METAREA 3 bulletinset


WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQMQ54 LFPW 270911

Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,

METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 27 August 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, Thursday 27 at 00 UTC

Low area 1009 along coast of Spain to gulf of Lion moving eastwards

overnight and filling. Low deepening temporarily 1006 near Roussillon

coast this afternoon.

Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 28 at 12 UTC

EAST OF CABRERA.

West or Southwest 2 to 4, locally 5 near Balearic islands, becoming

Variable in southeast in late afternoon, then increasing Westerly 4

or 5 in second part of night, and decreasing 3 or 4 in morning.

Slight or moderate.

BALEARES.

Southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing Southerly 4 or 5 in evening, at

times 6, then veering North or Northwest in second part of night, and

backing South or Southwest 3 or 4, at times 5 tomorrow afternoon.

Gusts.

Slight or moderate.

Moderate or poor in showers at times thundery in evening.

MINORQUE.

South or Southwest 3 to 5, veering West or Southwest in second part

of night, then Cyclonic in morning, and decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in

afternoon.

Slight or moderate.

Moderate or poor in showers at times thundery in evening.

LION.

Southeasterly 4 or 5, locally 6 or 7 in northeast, veering

Northwesterly 4 or 5 in late night, and decreasing Variable 2 to 4 at

noon, then increasing Northwest 3 to 5 tomorrow evening. Gusts.

Moderate, becoming locally rough in northwest in evening till

midnight, then decreasing slight tomorrow at noon.

Moderate or poor in showers at times thundery in evening, mainly in

southeast.

PROVENCE.

In north, Easterly 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4 in east in afternoon,

and veering Westerly 2 to 4 in morning, then increasing 4 or 5

tomorrow evening. Gusts.

In south, South or Southeast 2 to 4, veering West or Northwest in

morning.

Moderate, becoming slight in east in evening, then everywhere at

tomorrow at noon.

Moderate or poor in showers at times thundery in late afternoon.

LIGURE, CORSE.

Easterly 3 to 5.

Slight, locally moderate in far west till midnight.

Moderate or poor in showers at times thundery.

SARDAIGNE.

Southerly 3 to 5, temporarily 5 or 6 in south at first, veering

Northwesterly in second part of night, then decreasing 2 to 4 at

noon.

Slight or moderate.

Moderate or poor in showers at times thundery mainly in north.

MADDALENA, ELBE.

South or Southeast 3 to 5, becoming Variable Cyclonic 2 to 4 in

afternoon.

Slight.

Moderate or poor in showers at times thundery, improving from south

in evening.

ALBORAN.

Westerly increasing 5 or 6, locally 7 in northeast, then decreasing

gradually 3 to 5 in morning, locally 5 at times 6 leeward strait.

Gusts.

Slight or moderate, temporarily rough near Cape Gata in evening, then

decreasing slight at end.

Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers in east, in late day.

PALOS.

West or Southwest increasing 5 or 6, locally 6 or 7 in northwest,

then decreasing 3 to 5 in morning, and veering Northwesterly at end,

locally Variable 2 to 4, in east. Gusts.

Increasing moderate, temporarily moderate or rough overnight, and

decreasing slight or moderate at end.

Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. Moderate or poor vis in some

thundery showers.

ALGER.

Mainly Northwesterly 2 to 4, increasing West 3 to 5, overnight,

temporarily 6 in west, then decreasing Northwesterly 2 to 4, at end.

Gusts.

Slight or moderate.

Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. Moderate in some thundery

showers, improving at first.

WEST OF CABRERA.

South or Southwest 4 or 5, locally Variable 2 to 4, near Spanish

coasts at first, increasing

5 or 6 in evening, then veering gradually Northwesterly 3 to 5, in

morning.

Increasing moderate, temporarily rough in far south in second part of

night, and decreasing slight or moderate at end.

Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze. Moderate or poor vis in some

thundery showers.

ANNABA.

Decreasing Easterly 3 to 5, locally Cyclonic 2 to 4, in far west at

first, then gradually veering West or Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6,

from west, in late night, and decreasing 2 to 4 at end, locally 5

near Cape Teulade. Gusts.

