Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-12 07:07:32 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 111932 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 149, MONDAY 11 MAY 2026 AT 1930 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, MONDAY 11 OF MAY AT 00 UTC. LOW 1004 NEAR FRENCH RIVIERA AND LIGURIAN COAST, EXPECTED IN GULF OF GENOA TUESDAY IN LATE AFTERNOON. SHALLOW LOW 1014 IN TUNISIA, FILLING OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE 1016-1020 BUILDING FROM WEST, IN SOUTH OF BASIN, TOMORROW MORNING. SOUTH OF LIGURE, NORTH OF CORSE, NORTH OF ELBE. CONTINUING TO 12/15 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8, TEMPORARILY 9, AT TIMES 10, NEAR CAPE CORSE OVERNIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS, LOCALLY VIOLENT NEAR CAPE CORSE. NORTH OF MADDALENA. FROM 12/00 UTC TO 12/18 UTC. WEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME22 LGAT 120200 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, TUESDAY 12 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 11-05-26/21 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1004 OVER NORTH BALKANS AND HIGH 1017 OVER SOUTH SIDRA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 13 MAY 04 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH NORTHWEST SOON NORTHEAST OVER EAST 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON OVER SOUTH SOUTH 6 OR 7 LATER WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR BOOT WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE MELITA NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE GABES SOUTH 5 OR 6 OVER WEST NORTH SOON NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SIDRA WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE NORTH IONIO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AND WEST OF 19.50 SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 19.50 WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON OVER WEST MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR SOUTH IONIO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE KITHIRA SEA NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST. MODERATE SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 22.00 WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR TAURUS EAST SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR DELTA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR CRUSADE SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 OVER SOUTH NORTHWEST SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. POOR RODOS SEA VARIABLE 3 SOON SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KARPATHIO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE WEST KRITIKO WEST 5 SOON 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON MODERATE EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST SOON SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON OVER WEST MODERATE SAMOS SEA SOUTH 3 OR 4 SOON OVER NORTH UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SARONIKOS WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHWEST UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER WEST SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT LATER UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR NORTHEAST AEGEAN SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 LATER WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT LATER UP TO MODERATE THRAKIKO SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST OVER SOUTH UP TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR MARMARA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR WEST BLACK SEA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY VERY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 111933 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 11 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 : WARNING NR 149. Part 2 : General synopsis, Monday 11 at 12 UTC Low 1004 near French Riviera and Ligurian coast, expected in Gulf of Genoa Tuesday in late afternoon. Shallow low 1014 in Tunisia, filling overnight. High pressure 1016-1020 building from west, in south of basin, tomorrow morning. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Wednesday 13 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. West or Southwest 3 or 4, at times 5 in north at first, decreasing 2 to 4 in morning, then increasing 4 or 5, at times 6 at end. Slight, increasing slight or moderate at end. BALEARES. Southwesterly 3 to 5, decreasing temporarily Cyclonic 2 to 4 in late night, and in morning, then veering Northwesterly 3 to 5 at end, locally 6 near Ebro Valley. Gusts. Decreasing slight, then increasing slight or moderate at end. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers tomorrow afternoon. MINORQUE. West or Southwest decreasing 2 to 4, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 in late night, but temporarily North 3 to 5 in morning in north, then becoming Westerly 4 or 5 in extreme south and extreme north at end. Slight, temporarily slight or moderate in daytime. