Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-09 07:07:04 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 081821 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 69, SUNDAY 8 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 1820 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SUNDAY 8 OF FEBRUARY AT 12 UTC. LOW MARTA 996 OVER BAY OF BISCAY, MOVING EAST AND EXPECTED 1000 IN EAST OF PYRENEES IN THE MORNING, THEN 1003 IN WEST OF CORSICA IN THE EVENING, THEN 1002 OVER TYRRHENIAN SEA ON MONDAY. LION. FROM 08/12 UTC TO 08/21 UTC. IN SOUTH, NORTH OR NORTHWEST TEMPORARILY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. ALBORAN. CONTINUING TO 08/21 UTC. WESTERLY 8 IN EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 09/06 UTC TO 10/00 UTC AT LEAST. WESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME22 LGAT 090200 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, MONDAY 09 FEBRUARY 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 08-02-26/21 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRE 1004 AND WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY OVER TYRRHENEAN SEA IS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 1003 OVER NORTH IONIO BY 09/15 UTC. LOW PRESSURES 1008 OVER NORTHEAST AEGEAN AND 1006 OVER WEST BLACK SEA AND OVER TAURUS. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1014 BY COASTS OF LIBYA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 10 FEBRUARY 04 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC CYCLONIC 3 OR 4 OVER EAST PART SOUTHEAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST UP TO 6 LATER 3 OR 4. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM BOOT SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 SOON 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 LATER 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM GABES WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. MODERATE SIDRA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH NORTH IONIO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH PART SOUTH SOUTHWEST LATER 3 OR 4. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR SOUTH IONIO WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR PATRAIKOS SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KITHIRA SEA WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 22.00 5 OR 6 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. MODERATE SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. MODERATE TAURUS WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST CYCLONIC SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH 4 OR 5 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OVER NORTH UP TO MODERATE CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OVER NORTH UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. LOCALLY POOR KARPATHIO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH 4 OR 5 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST LATER 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE WEST KRITIKO WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. MODERATE EAST KRITIKO WEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 3 OR 4 LATER 5 OR 6. MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH PART WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH MODERATE SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH PART WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH MODERATE SAMOS SEA SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SARONIKOS NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHWEST LATER NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTH EVVOIKOS WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KAFIREAS STRAIT SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHWEST. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST OVER SOUTH UP TO 5 LATER CYCLONIC. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. LOCALLY POOR NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER EAST UP TO 5 INCREASING LATER. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM NORTHEAST AEGEAN EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH PART EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH 5 OR 6 INCREASING LATER. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM THRAKIKO EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER EAST 5 OR 6 INCREASING LATER. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM THERMAIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH 6 OR 7. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM MARMARA NORTHEAST 4 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST PART NORTHWEST SOON NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 INCREASING OVER SOUTH LATER. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH PART NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE NORTHEAST WINDS OVER NORTH AEGEAN, OVER MARMARA AND OVER WEST BLACK SEA= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 081847 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 8 February 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 69. Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 8 at 12 UTC Low MARTA 996 over bay of Biscay, moving east and expected 1000 in east of Pyrenees in the morning, then 1003 in west of Corsica in the evening, then 1002 over Tyrrhenian sea on Monday. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 10 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Northwest 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 at end of night, then backing West in the morning. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate in afternoon. BALEARES. Northwesterly 2 to 4, locally West 6 or 7 in south, decreasing West 4 or 5 in south in the morning, then baking Southwest 4 to 6 in the evening. Gusts. Slight or moderate, locally rough in far south at first. Moderate or poor vis in some showers in the morning. MINORQUE. North or Northwest 4 to 6, locally 7 in far southeast at first, decreasing Southwest 3 or 4 in the morning, then increasing 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in the morning. LION. Northwesterly 4 or 5, decreasing Southwesterly 3 or 4 in the morning, then increasing Southwest 4 or 5 at end, locally Variable 2 to 4 in northwest. Slight or moderate. PROVENCE. Northerly 4 to 6, locally 7 in east at first, decreasing Westerly 2 to 4 in the afternoon, then backing Southwesterly 3 or 4 at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in the morning. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in east until midday. LIGURE. Northeasterly 4 to 6, decreasing Northerly 2 to 4 in the morning, then backing Southwesterly in the afternoon. Slight or moderate, becoming slight at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers at first. CORSE. Variable 2 to 4, locally Northeasterly 4 to 6 in north, decreasing North or Northwest 3 or 4 in the afternoon. Moderate, becoming slight or moderate in the afternoon. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, until midday. SARDAIGNE. Northwesterly 6 or 7, decreasing 4 to 6 in the morning, 2 to 4 in the afternoon, then backing Southwesterly at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in the afternoon. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, clearing in the evening. MADDALENA. Variable mainly Northwesterly 2 to 4. Slight or moderate, becoming slight in the afternoon. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery until midday. ELBE. Easterly 4 or 5, locally 6 at first, backing Northerly in the afternoon, then Northwesterly at end. Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in the afternoon. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, clearing in the evening. ALBORAN. Westerly 6 or 7, increasing 7 or 8 in the morning. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in rain or showers, clearing at end. PALOS. West or Southwest 6 or 7. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, clearing at end. ALGER. West or Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing West 4 to 6 in the morning. Gusts. Rough, becoming moderate or rough in the morning. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. WEST OF CABRERA. West 5 or 6, decreasing Southwest 4 or 5 in the morning. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate, locally slight in far west, in the morning. Moderate vis in some showers in the morning. ANNABA. West or Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing Westerly 4 or 5 in the afternoon. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough in the afternoon, then moderate at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing at end. TUNISIE. West or Northwest 5 or 6 locally 7 in south, decreasing West 5 or 6 in the afternoon. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough in the afternoon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing at end. CARBONARA, LIPARI. Southwesterly 4 or 5, veering Westerly 3 to 5 in the morning. Slight or moderate, locally rough in far south of CARBONARA. Moderate or poor vis in showers mainly over LIPARI. CIRCEO. Southeasterly 4 or 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in the morning. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing at end. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Variable moderate in north of the basin, Westerly fresh or strong flow in south of the basin.