METAREA 3 bulletinset


EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING
WWME22 LGAT 181930

GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3

HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE

WARNING NR 063 - SUNDAY 18 JANUARY 2026/2200 UTC

GENERAL SYNOPSIS 18-01-26/15 UTC

RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1010 BY COASTS OF TUNISIA AND 1016 OVER

CRUSADE. HIGH PRESSURES 1039 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS

KITHIRA SEA

CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 19/16 UTC

EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8

SOUTH IONIO

FROM 19/07 UTC AT LEAST TO 19/16 UTC

EAST SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8

SIDRA

CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 19/16 UTC

SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 19/07 UTC 8

EAST BLACK SEA

OVER NORTH

CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 19/16 UTC

NORTHEAST 7 OR 8

GABES OVER EAST

CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 19/16 UTC

SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8

MELITA

FROM 19/01 UTC AT LEAST TO 19/16 UTC

SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 19/08 UTC 8 OR 9

BOOT

OVER SOUTH

FROM 19/01 UTC AT LEAST TO 19/16 UTC

SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8


WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQMQ54 LFPW 182008

Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,

METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 18 January 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.

WARNING : Regarding the elaboration and dissemination of routine

bulletins, erratic service is possible from january 17, 2026,

following a strike notice. However, security aspects will be

monitored on a permanent basis and warning bulletins will be sent

out.

Part 1 : NO WARNING.

Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 18 at 12 UTC

Wide low area near 1005 over north of Africa, and high pressure 1025

over north of Italy.

Low "Harry" expected 1004 tomorrow morning between Sardinia and

Tunisia, then moving towards Balearic islands in afternoon and

deepening slowly.

Thundery rain and showers in north, locally heavy, gradually

extending over the entire basin. Poor vis in rain or showers, locally

very poor in heavy rain or thundersqualls.

Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 20 at 00 UTC

EAST OF CABRERA.

Northeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 in morning, at times 6, then

becoming Cyclonic 5 to 7 at end. Gusts.

Moderate, becoming rough from northeast in afternoon, then rough or

very rough and cross at end.

Long N or NE swell 3 to 3.5 m in north at end.

BALEARES.

North or Northeast 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 in daytime, then 6 or 7

at end. Gusts.

Moderate, becoming rough from northeast at midday, then rough or very

rough at end.

MINORQUE.

East or Northeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7 from north in morning,

then 7 or 8 from northeast in late afternoon. Severe gusts.

Moderate or rough, becoming gradually very rough from north in

afternoon. Cross in south at end.

Long NE swell 3 to 3.5 m in south at end.

LION.

East 6 or 7, increasing East or Northeast 7 or 8 in south in late

day, and decreasing Northeast 3 or 4 in far north. Severe gusts.

Rough or very rough.

E swell 3 to 3.5 m in north.

PROVENCE.

East or Northeast 7 or 8, at times 9 in far east at end. Severe

gusts.

Rough or very rough.

LIGURE.

In west : North or Northeast 7 or 8. Severe gusts.

In east : East or Northeast 5 to 6, locally 7 near Cape Corse in late

day. Gusts.

Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in far southwest in morning.

CORSE.

In north : Northeast 7 or 8, at times 9 in far northwest at end.

Severe gusts.

In south : East 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 in morning, then 7 or 8 in

afternoon. Severe gusts.

Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in north in late

night, then in south in afternoon.

SARDAIGNE.

East or Southeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in far north and in far south,

increasing 6 or 7 in daytime, then East or Northeast 7 or 8 in

afternoon. Severe gusts.

Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in afternoon, and

cross at end.

Long NE swell 3 m in extreme west at end.

MADDALENA.

East or Southeast 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 in morning, then at times

8 in south in afternoon. Severe gusts.

Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in afternoon.

ELBE.

In north, East or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7 at end. Gusts.

In south, East or Northeast 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 at end.

Moderate, becoming moderate or rough at end.

ALBORAN.

Variable 2 to 4, locally East or Northeast 3 or 4 in east at first,

becoming Westerly 3 to 5 in late night, then increasing West or

Northwest 5 or 6 in afternoon, at times 7. Gusts.

Slight, becoming moderate in afternoon, locally rough in south at

end.

PALOS.

North or Northeast 3 to 5, backing North or Northwest 4 or 5 in

morning, locally 6 in east, then increasing West or Northwest 5 or 6

at end. Gusts.

Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough at end.

ALGER.

East or Northeast 2 to 4, backing North or Northeast in late night

and becoming Cyclonic in east, then increasing Northwesterly 3 to 5

in afternoon, locally West or Southwest 4 or 5 in east at end.

