METAREA 3 bulletinset


EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING
WWME22 LGAT 162000

GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3

HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE

WARNING NR 280 - THURSDAY 16 APRIL 2026/2200 UTC

GENERAL SYNOPSIS 16-04-26/15 UTC

LOW WITH CENTRE 997 OVER EAST LIBYA IS MOVING SLOWLY EAST

NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 998 BY EAST COASTS OF LIBYA BY 17/03

UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1020 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS AND 1018 OVER NORTH

ITALY

KITHIRA SEA

CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC

NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 17/04 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO

EAST OF 21.00

CONTINUING TO 17/10 UTC

NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA

NORTH OF 33.00 AND WEST OF 27.00

CONTINUING TO 17/10 UTC

NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN

CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC

NORTH 7 OR 8

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO

WEST OF 26.00

CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC

NORTH 7 OR 8

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO

EAST OF 26.00

FROM 17/01 UTC AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC

NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8

WEST KRITIKO

WEST OF 24.00

FROM 17/01 UTC AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC

NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8

WEST KRITIKO

EAST OF 24.00

FROM 17/04 UTC AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC

NORTH 7 OR 8

SOUTH EVVOIKOS

CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC

NORTH 7 OR 8 AND FROM 17/01 UTC 8

KAFIREAS STRAIT

CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC

NORTH 8

CENTRAL AEGEAN

WEST OF 25.40

CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC

NORTH 7 OR 8

NORTHEAST AEGEAN

CONTINUING TO 17/10 UTC

NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8

KASTELLORIZO SEA

EAST OF 28.50

FROM 17/01 UTC AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC

EAST 7 OR 8

TAURUS

OVER WEST

FROM 17/04 UTC AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC

EAST 7 OR 8


EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQME28 LGAT 162000

WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3

HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE

ATHENS, THURSDAY 16 APRIL 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 280

PART 2

GENERAL SYNOPSIS 16-04-26/15 UTC

LOW WITH CENTRE 997 OVER EAST LIBYA IS MOVING SLOWLY EAST

NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 998 BY EAST COASTS OF LIBYA BY 17/03

UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1020 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS AND 1018 OVER NORTH

ITALY

PART 3

FORECAST UP TO 17 APRIL 22 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC

NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

CENTRAL ADRIATIC

NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST NORTHEAST. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY

POOR

SOUTH ADRIATIC

NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST NORTH NORTHEAST LATER 6 OR 7.

MODERATE

BOOT

NORTH 6. MODERATE

MELITA

NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR

MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

GABES

NORTH 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER WEST 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST.

SLIGHT OR MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

SIDRA

NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE

NORTH IONIO

NORTH NORTHEAST 5 AND WEST OF 19.50 NORTH 6. SLIGHT OVER WEST

MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR

SOUTH IONIO

NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOUTH OF 36.00 AND EAST OF 20.00 NORTHEAST 6

OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OVER SOUTH MODERATE UP TO ROUGH

PATRAIKOS

EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE

KORINTHIAKOS

EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

KITHIRA SEA

NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO

NORTH NORTHWEST 6 AND EAST OF 21.00 NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. MODERATE

OVER EAST ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA

NORTH OF 33.00 EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 27.00 NORTH

NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. SOUTH OF 33.00 SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 VERY SOON

SOUTHWEST. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

TAURUS

EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER WEST 6 OR 7 SOON 6 OR 7 AND OVER WEST

EAST 7 OR 8. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF

THUNDERSTORM

DELTA

EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH 6 OR 7 VERY SOON OVER SOUTH

SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF

THUNDERSTORM

CRUSADE

EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH 6 OR 7 VERY SOON OVER SOUTH

SOUTHEAST 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

KASTELLORIZO SEA

EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF 28.50 EAST 7 OR

8. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

RODOS SEA

VARIABLE 4 VERY SOON NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE

OF THUNDERSTORM

KARPATHIO

NORTH NORTHEAST 5 AND SOUTH OF 35.20 6 SOON 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.

LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

WEST KRITIKO

NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 24.00 NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY

SOON WEST OF 24.00 7 OR 8 SOON EAST OF 24.00 NORTH 7 OR 8. MODERATE

OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

EAST KRITIKO

NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE VERY SOON UP TO

ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN

NORTH 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO

WEST OF 26.00 NORTH 7 OR 8. EAST OF 26.00 NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7

VERY SOON 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

SAMOS SEA

NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SARONIKOS

NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 23.50 NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7.

MODERATE

SOUTH EVVOIKOS

NORTH 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

KAFIREAS STRAIT

NORTH 8. ROUGH. POOR

CENTRAL AEGEAN

NORTH 7 AND WEST OF 25.40 7 OR 8. UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

NORTHWEST AEGEAN

NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 24.00 NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6.

SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE

NORTHEAST AEGEAN

NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

THRAKIKO

EAST NORTHEAST 5 AND EAST OF 24.50 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.

PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR

THERMAIKOS

VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

MARMARA

NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

WEST BLACK SEA

EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND OVER NORTH ANTICYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5.

MODERATE OVER NORTH SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR

EAST BLACK SEA

EAST NORTHEAST 5 AND OVER SOUTHEAST VARIABLE 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY

POOR

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS

GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED=


WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQMQ54 LFPW 161847

Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,

METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 16 April 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, Thursday 16 at 12 UTC

High pressures 1017-1020 over the basin, with little change tomorrow.

Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 18 at 00 UTC

EAST OF CABRERA.

Variable 1 to 3.

Smooth or slight, becoming smooth at end.

BALEARES.

Southwesterly 2 to 4, but locally Cyclonic 3 to 5 in far southwest.

Smooth or slight.

Poor vis in some fog patches.

MINORQUE.

Northwesterly 2 to 4.

Smooth or slight, becoming smooth at end.

LION.

Northwesterly 2 to 4, backing Southwesterly in afternoon.

Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in morning.

PROVENCE.

Northwesterly 2 to 4.

Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth at midday.

LIGURE.

Variable 1 to 3, temporarily increasing North 4 in Gulf of Genoa in

late night, then becoming Westerly 2 to 4 in afternoon.

Smooth.

CORSE.

Variable 1 to 3, becoming Northwesterly 3 or 4 in far southeast at

end.

Smooth or slight, becoming smooth at midday, except leeward strait.

Poor vis in some fog patches in south.

SARDAIGNE.

North or Northwest 2 to 4.

Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in morning, then smooth at end.

Poor vis due to coastal fog patches.

MADDALENA.

Northwesterly 1 to 3, increasing 3 or 4 in late night, then at times

5 in northeast at end.

Smooth or slight.

ELBE.

North or Northwest 2 to 4, increasing 3 to 5 in afternoon.

Smooth or slight.

ALBORAN.

Easterly 2 to 4.

Smooth or slight, becoming smooth at end except in strait..

Poor vis due to coastal fog patches.

PALOS.

East or Northeast 2 to 4.

Smooth or slight.

ALGER.

Easterly 2 to 4, but Variable 1 to 3 in east.

Smooth or slight.

WEST OF CABRERA.

Variable 1 to 3, mainly Southerly.

Smooth.

ANNABA.

West or Northwest 3 or 4, decreasing 2 to 4 in the morning.

Slight or moderate, becoming slight in late night, then smooth or

slight at end.

Poor vis due to fog patches.

TUNISIE.

West or Northwest 4 or 5, but at times 6 in south at first, and North

or Northwest 1 to 3 in far northeast.

Slight or moderate.

CARBONARA.

Northerly 1 to 3, backing West or Northwest 2 to 4 in morning.

Slight, becoming smooth or slight in late night.

Poor vis due to fog patches.

LIPARI.

Northwesterly 2 to 4.

Smooth or slight.

Moderate or poor vis in thundery rain or showers along coast in

afternoon, then fog patches at end.

CIRCEO.

Variable 2 to 4, mainly Northwesterly.

Smooth or slight.

Moderate or poor vis in some thundery showers along coast in

afternoon.

Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours

Variable light or moderate flow, locally Northwesterly moderate in

south of Sardinia.