Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-17 19:34:48 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 172000 STORM WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 428 - SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER 2026/2200 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 17-10-26/15 UTC LOW 1005 OVER CENTRAL TURKEY ASSOCIATED WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY IS MOVING NORTH, DEEPENING AND IS EXPECTED 1001 OVER WEST BLACK SEA BY 18/03 UTC. SMOOTH FIELD RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1016 COVERS THE BALKANS AND SOUTH ITALY WEST BLACK SEA OVER SOUTH CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 18/10 UTC CYCLONIC 7 OR 8 FROM 18/01 UTC 8 OR 9 FROM 18/04 UTC WEST 9 OR 10 WEST BLACK SEA OVER NORTH FROM 18/07 AT LEAST TO 18/10 UTC NORTH 7 OR 8 EAST BLACK SEA OVER WEST FROM 18/07 AT LEAST TO 18/10 UTC SOUTHWEST 8 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 171921 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 17 October 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, Saturday 17 at 12 UTC High pressure in northwest of basin, around 1018 this afternoon, filling 1022 tomorrow morning. Shallow low 1015 in east of basin, filling tomorrow. Low deepening 1012 from south Spain to Morocco overnight. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 19 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Northeasterly 3 or 4, increasing East or Northeast 4 or 5 in morning, then 5 or 6 in northwest in afternoon. Gusts. Slight, becoming moderate from north at end. Moderate vis in some showers. BALEARES. - in west : Variable 2 to 4, locally Northerly 4 to 6 near Ebro delta at first, becoming Northeasterly 4 to 6 in morning, at times 7 in gulf of Valencia. Gusts. - in east : Easterly 3 to 5, increasing East or Northeast 4 to 6 in morning, at times 7 in afternoon. Gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming moderate or rough from east in afternoon. Poor or very poor in thunderstorms. MINORQUE. North or Northeast 4 or 5 at times 6, increasing 5 or 6 in morning at times 7 in northwest. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in morning. Moderate in some showers in far south at end. LION, West of PROVENCE. North or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7, in west PROVENCE at first, and in west LION in morning. Gusts. Slight or moderate, temporarily rough in far south of LION in daytime. Moderate in some showers. East of PROVENCE, LIGURE, North of CORSE. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Easterly, increasing 4 or 5 in LIGURE in morning, at times East or Northeast 5 or 6 in west LIGURE in afternoon and in northeast PROVENCE at end. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in late day. Moderate or poor in showers at times thundery, mainly in East PROVENCE and North LIGURE in afternoon. South of CORSE. Variable 1 to 3, mainly Southerly, increasing Easterly 3 to 5 from southeast in late day. Slight, becoming locally moderate at end. Moderate in some showers. SARDAIGNE. - in far northwest : North 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 in morning, then decreasing Northeast 3 or 4 at end. - elsewhere : Variable 2 to 4, mainly Northerly, veering Easterly in afternoon, then increasing locally East or Southeast 4 or 5 in southeast at end. Slight or moderate, from east to west. Moderate in some showers. MADDALENA, ELBE. South or Southeast 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 in ELBE in morning. Smooth or slight, becoming slight at end. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery. ALBORAN. Variable 2 to 4 mainly Easterly. Smooth, locally slight in northeast. Poor vis in thundery showers, mainly overnight. PALOS. East or Northeast 2 to 4. Smooth, becoming smooth or slight in late night. Poor vis in thundery showers. ALGER. East 2 to 4, increasing 3 or 4, at times 5 in second part of night, then 4 or 5 in afternoon. Smooth or slight, becoming locally moderate in north at end. Poor vis in showers, at times thundery. WEST OF CABRERA. Easterly 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 in east in second part of night, at times 6 in northeast in afternoon. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in afternoon. Poor or very poor vis in thundery showers. ANNABA. Variable 1 to 3, increasing East 3 or 4 in morning, then 4 or 5 in late day. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate at end. Moderate or poor vis in showers mainly in west, at times thundery. TUNISIE. Variable 1 to 3, temporarily West 3 or 4 in far northwest at first, becoming East or Southeast 3 or 4 at times 5 in late night, then increasing Southeast 4 or 5 at end. Smooth, becoming slight at end, locally moderate in west. Moderate vis in scattered showers at end. CARBONARA. South or Southeast 2 to 4, increasing Southeast 3 or 4 in afternoon, at times 5 in far southwest at end. Smooth, becoming slight at end. Moderate vis in scattered showers. LIPARI, CIRCEO. East or Southeast 2 to 4, increasing temporarily 4 or 5 in far north of CIRCEO at midday. Smooth in LIPARI, smooth or slight in CIRCEO. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery in north CIRCEO overnight. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours In north of basin, Easterly moderate or fresh flow, at times strong. Southeast moderate or fresh flow from Tunisia to Balearic islands. In far southwest of basin, East moderate flow becoming West at end. ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 171400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER 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 17-10-26/09 UTC LOW 1008 OVER RODOS SEA IS MOVING EASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED WITH CENTRE 1009 OVER WEST TAURUS BY 17/18 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1020 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS. LOW WITH CENTRE 1004 IS EXPECTED BY 18/00 UTC OVER SOUTHWEST BLACK SEA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 18 OCTOBER 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON OVER WEST SOUTHEAST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT BOOT NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE MELITA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER WEST SOUTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT GABES SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SIDRA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE NORTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SOUTH IONIO NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH KITHIRA SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST UP TO 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND OVER EAST NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM TAURUS SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OVER WEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON OVER WEST CYCLONIC. MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 29.00 6 OR 7 SOON 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 29.00 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 5 SOON 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE WEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 3 OR 4. MODERATE SOON SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.00 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. MODERATE SOON SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 24.50 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SARONIKOS NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON WEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO MODERATE SOON SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 38.10 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT THRAKIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT THERMAIKOS NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT MARMARA NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND OVER EAST EAST 5 SOON CYCLONIC INCREASING. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON OVER WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER WEST AND EAST BLACK SEA=