GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
WARNING NR 334 - WEDNESDAY 29 JULY 2026/2200 UTC
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 29-07-26/15 UTC
LOW PRESSURES 1005 OVER SOUTHEAST MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND HIGH 1025
OVER NORTH BALKANS
KITHIRA SEA
EAST OF 22.30
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 30/10 UTC
NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 30/04 UTC 8
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
EAST OF 22.00 AND NORTH OF 33.00
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 30/10 UTC
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 30/04 UTC 8
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
WEST OF 27.30 AND NORTH OF 34.00
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 30/10 UTC
NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
KARPATHIO
SOUTH OF 35.20
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 30/10 UTC
NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
WEST KRITIKO
WEST OF 24.00
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 30/10 UTC
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 30/10 UTC
NORTH 7 OR 8
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 30/10 UTC
NORTH 7 OR 8
SAMOS SEA
WEST OF 26.40
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 30/10 UTC
NORTH 7 OR 8
KAFIREAS STRAIT
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 30/10 UTC
NORTH 7 OR 8 AND FROM 30/04 UTC 8
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
FROM 30/04 UTC AT LEAST TO 30/10 UTC
NORTH 7 OR 8
CENTRAL AEGEAN
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 30/10 UTC
NORTH 7 OR 8 AND FROM 30/04 UTC 8
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
EAST OF 24.50 AND SOUTH OF 39.30
FROM 30/04 UTC AT LEAST TO 30/10 UTC
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8
WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, WEDNESDAY 29 JULY 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 NR 334
PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 29-07-26/15 UTC
LOW PRESSURES 1005 OVER SOUTHEAST MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND HIGH 1025
OVER NORTH BALKANS
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 30 JULY 22 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY
POOR
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
SOUTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
BOOT
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
MELITA
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST PART CYCLONIC. SLIGHT UP TO
MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
GABES
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON OVER EAST PART CYCLONIC. SLIGHT.
LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
SIDRA
EAST SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 OVER SOUTH 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
NORTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND EAST OF 19.40 EAST NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5
LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
SOUTH IONIO
ANTICYCLONIC 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OVER SOUTHEAST
UP TO MODERATE
PATRAIKOS
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 LATER EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5.
SLIGHT
KORINTHIAKOS
EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST PART NORTHEAST SOON OVER EAST PART
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE
KITHIRA SEA
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 22.30 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF
22.30 8. MODERATE OVER SOUTH ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
WEST OF 22.00 EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. EAST OF
22.00 NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND NORTH OF 33.00 7 OR 8 SOON NORTH OF
33.00 8. MODERATE OVER EAST ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 27.30 AND NORTH OF 34.00 7 OR 8.
MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR
TAURUS
NORTH 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR
DELTA
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OVER WEST MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR
CRUSADE
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON OVER NORTH PART CYCLONIC. SLIGHT.
LOCALLY POOR
KASTELLORIZO SEA
NORTH 3 UP TO 5 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. MODERATE
RODOS SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 27.40 4 OR 5 LATER WEST NORTHWEST
4 OR 5. MODERATE
KARPATHIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 AND SOUTH OF 35.20 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY
POOR
WEST KRITIKO
WEST OF 24.00 NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. EAST OF 24.00 NORTH NORTHWEST
6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR
EAST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTH 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR
SAMOS SEA
NORTH 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 26.40 7 OR 8. MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO
ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR
SARONIKOS
NORTH 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 37.40 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO
ROUGH
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH 6 OR 7 SOON 7 OR 8. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH
KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH 7 OR 8 SOON 8. ROUGH. UP TO POOR
CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH 7 OR 8 SOON 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHEAST AND EAST OF 24.00 5 OR 6.
SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 24.50 AND SOUTH OF 39.30 NORTH 7
OR 8. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH
THRAKIKO
EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 24.50 5 OR 6 SOON NORTHEAST 4 OR 5
AND EAST OF 24.50 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
THERMAIKOS
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON EAST SOUTHEAST LATER SOUTH. UP TO
SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
MARMARA
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. MODERATE
WEST BLACK SEA
ANTICYCLONIC 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
EAST BLACK SEA
NORTH 4 OR 5 OVER EAST UP TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
LOCALLY GALE NORTH WINDS OVER AEGEAN=
Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 29 July 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 : NO WARNING.
Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 29 at 12 UTC
High 1019 between Balearic Islands and Sardinia, weakening 1017 on
Thursday afternoon. Shallow low 1017 near Algerian coasts, filling in
morning. New shallow low deepening 1017 in gulf of Lion in evening,
then 1015 on Thursday afternoon.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 31 at 00 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA.
Easterly 2 to 4 from north to south, veering Southeasterly at end.
Smooth.
BALEARES.
In far southwest, Cyclonic 3 to 5, at times 6 in afternoon.
Elsewhere, South or Southwest 2 to 4.
Smooth, locally slight in far southwest.
MINORQUE.
Southerly 2 to 4, locally 5 in far northwest, but Variable 1 to 3 in
far east till noon.
Smooth, locally slight in far northwest.
LION.
South or Southerly 2 to 4, locally Cyclonic in far west, increasing 3
to 5 in afternoon.
Smooth or slight.
Poor vis due to some fog patches in northwest.
PROVENCE.
Westerly 2 to 4, but Southerly in west, increasing locally 5 in far
northeast in afternoon.
Smooth, becoming locally slight in far northeast in morning.
Poor vis due to some fog patches in far northwest.
LIGURE.
West or Southwest 1 to 3, increasing locally 4 or 5 in west in
afternoon.
Smooth, becoming locally slight in west in afternoon.
CORSE.
Westerly 2 to 4 in north, but North or Northwest 3 or 4 in south,
temporarily 5 in far south in afternoon.
Smooth, becoming locally slight in far northwest in afternoon.
SARDAIGNE.
Northerly 2 to 4, but Clockwise 1 to 3 in far northwest.
Smooth.
MADDALENA.
North or Northwest 2 to 4, but Variable 1 to 3 in far west.
Smooth, becoming locally slight in far northeast in afternoon.
ELBE.
Northwesterly 2 to 4, increasing 3 to 5 in afternoon.
Smooth, becoming smooth or slight in afternoon.
ALBORAN.
East or Northeast 1 to 3.
Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in morning.
Poor vis due to some fog patches.
PALOS.
Northeasterly 2 to 4, temporarily 5 in far east at first.
Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in morning.
Poor vis due to some fog patches in far southwest.
ALGER.
East 3 or 4, temporarily 5 in far west at first.
Smooth or slight.
WEST OF CABRERA.
Easterly 2 to 4, veering Northeasterly in afternoon.
Smooth or slight.
ANNABA.
Northeasterly 2 to 4, but Variable 1 to 3 in far east.
Smooth.
TUNISIE.
Northerly 2 to 4, but Variable 1 to 3 in far west.
Smooth, locally slight in far southeast.
CARBONARA.
Northerly 1 to 3, backing Northwesterly at end.
Smooth.
LIPARI.
Variable 1 to 3, at times 4, mainly Northerly in west.
Smooth.
CIRCEO.
Northwesterly 2 to 4, increasing locally 5 in far northwest in
afternoon.
Smooth.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Clockwise light or moderate flow.