Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-31 16:32:10 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 311330 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 107 - SATURDAY 31 JANUARY 2026/1600 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 31-01-26/09 UTC LOW WITH CENTRE 999 OVER CRIMEA IS MOVING NORTHEASTWARDS. LOW WITH CENTRE 1000 OVER CENTRAL AEGEAN IS MOVING EASTWARDS FILLING UP. EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRE 993 WEST OF SARDINIA ASSOCIATED WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED WITH CENTRE 991 OVER SOUTH BOOT BY 31/21 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1014 OVER SOUTH CRUSADE BOOT FROM 31/19 UTC AT LEAST TO 01/04 UTC CYCLONIC 8 AND FROM 31/22 UTC OVER SOUTH WEST MELITA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 01/04 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 GABES CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 01/04 UTC WEST 8 AND FROM 01/01 UTC 8 OR 9 SIDRA FROM 31/19 UTC AT LEAST TO 01/04 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTH IONIO FROM 31/19 UTC UP TO 01/04 UTC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 NORTH IONIO FROM 31/20 UTC AT LEAST TO 01/04 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 31/22 UTC OVER SOUTH SOUTH SOUTHWEST ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 310811 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 51, SATURDAY 31 JANUARY 2026 AT 0810 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SATURDAY 31 OF JANUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW 995 IN GULF OF LION MOVING SOUTHEASTWARDS AND DEEPENING, EXPECTED 993 NEAR CAPE CARBONARA AT NOON, AND 988 OVER IONIAN SEA OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE 1020 OVER MOROCCO. EAST OF CABRERA. CONTINUING TO 31/21 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8, AT TIMES 9. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN SOUTHEAST IN AFTERNOON. BALEARES. CONTINUING TO 31/21 UTC. NORTHWEST 8, LOCALLY 9 NEAR EBRO DELTA, DECREASING IN AFTERNOON EXCEPT NEAR EBRO DELTA. SEVERE GUSTS. MINORQUE. CONTINUING TO 31/18 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 OR 9. SEVERE GUSTS. LION. CONTINUING TO 31/15 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 OR 9. SEVERE GUSTS. PROVENCE. CONTINUING TO 31/12 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN EXTREME WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. SARDAIGNE. CONTINUING TO 31/21 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN SOUTHWEST, AT TIMES 9. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN FAR SOUTHWEST IN AFTERNOON. ALBORAN. CONTINUING TO 31/18 UTC. WESTERLY 8 IN EAST, DECREASING FROM SOUTH. SEVERE GUSTS. PALOS. CONTINUING TO 31/12 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. ALGER. CONTINUING TO 31/21 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8, OCCASIONALLY 9, DECREASING FROM WEST THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS IN FAR EAST. WEST OF CABRERA. CONTINUING TO 31/12 UTC. NORTHWEST 8, OCCASIONALLY 9. SEVERE GUSTS. ANNABA. CONTINUING TO 01/03 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 OR 9, VEERING NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON, GRADUALLY DECREASING OVERNIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. TUNISIE. CONTINUING TO 01/03 UTC. WESTERLY 8 IN SOUTHWEST, VEERING NORTH OR NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AND CROSS IN FAR SOUTHWEST.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 311400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SATURDAY 31 JANUARY 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 NR 107 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 31-01-26/09 UTC LOW WITH CENTRE 999 OVER CRIMEA IS MOVING NORTHEASTWARDS. LOW WITH CENTRE 1000 OVER CENTRAL AEGEAN IS MOVING EASTWARDS FILLING UP. EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRE 993 WEST OF SARDINIA ASSOCIATED WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED WITH CENTRE 991 OVER SOUTH BOOT BY 31/21 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1014 OVER SOUTH CRUSADE PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 01 FEBRUARY 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON UP TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM BOOT SOUTHEAST 6 AND OVER SOUTH CYCLONIC 6 OR 7 VERY SOON CYCLONIC 8 SOON OVER SOUTH WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM STRONG MELITA WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM GABES WEST 8 SOON 8 OR 9. ROUGH SOON VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SIDRA WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 7 OR 8. ROUGH SOON UP TO VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 7 OR 8 SOON OVER SOUTH SOUTH SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM PROBABLY STRONG SOUTH IONIO SOUTH 6 OR 7 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM PROBABLY STRONG PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 4 VERY SOON EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON EAST SOUTHEAST SOON 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR KITHIRA SEA SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST OF 22.00 SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 7. EAST OF 22.00 ANTICYCLONIC 4 OR 5 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 33.40 WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON ANTICYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR TAURUS SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND OVER EAST CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER WEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA WEST SOUTHWEST 5 VERY SOON VARIABLE 4. MODERATE CRUSADE SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST 5 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 4. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM RODOS SEA WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5. MODERATE KARPATHIO WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON SOUTH 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE WEST KRITIKO WEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON SOUTH 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON SOUTH 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND OVER SOUTH WEST SOUTHWEST 5 VERY SOON SOUTH 4 OR 5. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST SOUTHWEST 6 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH VERY SOON MODERATE SAMOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 5 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE SARONIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON EAST SOUTHEAST 4 SOON SOUTHEAST 5. SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON EAST 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 4 VERY SOON EAST SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON EAST 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON EAST SOUTHEAST SOON 6 OR 7. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE OVER NORTH ROUGH NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTHEAST 5 SOON EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON MODERATE OVER NORTH ROUGH THRAKIKO EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 SOON 6 OR 7 INCREASING. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM THERMAIKOS SOUTHEAST 4 VERY SOON 5 SOON EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 40.15 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM MARMARA NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND OVER EAST NORTHWEST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA VARIABLE 4 OR WEST SOUTHWEST 5 AND OVER EAST EAST SOUTHEAST 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER BOOT, MELITA, GABES, SIDRA, IONIO, SOUTHWEST KRITIKO, AEGEAN, THRAKIKO, KITHIRA SEA, SEA MARMARA, KASTELLORIZO SEA, WEST BLACK SEA AND TAURUS= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 310814 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 31 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 51. Part 2 : General synopsis, Saturday 31 at 00 UTC Low 995 in gulf of Lion moving southeastwards and deepening, expected 993 near Cape Carbonara at noon, and 988 over Ionian Sea overnight. High pressure 1020 over Morocco. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 1 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. North or Northwest 7 or 8, at times 9, decreasing Northwesterly 4 to 6 from northwest in evening. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, cross, becoming temporarily high in southeast in afternoon, becoming moderate or rough overnight. Long SW swell 3 m in morning, then N swell 3 m in far east at end. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers, clearing in evening. BALEARES. Northwest 5 to 7, locally 8 or 9 near Ebro delta till evening, decreasing West or Northwest 4 to 6 at end. Severe gusts, locally violent near Ebro delta. Moderate or rough, locally very rough in axis of Ebro delta at first, becoming slight or moderate in late night. Poor vis in thundery showers at first. MINORQUE. North or Northwest 8 or 9, decreasing 6 or 7 in late day, locally Variable 3 to 5 in west, then becoming West or Northwest 4 to 6 overnight, locally 7 in far northeast. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, locally cross in southeast at first, becoming moderate or rough overnight. N swell 3 m in west in afternoon. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers, clearing in evening. LION. North or Northwest 8 or 9, decreasing Northwest 6 or 7 in afternoon, then 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, locally very rough in far south at first. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing in late day. PROVENCE. Northerly 5 to 7, locally 8 in extreme west till midday, backing Northwest 5 or 6 in evening, locally 7 in southwest. