Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-09-19 13:08:57 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME24 LGAT 190800 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2026 / 1000 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 19-09-26/03 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1012 OVER TAURUS AND HIGH PRESSURES 1022 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS INCREASING. SHALLOW LOWS 1017 OVER WEST. LOW 1013 OVER EAST BLACK SEA GRADUALLY FILLING UP PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 20 SEPTEMBER 10 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM BOOT VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH PART WEST TEMPORARILY UP TO 5 LATER NORTH. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM MELITA VARIABLE OR EAST SOUTHEAST 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM GABES VARIABLE 4 SOON EAST SOUTHEAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SIDRA WEST 3 UP TO 5 OVER SOUTH PART EAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON WEST SOON NORTH. UP TO SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM LOCALLY SOUTH IONIO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTH. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS WEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. UP TO SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH PART UP TO 5 AND OVER NORTH PART LOCALLY VARIABLE SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTHWEST KRITIKO VARIABLE 4 AND EAST OF 22.00 NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER WEST PART NORTH UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, EAST OF 26.20 AND NORTH OF 34.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 4 SOON NORTHWEST. SLIGHT CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OVER SOUTH PART NORTHWEST. SLIGHT KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH MODERATE RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KARPATHIO WEST NORTHWEST 5 AND SOUTH OF 35.20 5 OR 6 LATER 5 OR 6. MODERATE WEST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 4 OVER WEST PART NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER OVER EAST PART 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 4 OVER WEST PART VARIABLE LATER NORTH 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH 5 OVER EAST PART NORTHWEST, EAST OF 25.00 AND NORTH OF 37.15 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST AND NORTH LOCALLY MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTHWEST 5. SLIGHT SARONIKOS VARIABLE 4 OVER EAST PART NORTHEAST LATER NORTH. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 5 LATER 6. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH 5 AND EAST OF 25.00 5 OR 6 LATER 6. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH LOCALLY MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OVER SOUTH PART 6. SLIGHT THRAKIKO VARIABLE 4 SOON FROM THE EAST PART EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 TEMPORARILY SOUTH. UP TO SLIGHT MARMARA NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT WEST BLACK SEA NORTHEAST 4 OVER EAST PART NORTHWEST. SLIGHT EAST BLACK SEA CYCLONIC 5 TEMPORARILY UP TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 190713 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 19 September 2026 at 09 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, Saturday 19 at 00 UTC Shallow low 1015 over Algerian coasts, filling slowly on place, expected 1020 tomorrow morning. Shallow low 1016 off Provence coast, filling in morning. High pressure building gradually 1020/1022 in afternoon, then 1022/1025 tomorrow morning, with weak gradient of pressure. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 20 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Northeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5 in far southwest. Slight. Moderate in some showers tomorrow at noon. BALEARES. Variable 2 to 4, locally East or Northeast in southeast, at times 5 near Mallorca in afternoon. Smooth or slight. Moderate in some showers tomorrow at first. MINORQUE. North or Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 in afternoon. Slight or moderate, abating smooth or slight in first part of night. Moderate in some showers in late night. LION, West of PROVENCE. North or Northwest 4 or 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon, then becoming Northerly in late night. Smooth or slight, locally moderate in far south at first, then becoming smooth in late night. East of PROVENCE, LIGURE, CORSE. East or Northeast 2 to 4. Smooth or slight, becoming smooth tomorrow morning. SARDAIGNE. Variable Cyclonic 2 to 4, locally Northerly 4 or 5 in northwest at first, becoming North or Northeast at midnight. Slight, locally moderate in northwest at first, abating smooth or slight in late night. Moderate in some showers in late night, mainly in north. MADDALENA, ELBE. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Northeasterly in late night. Smooth. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers, improving in afternoon over ELBE and north of MADDALENA. ALBORAN, PALOS. East or Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts. Moderate. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers. ALGER. East or Northeast 3 or 4, but 4 or 5 in west. Slight, locally moderate in west. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers, improving this evening. WEST OF CABRERA. East or Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 later, locally 5 in far south. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers, improving this afternoon. ANNABA. Mainly Northeasterly 1 to 3, occasionally 4 in far southwest, becoming Variable 1 to 3 overnight. Slight. Poor or very poor vis in thunderstorms. TUNISIE. Variable 1 to 3, becoming Northeast 3 or 4 in far northwest overnight. Smooth or slight. Poor or very poor vis in thunderstorms. CARBONARA, LIPARI, CIRCEO. Variable 1 to 3, occasionally 4 in south this afternoon. Smooth, locally slight in south at first. Poor or very poor vis in thundery showers, improving over CIRCEO at end. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours North or Northeast light or moderate flow, backing North or Northwest flow in evening, and increasing locally moderate or fresh in axis of Rhne overnight. In far southwest of the basin, East or Northeast moderate or fresh flow. In southwest of basin, East or Northeast moderate or fresh flow.