WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE
WARNING NR 157, FRIDAY 15 MAY 2026 AT 1835 UTC
GENERAL SYNOPSIS, FRIDAY 15 OF MAY AT 12 UTC.
LOW 998 OVER GULF OF GENOA, WITH LITTLE CHANGE, EXPECTED 1002
SATURDAY MORNING, THEN GRADUALLY FILLING IN EVENING. LOW 1004,
BETWEEN BALEARIC ISLANDS AND SPAIN, FILLING OVERNIGHT.
LOW DEEPENING 1008 OVER ALBORAN SEA, THEN FILLING ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
PROVENCE.
FROM 15/21 UTC TO 16/15 UTC.
NORTHWEST 8, DECREASING IN WEST IN MORNING. GUSTS.
CORSE.
FROM 16/00 UTC TO 16/15 UTC.
IN SOUTHWEST, NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.
SARDAIGNE.
FROM 16/00 UTC TO 16/12 UTC.
IN FAR NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.
MADDALENA.
FROM 16/00 UTC TO 16/18 UTC.
IN NORTH, WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.=
WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, FRIDAY 15 MAY 2026 / 2200 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 15-05-26/15 UTC
NEAR STATIONARY LOW 998 OVER GULF OF GENOA IS EXPECTED 999 BY 16/06
UTC. LOW PRESSURES 1006 OVER TAURUS AND 1010 OVER SOUTHWEST BLACK
SEA. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1013 OVER EAST LIBYA
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 16 MAY 22 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST OVER SOUTH WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR
5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH VARIABLE 4 VERY SOON OVER NORTH
NORTH 4 SOON NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH SOUTH SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
SOUTH ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH 6 OR 7 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR
6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
BOOT
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 INCREASING LATER.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
MELITA
VARIABLE 4 VERY SOON OVER NORTH WEST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH NORTH
NORTHEAST 4 SOON NORTHWEST 6. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
GABES
EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHEAST OVER EAST EAST SOON
NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
SIDRA
SOUTHEAST 6 OVER NORTH WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER NORTH
SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST SOUTH
SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
NORTH IONIO
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 WEST OF 19.50 AND NORTH OF 39.20 5 OR 6 SOON
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORM
SOUTH IONIO
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST OVER SOUTH 4
OR 5. SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
PATRAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
KORINTHIAKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE
KITHIRA SEA
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH
SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
WEST OF 22.00 SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTHWEST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6
VERY SOON SOUTHEAST SOON EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTHWEST 6 OR
7. EAST OF 22.00 WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4
OR 5 OVER EAST WEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON
OVER WEST MODERATE
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 NORTH OF 34.00 AND EAST OF 29.00 5 OR 6 VERY
SOON WEST 4 SOON WEST OF 27.00 SOUTH SOUTHEAST. MODERATE VERY SOON
OVER WEST SLIGHT
TAURUS
WEST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST CYCLONIC VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER
EAST NORTHEAST 4 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORM
DELTA
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE
CRUSADE
WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER
SOUTH WEST. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON WEST 4. MODERATE VERY
SOON OVER WEST SLIGHT
RODOS SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY
POOR
KARPATHIO
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE
VERY SOON SLIGHT
WEST KRITIKO
WEST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
EAST KRITIKO
WEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON SOUTH OF 37.00 5 OR 6 SOON
SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND WEST OF 24.50 4
OR 5. SLIGHT
SAMOS SEA
WEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTHEAST SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5.
SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
SARONIKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
KAFIREAS STRAIT
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
CENTRAL AEGEAN
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST SOON 4 OR 5 NORTH
OF 38.30 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 EAST OF 24.00 4 OR 5 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR
4 SOON SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
SOUTH 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
THRAKIKO
SOUTH 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST WEST OF 25.00 EAST SOUTHEAST
SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
THERMAIKOS
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST.
SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
MARMARA
SOUTH 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHEAST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
WEST BLACK SEA
SOUTH 4 OR 5 OVER EAST WEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OVER EAST VARIABLE
SOON EAST SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 OVER NORTH SOUTH SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT.
LOCALLY POOR
EAST BLACK SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED=
Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 15 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 157.
Part 2 : General synopsis, Friday 15 at 12 UTC
Low 998 over gulf of Genoa, with little change, expected 1002
Saturday morning, then gradually filling in evening. Low 1004,
between Balearic Islands and Spain, filling overnight.
Low deepening 1008 over Alboran sea, then filling on Saturday
afternoon.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 17 at 00 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA.
Northwesterly 2 to 4, locally 5 in far northeast, backing
Southwesterly 3 or 4 in morning, then decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in
evening.
Moderate, becoming temporarily rough in far northeast in daytime.
Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, improving overnight.
