Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-06 06:00:33 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 051943 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 103, THURSDAY 5 MARCH 2026 AT 1940 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 5 OF MARCH AT 12 UTC. LOW "REGINA" 1008 OVER WEST OF CABRERA, MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARDS, EXPECTED 1010 OVER MALLORCA FRIDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE 1021 OVER TYRRHENIAN SEA. SARDAIGNE. CONTINUING TO 06/03 UTC. SOUTHEAST 8 IN SOUTH. SEVERE GUSTS. ALBORAN. CONTINUING TO 06/09 UTC. WEST AT TIMES 8. SEVERE GUSTS. WEST OF PALOS. FROM 06/09 UTC TO 06/18 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST AT TIMES 8. GUSTS. NORTHEAST OF ANNABA. CONTINUING TO 05/21 UTC. SOUTHEAST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME22 LGAT 060200 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, FRIDAY 06 MARCH 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 05-03-26/21 UTC HIGH PRESSURES 1026 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND THE EAST ITALY AND RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1014 OVER TUNISIA AND 1018 OVER NORTH BLACK SEA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 07 MARCH 04 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH. LOCALLY VERY POOR CENTRAL ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH. LOCALLY VERY POOR SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR BOOT EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR MELITA SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 LATER 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM GABES SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SIDRA SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. SOON THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO EAST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH UP TO 5 SOON SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR SOUTH IONIO EAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. SOON THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA EAST NORTHEAST 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTHWEST KRITIKO EAST 3 OR 4 AND WEST OF 20.00 EAST SOUTHEAST UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. SOON THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR TAURUS WEST 3 UP TO 5 LATER NORTHWEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR DELTA WEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT CRUSADE VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT WEST KRITIKO NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON OVER WEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER OVER EAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT LATER UP TO MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTH 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SARONIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH NORTHEAST 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH 4 OR 5 VERY SOON SOUTH OF 38.10 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT THRAKIKO NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE LATER EAST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR MARMARA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR WEST BLACK SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST AND THE NORTH 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST SOUTH SOUTHEAST LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 052058 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 5 March 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 : WARNING NR 103. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 5 at 12 UTC Low "REGINA" 1008 over west of CABRERA, moving slowly northeastward, expected 1010 over Mallorca Friday evening. High pressure 1021 over Tyrrhenian sea. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 7 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Southwesterly 3 or 4, at times 5, increasing Southerly 4 or 5 in morning, at times 6, then decreasing Southwest 3 or 4 at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, at times cross in afternoon. Poor vis in some thundery showers. BALEARES. In north : East or Northeast 5 or 6, increasing at times 7 in late night, then decreasing Easterly 4 to 6 in afternoon. Gusts. In south : Cyclonic 3 or 4, at times 5, becoming Southerly 4 or 5 at end. Moderate, locally rough in north. Poor vis in thunderstorms. MINORQUE. In north : East 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 in second part of night, then decreasing East or Southeast 4 or 5 in late afternoon. Gusts. In south : Southeasterly 3 to 5, at times 6 in late afternoon. Gusts. Moderate or rough, temporarily very rough in north in morning, decreasing moderate at end. Poor vis in thunderstorms. LION. East 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in afternoon. Gusts. Rough, decreasing moderate at end. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. PROVENCE. East or Northeast 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in late afternoon. Gusts. Rough, at times cross in S swell, decreasing moderate from east in late afternoon. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. LIGURE. In west : North or Northeast 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in late afternoon. Gusts. In east : Northeasterly 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 at end. Slight in east, moderate in west, at times rough in far southwest till midday. CORSE. In north : East or Northeast 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in afternoon. Gusts. In south : East or Southeast 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in late night, then 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate, at times rough in extreme west till midday. Poor vis in rain or showers in south. SARDAIGNE. In north : East or Southeast 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in afternoon, then South or Southeast 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. In south : Southeast 6 or 7, locally 8 till late night, decreasing 4 or 6 in morning, but Southwest 3 or 4 in southwest, then decreasing Southeast 3 or 4 at end. Severe gusts. Rough, at times very rough in south at first, decreasing moderate in late afternoon. Poor vis in thundery showers. MADDALENA, ELBE. Southeasterly 3 or 4, temporarily increasing 4 or 5 over MADDALENA and far north ELBE in second part of night. Slight, becoming gradually slight or moderate in late night from south. Poor vis in showers over MADDALENA. ALBORAN. West 6 or 7, at times 8 overnight, decreasing 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in thundery showers at end. PALOS, ALGER. West or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7, increasing temporarily 6 or 7 in morning, at times 8 over west of PALOS, but Variable 3 to 5 in east of ALGER. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming temporarily very rough in west of PALOS later. Poor vis in thundery rain and showers. WEST OF CABRERA. Cyclonic 3 to 5, locally 6 in far southeast, increasing Southwest 5 or 6 in late afternoon, locally 7 near Cap Palos. Moderate, becoming rough from south later. Poor vis in thundery rain and showers. ANNABA, TUNISIE, Southwest of CARBONARA. East or Southeast 6 or 7, but Variable 2 to 4 in west of ANNABA, decreasing 5 or 6 in late afternoon, then 3 to 5 at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate later. Poor vis in thundery rain and showers. Northeast of CARBONARA, LIPARI, CIRCEO. East or Southeast 4 or 5, at times 6, decreasing 3 to 5 in late afternoon. Gusts. Becoming slight or moderate at first. Poor vis in rain or showers soon. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Southeasterly flow decreasing gradually moderate over north of basin and over Tyrrhenian sea. Southwesterly fresh flow over southwest of basin, decreasing gradually moderate.