Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-03 20:21:40 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 031906 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 136, FRIDAY 3 APRIL 2026 AT 1905 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, FRIDAY 3 OF APRIL AT 00 UTC. LOW "ERMINIO" 996 OVER IONIAN SEA, MOVING SOUTHEASTWARDS, AND SLOWLY FILLING. HIGH PRESSURE 1020 TO 1025 OVER SOUTHWEST OF FRANCE, THEN GRADUALLY BUILDING FROM SOUTHWEST OVER THE WHOLE BASIN OVERNIGHT. SHALLOW LOW TEMPORARILY DEEPENING 1014 OVER FRENCH RIVIERA THIS EVENING. MINORQUE. CONTINUING TO 04/00 UTC. NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. LION. CONTINUING TO 04/00 UTC. NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 031400 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 261 - FRIDAY 03 APRIL 2026/1600 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 03-04-26/09 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY AND CENTRES 1002 OVER NORTH IONIO AND 1003 OVER NORTH AEGEAN IS MOVING VERY SLOWLY EASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 1006 OVER NORTHEAST AEGEAN BY 03/21 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1015 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND BY COASTS OF LIBYA KITHIRA SEA CONTINUING TO 03/22 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST KRITIKO CONTINUING TO 03/22 UTC WEST 7 OR 8 TAURUS OVER EAST CONTINUING TO 03/22 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME28 LGAT 032000 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, FRIDAY 03 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 NONE PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 03-04-26/15 UTC NEAR STATIONARY LOW WITH CENTRE 1004 OVER NORTH AEGEAN AND IS EXPECTED 1007 NORTHEAST AEGEAN BY 03/21 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1015 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND BY COASTS OF LIBYA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 04 APRIL 22 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE BOOT NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM MELITA NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM GABES NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SIDRA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON OVER NORTH 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. SOUTH IONIO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH. PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. KITHIRA SEA WEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. ROUGH. SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST 6. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. ROUGH. TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE DELTA WEST 3 UP TO 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR CRUSADE SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE RODOS SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4. MODERATE. KARPATHIO SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE WEST KRITIKO WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE EAST KRITIKO SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. MODERATE SAMOS SEA SOUTH 3 UP TO 5. MODERATE. SARONIKOS NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 4 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. NORTHEAST AEGEAN CYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5 SOON OVER WEST NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM THRAKIKO NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. THERMAIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT MARMARA VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. WEST BLACK SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. EAST BLACK SEA WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 031905 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 3 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 3 at 12 UTC Low "ERMINIO" 1000 over Ionian Sea, moving southeastwards, and slowly filling. High pressure 1020 to 1025 over southwest of France, then gradually building from southwest over the whole basin overnight. Shallow low temporarily deepening 1014 over French Riviera this evening. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 5 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. North or Northwest 4 or 5, locally 6 in far northeast at first, decreasing Westerly 3 to 5 later, then decreasing West or Southwest 2 or 3 at end. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate in afternoon. BALEARES. Southwesterly 3 to 5, temporarily decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in northwest in morning. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in afternoon. MINORQUE. In southwest : Variable 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 at end. In northeast : North or Northwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in far northeast till midnight, decreasing Northwest 5 or 6 in morning, then decreasing Westerly 2 to 4 later. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, temporarily very rough in far northeast, gradually decreasing slight in afternoon. LION. Northwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in south until midnight, decreasing 5 or 6 late morning, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, locally very rough in far south until midnight, gradually decreasing smooth or slight in afternoon. PROVENCE. In west : Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in morning, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon. Gusts. In east : Westerly 3 to 5, at first, becoming Variable 2 to 4 in morning. Moderate or rough, locally very rough in far southwest until midnight, gradually decreasing smooth or slight in afternoon. LIGURE. Westerly 2 to 4, becoming decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in second part of night. Smooth or slight. CORSE. Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight at end. SARDAIGNE. North or Northwest 4 to 6, from east to west, locally 7 in far northwest at first, decreasing Northwesterly 3 to 5 in morning, then West or Northwest 2 to 4 at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, temporarily very rough in far northwest, decreasing slight or moderate in afternoon. MADDALENA. Northerly 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 in afternoon. Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in afternoon. ELBE. Northerly 2 to 4, locally Variable in north in evening, backing Northwesterly everywhere in afternoon. Smooth or slight. ALBORAN. Easterly 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 in morning, temporarily 6 in far south in afternoon. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in afternoon. PALOS. East or Southeast 2 to 4, temporarily becoming Variable overnight, then backing Easterly in afternoon. Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in afternoon. ALGER. In west : Variable 2 to 4, becoming East or Southeast at end. In east : Northwesterly 3 to 5, decreasing West or Northwest 3 or 4 at midday, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 at end. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in morning. Moderate in some showers at first. WEST OF CABRERA. Southwesterly 2 to 4, at times 5 overnight. Slight or moderate, gradually becoming smooth or slight in morning. ANNABA. West or Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6 at first, decreasing 3 to 5 in afternoon, then 3 or 4 at end. Becoming moderate or rough, then moderate at end. Moderate in some showers at first. TUNISIE. West or Northwest 3 to 5, locally 6 in south. Moderate, locally rough in west at end, becoming slight or moderate at end. Moderate in some showers at first. CARBONARA. North or Northwest 3 to 5, veering Northerly in morning, locally Variable 1 to 3 in east, then becoming Northerly 2 to 4 in afternoon. Slight or moderate. LIPARI. - In northwest : Northerly 2 to 4, at times 5 until midnight, then at end. - In southeast : Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate, becoming slight in afternoon. Moderate in some showers at first. CIRCEO. Variable 3 to 5, becoming Northwest 3 to 5 in afternoon, then decreasing 2 to 4 at end. Slight. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Variable light or moderate flow over the basin.