Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-06-30 23:47:26 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 301858 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 170, TUESDAY 30 JUNE 2026 AT 1855 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, TUESDAY 30 OF JUNE AT 12 UTC. GRADIENT OF HIGH PRESSURE 1015 TO 1020 FROM EAST TO WEST OF BASIN. SHALLOW LOW AROUND 1014 NEAR WEST PROVENCE, MOVING TO LIGURIAN SEA OVERNIGHT. EXPECTED 1009 TOMORROW AFTERNOON, BETWEEN MAINLAND AND CORSICA, AND MOVING FROM SOUTHWEST TO CORSICA, TO NORTH OF TYRRHENIAN SEA, NEXT NIGHT. MINORQUE. FROM 01/18 UTC TO 02/00 UTC AT LEAST. IN FAR NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. LION. FROM 01/03 UTC TO 02/00 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. PROVENCE. FROM 01/09 UTC TO 02/00 UTC AT LEAST. IN WEST, NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. SARDAIGNE. FROM 01/18 UTC TO 02/00 UTC AT LEAST. IN FAR NORTHWEST, NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME28 LGAT 302000 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, TUESDAY 30 JUNE 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 NONE PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 30-06-26/15 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1006 OVER TAURUS AND RELATIVELY HIGH 1021 OVER NORTH BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 01 JULY 22 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SMOOTH CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST PARTS NORTH NORTHEAST LATER 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM BOOT NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR GABES NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST PARTS WEST NORTHWEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SIDRA NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR NORTH IONIO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AND WEST OF 19.50 NORTH NORTHWEST UP TO 5 LATER WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SOUTH IONIO NORTHWEST 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER WEST. SMOOTH KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH KITHIRA SEA NORTHWEST 4 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND EAST OF 22.00 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR TAURUS WEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER EAST VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH UP TO 5 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 5 SOON WEST. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE RODOS SEA WEST 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT KARPATHIO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTHWEST. SLIGHT WEST KRITIKO WEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO WEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SAMOS SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST LATER 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT SARONIKOS NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTH SOUTHEAST UP TO 5. SMOOTH SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH 4 OR 5 LATER NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 5. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 5. SLIGHT NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST UP TO 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE THRAKIKO EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHEAST SOON OVER WEST VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT THERMAIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER SOUTH UP TO 5 LATER 3 OR 4. SLIGHT MARMARA NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT WEST BLACK SEA EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER EAST CYCLONIC UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 301928 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 30 June 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 : WARNING NR 170. Part 2 : General synopsis, Tuesday 30 at 12 UTC Gradient of high pressure 1015 to 1020 from east to west of basin. Shallow low around 1014 near west PROVENCE, moving to Ligurian sea overnight. Expected 1009 tomorrow afternoon, between mainland and Corsica, and moving from southwest to Corsica, to north of Tyrrhenian sea, next night. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 2 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Backing Northwesterly 2 to 4, and increasing North or Northwest 4 or 5 in northeast in morning, then veering Northeasterly 2 to 4 in far west later, and increasing locally 5 or 6 in far northeast at end. Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate, from north, in morning, locally rough, in far northeast in late afternoon. BALEARES. Southwesterly 2 to 4, at times 5 at first, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in second part of night, but temporarily increasing Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6 leeward Ebro valley with gusts, in morning, and becoming Southeasterly 2 to 4, at times 5, in afternoon. Gusts. Smooth or slight, increasing moderate in far east at noon. MINORQUE. Northwesterly 3 or 4, increasing North or Northwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in north in second part of night, but becoming Variable 2 to 4 in far southwest, then increasing 8 in far northeast tomorrow in late day. Severe gusts. Increasing slight or moderate, then gradually moderate or rough from north in second part of night, and locally very rough in northeast in morning, then in east at end. LION, West of PROVENCE. North or Northwest increasing 6 or 7, then 7 or 8 in late night over LION, and in afternoon over PROVENCE. Severe gusts. Increasing moderate or rough, then rough or very rough in south in morning. East of PROVENCE. Mainly Westerly 2 to 4, increasing gradually West or Northwest 6 or 7 in morning, then temporarily veering Northeasterly 5 or 6, at times 7 in late afternoon, and decreasing Northwesterly 3 to 5 at end. Severe gusts. Increasing slight or moderate, then moderate or rough from west, in morning, temporarily rough in south, in late day. W swell 3 to 3.5 m tomorrow evening. LIGURE. Southwesterly 2 to 4, increasing Cyclonic 4 to 6 in south in afternoon, and becoming Northerly at end. Severe gusts. Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate from southwest, in afternoon, temporarily rough in far southwest. Moderate or poor vis due to some showers, at times thundery, tomorrow afternoon. CORSE. Becoming West or Southwest 2 to 4, then increasing 3 to 5 in morning, and becoming Cyclonic 4 to 6, at times 7, from north in afternoon, mainly Northerly in north at end. Gusts. Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate in morning, then moderate or rough in afternoon. W swell 3 to 3.5 m tomorrow in late day. Moderate or poor vis due to some showers, at times thundery, in north tomorrow evening. SARDAIGNE. North or Northwest increasing 4 or 5, locally 6 or 7 in north, in morning, and locally 8 in far northwest at end, locally 5 or 6 in south. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate, increasing moderate or rough from north in second part of night, locally rough or very rough in north, tomorrow in late day. MADDALENA. West or Northwest 2 to 4, increasing locally West 5 or 6, at times 7, in morning, leeward Bonifacio strait, then veering Northwesterly 4 or 5, at times 6, everywhere, at end. Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate in afternoon. Moderate or poor vis due to some showers, at times thundery, in north tomorrow evening. ELBE. Northwesterly 2 to 4, backing temporarily Westerly in afternoon, and veering mainly Northerly 3 or 4, at times 5 at end. Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate at end. Moderate or poor vis due to some showers, at times thundery, at end. ALBORAN. Mainly Easterly 1 to 3, at times 4 in far south, becoming Variable in far northwest at end. Smooth. Moderate or poor, due to some fog patches. PALOS. Northeasterly 2 to 4, locally 3 or 4 in far east, at first, becoming temporarily Southwesterly in far northwest in morning, then increasing 4 or 5 in east, at end. Smooth or slight. ALGER. East or Northeast 2 4, locally Northwesterly in far east, increasing 3 or 4, at times 5, in west at end. Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate from east, at end. WEST OF CABRERA. Clockwise 2 to 4, becoming gradually Southeasterly, from west at noon, then backing Northeasterly in far southwest, at end. Smooth or slight. ANNABA. West or Northwest 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 tomorrow in afternoon, but locally 3 or 4 in far west. Slight, increasing gradually moderate from north, in late afternoon. TUNISIE. West or Northwest increasing 4 or 5 at first, then gradually 5 or 6 in morning. Gusts. Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate in morning. CARBONARA. Variable 1 to 3, mainly Westerly in east, becoming Cyclonic, 2 to 4, from west in late afternoon, locally Westerly at times 5 in far south. Increasing smooth or slight, then slight or moderate from south in afternoon. LIPARI, CIRCEO. Northwesterly 2 to 4, backing West or Northwest 3 or 4 in late night, then Southwesterly at end, and becoming locally Cyclonic 3 to 5 in far north. Increasing smooth or slight, locally moderate in far north at end. Moderate or poor vis due to some showers, at times thundery, in north tomorrow evening. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Northwesterly fresh or strong flow from gulf of Lion to Tunisia coasts, with threat of near gale or gale over LION, PROVENCE, MINORQUE, SARDAIGNE, and at times near gale near Corsica, and near gale over TUNISIE. Mainly Northerly light moderate or fresh flow in Tyrrhenian sea. In southwest of basin, Northeasterly light or moderate flow.