Decreasing slight, then increasing slight or moderate in morning.

Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze.

TUNISIE.

East or Southeast 3 or 4, locally 5 in west, increasing Westerly 4 or

5, at times 6 in morning, locally Southerly in east. Gusts.

Decreasing smooth or slight, then increasing slight in evening, and

slight or moderate at end.

Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze.

CARBONARA.

Southeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5 at first, increasing South 3 to 5,

at end.

Smooth or slight, becoming slight at end, locally moderate in far

south.

Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze.

LIPARI.

South or Southeast 3 or 4, decreasing mainly Southeasterly 2 to 4 in

east at first, then increasing locally 4 or 5 in far north at end.

Smooth, locally slight in far west.

Moderate or poor vis due to sand haze.

CIRCEO.

Southeasterly 2 to 4, temporarily Variable from east in afternoon,

then in east overnight and in morning.

Smooth, at times slight in far west.

Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours

Northwesterly light or moderate flow, but Southerly over Tyrrhenian

sea, then becoming Northerly moderate or fresh overnight, but backing

Southwesterly over LIGURE.


EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQME24 LGAT 270800

WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3

HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE

ATHENS, THURSDAY 27 AUGUST 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 27-08-26/03 UTC

LOW PRESSURES 1008 OVER SOUTHEAST MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND HIGH

PRESSURES 1020 OVER BALKANS

PART 3

FORECAST UP TO 28 AUGUST 10 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC

SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT

CENTRAL ADRIATIC

VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT

SOUTH ADRIATIC

NORTH 4 OVER SOUTH PART 5. SLIGHT

BOOT

VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER EAST PART NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT

MELITA

EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH

GABES

EAST SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SMOOTH

SIDRA

NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH PART LOCALLY VARIABLE. UP TO SLIGHT

NORTH IONIO

NORTHWEST 5 AND WEST OF 19.50 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR

MODERATE

SOUTH IONIO

NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

PATRAIKOS

WEST 4 SOON VARIABLE. UP TO SLIGHT

KORINTHIAKOS

EAST 4 SOON VARIABLE. UP TO SLIGHT

KITHIRA SEA

NORTHWEST 4 OVER EAST PART NORTHEAST 5 AND OVER SOUTHEAST PART

TEMPORARILY 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH LOCALLY MODERATE

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO

NORTH 4 OR 5, OVER NORTHEAST AND OVER SOUTHWEST PARTS 5 OR 6.

MODERATE

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA

NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH PART 5 OR 6 SOON OVER NORTH PART 6 OR 7.

SLIGHT OR MODERATE

TAURUS

WEST SOUTHWEST 4 SOON UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT

DELTA

WEST NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT

CRUSADE

SOUTHWEST 4 OVER SOUTH PART NORTHWEST. SLIGHT

KASTELLORIZO SEA

WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST MODERATE

RODOS SEA

NORTHWEST 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE

KARPATHIO

NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OVER SOUTH PART 7. MODERATE

WEST KRITIKO

NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST PART NORTHEAST. SLIGHT

EAST KRITIKO

WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.40 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST

MODERATE

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN

NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH 4. SLIGHT

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO

NORTH 5 OR 6 OVER EAST PART NORTHWEST 6 SOON OVER WEST PART 5.

MODERATE

SAMOS SEA

NORTHWEST 6. MODERATE

SARONIKOS

VARIABLE 4 OVER EAST PART NORTHEAST 5. SLIGHT

SOUTH EVVOIKOS

NORTH NORTHEAST 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

KAFIREAS STRAIT

NORTH 6 SOON 5. MODERATE

CENTRAL AEGEAN

NORTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE

NORTHWEST AEGEAN

VARIABLE 4. SLIGHT

NORTHEAST AEGEAN

NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH MODERATE

THRAKIKO

VARIABLE 4. SLIGHT

THERMAIKOS

SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4. SMOOTH

MARMARA

NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

WEST BLACK SEA

NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 TEMPORARILY LOCALLY OVER NORTH PART 5 OR 6.

SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST

EAST BLACK SEA

CYCLONIC 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS

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