Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-07-16 00:20:58 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME28 LGAT 152000 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, WEDNESDAY 15 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 15-07-26/15 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1006 OVER TAURUS AND HIGH 1017 OVER SIDRA AND 1020 OVER CENTRAL AND NORTH BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 16 JULY 22 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR BOOT VARIABLE 4 OR NORTHWEST 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR MELITA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR GABES VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON OVER WEST NORTH 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SIDRA ANTICYCLONIC 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH WEST NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR NORTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SOUTH IONIO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 2 UP TO 4. SMOOTH. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH KITHIRA SEA NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 AND EAST OF 23.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 22.00 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND NORTH OF 34.00 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER NORTH NORTH. SLIGHT DELTA WEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. UP TO MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHWEST 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 AND WEST OF 29.00 NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 27.30 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE VERY SOON SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH WEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND OVER WEST NORTH SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE EAST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST 6. MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 25.10 6 OR 7. MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE SARONIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AND EAST OF 23.45 NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON 6. MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 39.30 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE THRAKIKO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON EAST NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR MARMARA NORTHEAST 4. UP TO SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR WEST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 151859 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 15 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, Wednesday 15 at 12 UTC Weak gradient of pressure around 1015. Thunderstorms locally strong in gulf of Lion and near french mainland coast tomorrow afternoon. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 17 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Southerly. Smooth or slight. BALEARES. Decreasing Variable 2 to 4. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Smooth or slight. Temporarily poor vis due to showers this evening, and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon and evening. MINORQUE. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southeast in afternoon, then increasing Southerly 4 or 5 at end. Smooth or slight. Poor vis due to some fog patches. LION. Variable 2 to 4, increasing Southeast 4 or 5 in afternoon. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Smooth or slight. Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches. Temporarily poor vis due to thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon and evening. PROVENCE. Southwest 3 to 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 overnight, then increasing Southeast 4 or 5 in afternoon. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Smooth or slight. Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches in west. Temporarily poor vis due to thunderstorms tomorrow evening. LIGURE. West or Southwest 2 to 4 in afternoon, at times 5 in south, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 overnight. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in afternoon. Temporarily poor vis due to thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon and evening. CORSE. West or Southwest 2 to 4, at times 5 near north coast at first, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 overnight, then increasing Easterly 3 to 5 leeward Bonifacio strait in morning. Smooth or slight. SARDAIGNE. Variable 2 to 4, increasing South or Southeast 3 to 5 at end. Smooth or slight. Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches. MADDALENA. Variable 1 to 3, but locally Westerly 5 or 6 leeward Bonifacio Strait, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in morning. Smooth or slight. ELBE. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Northwesterly. Smooth. ALBORAN. Leeward Gibraltar strait, Westerly 5 or 6. Elsewhere, Variable 2 to 4, mainly Westerly, increasing West or Southwest 3 to 5 at end. Smooth or slight, at times moderate leeward Gibraltar strait. Moderate due to sand haze. PALOS. Variable 2 to 4, locally increasing Southwesterly 4 or 5 near Cape Gata in afternoon. Smooth or slight. ALGER. Easterly 2 to 4, at times 5, backing Westerly from west in the morning, then decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon. Smooth or slight. WEST OF CABRERA. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Southerly. Smooth or slight. ANNABA. Variable 2 to 4, increasing Easterly 3 or 4, at times 5, from west overnight, then decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon. Smooth or slight. Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches. TUNISIE. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Easterly from west in afternoon. Smooth or slight. Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches. CARBONARA, LIPARI, CIRCEO. Variable 1 to 3, at times 4, temporarily increasing Northwesterly 3 or 4 near Italian coast in afternoon. Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth over CARBONARA, LIPARI in daytime. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Variable light or moderate flow, locally Westerly moderate or fresh near Gibraltar strait.