Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-14 14:17:19 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 141330 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 201 - SATURDAY 14 MARCH 2026/1600 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 14-03-26/09 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRE 997 OVER DELTA IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED WITH CENTRE 994 OVER CYPRUS BY 15/03 UTC. LOW PRESSURES 1007 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND 1012 OVER MELITA AND RELATIVELY HIGH 1020 OVER NORTH BLACK SEA TAURUS OVER EAST CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 15/04 UTC EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 TAURUS OVER WEST CONTINUING TO 15/04 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 14/22 UTC NORTH NORTHWEST DELTA OVER NORTH CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 15/04 UTC CYCLONIC 8 OR 9 AND FROM 15/01 UTC WEST NORTHWEST SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA EAST OF 29.00 CONTINUING TO 14/19 UTC NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 CRUSADE OVER NORTH CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 15/04 UTC EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 14/19 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST AND FROM 15/01 UTC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 EAST BLACK SEA OVER EAST FROM 15/01 AT LEAST TO 15/04 UTC EAST 7 OR 8 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 140815 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 106, SATURDAY 14 MARCH 2026 AT 0815 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SATURDAY 14 OF MARCH AT 00 UTC. LOW 1007 OVER GULF OF LION, MOVING EASTWARDS AND DEEPENING, EXPECTED 1000 OVER FRENCH RIVIERA AT NOON, THEN 994 IN EVENING, AND MOVING SOUTHWARDS IN LATE NIGHT, EXPECTED 997 IN WEST OF SARDINIA AT END. THUNDERY RAIN AND SHOWERS OVER THE BASIN WITH VISIBILITY MODERATE OR POOR. TROUGH ASSOCIATED EXTENDING TO ALBORAN SEA, WITH LOW DEEPENING 1006 OVER ALBORAN SEA IN AFTERNOON. EAST OF CABRERA. FROM 15/06 UTC TO 15/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTHEAST. GUSTS. MINORQUE. FROM 14/18 UTC TO 15/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN NORTHEAST, INCREASING 8 OR 9 ALL OVER THE AREA TOMORROW MORNING. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AT END. LION. FROM 14/15 UTC TO 15/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8, INCREASING 8 OR 9 IN LATE NIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN FAR SOUTH AT END. PROVENCE. FROM 14/18 UTC TO 15/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHWEST 8 IN WEST, INCREASING 8 OR 9 OVERNIGHT, THEN LOCALLY EAST OR NORTHEAST 8 IN FAR NORTHEAST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. LIGURE. FROM 15/06 UTC TO 15/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHEAST 8 IN WEST. GUSTS. SARDAIGNE. FROM 14/21 UTC TO 15/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST, THEN IN FAR WEST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN FAR NORTHWEST AT END. ALBORAN. FROM 14/09 UTC TO 15/03 UTC. WESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 140819 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 14 March 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 106. Part 2 : General synopsis, Saturday 14 at 00 UTC Low 1007 over Gulf of Lion, moving eastwards and deepening, expected 1000 over French Riviera at noon, then 994 in evening, and moving southwards in late night, expected 997 in west of Sardinia at end. Thundery rain and showers over the basin with visibility moderate or poor. Trough associated extending to Alboran sea, with low deepening 1006 over Alboran sea in afternoon. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 15 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. West or Southwest 5 or 6, veering North or Northwest in afternoon, then increasing 7 or 8 in far northeast in morning. Gusts. Moderate, becoming gradually rough or very rough in late night. BALEARES. West or Northwest 5 or 6, increasing at times 7 in afternoon, but veering locally East 5 or 6 in east till evening. Severe gusts. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough in morning. MINORQUE. Northerly 5 or 6, locally 7 in north, increasing North or Northwest 7 or 8 in evening, but 3 to 5 in southwest, then increasing 8 or 9 all over the area in morning. Severe gusts. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough in afternoon, then rough or very rough overnight, and very rough or high at end. LION. North or Northwest 6 or 7, increasing 7 or 8 in afternoon, then 8 or 9 in late night. Severe gusts. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough in afternoon, then rough or very rough in late night, and high in south at end. West of PROVENCE. North or Northwest 5 or 6, increasing Northwest 7 or 8 in afternoon, then 8 or 9 overnight. Severe gusts. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough in evening, and rough or very rough at end. East of PROVENCE. South or Southwest 5 or 6, veering West or Northwest in afternoon, then decreasing Variable 2 to 4 overnight, and increasing East or Northeast 4 or 5 at end, locally 7 or 8 in far north. Severe gusts. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough in evening, then rough or very rough overnight. LIGURE. Southerly 5 or 6, at times 7, decreasing 3 to 5 in evening, but locally Southeast 6 or 7 in far east, then backing East or Northeast 6 or 7 at end, locally 8 in far west. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in evening. CORSE. South increasing 6 or 7 at first, veering Westerly 4 or 5 in afternoon, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 at end, but increasing locally East 7 in far north. Gusts. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough overnight, . West or Northwest swell 3 m in morning. SARDAIGNE. Southwesterly 5 or 6, veering gradually North or Northwest 5 or 6 at times 7 from north in afternoon, and increasing 7 or 8 in north in evening, then in far west at end. