Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-04 15:52:15 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 040800 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 99, WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2026 AT 0755 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, WEDNESDAY 4 OF MARCH AT 00 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1020 TO 1025 OVER NORTH OF BASIN AND OVER TYRRHENIAN SEA, WEAKENING GRADUALLY 1018 TO 1020 TOMORROW. LOW AREA AROUND 1009 OVER SOUTHWEST OF BASIN, EXPECTED 1011 IN NORTH OF ALGERIA COASTS THIS AFTERNOON, THEN 1006 IN SOUTHWEST OF BALEARIC ISLANDS TOMORROW. PROVENCE. FROM 05/06 UTC TO 05/12 UTC. EAST 8 IN FAR NORTH. GUSTS. CORSE. FROM 04/18 UTC TO 05/12 UTC AT LEAST. EAST 8 IN STRAIT. GUSTS. SARDAIGNE. FROM 04/21 UTC TO 05/12 UTC AT LEAST. EAST OR SOUTHEAST 8 IN FAR SOUTHEAST. SEVERE GUSTS. EAST OF ALBORAN. CONTINUING TO 04/09 UTC. EAST OR NORTHEAST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. WEST OF PALOS. CONTINUING TO 04/09 UTC. NORTHEAST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 041400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, WEDNESDAY 04 MARCH 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 04-03-26/09 UTC SMOOTH FIELD HIGH PRESSURES 1027 TO 1030 OVER BALKANS AND RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1021 OVER GABES AND 1020 OVER TAURUS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 05 MARCH 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR CENTRAL ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SOUTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 4. UP TO SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR BOOT VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR MELITA SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR GABES SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SIDRA SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT NORTH IONIO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SOUTH IONIO VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR PATRAIKOS EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE. UP TO SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR KORINTHIAKOS EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE. UP TO SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR KITHIRA SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTH 3 UP TO 5 AND OVER WEST EAST NORTHEAST SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AND OVER WEST EAST. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND NORTH OF 33.30 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER NORTH UP TO MODERATE TAURUS NORTH 5 OR 6 OVER EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON OVER WEST NORTH NORTHEAST. UP TO MODERATE DELTA NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON NORTH 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR CRUSADE NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 AND OVER NORTH NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 3 OR 4 AND OVER NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER NORTH UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA VARIABLE 4 AND OVER WEST WEST NORTHWEST 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT RODOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 27.30 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE KARPATHIO NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE WEST KRITIKO NORTH 4 AND WEST OF 24.00 NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 LATER NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.00 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE SARONIKOS VARIABLE 4 AND EAST OF 23.40 NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH 3 OR 4. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH NORTHEAST 5 SOON NORTH 4. UP TO MODERATE SOON SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 38.30 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE SOON SLIGHT NORTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE OR EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR THRAKIKO VARIABLE OR EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR THERMAIKOS SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. SMOOTH. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR MARMARA EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. SMOOTH. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR WEST BLACK SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND OVER WEST SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS PROBABLY LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER MELITA= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 040802 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 4 March 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 : WARNING NR 99. Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 4 at 00 UTC High pressures 1020 to 1025 over north of basin and over Tyrrhenian sea, weakening gradually 1018 to 1020 tomorrow. Low area around 1009 over southwest of basin, expected 1011 in north of algeria coasts this afternoon, then 1006 in southwest of Balearic islands tomorrow. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 5 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Easterly 5 or 6 in north, but 4 or 5 in south, then increasing 5 or 6 in east overnight. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough at end. Moderate vis due to sand haze, then poor vis in thunderstorms at end. BALEARES. Northeast 5 or 6, locally 7 in north, and at times 7 in gulf of Valencia. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in some rain near coasts and due to sand haze, then poor in thunderstorms overnight. MINORQUE. East or Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis due to sand haze, then poor in thundery showers at end. LION. East or Northeast 4 or 5, but 3 or 4 near coasts, increasing 5 or 6 in late night, then 7 in far east at end. Gusts. Moderate, becoming rough in morning. Poor vis in thundery showers in south at end. PROVENCE. East or Northeast 5 or 6, locally 4 or 5 in south, increasing 6 or 7 in late night, at times 8 in far north in morning. Gusts. Moderate, becoming rough in late night. Moderate or poor vis in showers in south at first. LIGURE. Northeasterly 5 or 6, but East 3 or 4 in northeast, then increasing 6 or 7 in west overnight. Slight or moderate, becoming rough in far southwest at end. CORSE. In north, East or Northeast 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 in evening, then 7 in west at end. Gusts. In south, East 5 or 6, locally 7 in axis of strait, increasing 6 or 7 in evening, locally 8 in axis of strait. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough overnight. Moderate or poor vis in showers in south at first. SARDAIGNE. In north, Easterly 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing 5 or 6 in evening, locally 7 in far east. Gusts. In south, East or Southeast 6 or 7, increasing locally 8 in far southeast in evening. Gusts. Moderate or rough, temporarily very rough in south in second part of night. Moderate or poor vis in showers in far north at first, then in south at end. MADDALENA, ELBE. Southeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5 near Cape Corse and in north of sardinian coasts. Slight, becoming locally moderate over south of MADDALENA in afternoon. ALBORAN. Variable Cyclonic 3 to 5, locally Northeast 6 or 7, at times 8 at first, becoming West or Northwest in second part of night, then increasing 6 or 7 at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough at midday, then slight or moderate in evening. E or NE swell 3 m, abating in afternoon. Poor vis in thundery rain and showers. PALOS. Variable Cyclonic 3 to 5, but locally Northeast 6 or 7, at times 8 near Spanish coast at first, becoming West or Southwest 5 or 6 in morning. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate at midnight. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers. Sand haze. ALGER. Easterly 3 to 5, veering Southeasterly 4 or 5, at times 6 at midnight, then Westerly in west in morning. Gusts, becoming locally severe in east in second part of night. Moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze, becoming moderate or poor in thundery showers in second part of night. WEST OF CABRERA. Northeast 5 or 6, locally 7 in west, decreasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 in late night, locally 6 near Spanish coasts and in south of Majorca island, then veering Southerly at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate at end. Moderate vis due to sand haze, becoming moderate or poor in thundery showers in first part of night. ANNABA. In northeast, East or Southeast 6 or 7. Gusts. In southwest, East or Southeast 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate in south, but rough in northeast. Moderate vis due to sand haze, becoming moderate or poor in thundery showers in morning. TUNISIE. Southeasterly 5 or 6, locally 6 or 7 in west. Gusts. Moderate or rough. CARBONARA. East or Southeast 2 to 4, locally 5 or 6 in far south. 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 fresh or strong with gale over south of CORSE and south of SARDAIGNE, decreasing at end. Southeasterly moderate flow over Tyrrhenian sea. West or Southwest fresh or strong flow in southwest of basin.