Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-09-03 08:32:56 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME24 LGAT 030800 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, THURSDAY 03 SEPTEMBER 2026 / 1000 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 03-09-26/03 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1008 OVER TAURUS AND HIGH 1021 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 04 SEPTEMBER 10 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTHWEST. SMOOTH CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT BOOT NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT MELITA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT GABES NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT SIDRA NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH. SLIGHT NORTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 19.50 AND NORTH OF 39.30 5 SOON 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 19.50 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SOUTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 EAST OF 23.00 AND SOUTH OF 35.30 NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 23.00 AND NORTH OF 34.00 5 OR 6 SOON 3 UP TO 5 AND EAST OF 23.00 AND NORTH OF 34.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON NORTHWEST. SLIGHT TAURUS SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON OVER WEST UP TO 5. SLIGHT CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH NORTHWEST. SMOOTH KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON UP TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 35.30 5 OR 6 SOON 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 35.30 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE WEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST PART NORTHEAST. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON EAST OF 26.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH 5 OR 6 AND NORTH OF 37.00 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 26.40 5 OR 6 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SARONIKOS NORTH 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH 6 SOON 5. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 6 OR 7. MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH 6 OR 7. MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT. THUNDERSTORM NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 39.40 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE THRAKIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST PART NORTHEAST SOON NORTHEAST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. THUNDERSTORM THERMAIKOS NORTHWEST 3 SOON 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. THUNDERSTORM MARMARA NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT WEST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT EAST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST PART NORTHWEST SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 030638 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 3 September 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, Thursday 3 at 00 UTC High pressure over Balearic sea around 1020. Shallow low in Ligurian sea around 1017 filling 1018 in afternoon. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 4 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Northeasterly 2 to 4, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in evening, mainly Clockwise. Smooth or slight. BALEARES. Variable 1 to 3, becoming mainly Southwesterly 2 to 4 in the afternoon. In West : smooth. In East :smooth or slight. MINORQUE. Northerly 4 or 5, at times 6 in far north at first, decreasing West or Northwest 3 to 5 in afternoon, then 2 to 3 at end. Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in second part of night. LION. North or Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6, decreasing Westerly 2 to 4 in afternoon, at times 5 in south in first part of night, then Northwest 2 to 4 in second part of night. Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in evening. PROVENCE. Northwest 3 to 5, at times 6 at first, but Variable 1 to 3 in northeast, decreasing Variable Cyclonic 1 to 3 everywhere at end. Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in evening. LIGURE. Variable 1 to 3, but East or Northeast 2 to 4 at first. Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in evening. CORSE. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Westerly, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in evening. Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in second part of night. SARDAIGNE. North or Northwest 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 in morning, then Variable 1 to 3 at end. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in morning. MADDALENA. In and leeward Bonifacio Strait, Westerly 3 or 4, at times 5 in morning, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 at end. Elsewhere, Northwesterly 2 to 4, at times 5 in evening. Smooth or slight. ELBE. North or Northwest 3 or 4, at times 5 near Italian coast in evening. Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth at end. ALBORAN. Northeasterly 2 to 4. Smooth, at times slight. Moderate or poor vis due to fog patches. PALOS. North or Northeast 2 to 4. Smooth, at times slight. Moderate or poor vis due to coastal fog patches in south at first. ALGER. East or Northeast 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. WEST OF CABRERA. East or Northeast 2 to 4, veering East or Southeast in evening, becoming Variable 1 to 3 in late night. Smooth, locally slight in extreme west at first. ANNABA. Northwest 2 to 4, locally 5 in far northeast till midnight, decreasing North or Northwest 1 to 3 at end. Smooth or slight. TUNISIE. Northwesterly 3 to 5, temporarily 6 in far north at first, decreasing North or Northeast 2 to 4 in northeast in late night. Slight, at times moderate in extreme west in evening. CARBONARA. Northerly 2 to 4, temporarily Variable in west at first. Smooth or slight. LIPARI. Northwesterly 2 to 4, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 from east in second part of the night. Smooth or slight. CIRCEO. Northwesterly 2 to 4, at times 5 in far north in late day and evening, becoming Variable 2 to 4 in late night. Smooth or slight. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Westerly moderate flow, but locally Northeasterly flow light or moderate in southwest of basin.