METAREA 3 bulletinset


EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING
WWME22 LGAT 030815

GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3

HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE

WARNING NR 260 - FRIDAY 03 APRIL 2026/1000 UTC

GENERAL SYNOPSIS 03-04-26/03 UTC

NEAR STATIONARY EXTENDED LOW WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY AND CENTRES 998

OVER NORTH IONIO AND 999 OVER NORTHWEST AEGEAN IS EXPECTED WITH

CENTRES 1004 AND 1003 RESPECTIVELY BY 03/12 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH

PRESSURES 1011 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND BY COASTS OF LIBYA

SIDRA

CONTINUING TO 03/13 UTC

WEST 7 OR 8

SOUTH IONIO

SOUTH OF 36.30

CONTINUING TO 03/13 UTC

WEST 7 OR 8

KITHIRA SEA

CONTINUING TO 03/22 UTC

WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 03/13 UTC 7 OR 8

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO

CONTINUING TO 03/22 UTC

WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 03/13 UTC 7 OR 8

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA

NORTH OF 33.00

CONTINUING TO 03/16 UTC

WEST SOUTHWEST 8 AND FROM 03/13 UTC 7 OR 8

WEST KRITIKO

WEST OF 24.20

CONTINUING TO 03/16 UTC

WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN

SOUTH OF 36.40

CONTINUING TO 03/16 UTC

WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO

WEST OF 24.50 AND SOUTH OF 36.50

CONTINUING TO 03/16 UTC

SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8

KARPATHIO

CONTINUING TO 03/13 UTC

SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8

KASTELLORIZO SEA

SOUTH OF 35.30

CONTINUING TO 03/13 UTC

SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8

TAURUS

OVER EAST

CONTINUING TO 03/22 UTC

WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8


WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING
WOMQ50 LFPW 030653

WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE

WARNING NR 135, FRIDAY 3 APRIL 2026 AT 0650 UTC

GENERAL SYNOPSIS, FRIDAY 3 OF APRIL AT 00 UTC.

LOW "ERMINIO" 996 OVER IONIAN SEA, MOVING SOUTHEASTWARDS, AND SLOWLY

FILLING.

HIGH PRESSURE 1020 TO 1025 OVER SOUTHWEST OF FRANCE, THEN GRADUALLY

BUILDING FROM SOUTHWEST OVER THE WHOLE BASIN OVERNIGHT.

SHALLOW LOW TEMPORARILY DEEPENING 1014 OVER FRENCH RIVIERA THIS

EVENING.

MINORQUE.

CONTINUING TO 03/21 UTC.

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8, GRADUALLY DECREASING FROM SOUTH IN AFTERNOON.

SEVERE GUSTS.

LION.

CONTINUING TO 04/00 UTC.

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.

WEST OF PROVENCE.

CONTINUING TO 03/12 UTC.

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.=


EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQME24 LGAT 030800

WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3

HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE

ATHENS, FRIDAY 03 APRIL 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 NR 260

PART 2

GENERAL SYNOPSIS 03-04-26/03 UTC

NEAR STATIONARY EXTENDED LOW WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY AND CENTRES 998

OVER NORTH IONIO AND 999 OVER NORTHWEST AEGEAN IS EXPECTED WITH

CENTRES 1004 AND 1003 RESPECTIVELY BY 03/12 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH

PRESSURES 1011 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND BY COASTS OF LIBYA

PART 3

FORECAST UP TO 04 APRIL 10 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC

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

NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST PART NORTHEAST LATER EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR

6. SLIGHT

CENTRAL ADRIATIC

NORTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE

SOUTH ADRIATIC

NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST SOON 5 OR 6 AND

OVER EAST PART NORTH NORTHEAST. MODERATE

BOOT

NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH

SOON SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

MELITA

WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. ROUGH SOON MODERATE.

LOCALLY POOR

GABES

WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

SIDRA

WEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. ROUGH OR VERY

ROUGH SOON MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.