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing in late day. LIGURE. North or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7, becoming Variable 3 to 5 in evening, mainly Northerly. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in showers at first. CORSE. Northeasterly 5 or 6, at times 7 in north, backing North or Northwest 4 to 6 in evening, and becoming Variable 3 to 5 in north in late night. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in showers mainly in south. SARDAIGNE. Cyclonic 4 to 6 in northeast, but North or Northwest 7 or 8 at times 9 in southwest, becoming North or Northwest 6 or 7 in north in afternoon, then in south overnight, backing Northwest 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, cross in southwest, temporarily high in far southwest in afternoon. Long W or SW swell 3 to 3.5 m in south in daytime. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers. MADDALENA. East or Southeast 3 to 5, backing Northeasterly 4 to 6 in afternoon, then Northwesterly overnight. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery. ELBE. East or Southeast 3 to 5, backing North or Northeast in afternoon and decreasing 2 to 4 at end. Slight. Moderate or poor vis in showers, clearing in evening. ALBORAN. In west, Westerly 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in late morning, then 4 or 5 in late night. Gusts. In east, Westerly 7 or 8, decreasing 6 or 7 from south this afternoon, then 5 or 6 in second part of night, at times 4 or 5 at end. Severe gusts. Decreasing moderate or rough, locally very rough in east at first, then slight or moderate in second part of night. PALOS. West or Northwest 7 or 8, decreasing West or Southwest 4 to 6 at first. Severe gusts. Decreasing moderate or rough in afternoon, temporarily rough or very rough at first, then slight or moderate in late night. Long W or SW swell 3 to 4 m, decreasing this afternoon. Poor vis in showers in southeast, at times thundery, clearing at first. ALGER. West or Northwest 7 or 8, occasionally 9, decreasing 6 or 7 from west this afternoon, then 5 or 6 in evening. Severe gusts. Very rough, at times cross in east, temporarily increasing high in far east in afternoon, then gradually decreasing moderate or rough from west overnight. Long W or SW swell 3 to 4 m in north in evening, locally becoming Northerly in east near midnight, then decreasing in late night. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers, clearing in the morning. WEST OF CABRERA. Northwest decreasing 6 or 7, temporarily 7 or 8 at first, occasionally 9, then West or Northwest 4 to 6 in evening, and Westerly 4 or 5 at end. Severe gusts. Gradually decreasing moderate or rough from west, temporarily rough or very rough and cross in long SW swell till this evening, then slight or moderate in the morning. Poor vis in thundery showers in east, clearing at first. ANNABA. Increasing West or Northwest 8 or 9, veering Northwest in afternoon, gradually decreasing 6 or 7 overnight, then 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts. Becoming very rough, temporarily high this afternoon, then gradually decreasing rough in second part of night. Long W swell increasing 3 to 4 m in north this afternoon, locally becoming North in west near midnight, then decreasing in second part of night. Poor or very poor vis in heavy thundery rain or showers, gradually improving at end. TUNISIE. West or Northwest 6 or 7, locally 7 or 8 in southwest, veering North or Northwest in evening, temporarily decreasing Cyclonic 3 to 5 in far east, then becoming Northwest 6 or 7 in second part of night. Severe gusts. Becoming rough or very rough from west, at times cross, locally high in far southwest till midnight. Long W swell 3 to 4 m, decreasing in second part of night. Poor or very poor vis in heavy thundery rain or showers. CARBONARA. Southerly 5 or 6, becoming Cyclonic at times 7 this afternoon, then gradually Northwest 4 to 6 overnight. Gusts. Moderate or rough, at times cross. Long W or SW swell increasing around 3 m in south in late afternoon, decreasing in late night. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers. LIPARI. South or Southeast decreasing 3 to 5, at times 6 at first, gradually increasing Northerly 5 or 6 this afternoon, then backing Northwest at end. Gusts. Moderate, occasionally slight, gradually becoming moderate or rough from west overnight, and at times cross in long W or SW swell. Poor vis in showers from west, at times thundery. CIRCEO. South or Southeast 3 to 5, increasing North or Northeast 4 to 6 in evening, then decreasing Northerly 3 to 5 at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in showers, clearing in second part of night. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Westerly moderate or fresh, backing South or Southwest at end, locally strong from Alboran sea to Gulf of Lion.