GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
WARNING NR 231 - WEDNESDAY 25 MARCH 2026/1000 UTC
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 25-03-26/03 UTC
EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRE 1001 OVER WEST TAURUS IS MOVING SLOWLY
EASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED BY 25/21 UTC WITH CENTRE 999 OVER CRUSADE.
LOW PRESSURES 1008 OVER EAST BLACK SEA AND HIGH 1022 OVER TUNISIA
AND 1019 OVER ITALY. LOW WITH CENTRE 998 IS EXPECTED OVER GULF OF
GENOA BY 25/18 UTC
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
SOUTH OF 39.30
CONTINUING TO 25/13 UTC
NORTHEAST 7 OR 8
CENTRAL AEGEAN
WEST OF 25.40
CONTINUING TO 25/16 UTC
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8
KAFIREAS STRAIT
CONTINUING TO 25/16 UTC
NORTH NORTHEAST 8 AND FROM 25/13 UTC 7 OR 8
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
CONTINUING TO 25/16 UTC
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 25/19 UTC
NORTH 8 AND FROM 25/16 UTC 7 OR 8
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
WEST OF 26.00
CONTINUING TO 25/19 UTC
NORTH 7 OR 8 AND WEST OF 24.50 8 AND FROM 25/16 UTC 7 OR 8
WEST KRITIKO
CONTINUING TO 25/19 UTC
NORTH 7 OR 8
KITHIRA SEA
EAST OF 22.30
CONTINUING TO 25/19 UTC
NORTH 7 OR 8
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
EAST OF 22.30
CONTINUING TO 25/22 UTC
NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8
WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE
WARNING NR 117, WEDNESDAY 25 MARCH 2026 AT 0725 UTC
GENERAL SYNOPSIS, WEDNESDAY 25 OF MARCH AT 00 UTC.
WEAK GRADIENT OF PRESSURE AROUND 1020 TO 1025. NEW LOW DEEPENING 1010
OVER LIGURIAN SEA IN MORNING, RAPIDLY DEEPENING, EXPECTED 996 IN
NORTH OF ITALY THIS EVENING, THEN MOVING EASTWARDS OVER ADRIATIC SEA
TOMORROW.
BALEARES.
FROM 25/18 UTC TO 26/06 UTC.
NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN EBRO DELTA. SEVERE GUSTS.
MINORQUE.
FROM 25/18 UTC TO 26/12 UTC AT LEAST.
NORTH 8 OR 9. SEVERE OR VIOLENT GUSTS.
INCREASING HIGH IN SECOND PART OF NIGHT.
LION.
FROM 25/15 UTC TO 26/12 UTC AT LEAST.
NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 OR 9. SEVERE OR VIOLENT GUSTS.
INCREASING HIGH IN SECOND PART OF NIGHT IN SOUTH.
PROVENCE.
FROM 25/12 UTC TO 26/12 UTC AT LEAST.
WEST OR NORTHWEST 8, VEERING NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 THIS EVENING. SEVERE OR
VIOLENT GUSTS.
INCREASING HIGH IN SECOND PART OF NIGHT IN SOUTH.
SOUTH OF LIGURE, NORTH OF CORSE.
FROM 25/12 UTC TO 26/12 UTC AT LEAST.
SOUTHWEST 8, INCREASING LOCALLY 9 OVER NORTH OF CORSE IN AFTERNOON,
THEN GRADUALLY DECREASING NORTHWEST 8 THIS EVENING. SEVERE GUSTS.
SOUTH OF CORSE.
FROM 25/18 UTC TO 26/12 UTC.
WEST OR NORTHWEST 8, AT TIMES 9. SEVERE GUSTS.
INCREASING HIGH IN SECOND PART OF NIGHT.
SARDAIGNE.
FROM 25/18 UTC TO 26/12 UTC AT LEAST.
NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTH, INCREASING 8 OR 9 FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH IN LATE NIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS.
INCREASING HIGH IN SECOND PART OF NIGHT IN NORTH.
MADDALENA.
FROM 25/15 UTC TO 26/00 UTC AT LEAST.
WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 LEEWARDS STRAIT, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 8
AT SUNRISE. SEVERE GUSTS.
ELBE.
FROM 25/15 UTC TO 26/06 UTC.
WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8, AT TIMES 9. SEVERE OR VIOLENT GUSTS IN DOWNSLOP
WINDS LEEWARDS CAP CORSE.
CIRCEO.
FROM 25/21 UTC TO 26/00 UTC AT LEAST.
