressures gradually building 1020-1025 over Spain and France.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Wednesday 15 at 00 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA.
North or Northwest 5 or 6 but Northwesterly 3 to 5 in west,
decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in west in morning, then becoming Westerly
3 to 5 at end. Gusts.
Moderate or rough, but rough or very rough in east, becoming moderate
locally rough in far east at end.
Long N swell 3 m in southeast at first.
Moderate or poor vis in some showers.
BALEARES.
Northwesterly 3 to 5, locally 6 in axis of Ebro valley, decreasing
Variable 2 to 4 at midday.
Slight or moderate, becoming slight at end.
MINORQUE.
North or Northwest 7 or 8, decreasing Northwest 6 or 7 in morning,
then backing Northwesterly 4 to 6, locally 7 in far northeast, at
end. Severe gusts.
Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough in afternoon.
LION.
North or Northwest 7 or 8, decreasing 6 or 7 in afternoon. Severe
gusts.
Moderate or rough, locally very rough in south till midday.
PROVENCE.
- in west : North or Northwest 7 or 8, decreasing 6 or 7 in morning
then 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts.
- in east : Northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in
afternoon. Gusts.
Moderate or rough, locally very rough in southwest till midday.
LIGURE.
Northeasterly 5 or 6, decreasing 3 to 5 in morning.
Slight to moderate.
Poor vis in rain or showers in east, at times thundery.
CORSE.
North or Northwest 4 or 5, veering Northerly at end.
Moderate or rough, becoming moderate at end.
Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.
SARDAIGNE.
North or Northwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in northwest at first,
decreasing 5 or 6 at midday. Severe gusts.
Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough in evening.
Long NW swell 3 to 4 m, at first.
Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery.
MADDALENA.
Northwesterly 2 to 4, becoming Variable in afternoon.
Moderate, becoming slight in morning.
Poor vis in thundery rain or showers.
ELBE.
Cyclonic 2 to 4.
Slight or moderate, becoming slight in afternoon.
Poor vis in thundery rain or showers.
ALBORAN.
West or Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing 4 or 5 in morning, then Westerly
3 to 5 in afternoon. Gusts.
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in morning, then
slight at end.
PALOS.
Northwest 4 or 5, but West in far south, becoming West or Southwest 3
to 5 at midday.
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in morning.
ALGER.
North or Northwest 5 or 6, locally Variable 3 or 4 in west, becoming
Variable mainly Westerly 3 to 5 in afternoon.
Moderate or rough, becoming moderate at end.
N swell 3m in east at first.
Poor vis in thundery rain or showers, clearing at midday.
WEST OF CABRERA.
North or Northwest 4 or 5, locally Variable 3 or 4 in east, backing
Southwest in west in afternoon, then decreasing Variable 2 to 4 at
end.
Moderate, becoming slight or moderate at midday.
ANNABA.
Northwesterly 5 or 6. Gusts.
Rough, temporarily very rough in far north at first.
NW swell 3 m at first.
Poor vis in thundery rain or showers, clearing in afternoon.
TUNISIE.
West 4 or 5, increasing West or Northwest 5 or 6 in afternoon, then 7
in far southeast at end. Gusts.
Moderate or rough.
Poor vis in thundery rain or showers at end. Poor vis due to sand
haze.
CARBONARA.
Southwest 4 or 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in morning.
Slight or moderate.
Moderate vis in some showers overnight. Poor vis due to sand haze.
LIPARI, CIRCEO.
Southerly 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 in morning, then becoming
Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon.
Slight or moderate.
Poor vis thundery rain or showers. Poor vis due to sand haze.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Persistence of Northwesterly fresh or strong flow from Gulf of Lion
to east of Algeria and Tunisia, gradually decreasing at end.
Northeasterly fresh flow between Corsica and french mainland.