Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-23 00:20:07 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 221930 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 080 - THURSDAY 22 JANUARY 2026/2200 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 22-01-26/15 UTC NEAR STATIONARY LOW 998 OVER CENTRAL ADRIATIC. A SECONDARY LOW 999 OVER SOUTH IONIO IS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED BY 23/00 UTC WITH CENTRE 1002 OVER SOUTHEAST AEGEAN. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1016 OVER TAURUS AND 1011 OVER EAST BLACK SEA TAURUS OVER WEST CONTINUING TO 23/10 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 TAURUS OVER EAST CONTINUING TO 23/10 UTC EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 CRUSADE OVER NORTH CONTINUING TO 23/10 UTC EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SIDRA OVER SOUTH FROM 23/04 AT LEAST TO 23/10 UTC WEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST OF 21.00 FROM 23/04 AT LEAST TO 23/10 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 221842 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 34, THURSDAY 22 JANUARY 2026 AT 1840 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 22 OF JANUARY AT 12 UTC. LOW 994 IN EAST OF BALEARIC ISLANDS, MOVING EASTWARDS AND SLOWLY FILLING, EXPECTED 998 BETWEEN CORSICA AND MAINLAND TOMORROW AT NOON. NEW LOW 994 OVER GULF OF LION IN LATE NIGHT, MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARDS. HIGH PRESSURE AROUND 1015 OVER MOROCCO WITH LITTLE CHANGE. EAST OF CABRERA. CONTINUING TO 23/00 UTC. NORTHWESTERLY 8 IN FAR EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. SARDAIGNE. CONTINUING TO 23/00 UTC. NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR SOUTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. ALBORAN. FROM 23/18 UTC TO 24/03 UTC AT LEAST. WEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS, AT TIMES VIOLENT. PALOS. FROM 23/21 UTC TO 24/03 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS, AT TIMES VIOLENT. ALGER. FROM 23/21 UTC TO 24/03 UTC AT LEAST. WEST 8 IN SOUTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. ANNABA. CONTINUING TO 23/06 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME28 LGAT 222000 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, THURSDAY 22 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 80 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 22-01-26/15 UTC NEAR STATIONARY LOW 998 OVER CENTRAL ADRIATIC. A SECONDARY LOW 999 OVER SOUTH IONIO IS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED BY 23/00 UTC WITH CENTRE 1002 OVER SOUTHEAST AEGEAN. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1016 OVER TAURUS AND 1011 OVER EAST BLACK SEA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 23 JANUARY 22 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR CENTRAL ADRIATIC CYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST AND OVER WEST PART SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM BOOT WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH UP TO 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM MELITA WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM GABES WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SIDRA WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND OVER SOUTH 6 OR 7 SOON WEST 6 OR 7 AND OVER SOUTH 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO WEST SOUTHWEST AND OVER EAST PART SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTH IONIO WEST 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH PATRAIKOS EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLY POOR KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 36.20 WEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON WEST OF 21.00 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM TAURUS OVER WEST PART SOUTHEAST AND OVER EAST PART EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 LATER 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. ROUGH SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 AND OVER NORTH PART EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 LATER OVER NORTH 6 OR 7 AND OVER SOUTH PART SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE OVER NORTH UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND NORTH OF 39.00 SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST AND OVER NORTH PART SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM RODOS SEA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KARPATHIO SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 35.20 6 OR 7 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH WEST KRITIKO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM EAST KRITIKO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST AND OVER NORTH CYCLONIC SOON WEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SAMOS SEA SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SARONIKOS WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND EAST OF 23.40 SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 VERY SOON NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH EVVOIKOS SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KAFIREAS STRAIT SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST AND OVER WEST PART NORTHWEST SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST NORTHEAST AEGEAN CYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM THRAKIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND EAST OF 24.50 EAST NORTHEAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST THERMAIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR MARMARA VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA CYCLONIC 3 OR 4 AND OVER NORTH PART EAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. SNOW OVER NORTH EAST BLACK SEA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 AND OVER SOUTH PART SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS PROBABLY GALE WINDS OVER TAURUS= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 221959 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 22 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. Part 1 : WARNING NR 34. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 22 at 12 UTC Low 994 in east of Balearic Islands, moving eastwards and slowly filling, expected 998 between Corsica and mainland tomorrow at noon. New low 994 over Gulf of Lion in late night, moving slowly eastwards. High pressure around 1015 over Morocco with little change. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 24 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Northwesterly 6 or 7, locally 8 in far east, temporarily decreasing Westerly 4 or 5 this evening, and backing Southwesterly 5 or 6 in late night, at times 7 in south at noon and afternoon. Severe gusts. Decreasing moderate or rough this evening. Poor in rain or showers, temporarily clearing overnight. BALEARES. Westerly 3 to 5, locally 5 or 6, a times 7, in south, increasing Southwesterly 5 or 6 everywhere in late night, at times 7 in south in morning. Gusts. Slight or moderate, at times rough near islands. Moderate or poor vis in showers, improving in late night. MINORQUE. North 6 or 7, decreasing rapidly Variable 3 to 5 in evening, then increasing Southwesterly 5 or 6 in late night, at times 7 in far north. Gusts, specially in far north. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate in morning. LION. Decreasing Variable 2 to 4, increasing South or Southeast 5 or 6, at times 7 in late night, then decreasing Variable 3 to 5 in afternoon. Gusts. Slight or moderate in evening, at times rough in afternoon. PROVENCE. In west : Variable 2 to 4, veering Southeasterly 5 or 6 in late night, then decreasing Variable 3 to 5 tomorrow evening. Gusts. In east : East or Northeast 3 to 5, at times 6 in far south at first, becoming Variable 3 to 5 in morning. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. LIGURE. East or Northeast 2 to 4, at times 5, increasing 4 or 5, at times 6 in morning, backing Northerly at end. Gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in late night. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. CORSE. In north : East or Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing Variable 3 to 5. In south : Southeast 4 or 5, at times 6 leeward Bonifacio strait at first, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in second part of night, then increasing Southwesterly 3 or 4, a times 5, in morning. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. SARDAIGNE. Cyclonic 3 to 5, locally Northwest 6 or 7 in west, and 8 in far southwest at first, decreasing Southwesterly 4 or 5 in morning. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, at times very rough in far southwest, decreasing slight or moderate in late morning. Poor or very poor vis in rain or showers, temporarily improving in morning. MADDALENA. South or Southeast 3 or 4, at times 5, then veering Southwesterly in late morning, locally 5 or 6 in far north. Gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in late morning. Poor vis in rain or showers. ELBE. Increasing South or Southeast 3 to 5 overnight, and 5 or 6 in morning, then becoming Variable 3 to 5 in afternoon. Gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in morning. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in evening. ALBORAN. Westerly 6 or 7, increasing West 7 or 8 at end. Severe gusts, at times violent. Moderate or rough. Poor or very poor vis in rain and in showers, at times thundery. PALOS. West 5 or 6, locally 7 in far southwest, increasing Southwest 6 or 7 in late morning, locally 8 in west at end. Severe gusts, at times violent. Moderate or rough. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers, temporarily clearing at midday. ALGER. Westerly 5 or 6, increasing Southwest 6 or 7 in morning, temporarily 2 to 4 in east tomorrow evening, then locally increasing West 7 or 8 at end in southwest. Severe gusts. Decreasing moderate or rough overnight. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers, temporarily clearing in afternoon. WEST OF CABRERA. Westerly 3 to 5, locally increasing West or Southwest 6 or 7 in afternoon in south. Gusts. Moderate or rough, locally slight near coast. Poor vis in rain or showers. ANNABA. West or Northwest 7 or 8, decreasing Westerly 4 or 5 in morning, then locally increasing Southwest 5 or 6 in far northwest at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, at times cross, decreasing moderate or rough in morning. Long W swell near 3 m at first. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. TUNISIE. Westerly 5 or 6, increasing Northwest 6 or 7 from west in second part of night, then backing Southwest 3 to 5 in afternoon. Gusts. Increasing moderate or rough overnight, locally very rough in far west in late night, then decreasing moderate in late afternoon. Long W swell near 3 m in west overnight. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, temporarily clearing in afternoon. CARBONARA. Southerly 2 to 4, at times 5, increasing Southwesterly 3 to 5 in late morning, at times 6 in far south in afternoon. Increasing slight or moderate, and locally rough in far south in afternoon. Poor vis in rain or showers. LIPARI. Southeasterly 2 to 4, veering Southwest 4 or 5 at end. Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate in morning. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. CIRCEO. Increasing Southeasterly 2 to 4 overnight, locally 5 in north in morning, veering Southerly 4 or 5 at end. Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate in afternoon. Poor vis in rain or showers. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Variable moderate or fresh flow, locally Westerly fresh or strong from Alboran Sea to Balearic islands and Sardinia, at times very strong, becoming Cyclonic strong or very strong flow in north Saturday afternoon.