Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-12 14:52:02 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 121330 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 265 - SUNDAY 12 APRIL 2026/1600 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 12-04-26/09 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1004 OVER GABES AND HIGH 1022 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS AND WEST BLACK SEA. LOW WITH CENTRE 998 OVER TUNISIA BY 12/12 UTC IS MOVING NORTHWARDS AND IS EXPECTED WITH CENTRE 1000 OVER SOUTH SICILY BY 12/21 UTC MELITA CONTINUING TO 12/22 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 BOOT OVER SOUTH CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 13/04 UTC EAST SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 12/22 UTC 8 BOOT OVER NORTH FROM 12/22 AT LEAST TO 13/04 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SIDRA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 13/04 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 12/19 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 8 SOUTH IONIO WEST OF 20.00 FROM 12/19 AT LEAST TO 13/04 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 FROM 12/22 UTC 8 AND FROM 13/01 UTC 8 OR 9 SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST OF 21.00 FROM 12/19 AT LEAST TO 13/04 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 12/22 UTC 8 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 120559 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 139, SUNDAY 12 APRIL 2026 AT 0555 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SUNDAY 12 OF APRIL AT 00 UTC. LOW 1002 IN NORTH OF ALGERIA, MOVING NORTHEASTWARDS AND EXPECTED 998 AROUND SARDINIA OVERNIGHT, THEN AROUND CORSICA TOMORROW. HIGH PRESSURES 1018/1020 OVER SOUTHWEST OF FRANCE WITH LITTLE CHANGE. MINORQUE. FROM 12/18 UTC TO 13/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH 8 IN NORTH, LOCALLY 9 IN NORTH IN SECOND PART OF NIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. LION. CONTINUING TO 12/06 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN SOUTHWEST. GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 12/12 UTC TO 13/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8, INCREASING 8 OR 9 OVERNIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. PROVENCE. FROM 13/00 UTC TO 13/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHWEST 8 IN SOUTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. SARDAIGNE. FROM 13/00 UTC TO 13/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHWEST 8 IN NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. ALBORAN. CONTINUING TO 13/09 UTC. WEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. PALOS. FROM 12/21 UTC TO 13/06 UTC. WEST 8 IN SOUTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. TUNISIE. FROM 12/09 UTC TO 13/00 UTC. SOUTHEAST 8 IN SOUTHEAST. SEVERE GUSTS. LIPARI. FROM 12/12 UTC TO 13/06 UTC. SOUTHEAST 8 IN EAST. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 121400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SUNDAY 12 APRIL 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 265 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 12-04-26/09 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1004 OVER GABES AND HIGH 1022 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS AND WEST BLACK SEA. LOW WITH CENTRE 998 OVER TUNISIA BY 12/12 UTC IS MOVING NORTHWARDS AND IS EXPECTED WITH CENTRE 1000 OVER SOUTH SICILY BY 12/21 UTC PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 13 APRIL 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE LATER ROUGH CENTRAL ADRIATIC SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE LATER ROUGH SOUTH ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE LATER UP TO ROUGH BOOT OVER NORTH PART SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND OVER SOUTH PART EAST SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON OVER NORTH 7 OR 8 AND OVER SOUTH 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR MELITA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7 AND OVER WEST PART SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. ROUGH SOON MODERATE OVER NORTH UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR GABES SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND OVER WEST PART SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. POOR SIDRA SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR NORTH IONIO SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH SOUTH IONIO SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 20.00 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 20.00 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 20.00 8 INCREASING 8 OR 9. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR PATRAIKOS EAST NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON EAST 5 OR 6 LATER 7. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE KORINTHIAKOS EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT LATER MODERATE KITHIRA SEA EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON WEST OF 22.30 5 OR 6 LATER WEST OF 22.30 6 OR 7. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST KRITIKO EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 22.00 6 OR 7 VERY SOON WEST OF 21.00 SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON WEST OF 21.00 8. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA EAST NORTHEAST AND OVER NORTHEAST PART NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT TAURUS WEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON OVER NORTH PART NORTH NORTHWEST SOON NORTH 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE SOON SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST DELTA WEST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT OVER NORTH UP TO MODERATE CRUSADE WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND OVER NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH UP TO 5. UP TO MODERATE SOON SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. MODERATE SOON SLIGHT RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER 3 OR 4. SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER 3 OR 4. SLIGHT WEST KRITIKO EAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN EAST 3 OR 4 LATER OVER SOUTH UP TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 AND EAST OF 26.00 NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT SARONIKOS EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS EAST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST. SMOOTH KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON EAST NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT NORTHWEST AEGEAN EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON EAST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT THRAKIKO EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON EAST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT THERMAIKOS SOUTHEAST 4 SOON 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT MARMARA EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON EAST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT WEST BLACK SEA ANTICYCLONIC 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH EAST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHWEST AND OVER EAST PART WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER EAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER ADRIATIC, BOOT, IONIO AND SOUTHWEST KRITIKO= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 120731 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 12 April 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 139. Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 12 at 00 UTC Low 1002 in north of Algeria, moving northeastwards and expected 998 around Sardinia overnight, then around Corsica tomorrow. High pressures 1018/1020 over southwest of France with little change. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 13 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Cyclonic 3 to 5 in southeast, but East or Northeast 5 or 6 elsewhere, at times 7 at first, backing North or Northwest overnight everywhere, increasing locally 7 in north at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough at end in northeast. At times N long swell 3 m tomorrow morning. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, or moderate vis due to sand haze. BALEARES. - Leeward Ebro delta : North or Northwest 6 or 7. Severe gusts. - Elsewhere : Northerly 5 or 6, at times 7 at first, decreasing 4 or 5 at times 6 overnight, then Variable 3 to 5 in daytime. Gusts. Moderate, locally rough in east, decreasing slight or moderate at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, or moderate vis due to sand haze. MINORQUE. North or Northeast 6 or 7, increasing North 7 or 8 in north in evening, at times 9 in far north in second part of night, then decreasing West or Northwest 3 to 5 in far west tomorrow afternoon. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in second part of night. Long NW swell 3 to 4 m in west tomorrow in daytime. Poor vis in rain or showers, or moderate vis due to sand haze. LION. North or Northwest 6 or 7, increasing 7 or 8 in afternoon, then 8 or 9 overnight and tomorrow morning. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in south in second part of night. Poor vis in rain or showers overnight, or moderate vis due to sand haze. PROVENCE. - In west : Northerly 3 to 5, increasing Northwest 6 or 7 in evening, locally 7 or 8 in southwest in second part of night. Severe gusts. - In east : East or Northeast 4 or 5 at first, locally 6 in far northeast, decreasing Variable 3 to 5 in first part of night, then increasing Northerly 5 or 6 in late night, at times 7. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough overnight, locally very rough in southwest. Moderate or poor vis in rain tomorrow, at times thundery, or moderate vis due to sand haze. LIGURE. Northeasterly 5 or 6, at times 7, but Variable 3 to 5 mainly Northerly in northeast. Gusts. Slight to moderate, locally smooth in east till midnight. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers tomorrow, at times thundery, or moderate vis due to sand haze. CORSE. Northeasterly 5 or 6, locally East 6 or 7 leeward Bonifacio Strait, increasing 6 or 7 in late night in north, but decreasing Cyclonic 3 to 5 in south. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough tomorrow morning. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers tomorrow, at times thundery, or moderate vis due to sand haze. SARDAIGNE. Northeasterly 4 or 5, locally 6 in far northeast and 6 or 7 in far southeast, increasing North or Northwest 5 to 7 from south to north in second part of night, locally 8 in northwest. Severe gusts. Moderate, becoming gradually rough or very rough from north overnight. Long NW swell 3 to 3.5 m in south tomorrow afternoon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, locally thundery in south, or moderate vis due to sand haze. MADDALENA. Easterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 in evening, temporarily 7 in northeast in first part of night, then veering Southerly tomorrow morning. Gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming gradually moderate in evening, temporarily rough in second part of night. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers tomorrow, at times thundery, or moderate vis due to sand haze. ELBE. East or Southeast 2 to 4, increasing Easterly 5 or 6 in second part of night, at times 7, then decreasing Cyclonic 3 to 5 tomorrow late afternoon. Gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in late night. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers tomorrow, at times thundery, or moderate vis due to sand haze. ALBORAN. West 7 or 8, decreasing 6 or 7 in morning. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in afternoon; then moderate or rough at end. Poor vis in showers, at times thundery, clearing in daytime. PALOS. Northwesterly 4 to 6, backing West 7 or 8 in southwest later, but becoming Cyclonic 5 to 7 in northeast, then becoming Northwesterly 4 to 6 at end, locally West 7 in southwest. Moderate or rough, becoming locally very rough in west in evening. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, or moderate due to sand haze. ALGER. Becoming West or Northwest 4 to 6, then Cyclonic 5 to 7 in west at end. Severe gusts. Moderate, becoming rough in west at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, or moderate due to sand haze. WEST OF CABRERA. Northerly 5 or 6, at times 7 at first, decreasing temporarily 4 or 5 overnight. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ANNABA. Becoming Cyclonic 4 to 6 from south, but East 6 or 7 in northeast at first, then becoming West 4 or 5 in evening, at times 6. Severe gusts. Moderate, locally rough in far northeast today. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. TUNISIE. In west, Easterly 5 or 6, at times 7, becoming Cyclonic 4 to 6 in late day, then West or Southwest 4 or 5 in evening, at times 6. Severe gusts. In east, Southeasterly increasing 7 or 8, backing South 6 or 7 overnight, then South or Southwest 3 to 5 in late night. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, temporarily very rough in east today. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CARBONARA. East or Northeast increasing 4 to 6, veering South in evening, then Southwest in late night. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in afternoon. Moderate vis in some showers overnight. LIPARI. East or Southeast increasing 5 to 7, then 7 or 8 in east in afternoon, decreasing Southerly 4 to 6 at end. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in late day. Moderate vis due to sand haze overnight. CIRCEO. Southeasterly increasing 4 to 6, then temporarily 6 or 7 in evening. Gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming moderate or rough in late day. Moderate vis in some showers in late night or due to sand haze at end. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of strong Northwesterly flow with near gale or gale over MINORQUE, LION, PROVENCE and SARDAIGNE. Cyclonic moderate or fresh flow around Corsica and Sardinia. Persistence of West near gale over Alboran sea till evening.