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WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING
WOMQ50 LFPW 290719

WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE

WARNING NR 125, SUNDAY 29 MARCH 2026 AT 0715 UTC

GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SUNDAY 29 OF MARCH AT 06 UTC.

HIGH 1020-1023 FROM ALBORAN SEA TO BALEARIC ISLANDS, BUILDING

1025-1027 OVERNIGHT. LOW AREA 1010 FROM WEST OF SARDINIA TO

TYRRHENIAN SEA, GRADUALLY FILLING 1015 OVERNIGHT.

HIGH PRESSURE 1032 OVER SOUTHWEST OF FRANCE, WITH LITTLE CHANGE.

EAST OF CABRERA.

CONTINUING TO 30/09 UTC.

NORTH 8 IN FAR NORTH, INCREASING NORTH OR NORTHEAST EVERYWHERE IN

LATE AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING IN SOUTH IN LATE NIGHT. SEVERE

GUSTS.

EAST OF BALEARES.

CONTINUING TO 30/03 UTC.

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 8 IN FAR EAST. SEVERE GUSTS.

WEST OF BALEARES.

CONTINUING TO 29/12 UTC.

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.

MINORQUE.

CONTINUING TO 30/12 UTC AT LEAST.

NORTHERLY 8 OR 9, DECREASING IN SOUTH TOMORROW MORNING. SEVERE

GUSTS.

HIGH.

LION.

CONTINUING TO 30/12 UTC AT LEAST.

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 OR 9, AT TIMES 10 IN FAR SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING,

DECREASING IN FAR NORTHEAST AT MIDDAY. SEVERE GUSTS.

HIGH IN FAR SOUTH THIS MORNING.

WEST OF PROVENCE.

CONTINUING TO 30/12 UTC AT LEAST.

NORTH OR NORTHWEST DECREASING 8 THIS MORNING, THEN INCREASING 8 OR 9

TOMORROW MORNING. SEVERE GUSTS.

HIGH IN FAR SOUTHWEST TILL MIDDAY.

NORTHWEST OF SARDAIGNE.

CONTINUING TO 30/12 UTC AT LEAST.

NORTHERLY 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS.

HIGH IN FAR NORTHWEST TILL MIDDAY.

ALGER.

FROM 29/21 UTC TO 30/03 UTC.

NORTHEAST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.

WEST OF CABRERA.

FROM 29/18 UTC TO 30/03 UTC.

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 8 IN FAR EAST. SEVERE GUSTS.=


EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQME26 LGAT 291400

WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3

HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE

ATHENS, SUNDAY 29 MARCH 2026 / 1600 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 29-03-26/09 UTC

LOW WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY AND CENTRE 998 OVER SOUTH OF WEST BLACK

SEA IS MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AND IS EXPECTED OVER CRIMEA BY 30/00

UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1016 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND 1015

OVER COASTS OF LIBYA

PART 3

FORECAST UP TO 30 MARCH 16 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC

NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTHEAST. SLIGHT

CENTRAL ADRIATIC

NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON OVER EAST PARTS NORTH NORTHEAST.

MODERATE

SOUTH ADRIATIC

NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 OVER EAST PARTS NORTHEAST. MODERATE

BOOT

NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTHWEST VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR

MODERATE

MELITA

WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST OVER EAST VARIABLE. MODERATE

GABES

WEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH SOON EAST. MODERATE

SIDRA

WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE. MODERATE

NORTH IONIO

NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE

SOUTH IONIO

NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 20.00 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE OVER

EAST UP TO ROUGH SOON MODERATE

PATRAIKOS

WEST SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

KORINTHIAKOS

WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. UP TO MODERATE

KITHIRA SEA

WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON MODERATE

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO

EAST OF 22.00 WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND NORTH OF 34.00 6 OR 7 VERY

SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. WEST OF 22.00 WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3

OR 4. MODERATE OVER EAST ROUGH

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA

WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. ROUGH

TAURUS

WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 OVER NORTH CYCLONIC. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.

THUNDERSTORM

DELTA

WEST 5 OR 6. ROUGH. THUNDERSTORM

CRUSADE

WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE

OF THUNDERSTORM

KASTELLORIZO SEA

WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 EAST OF 29.00 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON

WEST OF 29.00 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERSTORM

RODOS SEA

NORTHWEST 4. UP TO MODERATE. THUNDERSTORM

KARPATHIO

NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 35.20 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE.

THUNDERSTORM

WEST KRITIKO

WEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE

EAST KRITIKO

WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN

VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AND SOUTH OF 36.30 WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST

NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO

WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO

MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST

SAMOS SEA

NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT. THUNDERSTORM

SARONIKOS

WEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT

SOUTH EVVOIKOS

WEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

KAFIREAS STRAIT

WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

CENTRAL AEGEAN

NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST SOON NORTHWEST 4 OR 5.

SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST

NORTHWEST AEGEAN

WEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT

NORTHEAST AEGEAN

WEST SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT

THRAKIKO

SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE OVER WEST PARTS NORTHWEST UP TO 5. UP

TO SLIGHT

THERMAIKOS

NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT

MARMARA

WEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF

THUNDERSTORM

WEST BLACK SEA

NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH PARTS CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH

NORTHEAST OVER SOUTH PARTS WEST SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.

LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

EAST BLACK SEA

EAST NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON VARIABLE 4 OVER SOUTHWEST PARTS

WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST 5 OR 6.

SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS

GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED=


WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQMQ54 LFPW 290720

Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,

METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 29 March 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 125.

Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 29 at 00 UTC

High 1020-1023 from Alboran Sea to Balearic islands, building

1025-1027 overnight. Low area 1010 from west of Sardinia to

Tyrrhenian Sea, gradually filling 1015 overnight.

