Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-20 21:49:37 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 201759 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 177, THURSDAY 20 AUGUST 2026 AT 1755 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 20 OF AUGUST AT 12 UTC. LOW AREA NEAR 1008/1010 FROM WEST OF BALEARIC ISLANDS TO LIGURIAN SEA. LOW DEEPENING 1007 OVER GULF OF GENOA TOMORROW AFTERNOON. STRONG CONVECTION FROM BALEARIC ISLANDS TO LIGURIAN SEA, WITH LOCALLY SEVERE TO VIOLENT GUSTS IN THUNDERSTORMS. NORTH OF EAST OF CABRERA. FROM 20/21 UTC TO 21/06 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE TO VIOLENT GUSTS UNDER THUNDERSTORMS. MINORQUE. FROM 20/21 UTC TO 21/06 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE TO VIOLENT GUSTS UNDER THUNDERSTORMS. PROVENCE. FROM 21/00 UTC TO 21/06 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE TO VIOLENT GUSTS UNDER THUNDERSTORMS. LIGURE. FROM 21/03 UTC TO 21/09 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE TO VIOLENT GUSTS UNDER THUNDERSTORMS. CORSE. FROM 21/03 UTC TO 21/09 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE TO VIOLENT GUSTS UNDER THUNDERSTORMS. SARDAIGNE. FROM 21/00 UTC TO 21/09 UTC. IN NORTH, WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE TO VIOLENT GUSTS UNDER THUNDERSTORMS. MADDALENA. FROM 21/06 UTC TO 21/12 UTC. WESTERLY 8. SEVERE TO VIOLENT GUSTS UNDER THUNDERSTORMS. ELBE. FROM 21/06 UTC TO 21/12 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE TO VIOLENT GUSTS UNDER THUNDERSTORMS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME28 LGAT 202000 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, THURSDAY 20 AUGUST 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 20-08-26/15 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1008 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND 1009 OVER TAURUS. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1020 OVER BLACK SEA AND THE CENTRAL BALKANS. PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 21 AUGUST 22 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 OVER EAST SOUTHEAST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER NORTHEAST UP TO ROUGH. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR BOOT SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR MELITA ANTICYCLONIC 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR GABES EAST 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SIDRA EAST NORTHEAST 4 AND OVER NORTH VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR NORTH IONIO WEST OF 19.50 WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. EAST OF 19.50 WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND SOUTH OF 39.00 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OVER SOUTHEAST UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR SOUTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR PATRAIKOS WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR KITHIRA SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 22.40 AND SOUTH OF 35.30 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 23.30 NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE CRUSADE NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR KARPATHIO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 35.20 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OVER SOUTH MODERATE WEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST NORTHEAST. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OVER EAST MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 37.00 AND WEST OF 25.30 NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OVER NORTH MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SARONIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 5. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 24.40 5 OR 6. MODERATE THRAKIKO EAST NORTHEAST 4 OVER EAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR MARMARA NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR WEST BLACK SEA OVER NORTH EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. OVER NORTH EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OVER SOUTH ROUGH. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA NORTH 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON EAST NORTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 201914 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 20 August 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 177. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 20 at 12 UTC Low area near 1008/1010 from west of Balearic islands to Ligurian sea. Low deepening 1007 over gulf of Genoa tomorrow afternoon. Strong convection from Balearic islands to Ligurian sea, with locally severe to violent gusts in thunderstorms. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 22 at 00 UTC South of EAST OF CABRERA. Veering West or Southwest 5 or 6, then decreasing East or Northeast 3 or 4 tomorrow night. Gusts in showers. Moderate, becoming temporarily moderate or rough in daytime. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery, improving tomorrow morning. North of EAST OF CABRERA, South of MINORQUE. West or Southwest 7 or 8, decreasing Northwesterly 4 or 5 in morning, then veering gradually Northeasterly 3 or 4 tomorrow night. Severe to violent gusts under thunderstorms. Slight or moderate, at times rough till morning. Very poor vis in thunderstorms, improving from west at midday. BALEARES. Southwesterly 5 or 6, at times 7 at first, decreasing Northerly 3 to 5 in morning, then veering East or Southeast in afternoon. Severe to violent gusts under thunderstorms. Slight or moderate, becoming at times moderate or rough in east till morning. Very poor vis in thunderstorms, mainly in east, improving at midday, but locally thundery showers near Ebro delta tomorrow evening. North of MINORQUE. West or Southwest increasing 7 or 8, decreasing North or Northeast 5 or 6 in morning. Severe gusts under thunderstorms. Moderate, at times rough till morning. Very poor vis in thunderstorms, improving in afternoon. LION. Increasing North or Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6, then 5 or 6 in morning, at times 7 till late afternoon. Gusts in showers. Slight or moderate from north to south. Poor or very poor vis in thundery showers or thunderstorms, improving at midday. PROVENCE. West or Southwest 7 or 8, but West or Northwest 4 or 5 in far northwest, becoming West or Northwest 4 or 5 everywhere in morning, then increasing 5 or 6 in afternoon. Severe to violent gusts under thunderstorms. Slight, gradually becoming moderate overnight, at times rough in south till morning. Poor or very poor vis in thunderstorms, improving in afternoon. LIGURE. Cyclonic 3 to 5, locally Southwest at times 6 in far southeast, increasing West or Southwest 7 or 8 in late night, then decreasing 5 or 6 in late morning, at times 7 in south, becoming locally Cyclonic 3 to 5 in far north tomorrow night. Severe to violent gusts under thunderstorms. Slight or moderate, at times rough in late night and morning, becoming moderate or rough tomorrow evening. Poor vis in thundery showers, becoming poor or very poor in thunderstorms in late night, improving from west tomorrow evening. CORSE. South or Southwest increasing 5 or 6, then West or Southwest 7 or 8 in second part of night, then decreasing Westerly 4 to 6 from south to north in afternoon, at times 7 in far northeast. Severe to violent gusts under thunderstorms. Slight or moderate, becoming temporarily moderate or rough in late night. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers, becoming poor or very poor in thunderstorms in late night, improving tomorrow evening. SARDAIGNE. Southwesterly 3 to 5, at times 6, increasing rapidly West or Southwest 7 or 8 in second part of night in north, then decreasing gradually Northwesterly 3 to 5 from south to north in afternoon. Severe to violent gusts under thunderstorms. Slight or moderate, at times rough in north till morning, becoming moderate at midday. Vis becoming poor or very poor in thunderstorms, mainly in north, improving tomorrow afternoon. MADDALENA. Southwesterly 3 to 5, at times 6 leeward Bonifacio strait, increasing Westerly 7 or 8 in morning, then decreasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 in afternoon, but locally Variable 3 to 5 in south. Severe to violent gusts under thunderstorms. Slight or moderate, at times rough in north in morning. Vis becoming poor or very poor in thunderstorms in morning, improving tomorrow evening. ELBE. Variable 3 to 5, mainly Southerly, increasing West or Southwest 7 or 8 in morning, then decreasing 5 or 6 in afternoon, then locally Variable 3 to 5 in south tomorrow night. Severe to violent gusts under thunderstorms. Slight or moderate, at times rough in morning, then in far north tomorrow night. Vis becoming poor or very poor in thunderstorms in morning, improving tomorrow evening. ALBORAN. West 5 or 6, decreasing 3 to 5 later. Slight or moderate, becoming slight at end. PALOS. Southwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 soon, then 3 or 4 later. Gusts, locally severe in showers. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later. ALGER. Southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing West 5 or 6 soon, decreasing 3 or 4 soon, then Variable 2 to 4 at end. Gusts, locally severe in showers. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough soon, then slight or moderate later. Moderate or poor vis in showers at first, at times thundery. WEST OF CABRERA. Southwesterly 5 or 6, at times 7, decreasing 4 or 5 soon, then becoming Southerly 2 to 4 later. Gusts, locally severe in showers. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later. Moderate or poor vis in showers at first, at times thundery. ANNABA. Southerly 4 or 5, veering Westerly soon, then decreasing 3 or 4 later. Gusts, locally severe in showers. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in showers at first, at times thundery. TUNISIE. Variable 2 to 4, increasing Southerly 3 to 5 soon, then veering Westerly 3 or 4 later. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later. CARBONARA. South or Southwest 3 to 5. Slight. LIPARI. Variable 2 to 4, locally Southwesterly 3 to 5 in west. Smooth or slight. CIRCEO. Southerly 3 or 4 at times 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 at end. Gusts, at times severe in showers. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate at end. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours West or Northwest fresh or strong flow in north of basin, decreasing moderate at end, locally fresh. East or Northeast moderate flow in south of basin, increasing locally fresh near Algerian coast Saturday afternoon. Variable moderate flow over Tyrrhenian sea, locally fresh leeward Bonifacio strait. In south : Southwesterly moderate or fresh, veering Northeasterly at end, but locally Westerly near Gibraltar strait, and Variable light or moderate flow in south of Tyrrhenian sea.