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in evening, then rough or very rough overnight, and high in far northwest at end. MADDALENA. South 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 in afternoon, then veering West leeward strait in late night, and decreasing Variable 3 to 5 in morning. Gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in afternoon. ELBE. South 5 or 6, increasing South or Southeast 6 or 7 in afternoon, then decreasing East or Southeast 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate, moderate or rough in evening, then slight or moderate at end. ALBORAN. West 7 or 8, decreasing 6 or 7 in late night, then 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough in west but rough or very rough in east, becoming slight to rough from west to east at end. PALOS. West or Southwest 6 or 7, veering Northwesterly 3 to 5 in east overnight, then Northerly 5 or 6 everywhere at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, locally very rough in west till midnight. ALGER. Westerly 5 or 6, at times 7, veering North or Northwest 4 or 5 overnight, at times 6. Gusts. Moderate or rough. WEST OF CABRERA. Westerly 4 to 6, becoming Variable soon, then North or Northwest 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough overnight. ANNABA. Southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing Westerly 5 or 6 at times 7 in late day, veering Northwest 5 or 6 overnight. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming rough and cross in late night. TUNISIE. Southwest 2 to 4, backing South 4 or 5 soon, becoming Cyclonic 5 or 6 later, at times 7, then Northwest 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming moderate overnight, locally rough in west at end. CARBONARA. South or Southwest increasing 4 or 5, locally 6 in west, then 5 or 6 later, becoming Cyclonic 4 to 6 in late night. Gusts in showers. Smooth or slight, becoming moderate from north overnight. LIPARI, CIRCEO. South or Southeast increasing 3 to 5, locally 6 in north CIRCEO soon, then 4 to 6 everywhere overnight, at times 7 in north CIRCEO and locally 7 in strait of Messina. Gusts. Smooth or slight, slight or moderate. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence or threat of North or Northwest near gale to severe gale from Gulf of Lion to Algerian coast, with threat of storm near Cap Bear at first. Elsewhere, Cyclonic flow fresh to strong, decreasing at end. ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME24 LGAT 140800 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SATURDAY 14 MARCH 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 NR 200 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 14-03-26/03 UTC LOW WITH CENTERED 998 OVER DELTA IS MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AND IS EXPECTED 993 SOUTHWEST OF CYPRUS BY 14/15 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1015 BY COASTS OF LIBYA AND 1019 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS AND NORTH BLACK SEA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 15 MARCH 10 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOON CENTRAL ADRIATIC SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE SOUTH ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT BOOT SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM GABES SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SIDRA WEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHWEST 4 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 WEST OF 19.50 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT SOUTH IONIO WEST 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTHWEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON EAST NORTHEAST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 2 UP TO 4. SMOOTH KITHIRA SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER EAST NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON SLIGHT SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 EAST OF 22.00 NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTH 5 OR 6 EAST OF 29.00 7 OR 8 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 EAST OF 27.30 6 OR 7 LATER WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 EAST OF 27.30 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH OVER EAST ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM TAURUS EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 OVER WEST 8 VERY SOON OVER WEST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON OVER WEST NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 LATER WEST 6 OR 7 OVER EAST CYCLONIC. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA WEST 6 OR 7 OVER NORTH CYCLONIC 7 OR 8 SOON OVER NORTH CYCLONIC 8 OR 9 LATER WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTH MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 OVER NORTH EAST NORTHEAST LATER SOUTHWEST INCREASING OVER NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE KARPATHIO NORTHEAST 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH OF 35.45 AND EAST OF 27.20 6 OR 7. MODERATE WEST KRITIKO NORTH 4 SOON NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER EAST OF 24.50 4 OR 5. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON EAST OF 26.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER EAST NORTH 4. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE SOON SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST OF 24.50 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SARONIKOS NORTH 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON 5. MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER EAST NORTH 4 LATER NORTHEAST 4. SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON EAST OF 25.15 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE THRAKIKO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AND EAST OF 24.50 EAST NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT THERMAIKOS SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER VARIABLE. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT MARMARA NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER 4. SLIGHT WEST BLACK SEA EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON OVER NORTH 6 OR 7 LATER NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER NORTH AND EAST 5 OR 6 SOON OVER EAST 6 OR 7. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER CRUSADE=