Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-18 15:44:00 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 181330 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 162 - WEDNESDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2026/1600 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 18-02-26/09 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH FRONT AND CENTRE 994 OVER SOUTHEAST BLACK SEA IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 994 OVER CRIMEA BY 18/15 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1024 OVER SOUTH GABES SOUTH IONIO EAST OF 19.30 CONTINUING TO 18/19 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 KITHIRA SEA CONTINUING TO 18/22 UTC NORTHWEST 8 AND FROM 18/19 UTC 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST OF 22.00 CONTINUING TO 18/19 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST KRITIKO EAST OF 22.00 CONTINUING TO 18/22 UTC NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 18/20 UTC 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST OF 27.00 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 19/01 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 18/22 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA EAST OF 27.00 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 19/04 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 19/01 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 TAURUS CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 19/04 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 18/22 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 DELTA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 19/04 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 18/22 UTC 7 OR 8 CRUSADE CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 19/04 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 18/22 UTC WEST 7 OR 8 KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST OF 29.00 CONTINUING TO 19/01 UTC NORTHWEST 8 AND FROM 18/19 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 KASTELLORIZO SEA EAST OF 29.00 CONTINUING TO 19/04 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 18/19 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 KARPATHIO CONTINUING TO 18/19 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 WEST KRITIKO CONTINUING TO 18/20 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH OF 36.30 CONTINUING TO 18/19 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO EAST OF 25.40 CONTINUING TO 18/19 UTC NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 WEST BLACK SEA OVER WEST CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 19/01 UTC NORTHWEST 8 AND FROM 18/22 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 WEST BLACK SEA OVER EAST CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 19/04 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 18/22 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 9 EAST BLACK SEA OVER WEST CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 19/04 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 180728 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 89, WEDNESDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0725 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, WEDNESDAY 18 OF FEBRUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW DEEPENING 1002 OVER GULF OF LION, MOVING EAST, EXPECTED 997 NEAR FRENCH RIVIERA AT THE END OF NIGHT. BALEARES. FROM 19/03 UTC TO 19/09 UTC. NORTHWEST 8 IN NORTH. GUSTS. MINORQUE. FROM 19/06 UTC TO 19/12 UTC. WEST 8 IN WEST. GUSTS. LION. FROM 19/00 UTC TO 19/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. PROVENCE. FROM 18/21 UTC TO 19/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. LIGURE. FROM 19/03 UTC TO 19/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST. 8. SEVERE GUSTS. CORSE. FROM 19/06 UTC TO 19/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS. SARDAIGNE. FROM 19/03 UTC TO 19/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTH. GUSTS. ALBORAN. FROM 18/21 UTC TO 19/12 UTC. WEST 8 IN EAST. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 181400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, WEDNESDAY 18 FEBRUARY 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 162 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 18-02-26/09 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH FRONT AND CENTRE 994 OVER SOUTHEAST BLACK SEA IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 994 OVER CRIMEA BY 18/15 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1024 OVER SOUTH GABES PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 19 FEBRUARY 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR CENTRAL ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTH ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR BOOT WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE MELITA WEST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST SOUTH 6 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE GABES ANTICYCLONIC 5 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST OVER WEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE SIDRA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR NORTH IONIO NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOUTH IONIO EAST OF 19.30 NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. WEST OF 19.30 NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. ROUGH UP TO VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR PATRAIKOS WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 3 UP TO 5. MODERATE KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR KITHIRA SEA NORTHWEST 8 VERY SOON 7 OR 8. VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST OF 22.00 NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. EAST OF 22.00 NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 VERY SOON 7 OR 8 SOON 7. VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY UP TO VERY POOR SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST OF 27.00 WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 SOON NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 DECREASING. EAST OF 27.00 WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 SOON NORTHWEST 7 OR 8. VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY UP TO VERY POOR TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8. VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 SOON 7 OR 8. VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 SOON WEST 7 OR 8. VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY UP TO VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST OF 29.00 NORTHWEST 8 