Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-02 20:27:38 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 021930 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 257 - THURSDAY 02 APRIL 2026/2200 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 02-04-26/15 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY AND CENTRE 991 OVER BOOT IS EXPECTED WITH CENTER 1000 OVER SOUTH IONIO BY 03/06 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1010 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS MELITA CONTINUING TO 03/07 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 GABES CONTINUING TO 03/04 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SIDRA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 03/10 UTC WEST 8 AND FROM 03/07 UTC 7 OR 8 SOUTH IONIO SOUTH OF 37.00 CONTINUING TO 03/10 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 8 AND FROM 03/07 UTC WEST 7 OR 8 KITHIRA SEA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 03/10 UTC SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 03/07 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST KRITIKO CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 03/10 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST OF 27.30 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 03/10 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 8 WEST KRITIKO WEST OF 24.00 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 03/10 UTC SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 WEST KRITIKO EAST OF 24.00 CONTINUING TO 03/10 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH OF 36.40 CONTINUING TO 03/08 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH OF 36.40 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 03/10 UTC SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST OF 24.50 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 03/10 UTC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND NORTH OF 36.50 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO EAST OF 24.50 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 03/10 UTC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 KAFIREAS STRAIT CONTINUING TO 03/01 UTC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTH OF 38.30 CONTINUING TO 03/10 UTC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 NORTHEAST AEGEAN EAST OF 25.10 CONTINUING TO 03/01 UTC SOUTH 7 OR 8 KARPATHIO SOUTH OF 35.50 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 03/10 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 KASTELLORIZO SEA SOUTH OF 36.00 FROM 03/01 UTC AT LEAST TO 03/10 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 021841 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 134, THURSDAY 2 APRIL 2026 AT 1840 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 2 OF APRIL AT 12 UTC. LOW "ERMINIO" 991 OVER IONIAN SEA, MOVING SOUTHEASTWARDS AND SLOWLY FILLING ON FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE 1020-1025 OVER SOUTHWEST OF FRANCE. FRIDAY HIGH PRESSURES 1015-1020 GRADUALLY BUILDING FROM SOUTHWEST OVER BASIN. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SHALLOW LOW 1014 BETWEEN MAINLAND AND CORSICA. MINORQUE. CONTINUING TO 03/21 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8, LOCALLY 9 IN FAR NORTH AT FIRST, DECREASING GRADUALLY FROM SOUTH. SEVERE GUSTS. TEMPORARILY HIGH IN FIRST PART OF NIGHT IN FAR NORTHEAST. LION. CONTINUING TO 03/21 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8, LOCALLY 9 IN SOUTH AT FIRST. SEVERE GUSTS. TEMPORARILY HIGH IN FIRST PART OF NIGHT IN FAR SOUTHEAST. WEST OF PROVENCE. CONTINUING TO 03/09 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. NORTHWEST OF SARDAIGNE. CONTINUING TO 03/09 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME28 LGAT 022000 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, THURSDAY 02 APRIL 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 257 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 02-04-26/15 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY AND CENTRE 991 OVER BOOT IS EXPECTED WITH CENTRE 1000 OVER SOUTH IONIO BY 03/06 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1010 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 03 APRIL 22 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTH 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM BOOT NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 DECREASING SOON. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM GABES WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SIDRA WEST 8 SOON 7 OR 8. VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO CYCLONIC 4 OR 5. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH IONIO NORTH OF 37.00 WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. SOUTH OF 37.00 WEST SOUTHWEST 8 SOON WEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KITHIRA SEA SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9. VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 27.30 WEST SOUTHWEST 8. ROUGH OVER WEST UP TO VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH 5 OR 6 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND OVER SOUTH VARIABLE 3 OR 4. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON SOUTH OF 36.00 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM RODOS SEA SOUTHWEST 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KARPATHIO SOUTHWEST 7 AND SOUTH OF 35.50 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM WEST KRITIKO EAST OF 24.00 SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. WEST OF 24.00 SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9. ROUGH OVER WEST VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM EAST KRITIKO SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH OF 36.40 SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7. SOUTH OF 36.40 SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9. ROUGH OVER SOUTH VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST OF 24.50 SOUTH SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND NORTH OF 36.50 7 OR 8. EAST OF 24.50 SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH OVER WEST VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SAMOS SEA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON SOUTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SARONIKOS SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH EVVOIKOS SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 SOON SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KAFIREAS STRAIT SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. ROUGH. POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 AND SOUTH OF 38.30 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM NORTHWEST AEGEAN CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTHEAST AEGEAN SOUTH 7 OR 8 AND WEST OF 25.10 CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 VERY SOON EAST OF 25.10 SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM THRAKIKO SOUTH 5 AND WEST OF 24.50 VARIABLE 4. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM THERMAIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR MARMARA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA VARIABLE 4 AND OVER SOUTH WEST SOUTHWEST 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 AND OVER EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY VERY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 021842 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 2 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 : WARNING NR 134. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 2 at 12 UTC Low "ERMINIO" 991 over Ionian Sea, moving southeastwards and slowly filling on Friday. High pressure 1020-1025 over southwest of France. Friday high pressures 1015-1020 gradually building from southwest over basin. Friday afternoon, shallow low 1014 between mainland and Corsica. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 4 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. North or Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in morning, then 4 or 5 in west in evening. Gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing moderate or rough in evening. Long N swell 3 m, abating at end. Moderate or poor vis in showers, clearing in afternoon. BALEARES. Cyclonic 4 or 5, but Northwest 6 or 7 in and leeward Ebro Delta, decreasing Variable 3 to 5 at noon, then becoming Southwest 4 or 5 in afternoon, at times 6. Gusts. Slight or moderate, temporarily rough between islands in second part of night. MINORQUE. - In far southwest, decreasing Variable 3 to 5, at times North 5 or 6 in late night. - Elsewhere, North or Northwest 7 or 8, locally 9 in far north at first, decreasing 5 or 6 in evening, locally 7 in far north. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, locally high in far northeast at first, decreasing moderate or rough in evening. Long N swell 3 m in southwest, abating in late afternoon. LION. North or Northwest 7 or 8, locally 9 in south at first, decreasing 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts. Moderate to very rough from north to south, temporarily high in far southeast at first, decreasing slight to rough from north to south in late afternoon. PROVENCE. - In west : North or Northwest 7 or 8, decreasing 6 or 7 tomorrow in morning, and temporarily 5 or 6 in afternoon. Severe gusts. - In east : Variable 2 to 4, mainly Northwesterly. Moderate or rough, locally very rough in southwest till noon. LIGURE. Northerly 3 to 5, decreasing Westerly 2 to 4 in afternoon. Smooth or slight in afternoon, locally moderate in far south till noon. CORSE. Northerly 3 to 5, increasing at times 6 near north of Corsica coast in afternoon, becoming Variable 2 to 4 in evening. Moderate, locally rough in south, decreasing slight or moderate evening. SARDAIGNE. - In west, North or Northwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in far northwest till tomorrow morning, and decreasing 5 or 6 in afternoon. Gusts. - In east, North or Northwest 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 in evening. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough in evening. long N or NW swell 3 to 4 m, abating in evening. MADDALENA. Northerly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 to 5 in morning. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming slight at end. ELBE. Northerly 5 or 6, but locally Variable 2 to 4 in north, decreasing 4 to 5 in morning. Slight, locally moderate in south till noon. ALBORAN. Variable 2 to 4, becoming mainly Easterly at noon. Smooth or slight. PALOS. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Northeasterly in late night, and increasing temporarily 5 near Spanish coasts in late night, then near Arzew in late afternoon. Slight, at times moderate in far east. ALGER. In west : West or Northwest 2 to 4, veering gradually Southeasterly in evening. In east : West or Northwest 5 or 6, veering North or Northwest in morning, and decreasing 4 or 5 in afternoon. Gusts. Moderate or rough, increasing temporarily very rough in far east in morning. Long N swell 3 m in east, abating at end. Moderate or poor vis in showers, improving at end. WEST OF CABRERA. Veering North or Northwest 3 to 5, temporarily 6 with gusts between islands overnight, veering North or Northeast in morning, then Southerly in evening. Slight or moderate. ANNABA. West or Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in late night, then 4 or 5 in evening. Gusts. Rough or very rough, abating tough in afternoon. Long N or NW swell 3 m, abating at end. Moderate or poor vis in showers, improving at end. TUNISIE. Northwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in far southwest at first, decreasing 4 or 5 in morning, at times 6 in far south. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Long NW swell 3 m in west, abating in afternoon. Moderate or poor vis in showers, improving at end. CARBONARA. North or Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6 at first, decreasing 3 to 5 in morning. Gusts. Moderate or rough, abating slight or moderate in late night. Moderate or poor vis in showers, improving at end. LIPARI. North or Northwest 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in showers, improving at end. CIRCEO. North or Northeast 3 to 5, at times 6 at first, backing North or Northwest in afternoon, then Variable at end. Slight or moderate, abating smooth or slight at noon. Moderate vis in some showers in south at first. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Northwesterly light or moderate flow, locally strong in northwest of the basin at first. Light or moderate Easterly flow in southwest of basin.