WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, SATURDAY 22 AUGUST 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 NONE
PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 22-08-26/03 UTC
LOW PRESSURES 1009 OVER TAURUS AND CRUSADE AND 1010 OVER LIGURIA
SEA AND THE NORTHWEST BALKANS. HIGH PRESSURES 1016 OVER LIBYA AND
1012 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 23 AUGUST 10 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST SOON NORTH
NORTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON OVER WEST EAST NORTHEAST AND OVER EAST
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT
SOUTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT
BOOT
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST SOUTHWEST 5 VERY SOON WEST
SOUTHWEST LATER NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT
MELITA
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
GABES
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE LATER SOUTH SOUTHEAST OVER WEST
4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT
SIDRA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT
NORTH IONIO
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER EAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT
SOUTH IONIO
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
PATRAIKOS
WEST 4. UP TO SLIGHT
KORINTHIAKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
KITHIRA SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON EAST OF 23.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER
EAST UP TO MODERATE
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
TAURUS
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
DELTA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OVER NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
CRUSADE
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON OVER WEST WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT
KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
RODOS SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
KARPATHIO
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
WEST KRITIKO
WEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
EAST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 SOON NORTH
3 OR 4. SLIGHT
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT
SAMOS SEA
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
SARONIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON OVER EAST SOUTH 4 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST.
UP TO SLIGHT
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT
KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH 4. SLIGHT
CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
THRAKIKO
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT
THERMAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST. SMOOTH
MARMARA
VARIABLE 3 OR NORTHEAST 4. UP TO SLIGHT
WEST BLACK SEA
NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
EAST BLACK SEA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED=
Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 22 August 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 : NO WARNING.
Part 2 : General synopsis, Saturday 22 at 00 UTC
Low 1009 over gulf of Genoa, filling slowly, expected 1012 in
afternoon, then 1017 on Sunday morning. Ridge 1018 over east of
Pyrenees. Low deepening 1012 over algerian coasts in afternoon.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 23 at 12 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA.
East or Northeast increasing 4 or 5, then decreasing 3 or 4 at end.
Slight or moderate.
BALEARES.
Easterly 3 to 5, decreasing East or Southeast 2 to 4 in evening.
Slight, temporarily moderate at first, decreasing smooth or slight in
evening.
Poor vis in thundery showers at first, then in second part of night.
MINORQUE.
Northeasterly 3 or 4, becoming Easterly 2 to 4 in evening, locally
Clockwise in far north.
Slight, temporarily moderate at first, decreasing smooth or slight in
evening.
LION.
Clockwise 1 to 3, at times 4, becoming Easterly at end.
Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in evening.
PROVENCE.
Northwesterly 4 or 5, at times 6 in east at first, decreasing
Northerly 3 or 4 in second part of night.
Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in second part of
night.
LIGURE.
Cyclonic 4 or 5, locally 6 with gusts in south, decreasing 2 to 4 in
evening, then becoming Northeast at end.
Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in second part of night.
CORSE.
In north, West or Southwest 5 or 6 with gusts, decreasing 3 to 5 in
evening, then Variable 2 to 4 in second part of night. In south, West
or Northwest 3 or 4, decreasing 1 to 3 in second part of night.
Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in second part of night.
SARDAIGNE.
Northerly 3 or 4, at times 5.
Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in second part of night.
MADDALENA.
Variable 2 to 4, at times Westerly 5 or 6 with gusts leeward
Bonifacio Strait at first.
Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in second part of
night.
ELBE.
Clockwise 2 to 4, at times 5 or 6 with gusts in north at first.
Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in second part of
night.
ALBORAN.
Variable 2 to 4, locally Westerly 3 or 4, at times 5 leeward
Gibraltar strait, becoming Easterly 1 to 3 in second part of night.
Smooth or slight.
PALOS.
Northeasterly 2 to 4.
Smooth or slight.
ALGER.
East or Northeast 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 in late afternoon, then
locally 5 or 6 in east in first part of night, then decreasing 2 to 4
in morning.
Slight, increasing slight or moderate in evening.
WEST OF CABRERA.
Easterly 2 to 4, locally 4 or 5 in far east till second part of
night.
Slight, locally moderate in far east.
ANNABA.
East or Northeast 2 to 4, increasing locally East 4 or 5 in afternoon
in west, and 6 in far southwest, then increasing Easterly 4 or 5
everywhere in late night.
Slight, increasing locally moderate in far west in evening.
TUNISIE.
Mainly Northwesterly 2 to 4, gradually veering Easterly 2 to 4 in
afternoon, then increasing 4 or 5 in west in morning.
Slight.
CARBONARA.
Variable clockwise 2 to 4, mainly Easterly.
Smooth or slight.
LIPARI, CIRCEO.
Variable 2 to 4.
Slight, temporarily moderate in far northwest of CIRCEO at first.
Moderate vis in some showers, improving in afternoon.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Variable light or moderate flow, mainly Easterly in far north of
basin.
In south of basin : East or Northeast light or moderate flow, backing
Westerly Monday morning in far southwest of basin.