THUNDERSTORM

NORTH IONIO

NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH SOON

SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

SOUTH IONIO

WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 36.30 WEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON WEST

NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH SOON

MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

PATRAIKOS

EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR.

THUNDERSTORM

KORINTHIAKOS

WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF

THUNDERSTORM

KITHIRA SEA

WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 VERY SOON 7 OR 8 LATER WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6.

VERY ROUGH SOON ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO

WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 VERY SOON 7 OR 8 LATER WEST 6 OR 7. VERY ROUGH

LATER ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA

WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND NORTH OF 33.00 8 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST

4 OR 5 AND NORTH OF 33.00 WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST

5 OR 6. ROUGH OVER WEST UP TO VERY ROUGH LATER MODERATE OR ROUGH.

LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

TAURUS

WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST 7 OR 8 LATER 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR

ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

DELTA

SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON WEST. MODERATE OVER WEST UP

TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

CRUSADE

SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH 6 OR 7 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5.

MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

KASTELLORIZO SEA

CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 35.30 SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON

CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 35.30 SOUTHWEST 6. UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY

VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

RODOS SEA

SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 LATER 4. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.

THUNDERSTORM

KARPATHIO

SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 7 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH.

LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

WEST KRITIKO

SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 24.20 WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON WEST

SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 LATER 5 OR 6. ROUGH OVER WEST VERY ROUGH SOON

MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

EAST KRITIKO

SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.

THUNDERSTORM

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN

SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 AND SOUTH OF 36.40 WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON WEST

SOUTHWEST 5 AND SOUTH OF 36.40 6 OR 7 LATER NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. ROUGH

OVER SOUTH VERY ROUGH SOON MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.

THUNDERSTORM

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO

SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 AND SOUTH OF 36.50 AND WEST OF 24.50 7 OR 8 SOON

WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 LATER 5 OR 6. ROUGH OVER WEST UP TO VERY ROUGH

SOON MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

SAMOS SEA

SOUTH 5 OR 6 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.

THUNDERSTORM

SARONIKOS

SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON NORTHWEST 4. UP TO MODERATE. CHANCE OF

THUNDERSTORM

SOUTH EVVOIKOS

SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTHWEST SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4.

MODERATE SOON SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

KAFIREAS STRAIT

SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4. MODERATE OR

ROUGH SOON SLIGHT OR MODERATE. POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

CENTRAL AEGEAN

SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON WEST OF 25.00 NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR

5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH SOON SLIGHT UP TO

MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

NORTHWEST AEGEAN

NORTH NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

NORTHEAST AEGEAN

CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.10 SOUTH 6 SOON CYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5.

MODERATE SOON SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

THRAKIKO

SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 24.50 EAST NORTHEAST 4 SOON EAST

NORTHEAST 4. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

THERMAIKOS

NORTH NORTHWEST 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

MARMARA

SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR.

CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

WEST BLACK SEA

WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5

OVER SOUTHWEST PART SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.

THUNDERSTORM

EAST BLACK SEA

CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 AND OVER WEST PART WEST 5 OR 6 LATER WEST 4 OR 5.

SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS

GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED=


WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQMQ54 LFPW 030653

Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,

METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 3 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 : WARNING NR 135.

Part 2 : General synopsis, Friday 3 at 00 UTC

Low "ERMINIO" 996 over Ionian Sea, moving southeastwards, and slowly

filling.

High pressure 1020 to 1025 over southwest of France, then gradually

building from southwest over the whole basin overnight.

Shallow low temporarily deepening 1014 over French Riviera this

evening.

Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 4 at 12 UTC

EAST OF CABRERA.

Decreasing North or Northwest 5 or 6, temporarily 7 in northeast at

first, but Variable 3 to 5 in far southwest, gradually decreasing

West or Northwest 4 or 5 overnight, then 3 or 4 at end. Gusts.

Moderate or rough, locally very rough in east till this evening,

decreasing slight or moderate at end.

