WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE
WARNING NR 149, MONDAY 11 MAY 2026 AT 1930 UTC
GENERAL SYNOPSIS, MONDAY 11 OF MAY AT 00 UTC.
LOW 1004 NEAR FRENCH RIVIERA AND LIGURIAN COAST, EXPECTED IN GULF OF
GENOA TUESDAY IN LATE AFTERNOON. SHALLOW LOW 1014 IN TUNISIA, FILLING
OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE 1016-1020 BUILDING FROM WEST, IN SOUTH OF
BASIN, TOMORROW MORNING.
SOUTH OF LIGURE, NORTH OF CORSE, NORTH OF ELBE.
CONTINUING TO 12/15 UTC.
WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8, TEMPORARILY 9, AT TIMES 10, NEAR CAPE CORSE
OVERNIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS, LOCALLY VIOLENT NEAR CAPE CORSE.
NORTH OF MADDALENA.
FROM 12/00 UTC TO 12/18 UTC.
WEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.=
WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, TUESDAY 12 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 11-05-26/21 UTC
LOW PRESSURES 1004 OVER NORTH BALKANS AND HIGH 1017 OVER SOUTH
SIDRA
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 13 MAY 04 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH NORTHWEST SOON NORTHEAST OVER EAST
6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
SOUTH ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON OVER SOUTH SOUTH 6 OR 7 LATER WEST
SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR
BOOT
WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT
OR MODERATE
MELITA
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
GABES
SOUTH 5 OR 6 OVER WEST NORTH SOON NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE
SIDRA
WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
NORTH IONIO
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AND WEST OF 19.50 SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTHWEST 4
OR 5 AND WEST OF 19.50 WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON OVER WEST
MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR
SOUTH IONIO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
PATRAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT.
LOCALLY POOR
KORINTHIAKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE
KITHIRA SEA
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST. MODERATE
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 22.00 WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6.
SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR
TAURUS
EAST SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR
DELTA
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR
CRUSADE
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY
VERY POOR
KASTELLORIZO SEA
SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 OVER SOUTH NORTHWEST SOON WEST NORTHWEST.
SLIGHT. POOR
RODOS SEA
VARIABLE 3 SOON SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
KARPATHIO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
WEST KRITIKO
WEST 5 SOON 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON MODERATE
EAST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST SOON SOUTHWEST 6 OR
7. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON OVER
WEST MODERATE
SAMOS SEA
SOUTH 3 OR 4 SOON OVER NORTH UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
SARONIKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHWEST UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT
KAFIREAS STRAIT
SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE
CENTRAL AEGEAN
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER WEST SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT SOON
UP TO MODERATE
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
LATER UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 LATER WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT LATER UP TO
MODERATE
THRAKIKO
SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
THERMAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST OVER SOUTH UP TO 5. SMOOTH OR
SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
MARMARA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY
POOR
WEST BLACK SEA
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE. LOCALLY VERY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
EAST BLACK SEA
EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED=
Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 11 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 : WARNING NR 149.
Part 2 : General synopsis, Monday 11 at 12 UTC
Low 1004 near French Riviera and Ligurian coast, expected in Gulf of
Genoa Tuesday in late afternoon. Shallow low 1014 in Tunisia, filling
overnight. High pressure 1016-1020 building from west, in south of
basin, tomorrow morning.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Wednesday 13 at 00 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA.
West or Southwest 3 or 4, at times 5 in north at first, decreasing 2
to 4 in morning, then increasing 4 or 5, at times 6 at end.
Slight, increasing slight or moderate at end.
BALEARES.
Southwesterly 3 to 5, decreasing temporarily Cyclonic 2 to 4 in late
night, and in morning,
then veering Northwesterly 3 to 5 at end, locally 6 near Ebro Valley.
Gusts.
Decreasing slight, then increasing slight or moderate at end.
Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers tomorrow afternoon.
MINORQUE.
West or Southwest decreasing 2 to 4, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 in
late night, but temporarily North 3 to 5 in morning in north, then
becoming Westerly 4 or 5 in extreme south and extreme north at end.
Slight, temporarily slight or moderate in daytime.
Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers tomorrow afternoon.
LION.
Veering Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6, then decreasing gradually
Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon, then increasing Northwesterly 6 or 7 in
late day. Gusts.
Slight or moderate.
Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers in south tomorrow
afternoon.
PROVENCE.
West or Northwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in east, decreasing temporarily
West 3 to 5 in west in afternoon, then becoming Westerly 4 to 6,
temporarily 7 in far east tomorrow evening, and veering North in far
northwest at end. Gusts.
