Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-30 18:40:32 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 301400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER 2026 / 1600 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 30-10-26/09 UTC RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1017 OVER IONIO 1015 OVER CYPRUS AND 1013 OVER EAST BLACK SEA. HIGH PRESSURES 1025 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 31 OCTOBER 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTHEAST 6 OVER EAST 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR OVER WEST. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON EAST NORTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM BOOT NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH VARIABLE. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SMOOTH UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM GABES NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SIDRA CYCLONIC 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH EAST SOUTHEAST 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 AND OVER WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH IONIO VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS EAST 3 OR 4 SOON EAST NORTHEAST. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KITHIRA SEA EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM TAURUS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM DELTA WEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH VARIABLE. SLIGHT RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 3. SLIGHT WEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT SARONIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AND EAST OF 23.50 NORTHEAST 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH 4. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM THRAKIKO NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 AND EAST OF 24.50 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MARMARA NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR WEST BLACK SEA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTHWEST 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST CYCLONIC SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 300758 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 30 October 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, Friday 30 at 00 UTC Low near 1017 over Sicily. High pressure 1022 over south of France. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 31 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Northeasterly 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Moderate vis in showers. BALEARES. East or Northeast 2 to 4, at times 5, but locally Cyclonic in south at first. Smooth or slight. Moderate vis in showers. MINORQUE. Northeast 2 to 4, at times 5 at end. Smooth or slight, becoming slight in second part of night. Moderate vis in showers. LION. North 2 to 4, veering Northeast at midnight. Smooth or slight. Moderate vis in some showers in evening. PROVENCE. Northeasterly 3 to 4, locally 5 in far southeast, backing North 2 to 4 in west at end. Smooth or slight, at times moderate, in far southeast. Moderate vis in some showers in evening in northwest. LIGURE. North or Northeast 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 at end. Smooth or slight, at times moderate in south. CORSE. - in north : Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 near Balagne. - in south : Variable 1 to 3, locally East or Northeast 4 or 5 in far south. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in showers in south, at times thundery. SARDAIGNE. - in north : Northeast 3 to 5. - in south : Variable 2 to 4, becoming North or Northeast in the second part of night. Smooth or slight, at times moderate. Moderate vis in some showers, becoming thundery in northeast at midnight. MADDALENA. Northeast 3 to 5, locally Variable 2 to 4 in east, becoming Northeast 2 to4 at midnight. Smooth or slight. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers in south. ELBE. Northeast 3 to 5, at times 6 in north. Smooth or slight. ALBORAN, PALOS. East or Northeast 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Moderate vis in some showers over PALOS at end. ALGER. Variable 1 to 3. Slight decreasing smooth this afternoon. Moderate vis in some showers at first and in late night, at times thundery. WEST OF CABRERA. Variable 1 to 3 becoming Northeast 3 or 4 overnight. Smooth, becoming slight at end. Moderate vis in some showers, at times thundery at end. ANNABA. Cyclonic 2 to 4, becoming Variable 1 to 3 in evening, then Northwesterly 2 to 4 in late night. Smooth or slight. Moderate vis in some showers in afternoon. TUNISIE. Northeast 4 or 5 in north, but Variable 1 to 3 in south, becoming Northerly 2 to 4 overnight. Smooth or slight. Moderate vis in some showers, at times thundery. CARBONARA. Northeasterly 1 to 3, but North 4 or 5 near Sicilian coast, becoming East or Northeast 3 or 4 at end. Smooth or slight. Moderate vis in some showers, at times thundery. LIPARI, CIRCEO. East or Northeast 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Moderate vis in some showers, at times thundery over LIPARI at end. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Northeasterly moderate flow over basin, then becoming North or Northwest moderate or fresh overnight, locally strong in Gulf of Lion, and Variable light or moderate in Alboran Sea.