Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-09-22 06:14:54 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME22 LGAT 220200 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 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 NONE PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 21-09-26/21 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1012 OVER TAURUS AND HIGH 1026 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND NORTH ITALY PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 23 SEPTEMBER 04 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR CENTRAL ADRIATIC EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST LATER NORTH NORTHEAST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM BOOT NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST OVER NORTH 5 OR 6 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER NORTHEAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM GABES NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SIDRA NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO VARIABLE 3 OVER WEST PART NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 19.50 6 OR 7 LATER 4 OR 5 OVER WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER OVER NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KITHIRA SEA NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5 LATER 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER EAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR DELTA WEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER NORTH 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH PART WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 35.20 5 OR 6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE WEST KRITIKO WEST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5 LATER NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN CYCLONIC 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH UP TO 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SARONIKOS NORTH 3 OR 4 OVER EAST NORTHEAST UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST PART NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM LOCALLY STRONG NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.00 AND SOUTH OF 40.00 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM LOCALLY STRONG THRAKIKO NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.40 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM LOCALLY STRONG THERMAIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM LOCALLY STRONG MARMARA NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 INCREASING LATER OVER EAST. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER OVER EAST CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 OVER WEST PART EAST NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER BLACK SEA= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 211856 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 21 September 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, Monday 21 at 12 UTC High area near 1022, weakening 1018 overnight. Shallow low 1019 in west of Corsica, slowly moving south and deepening, expected 1016 in southwest of Sardinia in morning. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Wednesday 23 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Northwesterly 3 to 5, decreasing Northerly 3 or 4 at end. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight at end. BALEARES. Southwest 2 to 4, temporarily 5 in far northwest at first, becoming Variable in morning, locally Cyclonic 3 to 5 in far southwest. Smooth or slight. MINORQUE. Northwesterly 4 or 5, locally 6 in far north, veering Northerly in morning, then decreasing Northeasterly 1 to 3 in afternoon. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in afternoon. LION, West of PROVENCE. North or Northwest 5 or 6 with gusts, decreasing 3 to 5 in morning, then Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon. Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in afternoon. East of PROVENCE, LIGURE, CORSE. Variable 1 to 3, increasing Northeasterly 3 or 4 in late night, at times 5. Smooth or slight. SARDAIGNE. Cyclonic 2 to 4, locally North or Northwest 5 in far west, becoming Northeasterly 3 or 4 everywhere at end. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight at end. MADDALENA, ELBE. North or Northwest 2 to 4, veering Northeasterly 3 or 4 in late night, at times 5. Smooth or slight. ALBORAN. Easterly 2 to 4, but Variable 1 to 3 in far north. Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in morning. PALOS. Variable 1 to 3, at times 4, mainly Northeast. Smooth, temporarily slight at first. Poor vis due to some fog patches in far south. ALGER. Variable 1 to 3, increasing locally West or Northwest 3 or 4 in east in late night. Smooth or slight, locally becoming moderate in far northeast in morning. WEST OF CABRERA. Clockwise 1 to 3, at times 4. Smooth. ANNABA. West or Northwest 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 in morning, then decreasing Cyclonic 2 to 4 at end. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate from north in morning. TUNISIE. Northwesterly 2 to 4, at times 5 in afternoon, becoming Variable at end. Smooth or slight. Moderate vis in some showers. CARBONARA. Mainly Northerly 1 to 3, at times 4. Smooth, becoming locally slight in far south in morning. Moderate vis in showers at end. LIPARI. Northwesterly 2 to 4, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in morning, then increasing locally East or Northeast 5 or 6 in north in afternoon. Gusts. Smooth, becoming locally slight or moderate in north at end. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers in southeast. CIRCEO. Northwest 3 or 4, veering Easterly in late night, then increasing 5 or 6 in afternoon. Gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate at end. Moderate vis in some showers. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Mainly Northeasterly light or moderate flow, but Clockwise over Tyrrhenian Sea.