Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-16 20:01:03 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 161930 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 155 - MONDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2026/2200 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 16-02-26/15 UTC LOW WITH CENTRE 1000 OVER NORTH ITALY ASSOCIATED WITH FRONT IS MOVING EAST SOUTHEASTWARDS AND BY 17/03 UTC IS EXPECTED WITH CENTRE 989 OVER SOUTH ADRIATIC. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1016 BY COASTS OF TUNISIA MELITA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 8 AND FROM 17/04 UTC 8 OR 9 GABES FROM 17/04 UTC AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC WEST 7 OR 8 SIDRA OVER NORTH CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 8 AND FROM 17/04 UTC 8 OR 9 SIDRA OVER SOUTH FROM 17/07 UTC AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 CENTRAL ADRIATIC FROM 17/01 UTC AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 BOOT FROM 17/00 UTC AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 17/07 UTC WEST SOUTH IONIO FROM 17/00 UTC AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 17/04 UTC 8 OR 9 NORTH IONIO FROM 17/04 UTC AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 17/07 UTC WEST NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST KRITIKO CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 17/06 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 KITHIRA SEA FROM 17/04 UTC AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 17/06 UTC 8 SOUTHWEST AEGEAN FROM 17/07 UTC AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO FROM 17/07 UTC AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 WEST KRITIKO WEST OF 24.30 FROM 17/07 UTC AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST OF 28.00 FROM 17/07 UTC AT LEAST TO 17/10 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 160755 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 85, MONDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0755 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, MONDAY 16 OF FEBRUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW 1003 OVER LIGURIAN SEA, DEEPENING 997 AT MIDDAY, THEN MOVING EASTWARDS AND EXPECTED 990 OVER ADRIATIC SEA IN LATE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURES NEAR 1020-1025 IN SOUTHWEST OF THE BASIN. BALEARES. CONTINUING TO 16/21 UTC. WEST 8 IN SOUTH. SEVERE GUSTS. MINORQUE. FROM 17/00 UTC TO 17/09 UTC. NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTHEAST. SEVERE GUSTS. LION. FROM 16/12 UTC TO 17/06 UTC. NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. PROVENCE. CONTINUING TO 17/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR EAST, INCREASING 8 EVERYWHERE IN LATE AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING IN WEST IN LATE NIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. LIGURE. CONTINUING TO 17/06 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN SOUTH, INCREASING 8 OR 9 AT MIDDAY, THEN DECREASING WEST 8 IN EVENING. SEVERE GUSTS. CORSE. CONTINUING TO 17/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN NORTH, LOCALLY 9 IN FAR NORTHEAST IN AFTERNOON, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 EVERYWHERE IN EVENING, TEMPORARILY 8 OR 9 OVERNIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. SARDAIGNE. FROM 16/21 UTC TO 17/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN NORTH, LOCALLY INCREASING 8 IN FAR SOUTHEAST TOMORROW MORNING. SEVERE GUSTS. MADDALENA. CONTINUING TO 17/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST 8 OR 9 IN AND LEEWARD BONIFACIO STRAIT, INCREASING 8 EVERYWHERE IN AFTERNOON, LOCALLY 9 LEEWARD BONIFACIO STRAIT, THEN VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST IN FIRST PART OF NIGHT, LOCALLY 8 OR 9 IN SOUTH, AND DECREASING IN NORTH IN LATE NIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. ELBE. CONTINUING TO 17/06 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN NORTH, AT TIMES 9, INCREASING WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 EVERYWHERE IN LATE AFTERNOON, AT TIMES 9, THEN DECREASING IN NORTH IN FIRST PART OF NIGHT. VIOLENT GUSTS. ALBORAN. CONTINUING TO 16/12 UTC. WEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. ANNABA. FROM 17/03 UTC TO 17/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTHEAST. SEVERE GUSTS. TUNISIE. FROM 16/18 UTC TO 17/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST 8, VEERING NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. CARBONARA, LIPARI. FROM 16/18 UTC TO 17/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST 8, VEERING NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. CIRCEO. FROM 16/15 UTC TO 17/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST 8, VEERING NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 161400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, MONDAY 16 FEBRUARY 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 NR 154 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 16-02-26/09 UTC LOW WITH CENTRE 1002 OVER GULF OF GENOA IS MOVING EAST SOUTHEASTWARDS AND BY 17/00 UTC IS EXPECTED WITH CENTRE 991 AND ASSOCIATED WITH FRONT OVER CENTRAL ADRIATIC. HIGH PRESSURES 1021 BY COASTS OF TUNISIA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 17 FEBRUARY 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON FROM THE WEST CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC SOUTH 5 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM BOOT WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON 7 OR 8. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH MELITA WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR GABES WEST NORTHWEST 6 VERY SOON WEST 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH SIDRA WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 OVER NORTH 7 OR 8 SOON OVER NORTH 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH SOUTH IONIO WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON 7 OR 8 . MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH PATRAIKOS WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 INCREASING LATER. SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 6 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE KITHIRA SEA WEST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON OVER WEST 6 OR 7 SOON 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. ROUGH LATER UP TO VERY ROUGH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND NORTH OF 33.30 5 OR 6 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH TAURUS EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER WEST EAST SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON OVER WEST WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTHEAST EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER WEST SOUTHWEST. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR CRUSADE EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH WEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM RODOS SEA SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KARPATHIO WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTHWEST. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM WEST KRITIKO WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTHWEST LATER 6 OR 7 INCREASING. MODERATE EAST KRITIKO WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTHWEST 5 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN WEST SOUTHWEST 6 AND SOUTH OF 36.45 6 OR 7 SOON SOUTHWEST 6 LATER 6 OR 7 INCREASING. MODERATE OVER SOUTH ROUGH SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 36.45 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SAMOS SEA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SARONIKOS WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST INCREASING LATER. SLIGHT LATER UP TO MODERATE SOUTH EVVOIKOS SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 INCREASING LATER. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.40 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM THRAKIKO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER EAST SOUTH SOUTHWEST UP TO 5. SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT MARMARA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT WEST BLACK SEA EAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON OVER SOUTHWEST CYCLONIC. MODERATE.LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH EAST 5 OR 6 SOON OVER SOUTH CYCLONIC. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE UP TO STRONG GALE WINDS OVER WEST AND SOUTH SEAS= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 160847 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 16 February 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 85. Part 2 : General synopsis, Monday 16 at 00 UTC Low 1003 over Ligurian Sea, deepening 997 at midday, then moving eastwards and expected 990 over Adriatic sea in late night. High pressures near 1020-1025 in southwest of the basin. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 17 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. West 5 or 6, increasing at times 7 in afternoon, then gradually decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in late night. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough in afternoon, at times very rough in far northeast at end. BALEARES. In north : West or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7, increasing 6 or 7 in evening, then gradually decreasing 3 to 5 in late night. Gusts. In south : West or Southwest 7 or 8, decreasing West 6 or 7 in first part of night, then 4 to 6 in late night. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate at end. MINORQUE. West 5 or 6, locally 4 or 5 in far north, increasing Northwesterly 5 or 6 in evening, locally 6 or 7 in northeast and far southwest, at times 8 in far northeast till early morning, then decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in southwest in late night. Severe gusts. Becoming moderate or rough, increasing rough or very rough in far east in first part of night. Moderate vis in some showers in northeast overnight. LION. Increasing Northwest 7 or 8, then decreasing 6 or 7 in late night. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate, increasing moderate or rough in afternoon, at times very rough in far southeast overnight. Moderate vis in some showers. PROVENCE. West or Northwest 6 or 7, locally 7 or 8 in far east, increasing 7 or 8 everywhere in late afternoon, then decreasing 6 or 7 in west in late night. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in evening, then decreasing moderate or rough in northwest in second part of night. Locally moderate vis in scattered showers. LIGURE. In north : Becoming Variable 2 to 4, then increasing Northwest 5 or 6 in evening, and decreasing 3 to 5 at end. In south : West or Southwest 7 or 8, increasing 8 or 9 at midday, then gradually decreasing West or Northwest 4 to 6 overnight, locally 7 or 8 in far southwest till late night. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, locally very rough in far south, becoming rough or very rough at midday, then decreasing moderate or rough from north in late night. Long W or SW swell increasing 3 to 4 m in northeast in afternoon, except in extreme west, then abating at end. CORSE. West 6 or 7, locally West or Southwest 7 or 8 in north, increasing at times 9 in far northeast in afternoon, then West or Northwest 7 or 8 everywhere in evening, at times 9 overnight. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough in evening. Long W swell 3 to 4 m in east at first. Long W or SW swell increasing 3 to 4 m in far east in late night. Locally moderate vis in some coastal showers. SARDAIGNE. West or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7 in far northeast and in far southwest, veering North or Northwest 7 or 8 in north in evening, but 6 or 7 in south, then increasing at times 8 in far southeast at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough from north in evening, at times cross in south. Moderate vis in some showers overnight. MADDALENA. West 5 or 6, locally 7 or 8 leeward Bonifacio strait, increasing 7 or 8 everywhere in afternoon, locally 9 leeward strait, then veering West or Northwest in first part of night, locally 8 or 9 in south, and decreasing 6 or 7 in north in late night, but 7 or 8 in south. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in afternoon, then moderate or rough in north at end. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers in far east overnight. ELBE. West or Southwest 7 or 8 in north, at times 9, but locally Variable 3 to 5 in south, increasing West or Northwest 7 or 8 everywhere in late afternoon, at times 9, then gradually decreasing 6 or 7 from north overnight. Violent gusts. Slight or moderate in south, but rough or very rough in north, becoming rough or very rough everywhere in late afternoon, then moderate or rough at end. Long W or SW swell increasing 3 to 4 m in north in afternoon, then abating in late night. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers in east, in afternoon and overnight. ALBORAN. West 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 overnight, then 3 to 5 at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate in late night. PALOS. West or Southwest 5 or 6, locally 6 or 7 in south, decreasing 3 to 5 at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate at end. ALGER. West 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. Rough. WEST OF CABRERA. Westerly 5 or 6, at times 7, decreasing 3 to 5 at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough. ANNABA. West 6 or 7, veering Northwest 4 to 6 at the end of night, locally 7 or 8 in far northeast. Gusts. Rough or very rough. Moderate vis in some rain or showers. TUNISIE. West or Northwest 6 or 7, increasing 7 or 8 overnight. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. Moderate vis in some rain or showers. CARBONARA. West 6 or 7, increasing 7 or 8 overnight. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. LIPARI. West 5 or 6, increasing West or Northwest 7 or 8 overnight. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. CIRCEO. West 5 to 7, increrasing West or Northwest 7 or 8 in the afternoon. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of West or Northwest flow fresh or strong over east of basin, but Southwesterly moderate or fresh flow in west of basin, decreasing Southwesterly moderate or fresh flow everywhere in evening, locally strong leeward Bonifacio strait and between Corsica and mainland.