VERY SOON 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7. EAST OF 29.00 WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 VERY SOON NORTHWEST 7 OR 8. UP TO VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR WEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR EAST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 DECREASING SOON. ROUGH SOUTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH OF 36.30 NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. NORTH OF 36.30 NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO EAST OF 25.40 NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. WEST OF 25.40 NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE SARONIKOS NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 DECREASING SOON. UP TO MODERATE SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTHWEST 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4. UP TO MODERATE KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH NORTHWEST 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 DECREASING SOON. UP TO ROUGH CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON NORTHWEST 4. UP TO ROUGH NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON WEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE NORTHEAST AEGEAN WEST OF 25.20 NORTHWEST 6 VERY SOON 5 DECREASING. EAST OF 25.20 VARIABLE 4 OR WEST NORTHWEST 5. MODERATE THRAKIKO WEST OF 25.00 WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 DECREASING. EAST OF 25.00 WEST 5 VERY SOON VARIABLE 4. UP TO MODERATE THERMAIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 3 UP TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH VERY SOON MODERATE MARMARA WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA OVER WEST NORTHWEST 8 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 DECREASING. OVER EAST WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA OVER WEST WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9. OVER EAST CYCLONIC 6 OR 7 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST. ROUGH OVER WEST VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER ADRIATIC, IONIO, SIDRA, BOOT AND GABES.= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 180818 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 18 February 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 89. Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 18 at 00 UTC Low deepening 1002 over gulf of Lion, moving east, expected 997 near French Riviera at the end of night. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 19 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Southwest 4 or 5, increasing West 5 or 6 overnight, then West or Northwest 6 or 7 at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough at the end of night. BALEARES. Southwest 3 to 5, increasing 6 or 7 in south in the evening, then veering West or Northwest 6 or 7 at the end of night, locally 8 in north. Gusts. Slight, becoming moderate or rough overnight. MINORQUE. South or Southwest 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 in the evening, then veering Northwest 5 to 7 tomorrow morning, locally 8 in west. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough at the end of night. LION. Southerly increasing gradually 6 or 7, then veering Northwest 7 or 8 overnight. Severe gusts. Slight, increasing gradually moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers overnight. PROVENCE. West or Southwest 4 to 6, veering Southerly in the evening, then increasing West or Northwest 7 or 8 from west overnight. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming rough overnight. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers overnight. LIGURE. Cyclonic 3 to 5, but West or Southwest 6 or 7 in south, backing Southerly 4 to 6 in the evening, then increasing Southwest 7 or 8 in south at the end of night. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers overnight. CORSE. West or Southwest 4 to 6, locally 7 in north at first, backing Southerly 6 or 7 overnight, then veering West or Southwest 5 or 6 in the morning, but 7 or 8 in north. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. SARDAIGNE. Southwest 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 in the evening, then veering Northwest 6 or 7 at the end of night in north, locally 8 in far north. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough in north at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers at the end of night. MADDALENA. Westerly 4 to 6, locally 7 in axis of strait, backing Southerly 4 or 5 in the evening, then increasing gradually Southwesterly 5 or 6, locally 6 or 7 in north. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in the evening. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers at end. ELBE. Variable 3 to 5, locally Southwest 6 or 7 in far north, increasing Southerly 6 or 7 at the end of night, then veering West or Southwest at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, occasionally rough or very rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers at end. ALBORAN. Westerly increasing 6 or 7, then 7 or 8 in east overnight. Severe gusts. Becoming moderate or rough, locally very rough in east overnight. PALOS. Southwest increasing 5 or 6, then 6 or 7 in evening, veering West or Northwest at end. Gusts. Slight, becoming gradually moderate or rough, locally very rough in west overnight. Moderate or poor in showers in east at end. ALGER. Variable mainly Southwesterly 2 to 4, increasing West 6 or 7 in west evening, and in east at midnight. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming rough overnight. Moderate or poor in showers at end. WEST OF CABRERA. Southwest increasing 4 or 5, veering Westerly 5 or 6 in late day, locally 7 in east, then veering Northwest 6 or 7 at end. Gusts. Slight, becoming gradually moderate or rough overnight. ANNABA. Southerly 2 to 4, veering West 6 or 7 from west in late night. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming rough at end. Moderate or poor in showers at end. TUNISIE. Westerly 3 to 5, backing Southerly in late day, increasing 6 or 7 near Sicily in late night, but veering West 6 or 7 elsewhere.Gusts. Slight or moderate, locally rough in west at end. CARBONARA, LIPARI, CIRCEO. West or Southwest 4 or 5 at times 6, backing Southerly overnight, increasing 5 or 6 in late night, at times 7. Gusts. Moderate, locally rough at end. Moderate or poor in showers at end in north CIRCEO. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours North of the basin, Southwest strong flow, becoming Northwest very strong. In south : West or Northwest strong flow, except Alboran sea.