Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-24 23:54:19 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 242000 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 288 - FRIDAY 24 APRIL 2026/2200 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 24-04-26/15 UTC NEAR STATIONARY LOW WITH CENTRE 1009 OVER SOUTHWEST KRITIKO OVER EAST IS EXPECTED 1005 BY 25/03 UTC. LOW PRESSURES 1010 OVER NORTH BLACK SEA AND RELATIVELY HIGH 1016 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS SOUTHWEST KRITIKO EAST OF 22.00 CONTINUING TO 25/10 UTC CYCLONIC 7 OR 8 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME28 LGAT 242000 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, FRIDAY 24 APRIL 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 288 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 24-04-26/15 UTC NEAR STATIONARY LOW WITH CENTRE 1009 OVER SOUTHWEST KRITIKO OVER EAST IS EXPECTED 1005 BY 25/03 UTC. LOW PRESSURES 1010 OVER NORTH BLACK SEA AND RELATIVELY HIGH 1016 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 25 APRIL 22 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTH. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR CENTRAL ADRIATIC WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH UP TO 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER EAST VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR BOOT NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR MELITA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER EAST PARTS WEST NORTHWEST LATER OVER WEST PARTS SOUTH SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR GABES EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST PARTS NORTHEAST SOON OVER EAST VARIABLE. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SIDRA NORTH 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR NORTH IONIO NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 AND WEST OF 19.50 NORTH 4 OR 5 LATER WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SOUTH IONIO NORTH 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE PATRAIKOS EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON EAST NORTHEAST OVER EAST PARTS NORTH. UP TO SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 35.50 6 OR 7 SOON EAST OF 22.30 6 OR 7 LATER OVER WEST PARTS NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTH 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 22.00 CYCLONIC 7 OR 8 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 OVER WEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE OVER EAST ROUGH. POOR LOCALLY VERY POOR. STRONG THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTH OF 34.00 EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 LATER CYCLONIC. SOUTH OF 34.00 EAST SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON WEST OF 27.00 WEST NORTHWEST LATER CYCLONIC. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM TAURUS NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON OVER WEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR DELTA EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER WEST 5 OR 6 SOON EAST SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT CRUSADE NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT KASTELLORIZO SEA EAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT RODOS SEA EAST 3 OR 4 SOON EAST NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT KARPATHIO EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5 LATER OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM WEST KRITIKO EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTHEAST SOON WEST OF 24.00 5 OR 6 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON OVER WEST MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM EAST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER NORTHEAST. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST OF 24.50 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTH 4 OR 5 VERY SOON EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTH. SLIGHT SARONIKOS NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST OVER EAST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTH. SLIGHT NORTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 LATER NORTH. UP TO SLIGHT THRAKIKO NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON OVER EAST PARTS EAST NORTHEAST LATER VARIABLE. SMOOTH. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTH. SMOOTH. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR MARMARA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTHEAST. SMOOTH WEST BLACK SEA WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH PARTS NORTHWEST SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER EAST PARTS EAST SOUTHEAST SOON OVER EAST 5 OR 6 LATER OVER WEST PARTS SOUTH SOUTHEAST. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 241907 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 24 April 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, Friday 24 at 12 UTC Weak gradient of pressure 1018/1020. Thundery disturbance over Algerian coasts and in Alboran sea overnight. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 26 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. East 3 to 5 from north to south, decreasing East or Southeast 3 or 4 in afternoon. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in late afternoon. BALEARES. Variable 1 to 3, but locally Easterly 2 to 4 in far south. Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in daytime. MINORQUE. Southerly 1 to 3, locally 4 at first in southwest, increasing 2 to 4 in afternoon. Smooth or slight. LION. South or Southwest 2 to 4, but locally Variable near coasts overnight, increasing 4 or 5 in afternoon. Smooth or slight. PROVENCE. West or Southwest 2 to 4, locally 5 in northeast, increasing gradually Southwest 3 to 5 in afternoon, locally 6 near coasts in far northeast. Smooth or slight. LIGURE. Southwesterly 2 to 4, at times 5 in extreme west, but becoming Cyclonic 2 to 4 near shore in west in second part of night and in daytime. Smooth or slight. Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches in north in late night and daytime. CORSE. West or Southwest 3 or 4 in north, but West or Northwest 2 or 3 in south, locally 4 near Strait. Smooth, locally slight in north. SARDAIGNE. Variable 1 to 3 at times 4 mainly Westerly in north, but mainly Easterly 2 to 4 in south. Smooth or slight, locally moderate in far southwest till midday. MADDALENA. Northwesterly 1 to 3, becoming temporarily Variable in west in second part of night, then increasing South or Southwest 2 to 4 in afternoon, locally 5 leeward Strait at end. Smooth, locally slight at end near Strait. ELBE. Northwesterly 2 to 4, becoming Variable 1 to 3 in late night, then increasing Southwesterly 2 or 3 in west in afternoon, but Northwesterly 2 to 4 in east. Smooth. ALBORAN. Variable 2 to 4 in west, but North or Northeast 4 or 5 in east, increasing East or Northeast 3 to 5 in morning everywhere, locally 6 in east in afternoon. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. PALOS, ALGER, WEST OF CABRERA, ANNABA. East or Northeast 4 or 5, increasing locally 6 in daytime in west of PALOS. Moderate at first, decreasing gradually slight or moderate in daytime. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers over PALOS and ALGER. TUNISIE. Easterly 2 to 4, at times 5 in far southwest, veering Southeasterly at end. Smooth or slight. CARBONARA. Variable 1 to 3, increasing locally Southerly 3 or 4 in west at end. Smooth. LIPARI, CIRCEO. Northwesterly 2 to 4, but Variable 1 to 3 in south of LIPARI. Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth over LIPARI in morning. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Southwesterly light or moderate flow from gulf of Lion to gulf of Genoa, but Easterly moderate or fresh flow from south of Sardinia to Alboran sea. Variable flow light or moderate in Tyrrhenian sea.