Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-04 02:54:13 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 031832 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 98, TUESDAY 3 MARCH 2026 AT 1830 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, TUESDAY 3 OF MARCH AT 12 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1020 TO 1025 OVER NORTH OF BASIN AND OVER TYRRHENIAN SEA. LOW AREA 1008/1010 ASSOCIATED WITH LOW "REGINA" OFF MOROCCO COASTS, EXPECTED 1011 IN NORTH OF ALGERIA COASTS TOMORROW AFTERNOON. SARDAIGNE. CONTINUING TO 04/03 UTC. EAST OR SOUTHEAST 8 IN FAR SOUTHEAST. SEVERE GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 04/21 UTC TO 05/03 UTC AT LEAST. EAST OR SOUTHEAST 8 IN FAR SOUTHEAST. SEVERE GUSTS. EAST OF ALBORAN. CONTINUING TO 04/09 UTC. EAST OR NORTHEAST 8, AT TIMES 9 IN FAR NORTHEAST AT FIRST. SEVERE GUSTS. WEST OF PALOS. CONTINUING TO 04/09 UTC. NORTHEAST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME22 LGAT 040200 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, WEDNESDAY 04 MARCH 2026 / 0400 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 03-03-26/21 UTC SMOOTH FIELD HIGH PRESSURES 1026 TO 1029 OVER BALKANS AND RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1020 OVER GABES PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 05 MARCH 04 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH. LOCALLY VERY POOR CENTRAL ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH. LOCALLY UP TO VERY POOR SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 3 VERY SOON VARIABLE. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR BOOT VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR MELITA SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR GABES SOUTHEAST 5 SOON EAST SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SIDRA SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR NORTH IONIO VARIABLE 3. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTH IONIO VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 2 UP TO 4 SOON NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR KORINTHIAKOS EAST 3. SMOOTH KITHIRA SEA NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 AND OVER WEST EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND OVER EAST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER NORTH UP TO 6. SLIGHT TAURUS NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT CRUSADE WEST 4 AND OVER NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND OVER NORTH NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT AND OVER NORTH MODERATE KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 AND OVER EAST VARIABLE 3. SLIGHT RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. UP TO SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 5 OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT WEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 4 AND OVER EAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH 4 OR 5 AND OVER EAST NORTH NORTHWEST 5 SOON OVER NORTH AND THE EAST UP TO 6. SLIGHT SAMOS SEA NORTH 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5. SLIGHT SARONIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 AND OVER EAST UP TO 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 AND OVER EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT NORTHWEST AEGEAN EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 AND OVER NORTH EAST SOUTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER WEST NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT THRAKIKO EAST NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT THERMAIKOS SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH MARMARA NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY VERY POOR WEST BLACK SEA NORTH 4 OR 5 AND OVER SOUTH WEST NORTHWEST VERY SOON NORTH 3 OR 4 AND OVER EAST NORTHWEST 4 SOON ANTICYCLONIC AND OVER NORTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OVER SOUTH WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY VERY POOR OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 031955 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 3 March 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 : WARNING NR 98. Part 2 : General synopsis, Tuesday 3 at 12 UTC High pressures 1020 to 1025 over north of basin and over Tyrrhenian sea. Low area 1008/1010 associated with low "REGINA" off Morocco coasts, expected 1011 in north of algeria coasts tomorrow afternoon. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 5 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Easterly 5 or 6 in north, but 4 or 5 in south. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze. BALEARES. Northeast 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in south in late night till midday. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in some rain near coasts. MINORQUE. East or Northeast 5 or 6, temporarily 4 or 5 in north in morning. Gusts. Moderate or rough. LION. East or Northeast 4 or 5, temporarily 6 in east at first, but 3 or 4 near coasts. Moderate, temporarily rough in south in late night. PROVENCE. East or Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 in south in afternoon. Gusts. Moderate, temporarily rough in south in late night. LIGURE. Northeasterly 5 or 6, but 3 or 4 in northeast. Slight or moderate. CORSE. In north, Variable 2 to 4, locally Easterly 5 or 6 in far north. In south, East 5 or 6, at times 7 in axis of strait. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in showers in south in late night. SARDAIGNE. In north, Easterly 5 or 6. Gusts. In south, East or Southeast 6 or 7, locally 8 in far southeast at first, and at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, at times very rough in south in second part of night. Moderate or poor vis in showers overnight, at times thundery. MADDALENA, ELBE. Southeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5 near Cape Corse and in north of sardinian coasts. Slight, locally moderate over south of MADDALENA in afternoon and evening. Moderate or poor vis in some rain, clearing in afternoon. ALBORAN. In west, East 6 or 7, decreasing Variable Cyclonic 4 to 6 in late night, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 in daytime, mainly Northwesterly. Gusts. In east, East or Northeast 7 or 8, at times 9 in far northeast at first, decreasing Variable Cyclonic 4 to 6 in morning, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 in late day. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough at midday, then slight or moderate at end. E or NE swell 3 to 4 m, abating in afternoon. Poor vis in thundery rain and showers. Sand haze. PALOS. In far east, Northeasterly 3 to 5. Elsewhere, North or Northeast 6 or 7, locally 7 or 8 in west at first, decreasing 5 to 7 from south to north in morning, then becoming Variable 3 to 5 in afternoon, locally North or Northeast in far north. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, locally rough or very rough in west overnight and in morning. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers in extreme west in late night and in daytime. Sand haze. ALGER. Southeasterly 3 to 5, backing Easterly in morning, then veering Southwesterly 4 or 5 at end, at times 6. Gusts. Moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze. WEST OF CABRERA. Northeast 5 or 6, locally 7 in west, decreasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 at end, locally 6 near spanish coasts and in south of Majorca island. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze. ANNABA. In north, East or Southeast 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in morning, locally 7 in far northeast, then increasing East 6 or 7 at end. Gusts. In south, East or Southeast 3 to 5. Slight or moderate in south, but moderate or rough in north. Moderate vis due to sand haze. TUNISIE. Southeasterly 5 or 6, at times 7 in west overnight and in morning. Gusts. Moderate, locally moderate or rough in west, becoming moderate or rough everywhere in morning. CARBONARA. East or Southeast 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 in north in first part of night. Slight or moderate. LIPARI. In southwest, mainly East or Southeast 1 to 3, at times 4. In northeast, East or Southeast 3 or 4, locally South or Southeast 4 or 5 leeward Messina strait, at times 6. Smooth or slight, at times moderate in axis of Messina strait. CIRCEO. East or Southeast 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours East or Southeast flow increasing fresh or strong with threat of gale over south of CORSE and south of SARDAIGNE. In southwest of basin, Westerly moderate or fresh, then threat of near gale over ALBORAN in late day. Southeasterly moderate flow over Tyrrhenian sea.