Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-04 14:28:45 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 040825 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 60, WEDNESDAY 4 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0825 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, WEDNESDAY 4 OF FEBRUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW AREA DEEPENING 994 FROM BALEARIC ISLANDS TO GULF OF LION, THEN DEEPENING 986 IN GULF OF LION TOMORROW AFTERNOON, AND SECOND LOW MOVING EASTWARDS, EXPECTED 995 IN SOUTH OF SARDINIA OVERNIGHT. LOW AREA DEEPENING 992 FROM TYRRHENIAN SEA TO GULF OF GENOA, FILLING TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THUNDERY RAIN OR SHOWERS IN NORTHEAST OF BASIN. EAST OF CABRERA. FROM 04/09 UTC TO 04/15 UTC. IN SOUTH, WESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 05/09 UTC TO 05/12 UTC AT LEAST. IN SOUTHWEST, SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. SARDAIGNE. FROM 04/15 UTC TO 05/00 UTC. IN SOUTH, NORTHWESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. ALBORAN. CONTINUING TO 05/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9, DECREASING 8 OVERNIGHT, LOCALLY 9 NEAR CAP GATA. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH, DECREASING OVERNIGHT. PALOS. CONTINUING TO 05/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8, LOCALLY 9 IN WEST, INCREASING 8 OR 9 AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. ALGER. CONTINUING TO 04/15 UTC. IN WEST, WESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 04/21 UTC TO 05/12 UTC. IN WEST, WESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. WEST OF CABRERA. CONTINUING TO 04/15 UTC. IN SOUTH, SOUTHWEST 8. GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 05/06 UTC TO 05/12 UTC AT LEAST. IN SOUTH, SOUTHWEST 8. GUSTS. TUNISIE. FROM 04/21 UTC TO 05/03 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR NORTHWEST AT TIMES 8. GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 040800 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 119 - WEDNESDAY 04 FEBRUARY 2026/1000 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 04-02-26/03 UTC LOW WITH CENTRE 997 OVER MELITA ASSOCIATED WITH FRONT IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 989 OVER CENTRAL ADRIATIC BY 04/18 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1021 BY COASTS OF EGYPT AND OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS AND 1026 OVER EAST BLACK SEA. CENTRAL ADRIATIC CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 04/22 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 04/16 UTC OVER SOUTH 8 SOUTH ADRIATIC CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 04/22 UTC SOUTHEAST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 04/19 UTC 8 BOOT OVER EAST CONTINUING TO 04/16 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 NORTH IONIO CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 04/22 UTC SOUTHEAST 8 AND WEST OF 19.50 8 OR 9 AND FROM 04/19 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND WEST OF 19.50 SOUTH SOUTHWEST 8 SOUTH IONIO WEST OF 20.00 CONTINUING TO 04/16 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 04/13 UTC SOUTH SOUTHWEST SOUTH IONIO EAST OF 20.00 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 04/22 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 04/13 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST KITHIRA SEA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 04/22 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST OF 21.00 CONTINUING TO 04/13 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 040917 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 4 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 60. Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 4 at 00 UTC Low area deepening 994 from Balearic Islands to Gulf of Lion, then deepening 986 in Gulf of Lion tomorrow afternoon, and second low moving eastwards, expected 995 in south of Sardinia overnight. Low area deepening 992 from Tyrrhenian sea to Gulf of Genoa, filling tomorrow afternoon. Thundery rain or showers in northeast of basin. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 5 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Westerly increasing 6 or 7, at times 8 in south at first, then decreasing 4 to 6 this late afternoon, then increasing Southwest 6 or 7 at end, locally 8 in southwest. Severe gusts. Increasing rough, temporarily very rough in south at first, then in far southwest at end. SW swell near 3 m in south in late afternoon, abating temporarily in second part of night. Poor vis in rain or showers, clearing this afternoon. BALEARES. Southwesterly 4 to 6, at times 7 in south, decreasing temporarily 3 to 5 in late night, and early morning. Gusts. Slight or moderate, temporarily moderate or rough overnight. Moderate vis in some scattered showers, clearing overnight. MINORQUE. Southwesterly 4 or 5, at times 6. Gusts. Slight or moderate, increasing moderate in morning. Moderate vis in some scattered showers, clearing overnight. LION. Southerly 5 or 6, at times 7 at first, becoming temporarily Cyclonic 3 or 4, at times 5 in late afternoon, till tomorrow morning. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in rain or showers, clearing this afternoon. PROVENCE. Southeasterly 3 to 5, temporarily 6 in far northwest at first, veering West or Southwest 3 or 4, at time 5 overnight, then increasing Southerly 4 or 5 at end. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, clearing overnight. LIGURE. Backing Northerly 5 or 6, at times 7, and becoming Cyclonic 3 to 5 in far west, and in far east this afternoon, then backing West or Southwest 4 or 5 overnight, locally 5 or 6 in south, and becoming Cyclonic 2 to 4 in far north in late night. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in some rain or showers, at times thundery, clearing overnight. CORSE. - In north, Northeasterly 3 to 5, at times 6 in north at first, veering Southwest 3 or 4 in late evening, and increasing gradually South or Southwest 5 or 6 in morning. Gusts. - In south, Backing Westerly 3 or 4, locally 4 or 5 in far southeast, then backing West or Southwest 3 to 5 overnight, and increasing 4 or 5, at end. Slight or moderate, increasing moderate tomorrow morning. Moderate or poor vis in some rain or showers, clearing overnight. SARDAIGNE. In north, West or Southwest 3 to 5. In south, West or Southwest 4 or 5, increasing Cyclonic 4 to 6 from west this late afternoon, temporarily Northwesterly 7 or 8, then decreasing gradually 4 or 5 in late evening. Severe gusts. Increasing moderate, then moderate or rough in south in late afternoon. W or SW swell temporarily near 3 m in south overnight. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, clearing overnight. MADDALENA. Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming Westerly 3 to 5, at times 6, this afternoon, temporarily Northerly in far north overnight, then backing Southwesterly 3 to 5 tomorrow morning, locally Westerly 5 or 6 near strait. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers, clearing overnight. ELBE. Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming Northwesterly 4 or 5, at times 6 from west this afternoon, then backing West or Southwest in north in late night, and decreasing mainly Southerly 2 to 4 in south at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers, clearing overnight. ALBORAN. West or Southwest 8 or 9, decreasing 7 or 8, this evening, locally 9 near Cap Gata. