Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-25 20:35:17 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 252000 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 092 - SUNDAY 25 JANUARY 2026/2200 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 25-01-26/15 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY AND CENTRE 998 OVER NORTH ADRIATIC IS MOVING SLOWLY EAST NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 997 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS BY 26/06 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1022 OVER CYPRUS AND 1021 OVER EAST BLACK SEA. SOUTH ADRIATIC OVER EAST CONTINUING TO 26/01 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 NORTH IONIO CONTINUING TO 26/01 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOUTH IONIO EAST OF 20.00 CONTINUING TO 26/01 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 KITHIRA SEA SOUTH OF 36.00 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 26/01 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 KITHIRA SEA NORTH OF 36.00 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 26/01 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SIDRA OVER SOUTH CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 26/10 UTC WEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST KRITIKO SOUTH OF 34.00 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 26/10 UTC WEST 7 OR 8 GABES FROM 26/04 AT LEAST TO 26/10 UTC WEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO EAST OF 24.50 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 26/10 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 26/04 8 SAMOS SEA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 26/10 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 26/04 8 CENTRAL AEGEAN CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 26/10 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 NORTHEAST AEGEAN SOUTH OF 40.00 FROM 26/01 AT LEAST TO 26/10 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 KARPATHIO FROM 26/01 AT LEAST TO 26/10 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 26/04 8 KASTELLORIZO SEA NORTH OF 36.00 FROM 26/01 AT LEAST TO 26/10 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 RODOS SEA FROM 26/01 AT LEAST TO 26/10 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 26/04 8 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 250725 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 39, SUNDAY 25 JANUARY 2026 AT 0720 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SUNDAY 25 OF JANUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW 995 IN SOUTH OF PROVENCE, MOVING EASTWARDS, EXPECTED 997 JUST SOUTH OF CORSICA AT MIDDAY, THEN EVACUATING OVER ADRIATIC SEA NEXT NIGHT. NEW LOW DEEPENING 996 OVER LIGURIAN SEA NEXT NIGHT, MOVING SOUTHEASTWARDS AND EXPECTED 998 JUST NORTHWEST OF CORSICA TOMORROW AT MIDDAY, THEN EVACUATING GRADUALLY IN SOUTHEAST. EAST OF CABRERA. FROM 25/12 UTC TO 26/09 UTC. WEST 8, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST AT NIGHT, TEMPORARILY 9 IN FAR SOUTH AT MIDNIGHT. VIOLENT GUSTS. BALEARES. CONTINUING TO 26/09 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN SOUTH, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 EVERYWHERE IN EVENING, THEN DECREASING IN SOUTH IN LATE NIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. SOUTHWEST OF MINORQUE. FROM 25/21 UTC TO 26/09 UTC. NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. LION. FROM 26/03 UTC TO 26/15 UTC. NORTHWEST 8 IN SOUTH. SEVERE GUSTS. SARDAIGNE. FROM 25/21 UTC TO 26/15 UTC. NORTHWEST 8 MAINLY IN IN SOUTH, BUT AT TIMES 8 IN NORTH. VIOLENT GUSTS. ALBORAN. CONTINUING TO 26/12 UTC. WEST 8 IN EAST, OCCASIONALLY 9 NEAR CAPE GATA IN AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEVERE GUSTS. PALOS. CONTINUING TO 26/06 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. ALGER. FROM 25/09 UTC TO 26/06 UTC. WEST 8, TEMPORARILY 9 NEAR MIDNIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS, AT TIMES VIOLENT OVERNIGHT. TEMPORARILY HIGH IN SECOND PART OF THE NIGHT. WEST OF CABRERA. FROM 25/09 UTC TO 26/03 UTC. WEST 8 IN SOUTH OF BALEARIC ISLANDS, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST AT MIDNIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. ANNABA. FROM 25/18 UTC TO 26/09 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS, TEMPORARILY VIOLENT NEAR MIDNIGHT. TUNISIE. FROM 25/21 UTC TO 26/06 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR SOUTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME28 LGAT 252000 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SUNDAY 25 JANUARY 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 92 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 25-01-26/15 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY AND CENTRE 998 OVER NORTH ADRIATIC IS MOVING SLOWLY EAST NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 997 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS BY 26/06 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1022 OVER CYPRUS AND 1021 OVER EAST BLACK SEA. PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 26 JANUARY 22 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CENTRAL ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND OVER NORTH CYCLONIC SOON NORTHWEST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC OVER EAST SOUTH 6 OR 7 AND OVER WEST WEST SOUTHWEST 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM BOOT WEST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA WEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM GABES WEST 6 OR 7 SOON 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SIDRA WEST 6 OR 7 OVER SOUTH 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 19.00 WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST 5. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH IONIO EAST OF 20.00 SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. WEST OF 20.00 WEST 5 OR 6. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST PATRAIKOS EAST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE KORINTHIAKOS EAST SOUTHEAST 5 LATER WEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE KITHIRA SEA SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND NORTH OF 36.00 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON WEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST 6 OR 7 AND SOUTH OF 34.00 WEST 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 27.00 SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE TAURUS EAST SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 AND OVER WEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 AND OVER WEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE DELTA SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE CRUSADE EAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KASTELLORIZO SEA SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON NORTH OF 36.00 7 OR 8. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH RODOS SEA SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 7 OR 8 SOON 8. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH KARPATHIO SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 7 OR 8 SOON 8 LATER SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH WEST KRITIKO SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 LATER SOUTHWEST. MODERATE EAST KRITIKO SOUTHEAST 6 AND EAST OF 26.00 7 LATER SOUTHWEST 6 H 7. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH SOUTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH 6 OR 7 SOON SOUTHWEST. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF 24.50 7 OR 8 SOON EAST OF 24.50 8 LATER SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH SAMOS SEA SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON 8 LATER SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH SARONIKOS SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER WEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTH EVVOIKOS SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 LATER SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE KAFIREAS STRAIT SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 LATER SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH NORTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 EAST OF 23.50 6 OR 7. MODERATE NORTHEAST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON SOUTH OF 40.00 7 OR 8. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH THRAKIKO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR THERMAIKOS SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR MARMARA SOUTH 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR WEST BLACK SEA SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA EAST SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER MELITA, GABES, SIDRA, SOUTHWEST KRITIKO= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 250811 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 25 January 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 : WARNING NR 39. Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 25 at 00 UTC Low 995 in south of PROVENCE, moving eastwards, expected 997 just south of Corsica at midday, then evacuating over Adriatic sea next night. New low deepening 996 over Ligurian sea next night, moving southeastwards and expected 998 just northwest of Corsica tomorrow at midday, then evacuating gradually in southeast. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 26 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. West 7 or 8, veering West or Northwest at night, temporarily 9 in far south at midnight, then decreasing Northwest 6 or 7 in late morning. Violent gusts. Rough, becoming gradually very rough in evening, cross in second part of night and morning. Long SW swell increasing 3 to 3.5 m at night. Poor or very poor vis in thundery showers. BALEARES. West or Southwest 7 or 8 in south, but 5 or 6 in north, veering West or Northwest 7 or 8 everywhere in evening, then decreasing 5 or 6 in south in late night, and in north in late morning. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in far east, but slight or moderate in extreme west. Long SW swell increasing temporarily 3 to 3.5 m in extreme east in evening. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, clearing in second part of night. MINORQUE. In northeast : West or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7, veering Northwesterly 3 to 5 in evening, at times 6, then increasing 6 or 7 in morning. Severe gusts. In southwest : West 6 or 7, increasing Northwest 7 or 8 in evening, then decreasing 5 or 6 in late morning, at times 7. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming locally very rough in far southeast in late night. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, clearing in morning. LION. Southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing Northwest 5 or 6 in evening, locally 7 in north, then 6 or 7 at night, locally 8 in south. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in late night. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. PROVENCE. Westerly decreasing 3 to 5, increasing West or Northwest 5 or 6 in evening, then Northwest 6 or 7 at night, but locally decreasing 3 or 4 in far northeast in morning. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough at midnight. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. LIGURE. Variable 2 to 4, at times 5, increasing Southwesterly 4 or 5 in late afternoon, locally 6 or 7 in south, then becoming Cyclonic 4 to 6 in late night. Gusts. Decreasing moderate, then temporarily slight or moderate at night. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CORSE. West or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7 over Bonifacio strait, but temporarily 3 to 5 in north in afternoon, backing Westerly 5 or 6 at night, at times 7, then veering North or Northwest in late morning. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. SARDAIGNE. West or Northwest 6 or 7, veering Northwest in evening, locally 8 in south and at times 8 in north. Violent gusts. Rough or very rough, cross. Long SW swell increasing 3 to 4 m in south at night. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers. MADDALENA. Southwesterly 5 or 6, increasing West 6 or 7 in late afternoon, then decreasing Westerly 3 to 5 at night, locally 6 leeward Bonifacio Strait. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ELBE. Decreasing Variable 3 to 5, temporarily 6 in extreme west in evening. Gusts. Slight, locally moderate in far north. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ALBORAN. In west, West 6 or 7. Severe gusts. In east, West 7 or 8, occasionally 9 near Cape Gata in afternoon and evening. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, locally very rough in east. Moderate or poor vis in some showers. PALOS. West or Southwest 7 or 8, decreasing 6 or 7 at end, locally 4 r 5 in far north. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. SW swell 3 m in far north overnight. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery in south. ALGER. West 7 or 8, temporarily 9 near midnight, decreasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts, occasionally violent near midnight. Becoming very rough, temporarily high in east near midnight, then decreasing rough or very rough at end. Poor vis in thundery showers, temporarily very poor in thundersqualls overnight. WEST OF CABRERA. Westerly 6 or 7, locally 8 in south of Balearic islands, decreasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 in late night, locally 5 or 6 in west. Severe gusts. becoming rough or very rough, locally cross in east overnight, then abating moderate or rough at end. SW swell 3 m in south overnight. Poor vis in thundery showers in east overnight. ANNABA. West or Northwest 6 or 7 increasing 7 or 8 in evening, then decreasing Northwest 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts, temporarily violent near midnight. Rough, becoming very rough in late day. Long W or SW swell 3 to 4 m in north overnight and in morning. Poor vis in thundery showers, temporarily very poor in thundersqualls overnight. TUNISIE. West 6 or 7, increasing locally 8 in southwest in evening till late night, but 5 or 6 in far north, then veering West or Northwest 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts. Rough, becoming rough or very rough in second part of the night. Long W swell 3 to 4 m in second part of the noght and in morning. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. CARBONARA. West or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7 in late day and evening, decreasing 4 or 5 in late night, then veering West or Northwest 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in some showers, at times thundery. LIPARI. Westerly 4 or 5, increasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 in afternoon, then decreasing Westerly 3 to 5 in late night, except in far southwest. Gusts. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough in evening. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. CIRCEO. Southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing Westerly 5 or 6 in afternoon, at times 7, then decreasing Variable 3 to 5 in late night. Gusts. Slight or moderate, temporarily moderate or rough overnight. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours West or Northwest flow fresh or strong over the basin, decreasing Northwest moderate in east of the basin on Tuesday, but locally backing Southwesterly fresh or strong flow in west of the basin.