Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-28 15:38:30 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 280730 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 441 - WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER 2026/1000 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 28-10-26/03 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRE 1007 OVER SOUTHWEST AEGEAN IS MOVING NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 1007 TO NORTHWEST AEGEAN OVER SOUTH BY 28/12 UTC. A SECOND LOW WITH CENTRE 1013 OVER WEST BLACK SEA GRADUALLY FILLING. HIGH PRESSURES 1025 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS NORTHWEST AEGEAN CONTINUING TO 28/16 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 NORTHEAST AEGEAN CONTINUING TO 28/13 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 281400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER 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 28-10-26/09 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRE 1007 OVER CENTRAL AEGEAN IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AND IS EXPECTED 1009 OVER KARPATHIO BY 28/18 UTC. RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1014 OVER WEST BLACK SEA. HIGH PRESSURES 1025 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 29 OCTOBER 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTH 4 OR 5 OVER EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTHEAST OVER SOUTH 6 OR 7. SLIGHT CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST NORTHEAST SOON 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST NORTHEAST SOON OVER WEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE BOOT NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH MELITA NORTH 3 OR 4 OVER EAST CYCLONIC. SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE GABES NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE SIDRA NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE OVER NORTH UP TO ROUGH NORTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 19.30 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 19.30 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOUTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 6 SOON 4 OR 5. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR PATRAIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 4. SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KITHIRA SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER WEST PART NORTH NORTHWEST SOON WEST OF 22.00 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 27.20 WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM TAURUS EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER WEST CYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTHWEST OVER WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH PART SOUTHEAST SOON SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 LATER 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON WEST OF 29.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON OVER WEST MODERATE. POOR. THUNDERSTORM RODOS SEA EAST 3 OR 4 SOON CYCLONIC. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KARPATHIO CYCLONIC 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM WEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOON OVER SOUTH MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SAMOS SEA EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH PART NORTHEAST SOON EAST NORTHEAST OVER NORTH UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SARONIKOS NORTHWEST 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 4 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 4 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON 5 OR 6 AND NORTH OF 38.20 6 OR 7 LATER 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 6 OVER WEST PART NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM THRAKIKO NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE THERMAIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT MARMARA NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER NORTH MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH EAST BLACK SEA EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST 7 SOON OVER NORTH PART NORTHEAST. SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 280831 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 28 October 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 28 at 00 UTC High pressure near 1021 over the basin. Shallow low 1019 over Tyrrhenian Sea. Little change tomorrow. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 29 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. North or Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing Northerly 3 or 4 in second part of night, then Cyclonic 1 to 3 in west at end. Becoming slight or moderate, locally smooth in south at first. Moderate vis in some showers mainly in southeast. BALEARES. - in north : Variable 2 to 4, locally Northwest 3 to 5 near Ebro delta at first, mainly Southwesterly in afternoon. - in south : Easterly 3 to 5, at times 6 at first, decreasing Variable 2 to 3, in evening, mainly Southwesterly in second part of night. Gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming temporarily moderate in far southeast in afternoon. Moderate vis in some showers mainly in east. MINORQUE. Northerly 5 or 6, decreasing North 4 or 5 in south in evening, then 3 or 4 everywhere at end. Gusts. Moderate, temporarily rough in far northeast at first, decreasing slight or moderate at end. LION. North or Northwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in southwest at first, decreasing Northerly 3 or 4, at times 5 in late night, then North or Northeast 2 to 4 at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight at end. PROVENCE. - in west : North or Northwest 5 or 6 in west, decreasing North or Northeast 2 to 4 in late night. Gusts. - in east : Variable 1 to 3, at times 4, mainly Northeasterly. Slight or moderate, locally smooth in east at first, decreasing smooth or slight at end. LIGURE. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Northeasterly, at times Northeast 5 in far north at first and overnight. Smooth or slight. CORSE. - in north : Northeast 2 or 3, at times 4 at first, increasing 3 or 4 in second part of night, - in south : Variable 2 to 3, increasing Easterly 3 or 4, at times 5 in far south, at end. Smooth or slight, becoming slight in second part of night. SARDAIGNE. - in west : North or Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6 in far northwest at first and in afternoon, decreasing Northerly 3 or 4 in north at end. Gusts. - in east : Northerly 2 to 3, at times 4. Slight or moderate, temporarily smooth in southeast at first and afternoon. Moderate vis in some showers. MADDALENA. Northerly 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. ELBE. Northeasterly 2 to 4, at times 5 in far southeast in morning. Smooth or slight. ALBORAN. Easterly 3 or 4, temporarily Variable 2 to 4 at first. Smooth or slight. PALOS. Northeast 3 or 4, temporarily Variable 2 to 4 at first. Smooth or slight. Moderate vis in showers in far north in evening, clearing at end. ALGER. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Northeasterly in evening. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in evening. Moderate vis in showers in far south, clearing at end. WEST OF CABRERA. Northeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5 at first, veering gradually Southerly 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Moderate vis in showers in far west at first. ANNABA. Northwesterly 2 to 4, at times 5 in second part of night. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in second part of night. Moderate vis in showers in far south. TUNISIE. Northerly 2 to 4, at times Northwesterly in evening. Smooth or slight. Moderate vis in scattered showers in southwest. CARBONARA. Variable 1 to 3, mainly Northerly, at times 4. Smooth or slight. LIPARI. Northerly 3 or 4, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in evening, at times 4. Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in evening. CIRCEO. Clockwise 2 to 4. Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in evening, at times slight in far northwest. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Variable light or moderate flow, but moderate Northeasterly flow in northeast of basin. Over Alboran Sea, East or Northeast light or moderate flow.