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, decreasing rough or very rough overnight. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. PALOS. West or Southwest 7 or 8, locally 9 in west, increasing 8 or 9 in morning, locally 6 or 7 along Algerian coast. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, locally decreasing rough or very rough along Algerian coast in morning. Long W or SW swell 3 or 4 m this afternoon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, improving overnight. ALGER. West 6 or 7, at times 8 in west, decreasing 6 or 7 this afternoon, at times 8 in west this evening. Severe gusts. Becoming rough or very rough. Long W swell 3 or 4 m in late night. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, improving in morning. WEST OF CABRERA. West or Southwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in south, decreasing 5 or 6 this evening, then gradually increasing 6 or 7 in morning, locally 8 in south. Gusts. Moderate or rough, locally very rough in south at first, becoming rough or very rough overnight. Long SW swell 3 m this evening. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, improving overnight. ANNABA. West or Southwest 4 or 5, at times 6 at first, increasing West 6 or 7 with gusts in late afternoon, then decreasing 4 or 5 overnight, at times 6. Moderate or rough. Long W swell 3 m in west, at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. TUNISIE. Westerly 5 or 6, increasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 with gusts this evening, at times 8, then decreasing West 4 or 5 in morning. Moderate or rough, temporarily very rough overnight. Moderate vis in scattered showers. CARBONARA. West or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7 at first, veering Northwest 4 or 5 overnight, at times 6, then backing Southwest 3 to 5 in morning. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. LIPARI. Veering Westerly 6 or 7, decreasing West or Southwest 4 to 6 overnight, then veering Northwesterly 3 to 5 in morning, locally 6 or 7 along Sicilian coast. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers. CIRCEO. Southeast 4 to 6, veering West 5 or 6 this afternoon, then decreasing Northwesterly 3 or 4 in late night. Moderate, locally rough in south, decreasing slight or moderate at end. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours In north, Southwesterly moderate or fresh flow, increasing Westerly moderate or fresh at times strong overnight. In south, West or Southwest strong flow, at times very strong at first, but Southwesterly moderate or fresh in south of Tyrrhenian sea, becoming Westerly fresh or strong everywhere in south overnight ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME24 LGAT 040800 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, WEDNESDAY 04 FEBRUARY 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 NR 119 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 04-02-26/03 UTC LOW WITH CENTRE 997 OVER MELITA ASSOCIATED WITH FRONT IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 989 OVER CENTRAL ADRIATIC BY 04/18 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1021 BY COASTS OF EGYPT AND OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS AND 1026 OVER EAST BLACK SEA. PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 05 FEBRUARY 10 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 OVER EAST PART SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 LATER CYCLONIC 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER SOUTH ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON OVER SOUTH 8 LATER CYCLONIC 5 OR 6. ROUGH OVER SOUTH VERY ROUGH LATER MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC SOUTHEAST 8 OR 9 SOON 8 LATER SOUTH 6 OR 7. VERY ROUGH LATER ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM BOOT SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 OVER EAST 7 OR 8 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 LATER SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. ROUGH OVER EAST UP TO VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST LATER WEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM GABES WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 LATER 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SIDRA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH NORTH IONIO SOUTHEAST 8 AND WEST OF 19.50 8 OR 9 SOON SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND WEST OF 19.50 SOUTH SOUTHWEST 8 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH OVER WEST VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH IONIO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND EAST OF 20.00 SOUTHEAST VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND EAST OF 20.00 SOUTH SOUTHEAST LATER SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS EAST 6 OR 7 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KORINTHIAKOS EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER 4. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KITHIRA SEA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOUTHWEST KRITIKO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 21.00 7 OR 8 VERY SOON SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 21.00 SOUTH SOUTHWEST LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE TAURUS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON EAST. SLIGHT DELTA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON EAST SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE CRUSADE VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER EAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON SLIGHT KASTELLORIZO SEA SOUTH 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT RODOS SEA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE KARPATHIO SOUTH 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 26.40 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE WEST KRITIKO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE EAST KRITIKO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE LATER MODERATE UP TO ROUGH SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER OVER EAST. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE LATER UP TO ROUGH SAMOS SEA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE LATER UP TO ROUGH SARONIKOS SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT LATER MODERATE SOUTH EVVOIKOS SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER SOUTH 6 OR 7. SLIGHT LATER MODERATE KAFIREAS STRAIT SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER SOUTH 6 OR 7. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE LATER ROUGH NORTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON MODERATE NORTHEAST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER MODERATE OR ROUGH THRAKIKO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST PART NORTHEAST SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE LATER UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR MARMARA EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTH SOUTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR WEST BLACK SEA SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA EAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST 5 OR 6 LATER 5 OR 6 OVER WEST 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER AEGEAN AND PROBABLY OVER WEST BLACK SEA=