Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-06-24 21:25:38 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME28 LGAT 242000 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, WEDNESDAY 24 JUNE 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 NONE PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 24-06-26/15 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1007 OVER TAURUS AND RELATIVELY HIGH 1017 OVER NORTH BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 25 JUNE 22 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST CYCLONIC LATER NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT BOOT NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA ANTICYCLONIC 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST LATER UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR GABES EAST SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON EAST NORTHEAST. SLIGHT SIDRA WEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH PART EAST SOUTHEAST LATER ANTICYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR NORTH IONIO VARIABLE 3 AND WEST OF 19.50 NORTH UP TO 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTH IONIO NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR PATRAIKOS EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER WEST. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 LATER WEST NORTHWEST UP TO 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR KITHIRA SEA NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE AND OVER SOUTHEAST PART NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.20 AND NORTH OF 33.30 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND OVER NORTH LOCALLY CYCLONIC 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 27.30 5 OR 6. SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. MODERATE WEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER WEST PART NORTHEAST. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 5 AND EAST OF 25.50 5 OR 6. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH LATER WEST. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.20 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER OVER EAST 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE SARONIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST LATER VARIABLE. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 LATER 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER WEST NORTHWEST UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE THRAKIKO NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 OVER WEST PART NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM THERMAIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER VARIABLE. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MARMARA NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR WEST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST PART VARIABLE. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 241832 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 24 June 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, Wednesday 24 at 12 UTC Weak gradient of pressure around 1014-1016. Shallow low around 1014 over Roussillon, deepening 1012 tomorrow afternoon. Low area near 1012-1014 over Algerian coast, filling gradually around 1014-1016 tomorrow morning. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 26 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. East or Northeast 2 to 4, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 tomorrow evening. Smooth, locally slight in far south. BALEARES. Variable 1 to 3 mainly Southerly, increasing South or Southeast 2 to 4 at midday, locally Southeast 4 or 5 in gulf of Valencia in afternoon, then veering Southerly 2 to 4 everywhere tomorrow night. Smooth, becoming locally slight in gulf of Valencia in afternoon. MINORQUE. Variable 1 to 3 mainly Southerly, locally South 3 or 4 near Cap Bagur, increasing Southerly 2 to 4 in afternoon, at times 5 near Cap Bagur. Smooth, becoming locally slight in far northwest in afternoon. LION. South or Southeast 2 to 4, locally 5 in far northwest, increasing Southeasterly 3 to 5 at midday, locally 6 in far northwest. Gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming locally moderate in far northwest tomorrow afternoon. PROVENCE. Variable 1 to 3, becoming Southerly 2 or 3 in west in afternoon, at times 4 in extreme west, then becoming locally West or Southwest 2 to 4 in east tomorrow night. Smooth. LIGURE. Variable 1 to 3 mainly Northerly, temporarily North or Northeast 3 or 4 in Gulf of Genoa in second part of night, becoming Westerly 2 to 4 tomorrow evening. Smooth. Moderate or poor vis in coastal showers, at times thundery in afternoon. CORSE. North or Northeast 1 to 3, at times 4, backing North or Northwest 2 to 4 at midday. Smooth. SARDAIGNE. Mainly Northeasterly 1 to 3, locally 4 in far southwest in morning, becoming Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon. Smooth. MADDALENA. Northwesterly 2 to 4, becoming Cyclonic 1 to 3 at midday, then West or Southwest 2 to 4 in afternoon. Smooth. ELBE. North or Northeast 2 to 4, backing Northwesterly at midday. Smooth. ALBORAN. Westerly increasing 4 or 5 from west, temporarily Variable 2 to 4 in east at first, increasing locally 6 leeward Strait at midday. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Poor vis due to some coastal fog patches in south. PALOS. East or Northeast 3 to 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in second part of night, then becoming West or Southwest at midday. Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in afternoon. Poor vis due to some fog patches. ALGER, ANNABA. East or Northeast 3 or 4, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 from west tomorrow evening. Smooth or slight. Poor vis due to fog patches over ALGER. WEST OF CABRERA. East or Northeast 2 to 4, decreasing South or Southeast 1 to 3 in afternoon. Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth tomorrow evening. Poor vis due to some fog patches. TUNISIE. Easterly 2 to 4, but locally Northerly near Sicilian coast. Smooth, occasionally slight in south. CARBONARA. Clockwise 1 to 3. Smooth. LIPARI. Variable 1 to 3, mainly Northerly. Smooth. Moderate or poor vis in coastal showers. CIRCEO. Mainly Westerly 2 or 3, at times 4. Smooth. Moderate or poor vis in coastal showers in afternoon. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Variable light or moderate flow over the basin, locally increasing Southeast fresh flow in gulf of Lion. Westerly moderate or fresh flow leeward Gibraltar Strait.