Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-07-11 17:06:32 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 111400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SATURDAY 11 JULY 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 NONE PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 11-07-26/09 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1011 OVER TAURUS AND RELATIVELY HIGH 1018 OVER BALKANS AND BLACK SEA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 12 JULY 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHWEST. SLIGHT SOUTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER WEST SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER VARIABLE. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BOOT SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT MELITA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER NORTH UP TO MODERATE GABES EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER WEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON SLIGHT SIDRA ANTICYCLONIC 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH NORTHEAST UP TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT NORTH IONIO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE LATER WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT SOUTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT PATRAIKOS WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH 4 OR 5 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 EAST OF 26.20 AND NORTH OF 34.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4 LATER VARIABLE. SLIGHT DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 OVER SOUTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 WEST OF 29.00 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE WEST KRITIKO NORTH 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTHWEST. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 EAST OF 26.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.30 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE SARONIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.15 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT THRAKIKO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON OVER EAST EAST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT THERMAIKOS SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT MARMARA EAST NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT WEST BLACK SEA SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. PROBABLE SHOWERS OVER NORTH EAST BLACK SEA WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON OVER SOUTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 110732 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 11 July 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 : NO WARNING. Part 2 : General synopsis, Saturday 11 at 00 UTC Weak gradient of pressure 1013-1015. Low 1009 in south of basin. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 12 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Northerly 2 to 4, veering East or Northeast 3 or 4 in evening, at times 5 in second part of night. Slight. BALEARES. Northeasterly 2 to 4, at times 5 in far east at end. Becoming slight. MINORQUE. Northeasterly 2 to 4. Becoming slight in SE swell. LION. North or Northeast 2 to 4, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in evening. Smooth or slight, becoming slight in SE swell in second part of night. Poor vis due to some fog patches in far northwest in second part of night. PROVENCE. Northeasterly 2 to 4, temporarily 5 in far northeast at first, but Variable 1 to 3 in far northwest. Slight, locally smooth in far northwest. LIGURE. Easterly 2 to 4, locally 5 in south. Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in second part of night. CORSE. In far south, Easterly 5 or 6, decreasing gradually 3 to 5 overnight. Elsewhere, Northerly 2 to 4, veering Northeast in second part of night. Smooth or slight, at times moderate in far south. SARDAIGNE. Easterly 3 to 5, at times 6 with gusts in far southeast at first, decreasing Northeasterly 2 to 4 from north in evening. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in evening. MADDALENA, ELBE. South or Southeast 3 or 4, locally 5 in far west, decreasing Easterly 2 to 4 in second part of night. Becoming slight, locally moderate in south of MADDALENA. ALBORAN. Westerly 3 or 4, but 4 or 5 in west, occasionally 6 leeward Gibraltar strait this evening. Slight, at times moderate at first. PALOS. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southwesterly in morning, locally Variable 1 to 3 near Spanish coast. Slight. Locally poor visibility due to some fog patches in second part of night. ALGER. Becoming Variable 1 to 3, increasing East 3 or 4 this evening, at times 5, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 in west in morning. Slight, temporarily moderate in west in morning. WEST OF CABRERA. East or Northeast 3 or 4, locally 5 near Spanish coast, temporarily increasing 4 or 5 this evening till late night. Slight becoming slight or moderate in late night. ANNABA. Variable 2 to 4, locally Southeast 5 or 6 in far northeast, gradually becoming Northeasterly 2 to 4 overnight. Slight, locally moderate in far northeast till late night. Locally poor visibility due to some coastal fog patches in late night. TUNISIE. East or Southeast 5 or 6, becoming variable 3 to 5 in far west this evening, then gradually becoming Variable 2 to 4 overnight, locally South 5 or 6 with gusts in east, occasionally 7 near Sicilian coast at end. Slight or moderate. Locally poor due to some coastal fog patches in late night. CARBONARA. South or Southeast 3 to 5, gradually becoming variable 2 to 4 overnight, locally South 5 or 6 with gusts in far southeast. Slight or moderate. LIPARI, CIRCEO. Variable 2 to 4, temporarily 5 leeward Messina strait in late afternoon till midnight, becoming mainly Southeasterly in morning. Smooth or slight, locally moderate in far west of LIPARI at end. Locally moderate or poor visibility in thundery showers in far north of CIRCEO in late night. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Easterly moderate flow. Over Tyrrhenian Sea, Northeasterly light or moderate flow. Over Alboran Sea, Southwesterly moderate flow over Alboran Sea, locally fresh leeward Gibraltar strait.