Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-18 02:25:41 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME22 LGAT 180200 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, MONDAY 18 MAY 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 17-05-26/21 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1005 OVER CYPRUS AND HIGH 1019 OVER TUNISIA AND 1016 OVER ITALY. LOW WITH CENTRE 1001 OVER SOUTHEAST BLACK SEA GRADUALLY FILLING PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 19 MAY 04 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 SOON SOUTH 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR CENTRAL ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT BOOT NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST LATER OVER WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR MELITA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT GABES NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SIDRA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH MODERATE NORTH IONIO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 39.00 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE PATRAIKOS WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 WEST OF 21.30 NORTH NORTHEAST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM TAURUS WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND OVER EAST CYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER NORTH UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5. SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT WEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND EAST OF 24.00 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 4. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST UP TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT SARONIKOS NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHEAST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTHEAST. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR THRAKIKO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR THERMAIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT MARMARA VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR WEST BLACK SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER SOUTH UP TO 6. SLIGHT SOON OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 171848 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 17 May 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 : NO WARNING. Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 17 at 12 UTC Low 1012 over north of Italy with little change. High pressure near 1020 over south of basin. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 19 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Southerly 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. BALEARES. South or Southwest 3 or 4, at times 5 in south. Slight. Moderate vis in scattered showers, mainly in north in daytime. MINORQUE. Mainly Southwest 2 to 4, temporarily veering Northwest in north soon. Smooth or slight. Moderate vis, in showers in far north in late day. LION. Southwest 3 or 4, veering Northwest 4 or 5 overnight then becking South or Southwest in afternoon. Smooth or slight. Moderate vis, in showers in south in late day. PROVENCE. Westerly 3 or 4, at times 5, increasing Southwest 4 or 5 in afternoon, locally 6 in extreme northeast. Gusts. Slight, increasing moderate in far northeast at end. LIGURE. In north : Variable 2 to 4. In south : West or Southwest 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 at end. Smooth or slight, becoming locally moderate in south in late day. Moderate vis in showers near shore in late day. CORSE. Westerly 3 or 4, locally 5 in north, increasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 in north at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate. SARDAIGNE. Westerly 3 or 4 in north, Variable clockwise 2 to 4 in south. Smooth or slight, locally moderate in east at first. MADDALENA. Westerly 3 to 5, at times 6 leeward Bonifacio strait. Slight, at times moderate leeward strait. ELBE. In north : West or Southwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 in far north at end. In south : North or Northeast 3 or 4, becoming Variable 1 to 3 in afternoon. Smooth or slight, becoming moderate in far north at end. Moderate vis in showers in afternoon. ALBORAN. West or Southwest 3 or 4, locally 5 leeward Gibraltar strait. Slight, at times moderate in strait axis. Moderate vis in isolated showers. PALOS. Southwesterly 3 or 4, but East or Southeast 3 or 4 in east at first, increasing locally 5 along spanish coasts at end. Smooth or slight. Moderate vis in isolated showers. ALGER. East or Southeast 2 to 4, veering Southerly at end. Smooth or slight. WEST OF CABRERA. South or Southwest 3 or 4, at times 5 along coasts in afternoon. Smooth or slight. ANNABA. Easterly 2 to 4 in southwest, mainly Northwest 2 to 4 in northeast. Slight, locally moderate in east at first, abating smooth at end. TUNISIE. Northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming Variable 2 to 4 in east in daytime. Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in daytime. CARBONARA. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southwesterly 3 to 5 in afternoon then veering mainly Northwest at end. Smooth or slight. LIPARI, CIRCEO. Northwesterly 2 to 4. Slight. Moderate in some showers at end. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Southwesterly moderate flow over west of basin, at times fresh between Corsica and French mainland. Northwesterly moderate flow over Tyrrhenian sea, at times fresh leeward Bonifacio strait.