Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-19 05:03:02 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 190200 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 219 - THURSDAY 19 MARCH 2026/0400 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 19-03-26/21 UTC LOW WITH CENTRE 999 BY COASTS OF EGYPT IS MOVING NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 998 OVER DELTA BY 19/00 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1023 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS NORTH ADRIATIC OVER EAST CONTINUING TO 19/10 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 THRAKIKO EAST OF 24.50 CONTINUING TO 19/10 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 NORTHEAST AEGEAN CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 19/16 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 NORTHWEST AEGEAN EAST OF 24.00 CONTINUING TO 19/07 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 CENTRAL AEGEAN WEST OF 25.30 CONTINUING TO 19/10 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 KAFIREAS STRAIT CONTINUING TO 19/13 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOUTH EVVOIKOS CONTINUING TO 19/10 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST AEGEAN CONTINUING TO 19/10 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST OF 25.00 CONTINUING TO 19/10 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 KITHIRA SEA EAST OF 23.00 CONTINUING TO 19/07 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 181837 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 112, WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH 2026 AT 1835 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, WEDNESDAY 18 OF MARCH AT 12 UTC. LOW "THERESE" 995 IN NORTH OF MADEIRA, DEEPENING 981 AT END. LOW AREA 1006 OVER ALBORAN SEA. SHALLOW LOW 1006 OVER PYRENEES, AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING 1020 OVER NORTH OF ITALY. LIGURE. CONTINUING TO 19/03 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHEAST 8 IN WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. ALBORAN. FROM 19/06 UTC TO 20/00 UTC AT LEAST. EAST OR NORTHEAST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME22 LGAT 190200 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, THURSDAY 19 MARCH 2026 / 0400 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 219 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 18-03-26/21 UTC LOW WITH CENTRE 999 BY COASTS OF EGYPT IS MOVING NORTHEAST AND IS EXPECTED 998 OVER DELTA BY 19/00 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1023 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 20 MARCH 04 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 OVER EAST PART 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH PART 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM BOOT NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH PART NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH PART NORTHEAST SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE. POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR GABES WEST 5 OVER NORTH PART NORTH 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR SIDRA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH PART SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH PART NORTH IONIO EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 WEST OF 19.10 AND SOUTH OF 37.00 NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON EAST 6 OR 7 WEST OF 19.30 AND SOUTH OF 38.40 NORTHWEST 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH IONIO WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OVER WEST PART NORTHWEST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KORINTHIAKOS EAST NORTHEAST 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KITHIRA SEA NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF 23.00 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 23.00 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST OF 22.00 WEST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. EAST OF 22.00 NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND NORTH OF 34.00 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR TAURUS NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER WEST PART NORTH. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 SOON NORTHWEST 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH PART SOUTHWEST VERY SOON SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. MODERATE RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE WEST KRITIKO NORTH 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 24.00 6 OR 7 SOON 5 AND WEST OF 24.00 5 OR 6. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM EAST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON 6. ROUGH SOON MODERATE SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 25.00 NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON NORTH 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE SARONIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 23.40 NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 AND EAST OF 23.40 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OVER SOUTH PART MODERATE SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON 7. MODERATE KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON 7. ROUGH CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 25.30 7 OR 8 SOON 7. ROUGH NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF 24.00 7 OR 8 SOON 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 24.00 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR THRAKIKO NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF 24.50 7 OR 8 SOON 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 40.40 6 OR 7. MODERATE THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 4 AND OVER SOUTH PART EAST NORTHEAST 5. SLIGHT MARMARA NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR WEST BLACK SEA NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH PART 6 OR 7 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH PART CYCLONIC 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS OVER AEGEAN AND NORTHWEST WINDS OVER SOUTHWEST KRITIKO AND SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 181914 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 18 March 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 112. Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 18 at 12 UTC Low "THERESE" 995 in north of Madeira, deepening 981 at end. Low area 1006 over Alboran sea. Shallow low 1006 over Pyrenees, and high pressure building 1020 over north of Italy. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 20 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. East 4 or 5, decreasing East or Northeast 3 or 4 at end. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate in morning. BALEARES. Northeasterly 4 or 5, at times 6, decreasing 3 or 4 at end. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate in morning. MINORQUE. East 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 at midday, then backing Northeast at end. Moderate, locally rough in far north until midday. LION. Southeasterly 5 or 6, decreasing Easterly 3 or 4 in morning, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in afternoon. PROVENCE. East or Northeast 6 or 7, decreasing 4 or 5, locally 6 in east, in morning, then Northerly 3 or 4 in afternoon. Gusts. Rough, becoming slight or moderate in afternoon. LIGURE. North or Northeast 6 or 7, locally 8 at first, decreasing Northeasterly 4 or 5 in afternoon. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate at midday, then slight in afternoon. CORSE. - In north : Northeast 6 or 7, decreasing 4 or 5 in afternoon, then 3 or 4 at end. Gusts. - In south : Variable 2 to 4, locally East or Northeast 5 or 6 in far south until the afternoon. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in afternoon, then slight at end. SARDAIGNE. East or Northeast 4 to 6, decreasing 3 to 5 in morning, then North or Northeast 2 to 4 at end. Slight or moderate, locally rough in far north until midday. MADDALENA. North or Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing North 4 or 5 in afternoon. Slight or moderate. ELBE. Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 in afternoon. Slight or moderate. ALBORAN. Est or Northeast 3 or 4, increasing 6 or 7 at first, then 7 or 8 in morning. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough soon, then rough at times very rough at midday. PALOS. Northeast 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7 in the morning. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in morning. ALGER. East 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 in morning. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate in morning. WEST OF CABRERA. East or Northeast 4 to 6. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate in morning. ANNABA. East 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 at end. Slight or moderate. TUNISIE. Northerly 3 to 5, veering Northeasterly 3 or 4 at midday. Slight or moderate, becoming slight in afternoon. CARBONARA. North or Northwest 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. LIPARI. Northerly 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 at end. Slight. Moderate vis in some rain or showers at first. CIRCEO. Variable 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Moderate vis in some rain or showers at first. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours In north, East or Northeast moderate or fresh flow. In south, East or Northeast moderate or fresh, with persistence of near gale or gale over Alboran sea. Over Tyrrhenian sea, Northeasterly moderate flow, becoming Variable.