Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-07-04 04:41:39 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME22 LGAT 040200 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SATURDAY 04 JULY 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 03-07-26/21 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1006 OVER THE SOUTHWEST COASTS OF TURKEY AND 1008 OVER NORTH BLACK SEA. HIGH PRESSURES 1021 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS, OVER NORTH ITALY AND WEST TUNISIA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 05 JULY 04 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON ANTICYCLONIC 3 OR 4. SLIGHT CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER OVER EAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST OVER SOUTH 6 OR 7. MODERATE BOOT NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 OVER SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM MELITA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6 INCREASING OVER EAST. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM GABES NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SIDRA NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AND WEST OF 19.40 NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND NORTH OF 39.00 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTH IONIO WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 3 VERY SOON EAST NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOON KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3. THUNDERSTORM SOON KITHIRA SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH SOON SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. IN THE MORNING LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.20 AND NORTH OF 33.00 5 OR 6. MODERATE. IN THE MORNING LOCALLY POOR TAURUS CYCLONIC 3 OR 4 OVER EAST VARIABLE SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT. IN THE MORNING LOCALLY POOR DELTA WEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. MODERATE CRUSADE SOUTHWEST 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST UP TO 6. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE WEST KRITIKO WEST 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO WEST 4 AND EAST OF 26.00 WEST NORTHWEST 5. SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST SOON SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON EAST OF 25.20 NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE SARONIKOS NORTH 4 SOON NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOON SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOON KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 4 VERY SOON 5. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOON CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST SOON NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM VERY SOON NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON EAST OF 25.00 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH. MODERATE THRAKIKO NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST NORTH NORTHWEST SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT THERMAIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT MARMARA NORTH 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM VERY SOON WEST BLACK SEA NORTH 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTHEAST WEST NORTHWEST 5 SOON 5 OVER SOUTHEAST UP TO 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA WEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER WEST WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 031908 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 3 July 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 : NO WARNING. Part 2 : General synopsis, Friday 3 at 12 UTC High pressures 1021-1023 in west of basin. Shallow low 1016 in southeast of Tyrrhenian Sea. Shallow low deepening 1017 off Provence overnight, then moving southwards and filling on Saturday afternoon. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 5 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Northwesterly 3 to 5, decreasing Northerly 2 to 4 in morning, then backing West at end. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in N swell at end. BALEARES. Southwesterly 3 to 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in morning, then becoming Southwesterly 2 to 4 in afternoon, locally Southeast 5 or 6 in far southwest. Slight, temporarily moderate in southwest at first, decreasing smooth or slight in morning. MINORQUE. North or Northwest 4 or 5, locally 6 with gusts in far north, decreasing West or Northwest 3 to 5 in afternoon. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight at end. LION. Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing West or Northwest 3 to 5 in afternoon, at times 6 in far west. Gusts. Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight at end. West of PROVENCE. Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6 with gusts, decreasing Northwesterly 3 or 4 in afternoon, at times 5 at end. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight at end. East of PROVENCE, LIGURE, CORSE. Variable 1 to 3, at times 4. Slight in W swell, at times moderate at first, but smooth or slight over LIGURE. SARDAIGNE. North or Northwest 3 or 4, locally 5 or 6 in far northwest, decreasing Northwesterly 2 to 4 in afternoon. Slight or moderate in NW swell. MADDALENA, ELBE. Northerly 2 to 4, at times 5 at first. Smooth or slight. ALBORAN. East 3 to 5. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight at end. PALOS. East or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 with gusts along Algerian coasts. Slight or moderate. ALGER. In west, Variable 2 to 4. In east, Northwesterly 2 to 4, becoming Variable in afternoon. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in N or NE swell in morning. WEST OF CABRERA. Clockwise 2 to 4. Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in morning. ANNABA. West or Northwest 3 to 5, at times 6 in far south in afternoon. Moderate in NW swell, decreasing gradually slight in daytime. TUNISIE. Northwesterly 3 to 5, at times 6 in far south in afternoon. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in showers in far south at first. CARBONARA. North or Northwest 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. LIPARI. Northerly 3 or 4, locally Cyclonic in far east, at times 5 in east. Smooth or slight. Poor vis in thundery showers, clearing in morning. CIRCEO. Variable 2 to 4, at times 5 in far southeast in afternoon. Smooth or slight. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Northwesterly light or moderate flow, locally Southwesterly between Corsica and French mainland. Over Alboran sea, East or Northeast moderate flow.