Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-14 07:00:02 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 140130 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 144 - SATURDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2026/0400 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 13-02-26/21 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY AND CENTRE 991 OVER NORTHWEST BLACK SEA IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARDS. LOW 998 OVER SOUTH TUNISIA IS MOVING NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED BY 14/09 UTC WITH CENTRE 995 OVER MELITA. LOW PRESSURES 993 OVER NORTHWEST ITALY AND RELATIVELY HIGH 1009 BY COASTS OF LIBYA AND OF EGYPT SOUTHWEST KRITIKO EAST OF 22.00 CONTINUING TO 14/07 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA CONTINUING TO 14/10 UTC WEST 7 OR 8 TAURUS CONTINUING TO 14/07 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 DELTA CONTINUING TO 14/10 UTC WEST 7 OR 8 CRUSADE CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 14/10 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 KASTELLORIZO SEA SOUTH OF 35.30 CONTINUING TO 14/07 UTC WEST 7 OR 8 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 131915 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 79, FRIDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 1915 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, FRIDAY 13 OF FEBRUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW DEEPENING 983 OVER GULF OF LION, THEN MOVING EAST, EXPECTED 984 IN SOUTHWEST OF CORSICA TOMORROW MORNING THEN 988 OVER TYRRHENIAN SEA IN AFTERNOON. EAST OF CABRERA. CONTINUING TO 14/03 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8, LOCALLY 9 IN SOUTH. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. AGAIN FROM 14/18 UTC TO 15/00 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 IN EXTREME NORTHEAST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. BALEARES. CONTINUING TO 15/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8, INCREASING LOCALLY 9 NEAR EBRO DELTA OVERNIGHT, OCCASIONALLY 10. SEVERE GUSTS. MINORQUE. CONTINUING TO 15/00 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN NORTHEAST, INCREASING 8 OR 9 IN MORNING THEN 9 OR 10 IN LATE DAY. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH IN AFTERNOON. LION. CONTINUING TO 15/00 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHWEST 8, INCREASING 8 OR 9 IN MORNING THEN 9 OR 10 IN LATE DAY. SEVERE TO VIOLENT GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH IN SOUTH IN AFTERNOON. PROVENCE. CONTINUING TO 15/00 UTC AT LEAST. EAST 8 IN FAR NORTH, GRADUALLY VEERING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 FROM WEST OVERNIGHT THEN GRADUALLY INCREASING 9 OR 10 IN AFTERNOON. SEVERE TO VIOLENT GUSTS. LIGURE. FROM 14/00 UTC TO 14/18 UTC. NORTHEAST 8 IN WEST, BACKING NORTH IN MORNING. SEVERE GUSTS. CORSE. FROM 14/06 UTC TO 14/18 UTC. NORTHERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. SARDAIGNE. CONTINUING TO 15/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN SOUTH, INCREASING NORTHWESTERLY 8 FROM NORTH IN SECOND PART OF NIGHT THEN 8 OR 9 IN AFTERNOON, LOCALLY 10 IN FAR NORTHWEST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. ALBORAN. CONTINUING TO 14/18 UTC. WESTERLY 8, LOCALLY 9 IN EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. PALOS. CONTINUING TO 14/18 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9, DECREASING WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 FROM EAST IN LATE NIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH AT FIRST. ALGER. CONTINUING TO 14/09 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9, DECREASING WEST 8 IN LATE NIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. WEST OF CABRERA. CONTINUING TO 14/03 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. ANNABA. CONTINUING TO 14/06 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. AGAIN FROM 14/15 UTC TO 15/00 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH AT END. TUNISIE. FROM 14/15 UTC TO 15/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME22 LGAT 140200 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SATURDAY 14 FEBRUARY 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 NR 144 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 13-02-26/21 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY AND CENTRE 991 OVER NORTHWEST BLACK SEA IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARDS. LOW 998 OVER SOUTH TUNISIA IS MOVING NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED BY 14/09 UTC WITH CENTRE 995 AT MELITA. LOW PRESSURES 993 OVER NORTHWEST ITALY AND RELATIVELY HIGH 1009 BY COASTS OF LIBYA AND OF EGYPT PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 15 FEBRUARY 04 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER NORTHEAST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 LATER 5 OR 6. MODERATE SOUTH ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 7. ROUGH BOOT SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 7 