WEST 8, DECREASING IN NORTH IN SECOND PART OF THE NIGHT. GUSTS.=
WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, WEDNESDAY 25 MARCH 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 231
PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 25-03-26/03 UTC
EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRE 1001 OVER WEST TAURUS IS MOVING SLOWLY
EASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED BY 25/21 UTC WITH CENTRE 999 OVER CRUSADE.
LOW PRESSURES 1008 OVER EAST BLACK SEA AND HIGH 1022 OVER TUNISIA
AND 1019 OVER ITALY. LOW WITH CENTRE 998 IS EXPECTED OVER GULF OF
GENOA BY 25/18 UTC
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 26 MARCH 10 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER CYCLONIC 6
OR 7 INCREASING. SLIGHT LATER MODERATE OR ROUGH
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON OVER WEST SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5
SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND OVER WEST SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6.
SLIGHT LATER MODERATE
SOUTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT
BOOT
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST AND OVER NORTH SOUTHWEST.
MODERATE
MELITA
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON OVER WEST WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5.
MODERATE
GABES
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 AND OVER WEST
SOUTHWEST 5. MODERATE
SIDRA
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH 6 OR 7 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6.
MODERATE OR ROUGH
NORTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 19.50 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
OR MODERATE
SOUTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORM
PATRAIKOS
NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST UP TO 5. SLIGHT
KORINTHIAKOS
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
KITHIRA SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 22.30 NORTH 7 OR 8 DECREASING
SOON. MODERATE OVER EAST ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORM
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF 22.30 7 OR 8 SOON WEST OF 22.30 5
OR 6 LATER EAST OF 22.30 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 26.30 NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
TAURUS
EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST UP TO 5 SOON NORTHEAST 3 OR 4.
SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
DELTA
WEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND OVER SOUTH WEST NORTHWEST UP
TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
CRUSADE
SOUTH SOUTHWEST AND OVER NORTH EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON CYCLONIC
OVER SOUTH UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
KASTELLORIZO SEA
EAST NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHWEST
UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
RODOS SEA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORM
KARPATHIO
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST OF 26.40 NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6.
SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
WEST KRITIKO
NORTH 7 OR 8 SOON 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
EAST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH 8 SOON 7 OR 8 DECREASING. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORM
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
EAST OF 26.00 NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 26.00 NORTH 7 OR 8
AND WEST OF 24.50 8 SOON WEST OF 26.00 7 OR 8 DECREASING. MODERATE
OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
SAMOS SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH OF 37.20 6 OR 7. MODERATE. CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORM
SARONIKOS
NORTH 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 37.40 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON NORTH 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY
POOR
KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH NORTHEAST 8 VERY SOON 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7. ROUGH. UP TO POOR.
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 25.40 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7. ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 24.00 6 OR 7 VERY SOON FROM THE
WEST NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE OVER EAST UP TO ROUGH
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND SOUTH OF 39.30 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 5 OR 6
AND SOUTH OF 39.30 6 OR 7 SOON 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH 6. MODERATE OVER
SOUTH UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR
THRAKIKO
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.20 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 AND
WEST OF 24.50 NORTH NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
THERMAIKOS
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
MARMARA
NORTHEAST 5 LATER 4. SLIGHT
WEST BLACK SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST UP TO 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
EAST BLACK SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH UP TO 5 SOON OVER NORTH CYCLONIC.
SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER ADRIATIC AND MELITA=
Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 25 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 117.
Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 25 at 00 UTC
Weak gradient of pressure around 1020 to 1025. New low deepening 1010
over Ligurian Sea in morning, rapidly deepening, expected 996 in
north of Italy this evening, then moving eastwards over Adriatic Sea
tomorrow.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 26 at 12 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA.
Variable 2 to 4, increasing North or Northeast 5 or 6, locally 7 in
far northeast later. Severe gusts in far northeast.
Smooth or slight, rapidly becoming rough or very rough from north at
end.
BALEARES.
South or Southwest 4 or 5, veering North or Northwest 6 or 7 soon,
temporarily 8 in Ebro delta overnight, then decreasing Variable 3 to
5 at end, locally 6 in Ebro delta. Severe gusts.
Becoming slight or moderate, and moderate or rough later in NW
swell.
MINORQUE.
West or Southwest 3 to 5, rapidly increasing North or Northwest 7 or
8 this evening, and 8 or 9 later. Severe or violent gusts.
Slight or moderate, gradually becoming very rough or High overnight.
Moderate or poor vis in rain soon.
LION.
Increasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 this morning, and 7 or 8 in
afternoon, locally 9 in south. Severe or violent gusts.
Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough this afternoon,
temporarily High in far south later.
PROVENCE.
