WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, SUNDAY 26 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 NONE
PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 26-07-26/15 UTC
LOW PRESSURES 1008 OVER NORTH ADRIATIC AND TAURUS. RELATIVELY HIGH
PRESSURES 1017 OVER SIDRA AND SOUTH IONIO
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 27 JULY 22 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
CYCLONIC 3 OR 4 OVER EAST PART SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 VERY SOON 3 OR 4
OVER WEST PART WEST NORTHWEST SOON OVER WEST VARIABLE. SLIGHT.
LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4
OVER EAST PART SOUTHEAST 5. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
SOUTH ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST PART SOUTH 7 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 OVER
EAST 6 OR 7 SOON EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH PART SOUTH
SOUTHEAST 6. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
BOOT
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON OVER NORTH 4 OR 5. MODERATE
MELITA
SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 OVER WEST PART NORTH SOON OVER
WEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH
GABES
SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 6 OVER WEST PART NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6
SOON 5. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH
SIDRA
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER WEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5.
SLIGHT OVER WEST MODERATE
NORTH IONIO
WEST OF 19.50 SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. EAST OF 19.50
SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH PART NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OVER WEST
UP TO MODERATE
SOUTH IONIO
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST PART NORTHWEST VERY SOON OVER EAST
UP TO 5. SLIGHT
PATRAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON WEST 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
KORINTHIAKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
KITHIRA SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 AND EAST OF 22.00 NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6
VERY SOON EAST OF 22.00 4 OR 5 SOON ANTICYCLONIC UP TO 4. SLIGHT
OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.20 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5.
MODERATE
TAURUS
WEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST OVER EAST VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON
NORTH 3 OR 4 OVER EAST PART WEST SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
OVER EAST
DELTA
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 4 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT UP TO
MODERATE
CRUSADE
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 28.30 5 OR 6 VERY SOON NORTH
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND WEST OF 28.30 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 NORTHWEST 5 OR
6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST PART NORTHWEST UP TO 5.
SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE
RODOS SEA
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER EAST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST.
SLIGHT
KARPATHIO
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH OF 36.00 4 OR 5. MODERATE
WEST KRITIKO
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
EAST KRITIKO
NORTHWEST 4 AND EAST OF 25.30 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST
4. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
SOUTHWEST 4 VERY SOON 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH. SLIGHT
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
WEST OF 26.00 WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON 3 OR 4 SOON WEST
SOUTHWEST. EAST OF 26.00 NORTHWEST 5 SOON 4. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO
MODERATE VERY SOON SLIGHT
SAMOS SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
SARONIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH UP TO SLIGHT
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
SOUTH 3 OR 4. SMOOTH UP TO SLIGHT
KAFIREAS STRAIT
SOUTHWEST 4. SLIGHT
CENTRAL AEGEAN
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 OVER EAST VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH
SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
SOUTH 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON 3 OR 4 OVER NORTHWEST PART NORTHWEST SOON
WEST NORTHWEST OVER EAST PART SOUTH. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
SOUTH 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT
THRAKIKO
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
THERMAIKOS
SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT
MARMARA
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
WEST BLACK SEA
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST PART WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO
MODERATE VERY SOON SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
EAST BLACK SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4.
MODERATE VERY SOON OVER WEST SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED=
Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 26 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, Sunday 26 at 12 UTC
High pressure building gradually over Balearic sea, 1014-1016, and
1017-1019 tomorrow at noon. Low 1008 over Tyrrhenian sea filling this
night. Then low deepening 1007 this evening between French Riviera
and Corsica, filling tomorrow afternoon.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 28 at 00 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA.
East or Northeast 3 or 4, increasing locally 5 in east in late
night, becoming Variable 2 to 4 at end, locally East 5 in far south.
Gusts in thundery showers.
Moderate, becoming slight or moderate at end.
BALEARES, West of MINORQUE.
Variable 2 to 4, but locally Northwest 4 in Ebro Delta in morning,
then Southeast 4 or 5 in gulf of Valencia in evening.
Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in late morning.
Poor vis in thundery showers in north at first.
East of MINORQUE, LION.
Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in morning, then West or
Northwest 4 or 5 in afternoon. Gusts.
Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate in afternoon.
PROVENCE.
- in far northeast, Variable 2 to 4.
- elsewhere, West or Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 at midday,
then 4 or 5 at end.
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate at end.
LIGURE.
Variable 2 to 4, locally West or Southwest 5 or 6 in south at first.
Slight or moderate, becoming slight at end.
Poor vis in thundery showers, improving in morning.
CORSE.
West or Southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 to 5 in morning, then 2 to 4
in afternoon.
Moderate or rough, becoming moderate in afternoon.
SARDAIGNE.
North or Northwest 4 or 5, locally 6 in north, temporarily 7 in far
north at first, then decreasing 3 or 4 in evening, locally 5 in
north.
Moderate or rough, becoming moderate in afternoon.
MADDALENA.
In north, Westerly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 in morning.
In south, Northwest 4 or 5, becoming Variable 2 to 4 at midday.
Slight or moderate.
ELBE.
Cyclonic 3 to 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in morning.
Slight or moderate, becoming slight at end.
Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers, improving in morning.
ALBORAN.
Easterly 2 to 4, increasing East or Northeast 4 or 5 in morning, then
locally 6 in northeast at end.
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate at end.
PALOS.
East or Northeast 3 or 4, increasing locally 4 or 5 in west in second
part of night, then 4 or 5 in afternoon, locally 6 along Algerian
coast.
Slight, becoming slight or moderate in evening.
ALGER.
East or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in north, increasing 4 or 5 in
afternoon, then decreasing 3 in far east at end.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate at end.
Poor vis in thundery showers at night and tomorrow morning.
WEST OF CABRERA.
East or Northeast 2 to 4, veering East or Southeast at midday, then
increasing locally 5 in far south at end.
Slight or moderate.
ANNABA.
Northerly 3 or 4, at times 5 near Teulade cap.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate in morning.
Poor vis in thundery showers. Moderate vis due to sand haze.
TUNISIE.
- In west : Northwesterly 3 to 5.
- In east : Southerly 4 or 5, decreasing temporarily Variable 2 to 4
in daytime.
Slight or moderate.
Poor vis in thundery showers. Moderate vis due to sand haze.
CARBONARA.
South or Southwest 3 to 5, locally 6 in east, becoming Variable 2 to
4 in late night, at times Northeast 5 near Sicilian coast.
Slight or moderate, becoming slight in afternoon.
Poor vis in thundery showers.
LIPARI.
- in extreme west : West or Southwest 4 or 5, becoming Variable 2 to
4 in late night, then increasing locally Northeast 5 near Sicilian
coast.Gusts.
- elsewhere : Variable 2 to 4.
Smooth or slight in southeast, and slight or moderate in northwest,
then becoming slight in afternoon.
Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery.
CIRCEO.
Westerly 3 to 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in morning.
Moderate, becoming gradually slight in daytime.
Poor vis in thundery showers, mainly in south.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
East or Northeast moderate or fresh flow in southwest of basin. Flow
becoming Variable light elsewhere .