Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-21 01:42:45 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 210200 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 227 - SATURDAY 21 MARCH 2026/0400 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 20-03-26/21 UTC STATIONARY LOW WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY AND CENTRE 996 OVER TAURUS. HIGH PRESSURES 1016 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS CRUSADE OVER NORTH CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 21/10 UTC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME28 LGAT 202000 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, FRIDAY 20 MARCH 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 226 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 20-03-26/15 UTC LOW WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY AND CENTRE 996 WEST OF CYPRUS IS EXPECTED OVER TAURUS FROM 20/22 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1016 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 21 MARCH 22 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BOOT NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH IMPROVING MELITA NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST. SLIGHT GABES NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER UP TO 5. SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SIDRA NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR OVER SOUTH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO EAST OF 19.50 EAST 3 UP TO 5 LATER VARIABLE 3 OR 4. WEST OF 19.50 NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER WEST MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS EAST NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER EAST AND SOUTH MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 23.00 5 OR 6. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM LOCALLY SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 26.20 7 OR 8 SOON OVER EAST PART 7. MODERATE OVER EAST ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM TAURUS CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 TEMPORARILY LOCALLY 6 AND OVER EAST PART SOUTH 7. MODERATE OVER EAST LOCALLY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA WEST 7 OR 8 SOON 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE OVER SOUTH PART SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON 7. OVER NORTH PART SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 DECREASING LATER. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH PART 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER SOUTH ROUGH. THUNDERSTORM RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER 5. MODERATE KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR WEST KRITIKO NORTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 7 LATER 6. ROUGH SOON MODERATE OR ROUGH SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH SAMOS SEA NORTH 6 OR 7 SOON 6. MODERATE SARONIKOS NORTH 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 7. ROUGH. POOR CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 5. MODERATE NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER SOUTH ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR THRAKIKO NORTH NORTHEAST 5 AND EAST OF 25.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH MODERATE THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTHWEST UP TO 5. SLIGHT MARMARA NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS WEST BLACK SEA NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. LOCAL SHOWERS EAST BLACK SEA CYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5 SOON VARIABLE 4 OVER NORTH PART NORTHEAST 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. LOCAL SHOWERS IMPROVING OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 201935 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 20 March 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 20 at 12 UTC Low "THERESE" 987 in northwest of Madeira, driving a mainly Easterly moderate or fresh flow over the southwest of basin. Weak gradient of pressure between 1010 and 1015 in northeast of basin. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 22 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. East or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in far south, decreasing 2 to 4 in afternoon, then 1 to 3 at end. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight at end. Moderate vis in scattered showers in far south in afternoon. BALEARES. Northeasterly 2 to 4, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in afternoon, mainly Southwesterly in northwest. Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in afternoon. MINORQUE. In north, Variable 1 to 3, increasing Southwesterly 2 to 4 at end. In south, East or Northeast 3 or 4, decreasing 1 to 3 in afternoon, then becoming Variable at end. Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in afternoon. LION. In far northwest, South or Southeast 3 to 5, becoming temporarily Cyclonic 2 to 4 in morning, and again cyclonic 2 to 4 at end. Elsewhere, Southerly 2 to 4, veering South or Southwest at end. Smooth or slight. PROVENCE. Variable 2 to 4, locally Northeast in southeast. Smooth or slight. LIGURE. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Northerly at end. Smooth or slight. CORSE. In north, Northeasterly 2 to 4, at times 5 in morning. In south, Variable 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. SARDAIGNE. In north, Northeasterly decreasing 2 to 4, then becoming Variable in morning, and mainly Northerly at end. In south, Southeasterly 2 to 4, locally 5 in far southwest, decreasing mainly Northeasterly in late afternoon. Slight, at times moderate in far southwest, decreasing smooth or slight in morning. MADDALENA, ELBE. North or Northeast 3 to 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 from south in morning. Smooth or slight. ALBORAN. East or Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing East 4 or 5 in late night, then 3 or 4 at end. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate in afternoon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing in morning. PALOS. Northeasterly decreasing 5 or 6, then 4 or 5 in late night, then 3 or 4, at times 5, in afternoon. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate in afternoon. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing in afternoon. ALGER. East or Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5, at times 6 in far east in morning, then 2 to 4 in evening. Moderate, locally rough in far west overnight, decreasing slight or moderate in afternoon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers, mainly in west. WEST OF CABRERA. East or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 5 or 6 in south, decreasing Northeasterly 3 to 5 in second part of night, then 2 to 4 in morning. Moderate, decreasing slight in afternoon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers in south, clearing at end. ANNABA. Easterly increasing 4 or 5, locally 6 in far southwest, backing East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far southeast, then decreasing 3 or 4 at end. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in showers near coast in afternoon. TUNISIE. Northeasterly 3 or 4, veering Easterly in afternoon, locally 5 or 6 in far southwest, then decreasing 2 to 4 at end. Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in afternoon. CARBONARA. North or Northeast 3 or 4, backing North 2 to 4 in west in late night, but becoming Variable in east, then decreasing Variable 1 to 3 overall in afternoon. Slight, decreasing smooth at end. LIPARI. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Northeasterly, occasionally 5 in north in evening, becoming East or Southeast 2 to 4 at end. Smooth or slight. CIRCEO. Variable 2 to 4, at times 5 at first. Smooth or slight. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Variable moderate flow.