Long N swell 3 m in east, decreasing in evening.

Poor vis in showers in far southeast, clearing at first.

BALEARES.

Decreasing Variable 3 to 5, temporarily Northwest 6 or 7 leeward Ebro

valley at first, then becoming Southwesterly this afternoon. Gusts.

Decreasing slight or moderate, temporarily rough in far east at

first, then smooth or slight at end.

MINORQUE.

In far southwest, gradually decreasing Variable 3 to 5, at times

North 5 or 6 at first.

Elsewhere, North or Northwest 7 or 8, gradually decreasing 5 or 6

from south this afternoon, locally 7 in far northeast, then West or

Northwest 3 to 5 in late night. Severe gusts.

Rough or very rough, decreasing moderate or rough in evening, at

times slight or moderate at end.

Long N swell 3 m, decreasing in evening.

LION.

North or Northwest 7 or 8, decreasing Northwest 6 or 7 near midnight,

then 3 or 4 in the morning. Severe gusts.

Moderate to very rough from north to south, decreasing slight or

moderate from northwest in second part of night, temporarily rough in

far southeast.

PROVENCE.

In west, North or Northwest decreasing 6 or 7, at times 8 at very

first, temporarily 5 or 6 this afternoon, then gradually 3 or 4 in

second part of night. Severe gusts.

In east, Variable 2 to 4, temporarily Northwesterly at first,

becoming Cyclonic near midnight.

Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in far southwest till

midnight, decreasing slight or moderate in the morning.

LIGURE.

Northerly 3 to 5, decreasing Westerly 2 to 4 in afternoon, then

Variable 1 to 3 in evening.

Smooth or slight in afternoon, occasionally moderate in far south.

CORSE.

Northerly 3 to 5, at times 6 along Corsican coast, decreasing

Variable 2 to 4 in evening.

Decreasing slight or moderate, locally rough in far southwest at

first.

SARDAIGNE.

North or Northwest 4 to 6, locally 7 in far northwest at first,

decreasing Northwesterly 3 to 5 in the morning. Gusts.

Rough or very rough, decreasing moderate or rough in evening.

Long N or NW swell 3 to 4 m, decreasing in evening.

MADDALENA.

Northerly decreasing 4 or 5, at times 6 at first, temporarily backing

Northwesterly overnight, then decreasing Northerly 3 or 4 in late

morning. Gusts.

Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in the morning.

ELBE.

Northerly decreasing 3 to 5, at times 6 in far southeast at first,

then locally Variable 2 to 4 in north in evening, and temporarily in

south in the morning.

Decreasing smooth or slight, locally moderate in far south at first.

ALBORAN.

Easterly 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 at end.

Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate at end.

PALOS.

East or Northeast 2 to 4.

Slight, at times moderate in far east.

ALGER.

In west : Variable 2 to 4.

In east : Northwesterly 4 or 5, at times 6 at first.

Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.

Long N swell 3 m in east, abating later.

Moderate or poor vis in some showers at first.

WEST OF CABRERA.

Variable 3 or 4, becoming Southwesterly later.

Slight or moderate, becoming slight later.

ANNABA.

Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 soon.

Rough, locally very rough in northwest at first, becoming moderate or

rough later.

Long N or NW swell 3 m, abating later.

Moderate or poor vis in some showers in far south.

TUNISIE.

West or Northwest 3 to 5, increasing 4 to 6 later.

Moderate or rough., becoming moderate later.

Moderate or poor vis in some showers in far south at first.

CARBONARA.

North or Northwest 3 to 5.

Slight or moderate.

LIPARI.

North or Northwest 3 to 5, locally West in far southeast, decreasing

Variable 2 to 4 at end.

Slight or moderate, becoming slight later.

Moderate or poor vis in showers in far south.

CIRCEO.

Variable mainly Northerly 2 to 4, at times 5 at first.

Slight, locally smooth near coasts.

Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours

Variable light or moderate flow over the basin, temporarily

Northwesterly moderate or fresh flow in far southeast.