Rapidly increasing West or Northwest 7 or 8 at midday, and Northwest
8 or 9 this evening. Severe or violent gusts.
Moderate, becoming rough or very rough this evening, locally High in
south later.
North of LIGURE.
Gradually increasing Cyclonic 5 to 7 from west to east at noon,
becoming Northwest 5 or 6 later, then increasing 6 or 7 at end.
Gusts.
Becoming moderate or rough this morning, and cross later.
South of LIGURE, North of CORSE.
West or Southwest 6 or 7, increasing 7 or 8 at noon, and locally 9
over Balagne in afternoon, then decreasing Northwest 8 this evening.
Severe gusts.
Becoming moderate or rough, and rough or very rough this evening.
South of CORSE.
Westerly 3 to 5, gradually increasing West or Northwest 7 or 8 this
afternoon, at times 9. Severe gusts.
Becoming moderate or rough this morning, and very rough or High
later.
SARDAIGNE.
Gradually increasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 from north this
afternoon, and North or Northwest 7 or 8 this evening, then 8 or 9
from south to north in late night. Severe gusts.
Gradually becoming moderate or rough this morning, locally slight in
south, and very rough or High from north later.
Moderate or poor vis in rain soon.
MADDALENA.
Leewards strait, West or Northwest 6 or 7, increasing locally 8 or 9
this afternoon, then decreasing 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts.
Elsewhere, increasing West or Southwest 4 or 5, and gradually West or
Northwest 6 or 7 later, then 7 or 8 at end. Severe gusts.
Moderate, becoming moderate or rough in afternoon, locally very rough
leeward strait this evening.
Poor or very poor vis in rain or in thundery showers at end.
ELBE.
Variable 3 or 4, locally Southwest 5 or 6 near Cap Corse, rapidly
increasing West or Southwest 8 or 9 this afternoon, but 3 to 5
leewards Corsica, then veering Northwest 7 or 8 everywhere later.
Severe or violent gusts in down-slop winds leewards Cap Corse.
Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough later, and cross in
north at end.
Poor or very poor vis in rain or in thundery showers at end.
ALBORAN.
East or Northeast 2 to 4, becoming Variable 1 to 3 in evening, then
increasing East or Northeast 4 or 5 at end, locally 6 in far
northeast.
Smooth or slight, locally moderate in far northeast at end.
PALOS.
East or Northeast 2 to 4, locally Variable 1 to 3 near spanish
coasts, temporarily Variable 1 to 3 everywhere in evening, increasing
Northeast 4 or 5 at end, at times 6 near coasts.
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate at end.
ALGER.
Variable 1 to 3, mainly Easterly, becoming Northerly in late night,
then increasing Northeasterly 4 or 5 in morning, at times 6.
Smooth, becoming slight or moderate at end, locally rough in east.
Long N swell 3 to 3.5 m in far northeast at end.
WEST OF CABRERA.
South or Southwest 2 to 4, increasing Northeasterly 4 or 5 from north
in late night, at times 6.
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate at end.
ANNABA.
West or Northwest 3 or 4, locally 5 near Sardinia, but Variable 1 to
3 in southwest, increasing North or Northwest 5 or 6 from north in
late night, then locally 7 in northeast at end. Gusts.
Smooth or slight, locally moderate in northeast overnight, becoming
rough or very rough at end.
Long N or NW swell 3 to 3.5 m in west at end.
TUNISIE.
West or Northwest 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 from north in late day,
then increasing Northwest 6 or 7 at end. Gusts.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in late night.
CARBONARA.
Westerly 3 to 5, temporarily Variable in extreme west at first, then
increasing West 5 or 6 in evening, then West or Northwest 6 or 7 in
late night. Gusts.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in late night, locally
very rough in far northeast at end.
LIPARI.
West or Northwest 3 or 4, increasing West or Southwest 4 or 5 in
evening, then West 6 or 7 in late night. Gusts.
Slight, becoming moderate or rough from west in late night, locally
very rough in north at end.
Moderate vis in some showers in northeast at end.
CIRCEO.
West or Northwest 3 to 5, temporarily Southwest 4 or 5 in late day,
increasing West 7 or 8 from northwest in late evening, then
decreasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 in north in second part of the
night. Gusts.
Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough from northwest
overnight.
W swell 3 to 4 m in north in second part of the night, abating at
end.
Poor vis in showers in late night, at times thundery at end.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Persistence of Northwesterly Strong to Very Strong flow from Gulf of
Lion to Tyrrhenian sea, slowly decreasing over Ligurian and
Tyrrhenian Seas overnight.
Elsewhere, Variable moderate flow, gradually becoming Northeasterly
moderate or fresh flow.