METAREA 3 bulletinset


WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQMQ54 LFPW 060721

Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,

METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 6 April 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, Monday 6 at 00 UTC

High pressure around 1025 over basin. Shallow low 1021 near Algerian

coasts with little change, expected 1019 tomorrow morning.

Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 7 at 12 UTC

EAST OF CABRERA.

East or Southeast 3 or 4.

Smooth or slight, becoming slight in evening.

BALEARES.

Variable 2 to 4, becoming Northeasterly in afternoon.

Smooth or slight.

Locally poor vis due to fog patches in late night in southwest.

MINORQUE.

South or Southwest 2 to 4, backing South or Southeast at midday, then

increasing 3 or 4 overnight.

Smooth or slight.

LION.

Cyclonic 2 to 4, increasing Southeasterly 3 or 4 in afternoon,

locally 4 or 5 in west, at times 6 at end.

Smooth or slight.

Poor vis due to fog patches, clearing gradually in evening.

PROVENCE.

South or Southwest 3 or 4, temporarily 5 in far northeast, but

Variable 1 to 3 in far northwest till midday, then becoming Southerly

2 to 4 everywhere overnight.

Smooth or slight.

At times poor vis due to fog patches.

LIGURE.

Cyclonic 2 to 4, increasing temporarily Southwest 5 in far southwest

in late afternoon, then decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in late night.

Slight, decreasing smooth in late night.

Poor vis due to fog patches.

CORSE.

Southwesterly 2 to 4, temporarily 4 or 5 in far northeast at first,

decreasing gradually Variable 1 to 3 from south overnight.

Smooth, locally slight in far north.

At times poor vis due to fog patches.

SARDAIGNE.

Variable 1 to 3, but locally Southeasterly 3 or 4 in southwest,

increasing gradually East or Southeast 2 to 4 overnight, locally 5 at

end in far southeast.

Smooth, becoming locally slight in southwest overnight.

At times poor vis due to fog patches in east.

MADDALENA.

Westerly 2 or 3, locally 4 leeward Strait, decreasing Variable 1 to 3

in second part of night.

Smooth, locally slight in axis of Strait at first.

At times poor vis due to fog patches.

ELBE.

Variable 1 to 3, at times 4 near Corsica coasts and in far

southeast.

Smooth in south, slight in north, decreasing smooth in evening.

At times poor vis due to fog patches in far north and far southeast.

ALBORAN.

Easterly 2 to 4 in west, but East or Northeast 3 to 5 in east,

locally 6 near Cap Gata, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 everywhere in

late night, mainly Easterly.

Slight or moderate in east, but slight in west, becoming slight

everywhere at end.

PALOS.

East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 near Cap Gata, but 2 to 4 near

Algerian coast, becoming Variable Cyclonic 3 to 5 everywhere at

midnight, at times 6 near Alegrian coast.

Slight or moderate in northwest, but slight in southeast.

Locally poor vis due to coastal fog patches in far southwest

overnight.

ALGER.

Easterly 3 or 4, veering Southeasterly in evening, then Southerly in

second part of night, at times 5 in axis of valleys.

Slight, becoming smooth or slight at end.

WEST OF CABRERA.

In west, increasing East or Northeast 4 or 5, then 5 or 6 in extreme

west in second part of night. Gusts.

In east, East or Northeast 3 or 4, veering Southeasterly 2 to 4 in

late night.

Slight, becoming slight or moderate in west in evening.

ANNABA.

Easterly 2 to 4, temporarily 4 or 5 in west in afternoon and evening,

veering East or Southeast in first part of night, at times 5 near Cap

Teulade at end.

Smooth or slight.

TUNISIE.

Variable 1 to 3, locally West or Southwest 2 to 4 in southwest in

afternoon, then everywhere in evening, locally Variable 1 to 3 in far

northeast.

Decreasing smooth, at times slight in east at first, and in west at

end.

CARBONARA.

Variable 1 to 3, mainly Southwesterly, temporarily Southerly 2 to 4

in west in afternoon and evening.

Smooth.

LIPARI.

Mainly Westerly 1 to 3, becoming Variable in evening.

Smooth.

Locally poor vis due to some fog patches.

CIRCEO.

Northwesterly 1 to 3, at times 4 in north, becoming Variable in first

part of night, then mainly Southeasterly in late night.

Smooth.

Locally poor vis due to some fog patches.

Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours

Variable light flow over Tyrrhenian sea and Ligurian sea,

Southeasterly light or moderate flow elsewhere.


EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQME22 LGAT 060200

WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3

HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE

ATHENS, MONDAY 06 APRIL 2026 / 0400 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 05-04-26/21 UTC

RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1017 OVER WEST TAURUS AND 1019 OVER THE

EAST OF EAST BLACK SEA. HIGH PRESSURES 1028 OVER TUNISIA

PART 3

FORECAST UP TO 07 APRIL 04 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC

CYCLONIC 3. SMOOTH

CENTRAL ADRIATIC

WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT

SOUTH ADRIATIC

WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTHWEST. SLIGHT

BOOT

NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON OVER SOUTH WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT

MELITA

WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

GABES

NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON ANTICYCLONIC. SLIGHT

SIDRA

NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER

SOUTH

NORTH IONIO

VARIABLE 3 AND WEST OF 19.50 NORTH NORTHWEST 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST

3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

SOUTH IONIO

NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST. SLIGHT

PATRAIKOS

VARIABLE 3 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SMOOTH. EARLY IN THE MORNING UP TO

POOR

KORINTHIAKOS

VARIABLE 3 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SMOOTH

KITHIRA SEA

NORTH 3 OR 4 AND EAST OF 22.30 3 UP TO 5 LATER NORTHWEST 3 OR 4.

SLIGHT

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO

NORTH 3 OR 4 AND EAST OF 22.00 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT

OVER EAST MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA

WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. EARLY IN THE MORNING LOCALLY POOR

TAURUS

WEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER

EAST

DELTA

WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER NORTH WEST SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT.

LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

CRUSADE

WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY

POOR. THUNDERSTORM

KASTELLORIZO SEA

VARIABLE 3 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 WEST. UP TO SLIGHT

RODOS SEA

VARIABLE 3 SOON WEST NORTHWEST UP TO 4. UP TO SLIGHT

KARPATHIO

WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

WEST KRITIKO

NORTH 4 OR 5 SOON NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

EAST KRITIKO

WEST NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN

NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO

NORTH 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 25.30 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST

4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SAMOS SEA

NORTH 4 SOON NORTHWEST. SLIGHT

SARONIKOS

NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT

SOUTH EVVOIKOS

NORTH 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4. SLIGHT

KAFIREAS STRAIT

NORTH 5. MODERATE

CENTRAL AEGEAN

NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 25.40 4 OR 5 SOON 4 OR 5.

MODERATE

NORTHWEST AEGEAN

NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT

NORTHEAST AEGEAN

NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 AND SOUTH OF 39.20 5 OR 6 VERY SOON NORTH

3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH MODERATE

THRAKIKO

EAST NORTHEAST 3 SOON SOUTHWEST. SMOOTH

THERMAIKOS

NORTH NORTHWEST 3 SOON SOUTHWEST. SMOOTH

MARMARA

EAST NORTHEAST 3 SOON VARIABLE. SMOOTH. IN THE MORNING LOCALLY POOR

WEST BLACK SEA

WEST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST OVER NORTH 5 OR 6 INCREASING.

MODERATE

EAST BLACK SEA

CYCLONIC 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON WEST

SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 OVER EAST SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

OR MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS

GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED=