Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-21 22:16:23 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 211930 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 175 - SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2026/2200 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 21-02-26/15 UTC LOW WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY AND CENTRE 1014 OVER NORTHEAST AEGEAN IS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED BY 21/21 UTC WITH CENTRE 1014 OVER TURKEY. LOW PRESSURES 1013 OVER CRUSADE AND HIGH 1025 OVER NORTH BALKANS AND NORTH BLACK SEA BOOT OVER EAST FROM 22/01 AT LEAST TO 22/10 UTC NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 NORTH IONIO WEST OF 19.50 FROM 22/04 AT LEAST TO 22/10 UTC NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 210803 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 95, SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0800 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SATURDAY 21 OF FEBRUARY AT 06 UTC. SHALLOW LOW NEAR 1021 BETWEEN CORSICA AND FRENCH MAINLAND, SLOWLY FILLING IN AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURES 1030 OVER SPAIN, BUILDING GRADUALLY FROM WEST OVER THE BASIN TODAY, EXPECTED 1025-1030 TOMORROW MORNING. PROVENCE. CONTINUING TO 21/18 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. SARDAIGNE. CONTINUING TO 21/12 UTC. IN FAR NORTHWEST, NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME28 LGAT 212000 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2026 / 2200 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 175 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 21-02-26/15 UTC LOW WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY AND CENTRE 1014 OVER NORTHEAST AEGEAN IS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED BY 21/21 UTC WITH CENTRE 1014 OVER TURKEY. LOW PRESSURES 1013 OVER CRUSADE AND HIGH 1025 OVER NORTH BALKANS AND NORTH BLACK SEA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 22 FEBRUARY 22 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON OVER NORTH 3 UP TO 5. UP TO MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 AND OVER EAST NORTH NORTHEAST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM BOOT NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON OVER EAST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM MELITA NORTHWEST 7 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH GABES NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH SIDRA NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH NORTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 19.50 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 19.50 NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8. MODERATE OVER WEST ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 6 SOON WEST OF 20.00 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS VARIABLE OR WEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON EAST NORTHEAST SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON EAST NORTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KITHIRA SEA NORTHWEST 5 AND SOUTH OF 36.20 5 OR 6. MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. UP TO ROUGH. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND OVER NORTH LOCALLY CYCLONIC 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA WEST 4 OR 5 SOON 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR CRUSADE WEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM RODOS SEA VARIABLE OR WEST NORTHWEST 4 SOON NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KARPATHIO WEST NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM WEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTHWEST LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT LATER MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 AND NORTH OF 37.20 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SAMOS SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SARONIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 4 AND EAST OF 23.45 NORTH 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 23.45 NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 6 LATER 7. MODERATE LATER UP TO ROUGH. PROBABLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON NORTH 6 LATER NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE LATER UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF 23.45 NORTHEAST 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON NORTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM THRAKIKO NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 25.00 6 OR 7. MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM THERMAIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE MARMARA NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH 7 VERY SOON OVER SOUTH CYCLONIC 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OVER NORTH UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS PROBABLY LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER KAFIREAS STRAIT, CENTRAL AEGEAN, SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO AND BLACK SEA.= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 211957 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 21 February 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, Saturday 21 at 12 UTC Shallow low near 1022 between Corsica and French mainland, filling. High pressure building 1025 to 1030 over the basin. New shallow low deepening 1023 in east of Corsica tomorrow afternoon. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 23 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. West or Northwest 3 or 4, decreasing mainly Southwesterly 2 to 4 in the morning. Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in the morning. BALEARES. Southwesterly 2 to 4, temporarily increasing Cyclonic 4 or 5 in Gulf of Valencia in late afternoon. Smooth or slight. MINORQUE. West or Northwest 4 or 5, decreasing West or Southwest 2 to 4 in the morning. Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in the morning. LION. Decreasing Northwest 2 to 4, at times 5 at first, backing Southwesterly in afternoon, then increasing West or Northwest 4 or 5 in evening. Smooth or slight, locally moderate in far east, decreasing smooth or slight in the morning. PROVENCE. In west, North or Northwest decreasing 5 or 6, at times 7 in north at first, gradually West or Northwest 3 or 4 in second part of night, then increasing Westerly 4 or 5 in late afternoon. Gusts. In east, decreasing Variable 2 to 4, temporarily Cyclonic 4 to 6 at first, then gradually increasing West or Southwest 4 or 5 tomorrow afternoon. Gusts. Decreasing slight or moderate, temporarily moderate or rough at first, then smooth or slight in the morning, locally increasing slight or moderate in far east at end. LIGURE. Variable 2 to 4, locally increasing Southerly 4 or 5 in south near midday, then Southwesterly at times 6 in far southeast at end. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in afternoon. Poor vis due to some fog patches. CORSE. Southerly 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 in northeast near midday, then veering South or Southwest in afternoon. Gusts. Slight or moderate. SARDAIGNE. Decreasing Northwest 4 or 5 from south, at times 6 in north at first, then Westerly 2 to 4 in the morning, locally increasing 4 or 5 in north at end. Decreasing moderate, temporarily moderate or rough at first, then slight in afternoon. MADDALENA. Variable 2 to 4, locally West or Northwest 4 or 5 leeward Bonifacio Strait, gradually increasing West or Southwest 4 to 6 in afternoon, locally 7 leeward Strait at end. Gusts. Smooth or slight, locally moderate leeward Bonifacio Strait. ELBE. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Cyclonic 3 to 5 in south in late afternoon. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in far south in evening. ALBORAN, PALOS, ALGER. East or Northeast 2 to 4, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 over Alboran Sea in evening. Smooth or slight, locally moderate or rough over ALGER, gradually decreasing smooth, locally slight in east of ALGER in daytime. Poor vis due to some fog patches. WEST OF CABRERA. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Southwesterly, becoming mainly Southerly in evening. Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in the morning. Poor vis due to some fog patches. ANNABA, TUNISIE. West or Northwest decreasing 4 or 5 from west, temporarily 6 with gusts at first, then locally Variable 2 to 4 over ANNABA in afternoon. Decreasing moderate, temporarily rough at first, then gradually slight in daytime. Poor vis due to some fog patches. CARBONARA. Variable 2 to 4, locally Northerly in east, gradually increasing Southwesterly 3 to 5 from west in afternoon. Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in the morning. Poor vis due to some fog patches. LIPARI. North or Northwest 4 or 5, gradually backing West or Northwest in afternoon. Gusts. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight at end. Poor vis in some showers in far southeast, clearing in the morning. CIRCEO. Decreasing mainly Northerly 2 to 4, at times 5 at first, then backing West or Northwest in afternoon. Decreasing smooth or slight, at times moderate in far south at first. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Westerly moderate or fresh flow over northeastern basin, at times strong near Corsica and over PROVENCE, with threat of near gale. Elsewhere, no near gale or gale expected.