Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-02 12:59:03 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 020800 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 255 - THURSDAY 02 APRIL 2026/1000 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 02-04-26/03 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY AND CENTRES 991 EAST OF SICILY AND 986 OVER NORTHWEST AEGEAN IS EXPECTED RESPECTIVELY 991 OVER BOOT AND 993 OVER NORTH HELLAS BY 02/15 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1010 OVER NORTH BALKANS MELITA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/22 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 GABES CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/22 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SIDRA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/22 UTC WEST 7 OR 8 SOUTH IONIO SOUTH OF 36.30 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/22 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 KITHIRA SEA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/22 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST KRITIKO CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/22 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 WEST KRITIKO CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/22 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST AEGEAN CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/22 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/22 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 KAFIREAS STRAIT CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/22 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 CENTRAL AEGEAN CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/22 UTC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 NORTHWEST AEGEAN CONTINUING TO 02/13 UTC WEST 7 OR 8 NORTHEAST AEGEAN WEST OF 25.30 CONTINUING TO 02/22 UTC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 02/13 UTC 7 OR 8 NORTHEAST AEGEAN EAST OF 25.30 CONTINUING TO 02/22 UTC SOUTH 7 OR 8 THRAKIKO WEST OF 25.30 CONTINUING TO 02/16 UTC EAST SOUTHEAST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 02/13 UTC SOUTH 7 OR 8 THRAKIKO EAST OF 25.30 CONTINUING TO 02/19 UTC SOUTH 7 OR 8 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 020555 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 133, THURSDAY 2 APRIL 2026 AT 0550 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 2 OF APRIL AT 00 UTC. HIGH PRESSURE 1023 OVER WEST-PYRENEES. LOW "ERMINIO" 992 IN EAST OF SICILY, MOVING AND SLOWLY FILLING TOWARD IONIAN SEA. SHALLOW LOW 1010 OVER BALEARIC SEA IN AFTERNOON, FILLING THE NEXT NIGHT. FRIDAY, HIGH PRESSURES 1015-1020 GRADUALLY BUILDING FROM WEST OVER BASIN. MINORQUE. CONTINUING TO 03/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8, LOCALLY INCREASING 9 IN LATE AFTERNOON IN FAR NORTH, BUT DECREASING IN SOUTHWEST, THEN DECREASING 8 IN SECOND PART OF NIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. LION. CONTINUING TO 03/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8, INCREASING 8 OR 9 IN LATE MORNING, THEN DECREASING 8 IN LATE NIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. WEST OF PROVENCE. CONTINUING TO 03/09 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. NORTHWEST OF SARDAIGNE. FROM 02/15 UTC TO 03/12 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME24 LGAT 020800 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, THURSDAY 02 APRIL 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 255 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 02-04-26/03 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY AND CENTRES 991 EAST OF SICILY AND 986 OVER NORTHWEST AEGEAN IS EXPECTED RESPECTIVELY 991 OVER BOOT AND 993 OVER NORTH HELLAS BY 02/15 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1010 OVER NORTH BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 03 APRIL 10 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM BOOT CYCLONIC 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM GABES WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SIDRA WEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO NORTH OF 38.30 SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SOUTH OF 38.30 SOUTH 4 OR 5 SOON OVER WEST WEST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH IONIO SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 36.30 7 OR 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KITHIRA SEA SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST KRITIKO SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM TAURUS OVER WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. OVER EAST EAST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA WEST 5 LATER SOUTHWEST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA SOUTHWEST 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM RODOS SEA SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KARPATHIO SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM WEST KRITIKO SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM EAST KRITIKO SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SAMOS SEA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND NORTH OF 37.30 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SARONIKOS SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH EVVOIKOS SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KAFIREAS STRAIT SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM NORTHWEST AEGEAN WEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON VARIABLE 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM NORTHEAST AEGEAN WEST OF 25.30 SOUTH SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 VERY SOON 7 OR 8 LATER 5 OR 6. EAST OF 25.30 SOUTH 7 OR 8 LATER 6 OR 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM THRAKIKO WEST OF 25.30 EAST SOUTHEAST 8 OR 9 VERY SOON SOUTH 7 OR 8 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER VARIABLE 4. EAST OF 25.30 SOUTH 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM THERMAIKOS NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM MARMARA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH PART EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER SOUTH HELLENIC SEAS= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 020659 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 2 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 133. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 2 at 00 UTC High pressure 1023 over west-Pyrenees. Low "ERMINIO" 992 in east of Sicily, moving and slowly filling toward Ionian Sea. Shallow low 1010 over Balearic Sea in afternoon, filling the next night. Friday, high pressures 1015-1020 gradually building from west over basin. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 3 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. North or Northwest 5 to 7 from west to east, temporarily backing West or Northwest this evening, then decreasing 5 or 6 tomorrow morning. Gusts. Rough, becoming rough or very rough in afternoon. Long N swell 3 m. Moderate or poor vis in showers, clearing on Friday. BALEARES. Cyclonic 4 or 5, but Northwest 6 or 7 leeward and in axis of Ebro Delta, decreasing Variable 3 to 5 tomorrow at noon. Gusts. Moderate, temporarily rough in daytime in east, and between islands in second part of night. MINORQUE. North or Northwest 7 or 8, increasing 8 or 9 in morning, but decreasing Variable 3 to 5 in far west at first, then decreasing 7 or 8 later, locally Variable 2 to 4 in far west. Severe gusts. Increasing rough or very rough in morning, and locally High in far northeast in first part of night. Long North swell 3 m, temporarily 3 to 4 m in afternoon. LION. North or Northwest 7 or 8, increasing 8 or 9 in afternoon, then decreasing 7 or 8 in late night. Severe gusts. Increasing moderate to very rough from north to south in morning, temporarily High in far southeast in first part of night. PROVENCE. - In west : North or Northwest increasing 7 or 8 this morning, decreasing 6 or 7 tomorrow in late morning. Severe gusts. - In east : decreasing Variable 2 to 4 this morning. Moderate or rough, increasing very rough in southwest in morning. LIGURE. Decreasing Northerly 4 or 5 at first. Gusts. Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in afternoon, locally moderate in far south. CORSE. North or Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing 3 to 5 in late afternoon. Moderate, locally becoming rough in south this afternoon. SARDAIGNE. North or Northwest 6 or 7, increasing 8 in northwest in afternoon, locally decreasing 4 or 5 in east soon. Gusts. Increasing rough or very rough in morning. Increasing long N or NW swell 3 m this night. Moderate or poor vis in some showers in southwest, clearing this afternoon. MADDALENA. Decreasing Northerly 5 or 6 at midday, but locally 7 near Corsica at first, and 3 to 5 from east to west at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, gradually decreasing slight or moderate in afternoon. ELBE. North or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7 at first near Corsica, but Variable 2 to 4 in far north, then decreasing Northerly 3 to 5 at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight at end. ALBORAN. Variable 2 to 4, locally Westerly 5 or 6 near strait at first, becoming mainly Easterly at end. Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in second part of the night. PALOS. Northerly 3 to 5, becoming Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon, then Northeasterly at end, at times 5 near spanish coasts. Slight or moderate. ALGER. In west : Variable 2 to 4, temporarily West or Northwest 3 or 4 in second part of the night. In east : Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing West or Northwest 4 or 5 in late day, locally 6 in far east. Gusts. Moderate or rough, at times very rough in far northeast overnight and at end. Long North swell 3 m in east soon. Moderate or poor vis in some showers. WEST OF CABRERA. Northerly 3 to 5, backing Southwesterly in late afternoon, then veering gradually Northerly overnight. Slight or moderate. ANNABA. Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. Rough, becoming rough or very rough overnight. Long North swell 3 m soon, increasing 3.5 m at end. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery, clearing at end. TUNISIE. Northwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in southwest, decreasing 4 or 5 at end, locally 6 in far south. Gusts. Rough, decreasing moderate or rough in late night. Long NW swell in extreme west at end. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery. CARBONARA. North or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7 in extreme west at first, but 4 or 5 in far east, backing Northwest 4 or 5 in evening, at times 6, then veering North or Northwest 3 to 5 at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate in second part of the night. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery, clearing at end. LIPARI. Northerly 4 or 5, locally 6 in west at first, backing North or Northwest in late afternoon, then decreasing 2 to 4 overnight, at times 5. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CIRCEO. Northerly 3 to 5, locally 6 in far north, becoming Variable 3 to 5 overnight. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in some showers in south at first. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Northwesterly strong flow from Gulf of Lion to Sardinia, gradually decreasing moderate on Saturday. Light or moderate Easterly flow in Alboran Sea.