Gusts.

Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough at end.

WEST OF CABRERA.

North or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in extreme west, increasing

North 5 or 6 in daytime, then North or Northwest 6 or 7 at end.

Gusts.

Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough at end.

ANNABA.

East or Southeast 4 or 5, at times 6, becoming Cyclonic 3 to 5 in

morning, temporarily East 7 or 8 in far north at midday, then

becoming mainly Southwesterly 2 to 4 in late day, locally East or

Southeast 3 to 5 in far north. Severe gusts.

Moderate, locally slight in far south, increasing moderate or rough

in late morning, locally very rough in far northeast.

E swell 3 to 3.5 m in north in afternoon.

TUNISIE.

East or Southeast 5 or 6, increasing 7 or 8 in late night, at times

9. Severe or violent gusts under thundersqualls.

Moderate, becoming very rough from southeast in morning, locally high

in south at end.

Long E swell 3 to 3.5 m in extreme west in afternoon and long SE

swell 3 to 3.5 m in far north at end.

CARBONARA.

East or Southeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7 in morning, then at times

8 in afternoon. Severe gusts.

Moderate, increasing rough or very rough in late morning. Cross at

end.

Long SE swell 3.5 m in late day.

LIPARI.

East or Southeast 5 or 6 increasing 6 or 7 overnight, locally 8 in

far southeast in morning, then increasing 7 or 8 everywhere in late

day. Severe gusts.

Moderate, becoming moderate or rough in late night, locally very

rough in northwest at end.

CIRCEO.

East or Southeast 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 in morning. Gusts.

Moderate, becoming moderate or rough in late night.

Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours

Low "HARRY" between Balearic islands and algerian coasts, generating

Easterly strong flow over the basin, at times very strong over

Tyrrhenian sea, and locally Cyclonic near low. West or Northwest

fresh or strong flow over Alboran sea.


EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQME28 LGAT 182000

WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3

HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE

ATHENS, SUNDAY 18 JANUARY 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 63

PART 2

GENERAL SYNOPSIS 18-01-26/15 UTC

RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1010 BY COASTS OF TUNISIA AND 1016 OVER

CRUSADE. HIGH PRESSURES 1039 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS

PART 3

FORECAST UP TO 19 JANUARY 22 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC

EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE

CENTRAL ADRIATIC

EAST SOUTHEAST 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SOUTH ADRIATIC

EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

BOOT

SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON OVER SOUTH 7 OR 8 INCREASING LATER. ROUGH

SOON VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

MELITA

SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 7 OR 8 SOON 8 OR 9. ROUGH SOON VERY ROUGH

GABES

SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 OVER EAST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

SIDRA

SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON 8 INCREASING LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH.

LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH

NORTH IONIO

EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH

SOUTH IONIO

EAST SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 7 OR 8 INCREASING LATER. ROUGH SOON UP TO

VERY ROUGH

PATRAIKOS

EAST NORTHEAST 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE

KORINTHIAKOS

EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE

KITHIRA SEA

EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO

EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER WEST EAST SOUTHEAST AND NORTH OF 33.30 6

OR 7 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA

NORTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE

TAURUS

NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY

POOR

DELTA

NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH

NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

CRUSADE

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

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

MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

KASTELLORIZO SEA

EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 OVER WEST NORTH NORTHWEST.

MODERATE

RODOS SEA

NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

KARPATHIO

NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE

WEST KRITIKO

NORTH NORTHEAST 5 AND WEST OF 24.00 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO

ROUGH

EAST KRITIKO

NORTH 5. MODERATE

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN

NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO

NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6. MODERATE

SAMOS SEA

NORTH NORTHEAST 6. MODERATE

SARONIKOS

NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE

SOUTH EVVOIKOS

NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE

KAFIREAS STRAIT

NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH

CENTRAL AEGEAN

NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 6. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH

NORTHWEST AEGEAN

EAST NORTHEAST 5 AND EAST OF 23.40 5 OR 6 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE

NORTHEAST AEGEAN

NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. UP TO POOR

THRAKIKO

NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 25.10 6 OR 7 SOON 4 OR 5 AND OVER EAST

5 OR 6. MODERATE

THERMAIKOS

EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE

MARMARA

NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. SNOW

WEST BLACK SEA

NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. SNOW

EAST BLACK SEA

NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR

ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. SNOW

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS

STRONG GALE EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER MELITA, GABES, BOOT, SIDRA,

SOUTH IONIO, KITHIRA SEA AND SOUTHWEST KRITIKO=