WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, SATURDAY 11 JULY 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 NONE
PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 11-07-26/03 UTC
LOW PRESSURES 1011 OVER TAURUS AND RELATIVELY HIGH 1020 OVER
BALKANS
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 12 JULY 10 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORM
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
SOUTH ADRIATIC
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER WEST PARTS EAST SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 SOON SOUTH
SOUTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT
BOOT
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT
MELITA
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER NORTH UP TO
MODERATE
GABES
EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
SIDRA
ANTICYCLONIC 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH PARTS EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
NORTH IONIO
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER VARIABLE. UP TO SLIGHT
SOUTH IONIO
VARIABLE OR NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT
PATRAIKOS
VARIABLE OR WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH
KORINTHIAKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST UP TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
KITHIRA SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST.
SLIGHT
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST PARTS NORTH NORTHEAST SOON UP TO 5.
SLIGHT
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.20 AND NORTH OF 34.00 5 OR 6.
SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE
TAURUS
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
DELTA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OVER WEST UP TO 5. SLIGHT
CRUSADE
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 OVER SOUTH PARTS NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 29.00 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE
RODOS SEA
NORTHWEST 5. SLIGHT
KARPATHIO
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE
WEST KRITIKO
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST PARTS NORTH NORTHEAST SOON WEST
NORTHWEST. SLIGHT
EAST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE LATER NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.40 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
SAMOS SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
SARONIKOS
SOUTH 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH NORTHEAST 4. SLIGHT
KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.20 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTH 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT
THRAKIKO
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON OVER EAST PARTS EAST. SMOOTH
THERMAIKOS
SOUTH 3 OR 4 LATER VARIABLE. SMOOTH
MARMARA
EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON UP TO 5. SLIGHT
WEST BLACK SEA
ANTICYCLONIC 3 OR 4 OVER WEST AND NORTH PARTS SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR
5. SLIGHT
EAST BLACK SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED=
Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 11 July 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 11 at 00 UTC
Weak gradient of pressure 1013-1015. Low 1009 in south of basin.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 12 at 12 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA.
Northerly 2 to 4, veering East or Northeast 3 or 4 in evening, at
times 5 in second part of night.
Slight.
BALEARES.
Northeasterly 2 to 4, at times 5 in far east at end.
Becoming slight.
MINORQUE.
Northeasterly 2 to 4.
Becoming slight in SE swell.
LION.
North or Northeast 2 to 4, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in evening.
Smooth or slight, becoming slight in SE swell in second part of
night.
Poor vis due to some fog patches in far northwest in second part of
night.
PROVENCE.
Northeasterly 2 to 4, temporarily 5 in far northeast at first, but
Variable 1 to 3 in far northwest.
Slight, locally smooth in far northwest.
LIGURE.
Easterly 2 to 4, locally 5 in south.
Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in second part of night.
CORSE.
In far south, Easterly 5 or 6, decreasing gradually 3 to 5 overnight.
Elsewhere, Northerly 2 to 4, veering Northeast in second part of
night.
Smooth or slight, at times moderate in far south.
SARDAIGNE.
Easterly 3 to 5, at times 6 with gusts in far southeast at first,
decreasing Northeasterly 2 to 4 from north in evening.
Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in evening.
MADDALENA, ELBE.
South or Southeast 3 or 4, locally 5 in far west, decreasing Easterly
2 to 4 in second part of night.
Becoming slight, locally moderate in south of MADDALENA.
ALBORAN.
Westerly 3 or 4, but 4 or 5 in west, occasionally 6 leeward Gibraltar
strait this evening.
Slight, at times moderate at first.
PALOS.
Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southwesterly in morning, locally Variable
1 to 3 near Spanish coast.
Slight.
Locally poor visibility due to some fog patches in second part of
night.
ALGER.
Becoming Variable 1 to 3, increasing East 3 or 4 this evening, at
times 5, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 in west in morning.
Slight, temporarily moderate in west in morning.
WEST OF CABRERA.
East or Northeast 3 or 4, locally 5 near Spanish coast, temporarily
increasing 4 or 5 this evening till late night.
Slight becoming slight or moderate in late night.
ANNABA.
Variable 2 to 4, locally Southeast 5 or 6 in far northeast, gradually
becoming Northeasterly 2 to 4 overnight.
Slight, locally moderate in far northeast till late night.
Locally poor visibility due to some coastal fog patches in late
night.
TUNISIE.
East or Southeast 5 or 6, becoming variable 3 to 5 in far west this
evening, then gradually becoming Variable 2 to 4 overnight, locally
South 5 or 6 with gusts in east, occasionally 7 near Sicilian coast
at end.
Slight or moderate.
Locally poor due to some coastal fog patches in late night.
CARBONARA.
South or Southeast 3 to 5, gradually becoming variable 2 to 4
overnight, locally South 5 or 6 with gusts in far southeast.
Slight or moderate.
LIPARI, CIRCEO.
Variable 2 to 4, temporarily 5 leeward Messina strait in late
afternoon till midnight, becoming mainly Southeasterly in morning.
Smooth or slight, locally moderate in far west of LIPARI at end.
Locally moderate or poor visibility in thundery showers in far north
of CIRCEO in late night.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Easterly moderate flow.
Over Tyrrhenian Sea, Northeasterly light or moderate flow.
Over Alboran Sea, Southwesterly moderate flow over Alboran Sea,
locally fresh leeward Gibraltar strait.