High pressure 1032 over southwest of France, with little change.

Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 30 at 12 UTC

EAST OF CABRERA.

North 6 or 7, at times 8 in far north, increasing North or Northeast

7 or 8 everywhere in late afternoon, then gradually decreasing 6 or 7

from south in late night. Severe Gusts.

Becoming very rough, then rough or very rough at end.

Long N swell 3.5 to 4.5 m in east, abating in evening, but becoming

locally long NW swell 3 to 3.5 m in far southeast.

Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing in second part of

night.

BALEARES.

In west, North or Northwest 7 or 8, decreasing Variable 3 to 5 in

afternoon, at times North 6 near the coast, then increasing

Northwesterly 4 or 5 in evening, locally 6 or 7 leeward Ebro valley.

Severe gusts.

In east, Variable 4 to 6, locally North or Northeast 7 or 8 in far

east, decreasing Northerly 4 or 5 everywhere in second part of night,

then backing Westerly 3 or 4 at end. Severe gusts.

Moderate or rough in northwest, but rough or very rough in southeast,

decreasing moderate or rough everywhere at end.

Long NE swell 3 to 4 m in southeast, abating at end.

Poor vis in rain or thundery showers this morning, mainly in

southeast.

MINORQUE.

Northerly increasing 8 or 9, decreasing 7 or 8 in south in first part

of night, then 6 or 7 in south at end. Severe gusts.

Very rough or high.

Long NW swell 3.5 to 5 m in far southeast, abating in evening.

Increasing N swell 3 to 4 m in west at end.

Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, mainly in southeast, clearing

evening.

LION.

North or Northwest 8 or 9, temporarily 10 in far southwest at first,

decreasing locally 6 or 7 in far northeast at midday. Severe gusts.

Moderate or rough in north, but rough or very rough in south, at

times high in far south till midday.

PROVENCE.

In west, North or Northwest decreasing 7 or 8, then increasing 8 or 9

at end. Severe gusts.

In east, increasing East or Northeast 4 to 6 in morning, then

decreasing North or Northwest 3 to 5 in late afternoon, and backing

Westerly at end. Gusts.

Rough or very rough in west, temporarily high in far southwest till

midday, but moderate or rough in east.

Long NW swell 3 to 4 m in south, abating in afternoon.

LIGURE.

Northerly 4 or 5, temporarily 6 or 7 in west till midday, decreasing

Variable 2 to 4 in evening, then becoming Southwesterly 3 to 5 at

end. Gusts.

Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in evening.

CORSE.

Increasing Northeasterly 5 or 6, at times 7 in north, then decreasing

Northerly 3 to 5 in evening, and backing Westerly at end. Gusts.

Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate in evening, at times

rough in southwest at end.

Temporarily long NW swell 3 m in far southwest at first.

SARDAIGNE.

In northwest, Northerly 4 to 6, locally North 7 or 8 in far

northwest, increasing North or Northwest 6 or 7 in evening, locally 8

in far northwest. Severe gusts.

In southeast, decreasing Variable 3 to 5, at times 6, then becoming

Northerly in afternoon, and backing North or Northwest in late night.

Gusts.

Rough or very rough, locally high in far northwest till midday.

Long N or NW swell 3.5 to 5 m, abating in north in afternoon, but

locally 3 to 3.5 m in south.

Locally poor vis in thundery showers, clearing in north in evening,

then in south in late night.

MADDALENA, ELBE.

Northeasterly increasing 3 to 5, temporarily 6 in far northwest of

MADDALENA in afternoon, then decreasing 2 to 4 in second part of

night, and backing Westerly at end, at times 5 between Corsica and

Sardinia.

Smooth or slight, locally moderate in far northwest of MADDALENA till

evening.

ALBORAN.

Variable 2 to 4, increasing Easterly 5 or 6 in afternoon, then

decreasing 3 to 5 at end. Gusts.

Slight or moderate, temporarily rough in far east overnight.

Moderate vis in some showers in east.

PALOS.

North or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7, increasing Northeast 6 or 7

overnight, then decreasing 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts.

Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in east later.

Poor vis in rain or thundery showers in east.

ALGER.

Northerly 4 to 6, increasing Northeast 7 or 8 soon, decreasing 6 or 7

later, then 4 to 6 at end. Severe gusts.

Rough or very rough, becoming rough at end.

Long North swell 3 to 4 m.

Poor vis in rain or thundery showers.

WEST OF CABRERA.

North or Northeast 4 to 6, increasing 7 or 8 in far east soon, then

decreasing 4 to 6 later. Severe gusts.

Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in east soon.

Poor vis in rain or thundery showers at first.

ANNABA.

Northwest 4 or 5, decreasing Northerly 3 or 4 soon, then backing

Northwesterly at end. Gusts.

Rough or very rough, becoming rough later.

Long Northwest swell 3 to 4 m.

Moderate or poor vis in some showers.

TUNISIE.

Westerly 4 or 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 soon, then becoming West

or Northwest at end.

Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in east.

Moderate or poor vis in some showers in south.

CARBONARA.

Variable 2 to 4, becoming mainly Northerly soon, then Northwesterly

at end.

Slight.

LIPARI, CIRCEO.

Variable 2 to 4, becoming Northeast 3 to 5 soon, then decreasing

Westerly 2 to 4 at end.

Slight, becoming smooth or slight at end.

Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours

Over Tyrrhenian Sea, backing Westerly light or moderate flow, at

times strong leeward Bonifacio strait, then increasing Northerly

strong flow overnight, except over LIPARI.

Northwesterly flow increasing strong or very strong from gulf of Lion

to Tunisia, at times violent in evening between Provence and

Sardinia.

In southwest of basin, Northwesterly moderate or fresh flow,

becoming Variable moderate in evening.