Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-07 15:00:43 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 071400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, FRIDAY 07 AUGUST 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 07-08-26/09 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1005 OVER TAURUS AND 1008 OVER EAST BLACK SEA AND RELATIVELY HIGH 1018 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 08 AUGUST 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER EAST NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER EAST NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT BOOT NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT MELITA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT GABES NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SIDRA NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH NORTHEAST UP TO 5 SOON 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT NORTH IONIO NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND WEST OF 19.40 UP TO 5 SOON 3 OR 4 OVER EAST VARIABLE 3. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH IONIO NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT PATRAIKOS WEST SOUTHWEST 3 SOON VARIABLE. SMOOTH KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER EAST NORTHEAST. SMOOTH KITHIRA SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH UP TO 5 SOON 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST 5. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.20 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER 4. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT KASTELLORIZO SEA NORTHWEST 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 4. SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE WEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER EAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON EAST OF 26.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH NORTHEAST SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.20 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTHWEST 5. SLIGHT SARONIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER EAST NORTHEAST SOON NORTHWEST. SMOOTH SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH NORTHWEST 5. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT THRAKIKO NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SMOOTH THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 SOON NORTHWEST UP TO 4. SMOOTH MARMARA NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH WEST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH 4 OR 5 SOON OVER SOUTH WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT EAST BLACK SEA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 070717 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 7 August 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, Friday 7 at 00 UTC High pressure near 1016-1018 in west of basin, weak gradient of pressure near 1013-1015 in Tyrrhenian sea. Shallow low 1012 between Corsica and French mainland, slow-moving in daytime. Weak gradient of pressure near 1013-1015 over all basin tomorrow afternoon, with shallow low 1011 near Algerian coast. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 8 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Clockwise 1 to 3, at times 4, increasing locally East 3 or 4 in southwest in morning. Smooth or slight. BALEARES. Southerly 2 to 4, increasing locally South or Southeast 5 or 6 in gulf of Valencia in afternoon, becoming Cyclonic 2 to 4 in first part of night, at times 5 overnight. Smooth or slight. Moderate or poor vis in coastal showers, at times thundery, in evening. MINORQUE. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Clockwise at first, becoming Southwesterly in first part of night, and Westerly at end. In extreme southwest : smooth or slight. Elsewhere : slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in evening. LION. Northwest 3 to 5, backing Southwesterly in afternoon, then veering Northerly 1 to 3, at times 4 from north overnight, and finally increasing Southerly 2 to 4 at end. Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight from north in afternoon. PROVENCE. West or Northwest 4 to 6, but locally Variable 2 to 4 in far northeast, backing temporarily West or Southwest in late day, decreasing West or Northwest 2 to 4 in late night. Gusts. Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight at end. LIGURE. In north : Variable 2 to 4. In south : Cyclonic 2 to 4, at times 5 at first, becoming Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon, temporarily Southwest 4 or 5 near Cap Corse in first part of night. In far north : smooth or slight. Elsewhere : slight, locally moderate in south at first. CORSE. Westerly 3 to 5, at times 6 off Balagne in evening, decreasing 2 to 4 in morning. Slight or moderate in W swell, decreasing slight at end. SARDAIGNE. Northwest 3 to 5, locally 5 or 6 in northeast till midnight, decreasing 2 to 4 in morning. Slight or moderate from south to north, decreasing slight at end. MADDALENA. Leeward Bonifacio strait : West 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 in second part of night. Gusts. Elsewhere : Variable 2 to 4, mainly West or Northwest 2 to 4, but temporarily Southerly along Sardinia coast in afternoon. Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight at end. ELBE. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Northwesterly, at times West 5 near Cap Corse in evening. Smooth or slight. ALBORAN. East or Northeast 1 to 3, becoming Variable in evening. Smooth. Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches. Moderate vis due to sand haze at end. PALOS. East or Northeast 1 to 3, increasing , decreasing 2 to 4 in late afternoon, then becoming locally Variable along Algerian coast in late night. Smooth, becoming slight overnight in east. Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches at first, then the next night. ALGER. Easterly 2 to 4, increasing 3 to 5 in late afternoon. Smooth or slight, becoming in evening. WEST OF CABRERA. Variable 1 to 3, becoming Southeasterly 2 to 4 in afternoon, but locally South or Southwest in northwest overnight. Smooth or slight. ANNABA. - in west : North or Northwest 2 to 4, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in second part of night, then increasing North or Northeast 2 to 4 at end. - In east : West or Northwest 3 to 5. Slight, temporarily moderate in northeast in evening and first part of night. TUNISIE. Northwesterly 3 to 5, increasing temporarily 6 in far northwest in evening and first part of night. Slight, becoming slight or moderate in late afternoon. CARBONARA. - In west : Southerly 2 to 4, becoming Cyclonic overnight, then North or Northeast at end. - In east : Northwesterly 1 to 3, backing West or Southwest in evening, then becoming Variable in second part of night. Smooth or slight, becoming slight in second part of night. LIPARI. Northwesterly 1 to 3, locally 4 overnight in far northwest. Smooth, becoming smooth or slight in west overnight. Moderate vis in coastal showers in far east in second part of night. CIRCEO. West or Northwest 2 to 4, becoming Cyclonic in northwest in late night. Smooth or slight. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Variable clockwise light or moderate flow over the basin, occasionally fresh in gulf of Valencia, but mainly Northwesterly over Tyrrhenian sea. In south of basin, no significative change.