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers tomorrow afternoon. LION. Veering Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6, then decreasing gradually Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon, then increasing Northwesterly 6 or 7 in late day. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers in south tomorrow afternoon. PROVENCE. West or Northwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in east, decreasing temporarily West 3 to 5 in west in afternoon, then becoming Westerly 4 to 6, temporarily 7 in far east tomorrow evening, and veering North in far northwest at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate, increasing moderate or rough in east in morning. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers, mainly south at end. North of LIGURE. Southwest 6 or 7, becoming Cyclonic 3 to 5 from north in late night, and increasing 4 to 6 at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough overnight and morning, then decreasing moderate or rough. Long SW swell 3 to 4 m in gulf of Genoa, abating in morning. Moderate or poor vis in showers at end. South of LIGURE, North of CORSE, North of ELBE. Southwest 7 or 8, temporarily 9, at times 10 near Cape Corse overnight, then decreasing West or Southwest 6 or 7 in afternoon. Severe gusts, locally violent near Cape Corse. Increasing rough or very rough, then decreasing moderate or rough at end, except near Cape Corse. Moderate or poor vis in showers at end. South of CORSE. West or Southwest 4 or 5, locally West 6 or 7 near Bonifacio strait till afternoon. Gusts. Slight or moderate becoming moderate at midday. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers, at end. SARDAIGNE. Veering West or Northwest 3 to 4, locally 5, at times 6 in far north, then backing West or Southwest 3 to 5 at end. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers, at end. MADDALENA. - In north : increasing Westerly 6 or 7, locally 8 leeward strait, and decreasing 5 or 6, at times 7 at end. Gusts. - In south : Westerly increasing 4 or 5 overnight, temporarily in far south, at first, then backing Southwesterly 3 to 5 in afternoon, and veering Northwesterly 2 to 4 at end, locally 5 or 6 in far northeast. Moderate or rough, locally slight or moderate in south. South of ELBE. Cyclonic 3 to 5, but locally Westerly 5 or 6 in axis of valleys of Corsica, then becoming Southeasterly 3 or 5 from south in late day. Gusts. Slight or moderate, temporarily moderate or rough in north in afternoon. ALBORAN. Westerly increasing 4 or 5, at times 6, then 5 or 6, in morning, at times 7 in far northeast . Gusts. Increasing slight or moderate, at times rough near Cape Gata in afternoon. Moderate vis in scattered showers, in east, improving in afternoon. PALOS. Southwesterly 3 to 5, but locally 2 to 4 in east, increasing 5 or 6 in morning, at times 7 in far northwest. Gusts. Increasing slight or moderate, then moderate or rough in afternoon. Moderate vis in scattered showers, mainly in north, improving in afternoon. ALGER. Decreasing Variable 1 to 3, then increasing Westerly 3 to 5 from west at midday, locally 5 or 6 in west in afternoon. Gusts. Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate from west in afternoon, locally rough in far west at end. Moderate vis in scattered showers in daytime. WEST OF CABRERA. Southwesterly decreasing 2 to 4, then increasing 5 or 6 from south in afternoon, and decreasing West or Northwest 3 or 4 in west at end. Slight, increasing moderate from south in afternoon, locally rough in far south at end. Moderate vis in scattered showers in daytime. ANNABA. West 3 or 4, at times 5 at first, decreasing Variable 2 to 4, from west in morning, then increasing West 4 or 5 at end. Slight, decreasing locally smooth in far south in late night. Moderate vis in scattered showers, from south in afternoon. TUNISIE. Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6, decreasing temporarily 2 to 4 in far southwest in afternoon. Increasing slight or moderate. Moderate vis in scattered showers, from south in afternoon. CARBONARA. Veering Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6, and backing temporarily Southwesterly in west, afternoon. Increasing slight or moderate. Moderate vis in scattered showers, from south, tomorrow in late day. LIPARI. Southerly 2 to 4, increasing Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6 from west at first, and decreasing 3 or 4, at times 5, in afternoon. Slight, increasing slight or moderate in morning. Moderate vis in some coastal fog patches overnight. CIRCEO. Veering Westerly 3 to 5 from west, locally 5 or 6, at times 7 in north. Gusts. Increasing slight, locally moderate or rough in north. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours In north of Basin, Westerly fresh or strong flow in east, veering Northwesterly from Gulf of Lion to west of Sardinia. In south of basin, Westerly moderate or fresh flow, at times strong at first. In south of basin, Westerly moderate or fresh flow, locally strong with threat of near gale in southwest of basin.