Slight or moderate, increasing moderate or rough in east in morning.
Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers, mainly south at end.
North of LIGURE.
Southwest 6 or 7, becoming Cyclonic 3 to 5 from north in late night,
and increasing 4 to 6 at end. Severe gusts.
Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough overnight and
morning, then decreasing moderate or rough.
Long SW swell 3 to 4 m in gulf of Genoa, abating in morning.
Moderate or poor vis in showers at end.
South of LIGURE, North of CORSE, North of ELBE.
Southwest 7 or 8, temporarily 9, at times 10 near Cape Corse
overnight, then decreasing West or Southwest 6 or 7 in afternoon.
Severe gusts, locally violent near Cape Corse.
Increasing rough or very rough, then decreasing moderate or rough at
end, except near Cape Corse.
Moderate or poor vis in showers at end.
South of CORSE.
West or Southwest 4 or 5, locally West 6 or 7 near Bonifacio strait
till afternoon. Gusts.
Slight or moderate becoming moderate at midday.
Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers, at end.
SARDAIGNE.
Veering West or Northwest 3 to 4, locally 5, at times 6 in far north,
then backing West or Southwest 3 to 5 at end.
Slight or moderate.
Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers, at end.
MADDALENA.
- In north : increasing Westerly 6 or 7, locally 8 leeward strait,
and decreasing 5 or 6, at times 7 at end. Gusts.
- In south : Westerly increasing 4 or 5 overnight, temporarily in far
south, at first, then backing Southwesterly 3 to 5 in afternoon, and
veering Northwesterly 2 to 4 at end, locally 5 or 6 in far
northeast.
Moderate or rough, locally slight or moderate in south.
South of ELBE.
Cyclonic 3 to 5, but locally Westerly 5 or 6 in axis of valleys of
Corsica, then becoming Southeasterly 3 or 5 from south in late day.
Gusts.
Slight or moderate, temporarily moderate or rough in north in
afternoon.
ALBORAN.
Westerly increasing 4 or 5, at times 6, then 5 or 6, in morning, at
times 7 in far northeast . Gusts.
Increasing slight or moderate, at times rough near Cape Gata in
afternoon.
Moderate vis in scattered showers, in east, improving in afternoon.
PALOS.
Southwesterly 3 to 5, but locally 2 to 4 in east, increasing 5 or 6
in morning, at times 7 in far northwest. Gusts.
Increasing slight or moderate, then moderate or rough in afternoon.
Moderate vis in scattered showers, mainly in north, improving in
afternoon.
ALGER.
Decreasing Variable 1 to 3, then increasing Westerly 3 to 5 from west
at midday, locally 5 or 6 in west in afternoon. Gusts.
Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate from west in
afternoon, locally rough in far west at end.
Moderate vis in scattered showers in daytime.
WEST OF CABRERA.
Southwesterly decreasing 2 to 4, then increasing 5 or 6 from south in
afternoon, and decreasing West or Northwest 3 or 4 in west at end.
Slight, increasing moderate from south in afternoon, locally rough in
far south at end.
Moderate vis in scattered showers in daytime.
ANNABA.
West 3 or 4, at times 5 at first, decreasing Variable 2 to 4, from
west in morning, then increasing West 4 or 5 at end.
Slight, decreasing locally smooth in far south in late night.
Moderate vis in scattered showers, from south in afternoon.
TUNISIE.
Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6, decreasing temporarily 2 to 4 in far
southwest in afternoon.
Increasing slight or moderate.
Moderate vis in scattered showers, from south in afternoon.
CARBONARA.
Veering Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6, and backing temporarily
Southwesterly in west, afternoon.
Increasing slight or moderate.
Moderate vis in scattered showers, from south, tomorrow in late day.
LIPARI.
Southerly 2 to 4, increasing Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6 from west at
first, and decreasing 3 or 4, at times 5, in afternoon.
Slight, increasing slight or moderate in morning.
Moderate vis in some coastal fog patches overnight.
CIRCEO.
Veering Westerly 3 to 5 from west, locally 5 or 6, at times 7 in
north. Gusts.
Increasing slight, locally moderate or rough in north.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
In north of Basin, Westerly fresh or strong flow in east, veering
Northwesterly from Gulf of Lion to west of Sardinia.
In south of basin, Westerly moderate or fresh flow, at times strong
at first. In south of basin, Westerly moderate or fresh flow, locally
strong with threat of near gale in southwest of basin.