Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-09-16 14:11:47 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 161400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2026 / 1600 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 16-09-26/09 UTC LOW WITH CENTRE 1011 SOUTH OF CRETE IS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 1010 SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA BY 16/15 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1020 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 17 SEPTEMBER 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON CYCLONIC. SMOOTH CENTRAL ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT BOOT WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT MELITA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER WEST SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT GABES EAST 3 OR 4 SOON EAST SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT SIDRA NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE NORTH IONIO NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST PART NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT SOUTH IONIO NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH UP TO 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS EAST NORTHEAST 4. SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH PART NORTHWEST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM LOCALLY STRONG SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA CYCLONIC 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM LOCALLY STRONG TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT DELTA VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT CRUSADE NORTH 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH PART SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. SOON THUNDERSTORM WEST KRITIKO NORTH 3 OR 4 AND WEST OF 24.00 NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM PROBABLY STRONG EAST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 24.50 NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER WEST AND NORTH LOCALLY MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OVER NORTH UP TO 5 SOON NORTH. UP TO SLIGHT SARONIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 5 AND EAST OF 23.30 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST AND SOUTH MODERATE SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH NORTHEAST 6. MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 25.30 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 39.40 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE THRAKIKO EAST NORTHEAST 4 AND EAST OF 25.10 UP TO 5. SLIGHT THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT MARMARA EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT WEST BLACK SEA NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH LOCALLY VARIABLE. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH EAST BLACK SEA NORTH 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 160717 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 16 September 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 : NO WARNING. Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 16 at 00 UTC Weak gradient of pressures near 1018-1020 weakening. Shallow low 1015 near french riviera deepening 1012 between Corsica and French mainland in daytime, expected 1010 tomorrow afternoon. Shallow low thundery 1016 in Balearic sea this afternoon, with little change. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 17 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Becoming Northeasterly 3 or 4, locally 5 in north in evening, then increasing temporarily 4 or 5 in morning, and decreasing 3 or 4, at end. Gusts, locally severe in thunderstorms. Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate overnight. Poor vis in thunderstorms, from northwest in evening, improving in north, in morning. BALEARES. East or Southeast 3 to 5, but locally Cyclonic in gulf of Valencia, and Northwesterly near near Ebro delta, at first, veering temporarily Northwesterly 5 or 6 overnight, then North or Northeast 3 to 5 in late night. Gusts, locally severe in thunderstorms. Increasing slight, locally slight or moderate in west in afternoon. Poor vis in thunderstorms. MINORQUE. North or Northeast increasing 5 or 6, locally 7 in north, in late day, till late night, then decreasing 4 or 5, at end. Gusts, locally severe in thundery showers. Increasing moderate or rough, then decreasing moderate at end. Poor vis in thundery showers overnight. LION. Northwesterly 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6, in late night. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate, locally rough in southeast, till tomorrow morning. Moderate or poor vis in some showers in late day, improving overnight. PROVENCE. Northwesterly increasing 5 or 6 from west, locally West or Southwest 3 or 4, in east at first, then increasing temporarily 6 or 7, in west, in late day till midnight, and becoming locally Cyclonic 2 to 4, in far east at end. Severe gusts. Increasing slight or moderate from west, temporarily moderate or rough overnight, and in morning. LIGURE. Southwesterly 3 or 4, becoming gradually Cyclonic 3 to 5, from west in late day, locally Southwesterly 5 or 6 in south in late night, and at times 6 in north at end. Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate, in late night. Moderate or poor vis in some thundery showers in evening, mainly in east. CORSE. In north : Southwesterly 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 in late day, locally 6 in far northeast in evening. Gusts. In south : Westerly 2 to 4, backing temporarily Southwesterly, in late night. Smooth or slight, increasing moderate from west overnight. SARDAIGNE. In north : increasing North or Northwest 3 to 5 from west, locally 6 in northwest in late day, till late night. Gusts. In south : Variable 1 to 3, becoming North or Northeast 3 or 4 in northwest in evening. Becoming slight or moderate from north in daytime, then moderate at end, temporarily rough in northwest overnight. Moderate or poor vis in some showers in south, in late day. MADDALENA. Northwesterly 2 to 4, backing South or Southwest this afternoon, locally 5 leeward Bonifacio strait, at times 6 at end. Smooth or slight. Moderate or poor vis in some scattered showers at end. ELBE. Variable 1 to 3, becoming Cyclonic 2 to 4, from southwest in evening, locallly Southerly 4 or 5, in southeast. Smooth or slight. Poor vis in some thundery showers in far north in evening. ALBORAN. Variable 2 to 4, but locally Westerly 5 or 6 leeward Gibraltar strait, becoming Cyclonic 2 to 4 everywhere at midnight, at times 5. Smooth or slight, locally moderate leeward strait till midnight. Poor vis due to some coastal fog patches. PALOS. Variable 1 to 3, becoming East or Northeast 3 or 4 in late day, at times 5, then increasing Northeasterly 3 to 5 tomorrow morning. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Smooth, becoming smooth or slight in second part of night. Poor or very poor vis in thunderstorms in north in second part of night. Poor vis due to some coastal fog patches. ALGER. East or Northeast 2 to 4, increasing temporarily 5 in far northwest in morning. Gusts in thundery showers. Smooth, becoming gradually slight in morning, at times moderate in far north tomorrow at midday. Poor or very poor vis in thundery showers in second part of night. WEST OF CABRERA. Variable 1 to 3, becoming East or Northeast 3 or 4 in late day, then increasing Northeasterly 4 or 5 at midnight, at times 6. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Smooth, becoming gradually slight or moderate tomorrow morning. Poor or very poor vis in thunderstorms at night. ANNABA. Mainly East or Northeast 2 to 4. Smooth, becoming gradually slight from north tomorrow morning. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery. TUNISIE. Clockwise 2 to 4, becoming Southerly at midnight, then locally Cyclonic 1 to 3 in west in late night. Smooth, becoming smooth or slight tomorrow morning. CARBONARA. Variable 2 to 4, becoming South or Southwest 3 or 4 at night, locally 5 near Sardinia coast tomorrow at midday. Smooth, becoming smooth or slight tomorrow morning. LIPARI. Variable 1 to 3, becoming West or Southwest in late night. Smooth. CIRCEO. Westerly 2 or 3, backing South or Southwest in second part of night, at times 4. Smooth, occasionally slight in far north tomorrow morning. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Northwesterly moderate or fresh over gulf of Lion. Persistence of Northeasterly moderate flow, from east of Balearic islands, to east of Alboran sea. Persistence of Southerly moderate flow, over Tyrrhenian sea.