BALEARES.
North or Northwest 4 to 6, at times 7 leeward Ebro valley, but
Cyclonic 4 to 6 at first, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in morning, then
becoming mainly Southerly 2 to 4 at end. Gusts.
Slight or moderate, decreasing slight at end.
Poor vis in some showers, at times thundery, improving overnight.
MINORQUE.
In northeast, North or Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing 4 to 6 in
afternoon. Gusts.
In southwest, Variable 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 in morning.
Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate at end.
Moderate or poor vis in some showers, at times thundery, improving in
morning.
LION.
Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 tomorrow in late afternoon.
Gusts.
Slight or moderate, locally rough in southeast.
PROVENCE.
Northwest 7 or 8, decreasing 6 or 7 in west in morning, then in east
in late afternoon, and 5 or 6 everywhere at end. Severe gusts.
Moderate or rough, locally rough or very rough in east till late day
tomorrow.
LIGURE.
Northerly 4 or 5, at times 6, but West or Southwest 5 or 6, at times
7 in south, becoming West or Southwest 3 to 5 in morning, locally 6
in far southeast, and Cyclonic 2 to 4 in west in afternoon. Severe
gusts.
Slight or moderate, locally rough in far south.
Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, improving in
morning.
CORSE.
In far northeast, Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in afternoon.
Gusts.
Elsewhere, veering West or Northwest 6 or 7, at times 8 in southwest,
then decreasing Westerly 6 or 7 in afternoon, and 5 or 6 in evening.
Severe gusts.
Becoming rough or very rough, then decreasing moderate or rough at
end.
Long W or SW swell 3 m, in north and near Corsica coast in morning,
abating at end.
SARDAIGNE.
In northeast, Northwest increasing 6 or 7, locally 8 in far northeast
in second part of night till midday, then decreasing 4 to 6 in late
day. Severe gusts.
In southwest, Northwesterly increasing 4 to 6, then decreasing 3 to 5
in afternoon.
Moderate or rough, locally very rough in far northeast till late
afternoon tomorrow.
Moderate or poor vis in thundery rain or showers in south, clearing
overnight.
MADDALENA.
In north, West or Southwest increasing West 6 or 7, then veering West
or Northwest in late night, locally 8 in axis of Bonifacio strait,
till mid-afternoon, and decreasing 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts.
In south, increasing West or Northwest 5 or 6, then 6 or 7 in
morning, and decreasing Northwest 5 or 6 at end. Gusts.
Moderate or rough, temporarily very rough leeward strait in morning.
Poor vis in thundery showers, clearing in morning.
ELBE.
Cyclonic 3 to 5, at times 6, but locally South or Southwest 5 or 6 in
far south and north, temporarily 7 in north overnight, becoming
Westerly 4 to 6 in morning, locally Variable 2 to 4 in far southwest.
Gusts.
Slight or moderate, temporarily rough in far north at first.
Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers, improving in afternoon.
ALBORAN.
Cyclonic 4 to 6, but Westerly 6 or 7 at first, decreasing 3 to 5 in
late night, then Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon. Gusts.
Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in afternoon.
Moderate vis in showers in west, clearing in afternoon.
PALOS.
Easterly 4 to 6, decreasing 2 to 4 in late night, then becoming
Variable in afternoon.
Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in afternoon.
ALGER.
Northwesterly 3 to 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in late night.
Slight or moderate.
Moderate vis in showers, clearing late night.
WEST OF CABRERA.
Variable 2 to 4, increasing mainly Northerly 3 to 5 in late night,
then decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon.
Slight or moderate, decreasing slight at end.
ANNABA.
Mainly Westerly 3 to 5, at times 6, veering West or Northwest in
first part of night, then decreasing locally Variable 1 to 3 in west
in late day.
Moderate, becoming locally rough in far northeast in afternoon.
Moderate vis in showers, clearing in late night.
TUNISIE.
Westerly 4 to 6, increasing Northwest 5 or 6 in second part of night,
then decreasing 4 to 6 in afternoon.
Moderate.
Moderate vis in showers, clearing in morning.
CARBONARA.
West or Southwest 4 to 6, veering West or Northwest late night.
Gusts.
Moderate, becoming locally rough in far northeast in afternoon.
Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers, clearing in morning.
LIPARI.
West or Southwest 4 to , veering West or Northwest in late night,
then decreasing 4 or 5 at end.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in afternoon.
Poor vis in thundery showers, clearing in afternoon.
CIRCEO.
Southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 in late
night, then decreasing Northwesterly 3 to 5 at end. Gusts.
Becoming moderate or rough.
Poor vis in thundery showers, clearing in afternoon.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Northwesterly moderate or fresh flow from gulf of Lion to Sicily
Variable light or moderate flow elsewhere.