Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-01 04:45:14 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 010200 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 295 - FRIDAY 01 MAY 2026/0400 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 30-04-26/21 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1013 OVER SOUTHWEST AEGEAN AND SIRTI AND HIGH 1029 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS NORTHEAST AEGEAN CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 01/16 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 NORTHWEST AEGEAN CONTINUING TO 01/10 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 CENTRAL AEGEAN CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 01/16 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 KAFIREAS STRAIT CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 01/16 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOUTH EVVOIKOS CONTINUING TO 01/16 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST OF 25.30 AND NORTH OF 37.10 CONTINUING TO 01/10 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 KITHIRA SEA FROM 01/13 AT LEAST TO 01/16 UTC EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME22 LGAT 010200 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, FRIDAY 01 MAY 2026 / 0400 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 295 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 30-04-26/21 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1013 OVER SOUTHWEST AEGEAN AND SIRTI AND HIGH 1029 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 02 MAY 04 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTHEAST 5 SOON OVER WEST NORTH NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7 OVER WEST NORTHWEST. MODERATE BOOT NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH MELITA EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE GABES EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5. SLIGHT SOON OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE SIDRA NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER NORTH MODERATE NORTH IONIO WEST OF 19.20 NORTH 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. EAST OF 19.20 EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 38.30 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTH IONIO NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON EAST OF 21.00 EAST SOON OVER EAST 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS EAST NORTHEAST 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS EAST NORTHEAST 6. UP TO MODERATE KITHIRA SEA EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 7 OR 8. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON EAST OF 21.00 AND NORTH OF 34.00 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OVER NORTH MODERATE SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON OVER NORTH NORTH UP TO 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 28.00 NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 3 SOON 4 OR 5. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR DELTA WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER SOUTH NORTH NORTHWEST. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH NORTH NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH SOON SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SMOOTH SOON SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE WEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 24.00 5 OR 6 SOON 5 OR 6 OVER WEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE EAST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 5. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 LATER 7. MODERATE SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO EAST OF 25.30 NORTH NORTHWEST 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. WEST OF 25.30 NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 NORTH OF 37.10 7 OR 8. MODERATE OVER NORTH UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE SARONIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 23.40 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 DECREASING LATER. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7 DECREASING. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR THRAKIKO NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE THERMAIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER NORTH VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT MARMARA NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 OVER WEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON OVER EAST NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE NORTHEAST WINDS OVER AEGEAN= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 301926 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 30 April 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, Thursday 30 at 12 UTC In a weak gradient of high pressure, Easterly moderate or fresh flow over the basin. Shallow low temporarily deepening just west of Corsica in late night. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 2 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. East or Southeast 2 to 4, temporarily 5 near midday. Slight, becoming slight or moderate in E swell in the morning. Poor vis due to some fog patches. BALEARES. East or Northeast 3 to 5, temporarily 6 in extreme north in the morning. Becoming slight or moderate from northeast. Poor vis due to some fog patches, then in showers in the morning, occasionally thundery. MINORQUE. East or Northeast 3 to 5, decreasing Easterly 3 or 4 in afternoon. Slight or moderate. Poor vis due to some fog patches. LION. Easterly 4 or 5, at times 6 in the morning, decreasing Southeasterly 3 or 4 in late afternoon. Gusts. Moderate, decreasing slight or moderate at end. PROVENCE. Easterly 4 to 6, decreasing mainly Easterly 2 to 4 in evening. Gusts. Moderate, occasionally slight, temporarily becoming rough in southeast in the morning. LIGURE, North of CORSE. East or Northeast 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in late night and morning, but Variable 2 to 4 in extreme northeast of LIGURE, gradually decreasing mainly Easterly 3 to 5 in afternoon. Gusts. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in far west of CORSE in the morning, gradually decreasing smooth or slight from northeast in afternoon. South of CORSE. Easterly 4 or 6, temporarily 6 or 7 in far south in the morning, decreasing mainly Easterly 3 to 5 in afternoon. Gusts. Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight at end. SARDAIGNE. In north, Easterly 4 or 5, at times 6, decreasing East or Southeast 2 to 4 at end. Gusts. In south, Variable 2 to 4, occasionally Southeasterly 3 to 5, at times 6 near Cape Teulade at end. Slight or moderate. Poor vis due to some fog patches. MADDALENA. Northerly increasing 4 or 5 from north, at times 6, but Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast. Gusts. Becoming slight or moderate. ELBE. Northeasterly 4 or 5, at times 6, decreasing Northerly 4 or 5 in the morning, then veering Northeasterly in evening. Gusts. Slight, at times moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in afternoon. ALBORAN. Decreasing Variable 1 to 3, temporarily West 3 to 5 in axis of Gibraltar strait overnight, increasing Easterly 3 or 4 in afternoon. Smooth or slight, temporarily smooth in daytime. Poor vis in showers at first, clearing, then due to fog patches at end. PALOS. Variable 2 to 4, locally Northeasterly in far north, increasing Northeasterly 3 or 4 everywhere in afternoon. Smooth or slight. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers temporarily in the morning, clearing. ALGER. Variable 2 to 4, increasing Easterly 3 to 5 from east in evening. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate from east in afternoon. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers in the morning, clearing at end. WEST OF CABRERA. North or Northeast 2 to 4, locally increasing 4 or 5 in far west in second part of night, decreasing Easterly 2 to 4 in evening. Smooth or slight, becoming slight at end. ANNABA. Increasing East 4 or 5, then at times 6 in late night. Gusts. Becoming slight or moderate from north. Poor vis in thundery showers in southwest in the morning, clearing in afternoon. TUNISIE. Northeasterly 3 to 5, locally increasing 5 or 6 in far north in late night. Gusts. Gradually becoming slight or moderate. CARBONARA. Northeasterly 3 or 4, increasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 along Sardinian coast in late night, at times 6 in the morning, decreasing Northeasterly 4 or 5 in afternoon. Slight, becoming slight or moderate in the morning. LIPARI. East or Northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in axis of Italian valleys, backing North or Northeast in afternoon. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in coastal showers in far south in the morning. CIRCEO. Mainly Northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in axis of Italian valleys, then decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in northwest in evening. Gusts. Slight, occasionally moderate. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of an Easterly moderate or fresh flow, gradually becoming Southeasterly.