Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-28 10:51:24 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 280751 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 45, WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY 2026 AT 0750 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, WEDNESDAY 28 OF JANUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW 989 OVER LIGURIAN SEA IN MORNING, EXPECTED 991 ON THURSDAY MORNING. NEW LOW DEEPENING 992 OVER BALEARIC SEA IN AFTERNOON, RAPIDLY MOVING EASTWARDS, EXPECTED 992 IN SOUTHWEST OF SARDINIA IN EVENING, THEN 994 IN NORTH OF MESSINA STRAIT ON THURSDAY MORNING. EAST OF CABRERA. CONTINUING TO 28/09 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 28/12 UTC TO 29/00 UTC. WESTERLY 8 OR 9. SEVERE GUSTS. BALEARES. FROM 28/12 UTC TO 28/21 UTC. WEST 8 IN FAR SOUTH. SEVERE GUSTS. MINORQUE. CONTINUING TO 28/09 UTC. WEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. PROVENCE. FROM 28/21 UTC TO 29/12 UTC. WEST 8 IN EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. LIGURE. FROM 28/09 UTC TO 28/18 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8 IN FAR SOUTHEAST. SEVERE GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 29/00 UTC TO 29/06 UTC. WEST 8 IN FAR SOUTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. CORSE. FROM 28/09 UTC TO 28/18 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 29/00 UTC TO 29/12 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS. SARDAIGNE. CONTINUING TO 28/09 UTC. WESTERLY 8 IN FAR SOUTH. SEVERE GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 28/15 UTC TO 29/00 UTC. WESTERLY 8 IN FAR SOUTH. SEVERE GUSTS. MADDALENA. CONTINUING TO 28/18 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 29/03 UTC TO 29/12 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 LEEWARD BONIFACIO STRAIT. SEVERE GUSTS. ELBE. CONTINUING TO 28/18 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. ALBORAN. CONTINUING TO 29/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9, DECREASING WEST 8 IN AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING 8 OR 9 IN EAST IN LATE NIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN NORTHEAST AT FIRST. PALOS. CONTINUING TO 29/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST INCREASING 8 OR 9, TEMPORARILY 10 IN NORTH IN AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING 8 IN EVENING. SEVERE OR VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH AT FIRST. ALGER. FROM 28/12 UTC TO 29/03 UTC. WEST 8 OR 9, DECREASING FROM WEST IN LATE EVENING. SEVERE GUSTS. TEMPORARILY HIGH IN EVENING. AGAIN FROM 29/06 UTC TO 29/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. WEST OF CABRERA. CONTINUING TO 29/00 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 IN MORNING, AT TIMES 10, DECREASING FROM WEST IN EVENING. SEVERE OR VIOLENT GUSTS. TEMPORARILY HIGH IN FAR SOUTH AT FIRST. ANNABA. FROM 28/15 UTC TO 29/06 UTC. WESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH OVERNIGHT. TUNISIE. CONTINUING TO 28/12 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 28/18 UTC TO 29/09 UTC. WESTERLY 8, OCCASIONALLY 9 IN FAR SOUTH. SEVERE GUSTS. CARBONARA. CONTINUING TO 28/15 UTC. SOUTHWESTERLY AT TIMES 8. SEVERE GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 29/00 UTC TO 29/06 UTC. WESTERLY 8 IN FAR SOUTH. SEVERE GUSTS. LIPARI. FROM 29/03 UTC TO 29/09 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 IN SOUTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME24 LGAT 280800 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY 2026 / 1000 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 28-01-26/03 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY AND CENTRE 992 OVER GULF OF GENOA IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 989 OVER NORTH ITALY BY 28/12 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1013 OVER TAURUS, THE EAST BLACK SEA AND 1018 BY COASTS OF LIBYA. PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 29 JANUARY 10 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST 6 OR 7 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM BOOT SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM GABES WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR SIDRA SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR NORTH IONIO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH IONIO WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTHWEST. MODERATE PATRAIKOS SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 5. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KITHIRA SEA WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 23.00 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 23.00 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH TAURUS CYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5 OVER EAST PARTS EAST NORTHEAST SOON 3 OR 4. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH CRUSADE WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH SOUTH SOUTHWEST LATER 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM RODOS SEA WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST LATER SOUTH SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT KARPATHIO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE WEST KRITIKO WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST LATER 6 OR 7. MODERATE EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST OF 24.50 6 OR 7. MODERATE SAMOS SEA SOUTHWEST 4 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER SOUTH SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT SARONIKOS SOUTH 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 37.40 8 OR 7. SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS SOUTH 4 SOON SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR NORTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.30 5 OR 6 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT THRAKIKO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND EAST OF 25.00 4 OR 5. SLIGHT THERMAIKOS SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT MARMARA SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR WEST BLACK SEA WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OVER MELITA, GABES AND SIDRA= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 280822 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 28 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 45. Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 28 at 00 UTC Low 989 over Ligurian Sea in morning, expected 991 on Thursday morning. New low deepening 992 over Balearic Sea in afternoon, rapidly moving eastwards, expected 992 in southwest of Sardinia in evening, then 994 in north of Messina Strait on Thursday morning. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 29 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. West or Southwest 6 or 7, increasing Westerly 8 or 9 in afternoon, then decreasing 5 or 6 at midnight, at times 7. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. Long SW swell 3 to 4 m. Poor vis in rain or thunderstorms, clearing in second part of night. BALEARES. South or Southwest 5 or 6, increasing Westerly 6 or 7, locally 8 in far south, in afternoon, then decreasing 5 or 6 at midnight, and backing Southwesterly in late night. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, at times very rough in far south in afternoon, decreasing slight or moderate in second part of night. SW swell 3 m in evening. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers. MINORQUE. West or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7, veering Northwest in late afternoon, then backing Westerly in second part of night. Moderate or rough. Long SW swell 3 to 4 m in far southeast in evening, decreasing in late night. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing in second part of night. LION. Northwest 3 to 5, increasing 6 or 7 in evening, then decreasing Westerly 3 to 5 in second part of night. Gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate in afternoon. PROVENCE. In west, West or Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 to 5 in afternoon, at times 6 overnight. Gusts. In east, West 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in afternoon, then increasing 7 or 8 at midnight. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough. LIGURE. West or Southwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in far southeast till evening, but North or Northeast 6 or 7 in north at first, temporarily increasing 7 or 8 in far southwest in second part of night. Gusts. Moderate or rough, at times very rough in far south in afternoon. Long SW swell 3 to 4 m in afternoon, decreasing in evening. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing in west in evening. CORSE. In far north, West or Southwest 7 or 8, at times decreasing 6 or 7 in evening. Severe gusts. Elsewhere, West 5 or 6, temporarily 7 at first, increasing 6 or 7 in second part of night. Gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing rough in evening. Long SW swell 3 to 4 m, decreasing in evening. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing in evening. SARDAIGNE. Westerly 5 or 6, temporarily 7 at first, increasing 7 or 8 in far south in afternoon, then decreasing Northwest 5 or 6 at midnight, and backing West at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing rough at end. Long SW swell 3 to 4 m, decreasing at end. Poor vis in rain or thunderstorms, clearing in second part of night. MADDALENA. West or Southwest 7 or 8, decreasing Southwesterly 5 or 6 in evening, then increasing West or Northwest 6 or 7, locally 8 leeward Bonifacio Strait, in second part of night. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, temporarily very rough in north in afternoon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing in late night. ELBE. West or Southwest 7 or 8, decreasing Southwesterly 5 or 6 in evening, then increasing West or Southwest 6 or 7 in second part of night, but decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in south. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ALBORAN. West or Southwest 8 or 9, then decreasing West 7 or 8 in afternoon, then increasing 8 or 9 in east in late night. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, locally high in northeast at first. Poor vis in rain, improving overnight. PALOS. West or Southwest 8 or 9, temporarily 10 in north at first, decreasing 6 or 7 in evening, locally 8 in west, then increasing 7 or 8 at end. Severe or violent gusts. Rough or very rough, occasionally high in afternoon. long SW swell 3 to 4 m in north in evening. Poor vis in some rain, improving in evening. ALGER. Increasing West 8 or 9 from west, but West or Southwest 6 or 7 at first, decreasing 6 or 7 from west in evening, temporarily 5 or 6 in late night, then increasing West or Southwest 7 or 8 at end. Sever gusts. Rough or very rough, temporarily very rough or high in evening. long W or SW swell 3 to 4 m in second part of the night. Poor vis in thundery showers. WEST OF CABRERA. West or Southwest 8 or 9, at times 10 at first, decreasing Westerly 4 to 6 from west in evening, then backing Southwesterly in late night and increasing 6 or 7 at end. Severe or violent gusts. Rough or very rough, locally high in far south at first, decreasing temporarily moderate or rough in second part of the night. long SW swell 3 to 4 m in evening. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers in afternoon, improving in evening. ANNABA. West or Southwest decreasing 5 or 6, increasing Westerly 7 or 8 in late day, then decreasing 4 to 6 at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, temporarily very rough or high overnight. long W swell 3 to 4 m. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thunderstorms, improving in second part of the night. TUNISIE. West 6 or 7, temporarily South or Southwest 3 to 5 in late afternoon, increasing Westerly 7 or 8 in evening, temporarily 9 in far south in second part of the night, then decreasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. long W swell 3 to 4 m. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thunderstorms in evening, improving in late the night. CARBONARA. Southwesterly 6 or 7, at times 8 at first, veering West or Northwest in second part of the night, temporarily West 8 in far south, then decreasing West 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, at times very rough in far south. Long W swell 3 to 3.5 m in south. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers in evening, improving in late the night. LIPARI. West or Southwest 6 or 7, temporarily Southwesterly 4 to 6 in evening, becoming Cyclonic in north in second part of the night, and veering West or Northwest 6 or 7 in south, at times 8. Severe gusts. Rough, at times very rough in west. W swell 3 m in evening. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. CIRCEO. West or Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing Southwesterly 4 to 6 in evening, then becoming Variable 3 to 5 in second part of the night, locally West or Northwest 6 or 7 in southwest at end. Gusts. Rough, decreasing moderate or rough in late night. W or SW swell 3 in far south at midnight. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours In north of basin, moderate or fresh Westerly flow, at times strong. In south of basin, fresh or strong Westerly flow, at times very strong over Alboran Sea at first.