Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-09-21 01:52:53 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME28 LGAT 202000 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 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 20-09-26/15 UTC RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1013 OVER TAURUS AND HIGH 1026 OVER NORTH ITALY. RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1020 OVER EAST BLACK SEA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 21 SEPTEMBER 22 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER NORTHEAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR BOOT NORTH 3 OR 4 OVER EAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM GABES NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SIDRA NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND WEST OF 19.50 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM SOUTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS WEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KITHIRA SEA NORTHWEST 4 OVER EAST NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. EAST OF 23.00 AND SOUTH OF 35.20 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST OF 22.00 NORTH 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 22.00 NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 . SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.20 AND NORTH OF 34.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 28.30 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH 6. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH WEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE EAST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OVER EAST MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 23.30 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SARONIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 6. MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH 6 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.00 AND SOUTH OF 39.50 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OVER SOUTH MODERATE THRAKIKO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER EAST EAST 4 LATER SOUTH. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR MARMARA NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR WEST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA CYCLONIC 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 201821 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 20 September 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, Sunday 20 at 12 UTC High pressure 1022/1025, with weak gradient of pressure. Shallow low deepening 1020 off Provence coast in late night, moving slowly southwards. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 22 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Northeast 2 to 4, backing Northerly in morning, then West or Northwest in evening, and increasing 4 or 5 in far northeast. Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate in evening. BALEARES. Variable Clockwise 2 to 4, becoming Northwesterly in late night, then backing Southwesterly in afternoon, and increasing locally 5 along Spain coast. Smooth or slight. MINORQUE. Northwesterly 2 to 4, increasing locally 4 or 5 in morning in northeast, and temporarily 6 in far northeast. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in morning. LION, West of PROVENCE. Increasing Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6. Gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in late night. East of PROVENCE, LIGURE, CORSE. West or Southwest 2 to 4, locally West or Northwest in far south of CORSE. Smooth or slight. SARDAIGNE. North or Northwest 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 at times 6 in west in morning, and locally Cyclonic 2 or 3 in northeast in afternoon. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate from north in morning. MADDALENA, ELBE. North or Northwest 2 to 4, increasing temporarily 5 near Italian coast in afternoon. Smooth or slight. ALBORAN, PALOS. East or Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 in late night, but at times 5 till afternoon. Slight or moderate, abating smooth or slight in afternoon. Moderate or poor vis due to some coastal fog patches this night. ALGER. East or Northeast 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Moderate or poor vis due to some coastal fog patches this night. WEST OF CABRERA. Northeast 2 to 4, becoming Variable 1 to 3 in evening. Smooth or slight. ANNABA. Northwesterly 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Moderate vis in some showers. TUNISIE. North or Northwest 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Moderate vis in showers till afternoon. CARBONARA. Northerly 1 to 3, backing temporarily Southerly in west in afternoon. Smooth. LIPARI, CIRCEO. Northwesterly 2 to 4, temporarily 5 in far northeast in afternoon. Smooth or slight. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers in south of LIPARI. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours North or Northwest light or moderate flow, at times fresh in northwest of the basin, veering Northeast in afternoon, and increasing moderate or fresh in east of the basin. In far southwest of the basin, Variable light or moderate.