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER SOUTHWEST. ROUGH MELITA CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 LATER WEST 6. MODERATE GABES CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 OVER EAST SOUTH 6. SOON WEST 5 OR 6, OVER EAST 7 LATER 6. MODERATE SIDRA SOUTH 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 LATER WEST 5 OR 6. ROUGH NORTH IONIO SOUTH 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7 LATER SOUTHEAST 7 INCREASING. MODERATE SOUTH IONIO SOUTH 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7 LATER SOUTHEAST 7 INCREASING. MODERATE PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 4 SOON EAST 4 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS WEST 5 SOON VARIABLE 4 LATER SOUTHEAST 6. SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA WEST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH 6 LATER SOUTHEAST 7 INCREASING. MODERATE SOUTHWEST KRITIKO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, EAST OF 22.00 WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. VERY SOON SOUTH 5 OR 6, EAST OF 22.00 4 OR 5. LATER SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7. ROUGH SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST 7 OR SOON 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTHEAST, OVER WEST 5 OR 6. ROUGH TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER 4. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON WEST 5 OR 6 LATER SOUTH 4. ROUGH CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 35.30 WEST 7 OR 8. VERY SOON WEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTHWEST 4 LATER SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. ROUGH RODOS SEA WEST 4 LATER SOUTH. MODERATE KARPATHIO WEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTH 6 OR 7. ROUGH WEST KRITIKO WEST 6 VERY SOON 5 SOON SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTH 6 OR 7 INCREASING. ROUGH EAST KRITIKO WEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOUTHWEST AEGEAN WEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTHWEST LATER SOUTHEAST 6. ROUGH SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 INCREASING. MODERATE SAMOS SEA SOUTHWEST 4 SOON SOUTH 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 INCREASING. MODERATE SARONIKOS WEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON VARIABLE 4 SOON SOUTH 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS WEST 4 SOON SOUTH 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTHEAST 6. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT SOUTHWEST 4 SOON SOUTH 5 LATER SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 INCREASING. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTHWEST 4 SOON SOUTH 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 INCREASING. SLIGHT NORTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 4 SOON SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER 6 OR 7. SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 SOON 4 OR 5 LATER 6 OR 7 INCREASING. SLIGHT THRAKIKO SOUTH 4 LATER SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT THERMAIKOS NORTHWEST 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE 3 SOON SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER 6 OR 7. SLIGHT MARMARA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHWEST 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA WEST NORTHWEST 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 LATER SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST 5 OR 6 LATER SOUTHEAST 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE SOUTH WINDS AT KITHIRA SEA, IONIAN AND CRETAN SEAS, AEGEAN= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 132044 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 13 February 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 79. Part 2 : General synopsis, Friday 13 at 12 UTC Low deepening 983 over gulf of Lion, then moving east, expected 984 in southwest of Corsica tomorrow morning then 988 over Tyrrhenian sea in afternoon. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 15 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. West or Southwest 7 or 8, at times 9 in south at first, decreasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 overnight then 5 or 6 in morning, but increasing North or Northwest 8 or 9 in extreme northeast at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, decreasing rough or very rough in morning, locally high in extreme east at end. Long SW swell 3 to 4 m abating in afternoon. N swell 3 to 4 m at end. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. BALEARES. West or Northwest 7 or 8, increasing locally 9 near Ebro Delta overnight, occasionally 10 in late night. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers at first. MINORQUE. Veering North or Northwest 7 or 8 in northeast, but becoming Variable 3 to 5 in southwest, increasing 8 or 9 in northeast in morning then 9 or 10 in late day. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high in afternoon. Long SW swell 3 to 4 m in south overnight. N swell 3 to 4 m in daytime. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing at midday. LION. Northwest 7 or 8, increasing 8 or 9 in morning then 9 or 10 in late day. Severe to violent gusts. Becoming rough or very rough in late night then very rough or high in afternoon. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing in daytime. PROVENCE. Cyclonic 5 to 7, but Easterly 7 or 8 in far north, gradually veering North or Northwest 7 or 8 from west overnight then gradually increasing 9 or 10 in west in afternoon. Severe gusts. Becoming rough or very rough in late night, locally high in west at end. Long SW swell 3 to 4 m in southeast in late night. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing in daytime. LIGURE. In west, East or Northeast 7 or 8, backing North in morning then decreasing in evening. Severe gusts. In east, Southeasterly 6 or 7, backing East or Northeast 4 or 5 in morning then Northerly in afternoon. Gusts. Moderate or rough, at times very rough in far south in daytime. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing in afternoon. CORSE. Southerly 5 or 6, at times 7, backing Northerly 7 or 8 from north in morning then decreasing 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts. Becoming rough or very rough. Long SW swell 3 to 4.5 m in second part of night abating at midday. Long W swell 3 to 4 m at end. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing in daytime. SARDAIGNE. West or Southwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in south, increasing Northwesterly 7 or 8 from north in second part of night then 8 or 9 in afternoon, locally 10 in far northwest at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high. Long SW swell 3 to 5 m decreasing in daytime. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing at end. MADDALENA. South or Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 at midday then veering North or Northwest in afternoon, at times 7. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing in daytime. ELBE. South or Southeast 6 or 7, decreasing Southerly 5 or 6 in morning then backing North or Northeast 4 or 5 in afternoon. Gusts. Moderate, at times rough in far south. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing in daytime. ALBORAN. Westerly 7 or 8, locally 9 in east, decreasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing moderate or rough at end. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing in daytime. PALOS. West or Southwest 7 or 8, at times 9 at first, decreasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 from east in morning, locally 8 in far southwest till late day. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, at times high at first, decreasing moderate or rough at end. Long W or SW swell 3 to 4 m, abating at midday. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing in daytime. ALGER. West or Southwest 8 or 9, decreasing West 7 or 8 in late night then decreasing West or Northwest 5 or 6 in morning, at times 7 in extreme east. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, abating rough from west in daytime. Long W swell 3 to 4 m, abating from west in afternoon. N swell3 m in extreme east at end. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. WEST OF CABRERA. West or Southwest 7 or 8, veering Northwest 6 or 7 in late night and temporarily decreasing 5 or 6 in afternoon. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, at times cross in long SW swell, temporarily becoming rough in afternoon. Long SW swell increasing 3 to 3.5 m, abating at midday. ANNABA. West or Southwest 7 or 8, decreasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 in morning then increasing 7 or 8 in afternoon. Severe gusts. Very rough or high, temporarily decreasing rough or very rough in afternoon. Long W swell 3 to 4 m, abating in late day. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. TUNISIE. Southwesterly increasing 6 or 7 from west, increasing West or Northwest 7 or 8 in late day. Severe gusts. Increasing very rough. Long W swell increasing 3 to 4 m. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. CARBONARA. South or Southwest 6 or 7, veering West or Southwest in afternoon then West or Northwest at end. Severe gusts. Moderate, becoming rough or very rough soon. Long W or SW swell increasing 3 or 4 m in morning. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. LIPARI. Southerly increasing 5 or 6 from west overnight, veering Westerly in morning, at times 7 in extreme west. Gusts. Moderate or rough, at times very rough in extreme west. Long W or SW 3 to 4 m in daytime. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. CIRCEO. Southerly increasing 6 or 7 from west overnight, veering Southwest 5 or 6 at midday then becoming Cyclonic 3 to 5 at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough. Long SW swell in daytime. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Northwesterly very strong to violent flow, gradually decreasing and backing Westerly strong in daytime, locally very strong between Corsica and french mainland.