Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-22 12:20:03 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 220752 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 33, THURSDAY 22 JANUARY 2026 AT 0750 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 22 OF JANUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW 994 FROM GULF OF LION TO NORTH OF BALEARIC ISLANDS, MOVING EASTWARD EXPECTED 996 JUST WEST OF SARDINIA IN EVENING, THEN 999 OVER CORSICA TOMORROW MORNING, THEN FILLING. NEW LOW 993 IN GULF OF LION IN LATE NIGHT, SLOWLY MOVING EASTWARD. EAST OF CABRERA. FROM 22/12 UTC TO 23/00 UTC. NORTHWESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. MINORQUE. FROM 22/09 UTC TO 22/18 UTC. NORTH 8. SEVERE GUSTS. LION. CONTINUING TO 22/18 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8, DECREASING FROM NORTH IN AFTERNOON. SEVERE GUSTS. ALBORAN. CONTINUING TO 23/06 UTC. WESTERLY 8 IN NORTH IN DAYTIME, AND LEEWARD STRAIT OVERNIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. PALOS. CONTINUING TO 22/12 UTC. WEST 8 IN SOUTH. SEVERE GUSTS. ALGER. CONTINUING TO 23/00 UTC. WEST 8 IN SOUTH, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST IN AFTERNOON, AT TIMES 9 IN FAR EAST IN LATE AFTERNOON. SEVERE GUSTS. ANNABA. FROM 22/18 UTC TO 23/06 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. TUNISIE. FROM 23/00 UTC TO 23/06 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR WEST. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 220730 STORM WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 078 - THURSDAY 22 JANUARY 2026/1000 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 22-01-26/03 UTC LOW WITH CENTRE 997 OVER SIDRA IS MOVING EAST NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 1000 OVER KITHIRA SEA BY 22/18 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1020 OVER TAURUS AND OVER EAST BLACK SEA. SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST OF 23.00 CONTINUING TO 22/16 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 22/13 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST TAURUS OVER WEST CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 22/22 UTC SOUTHEAST 9 OR 10 AND FROM 22/19 UTC 8 OR 9 TAURUS OVER EAST CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 22/22 UTC EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 DELTA OVER NORTH CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 22/19 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 8 CRUSADE OVER SOUTH CONTINUING TO 22/16 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 CRUSADE OVER NORTH CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 22/22 UTC EAST NORTHEAST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 22/19 UTC 8 KASTELLORIZO SEA CONTINUING TO 22/16 UTC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME24 LGAT 220800 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, THURSDAY 22 JANUARY 2026 / 1000 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 78 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 22-01-26/03 UTC LOW WITH CENTRE 997 OVER SIDRA IS MOVING EAST NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 1000 OVER KITHIRA SEA BY 22/18 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1020 OVER TAURUS AND OVER EAST BLACK SEA. PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 23 JANUARY 10 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC CYCLONIC 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTHWEST WEST SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST UP TO 4. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM BOOT VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH WEST UP TO 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. MODERATE GABES WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH SIDRA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH WEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON WEST. OVER NORTH CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 SOON . ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH VERY SOON ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 AND NORTH OF 39.00 SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH WEST NORTHWEST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH IONIO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON FROM THE WEST WEST NORTHWEST. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS EAST NORTHEAST 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KORINTHIAKOS EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KITHIRA SEA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST OF 23.00 SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST SOON WEST 6. EAST OF 23.00 SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 LATER WEST 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST SOON 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM TAURUS OVER WEST SOUTHEAST 9 OR 10 SOON 8 OR 9. OVER EAST EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA OVER NORTH SOUTH SOUTHEAST 8 SOON 6 OR 7 DECREASING. OVER SOUTH SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE OVER SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7. OVER NORTH EAST NORTHEAST 8 OR 9 SOON 8.UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM PROBABLY STRONG RODOS SEA SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KARPATHIO SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON OVER SOUTH 6 OR 7. VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM WEST KRITIKO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7 LATER WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM EAST KRITIKO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SAMOS SEA SOUTH 6 OR 7 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 DECREASING. MODERATE OR ROUGH VERY SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SARONIKOS SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH EVVOIKOS SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KAFIREAS STRAIT SOUTHWEST 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 25.40 4 OR 5. MODERATE LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER WEST NORTH 3 OR 4. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM THRAKIKO EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER WEST SOON 3 OR 4. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM THERMAIKOS NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE 3. SLIGHT. UP TO POOR MARMARA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY VERY POOR. SNOW EAST BLACK SEA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY VERY POOR. SNOW OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS PROBABLY GALE WINDS OVER TAURUS, CRUSADE, SIDRA AND SOUTHWEST KRITIKO= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 220753 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 22 January 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 33. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 22 at 00 UTC Low 994 from gulf of Lion to north of Balearic islands, moving eastward expected 996 just west of Sardinia in evening, then 999 over Corsica tomorrow morning, then filling. New low 993 in gulf of Lion in late night, slowly moving eastward. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 23 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Veering Northwesterly 6 or 7, at times 8, then decreasing Westerly 4 or 5 in evening, and increasing Southwesterly 5 or 6, at times 7 in morning. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing moderate or rough in second part of night. Long SW swell 3 m, abating in evening. Poor or very poor in rain or showers, at times thundery, clearing in evening. BALEARES. Northwesterly 6 or 7, decreasing Westerly 3 to 5 in afternoon, locally 5 or 6 in south, then increasing Southwesterly 5 or 6 in late night. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing temporarily slight or moderate in evening. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, clearing in late afternoon. MINORQUE. Increasing North 6 or 7, at times 8, then decreasing Variable 3 to 5 in evening, and increasing Southwesterly 5 or 6 in late night, at times 7 in far north. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate in late night. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, clearing in evening. LION. North or Northwest 7 or 8, gradually decreasing Northerly 3 to 5 in afternoon, then increasing South or Southeast 5 or 6, at times 7 in late night. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate in evening. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, clearing in evening. PROVENCE. In west : East or Southeast 4 to 6 from south to north, at times 7, backing Northeasterly in afternoon, and veering Southeasterly 4 to 6 in late night. Gusts. In east : Easterly 4 or 5, at times 6, decreasing East or Northeast 3 to 5 in late afternoon, then veering Southeasterly in morning. Slight or moderate, locally rough in far west till late day. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. LIGURE. East or Northeast 2 to 4, at times 5, increasing 4 or 5, at times 6 in morning. Gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in late night. Moderate vis in rain or showers. CORSE. In north : increasing East or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in late night, locally 5 in far northwest. In south : Southeast increasing 4 or 5, at times 6 leeward Bonifacio strait, decreasing Variable 3 to 5 in late night, then increasing Westerly 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Becoming slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. SARDAIGNE. Cyclonic 3 to 5, locally Southwest 5 or 6 in southeast, becoming North or Northwest overnight, locally 6 or 7 in far southwest, then decreasing Southwesterly 4 or 5 in morning. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, at times very rough in far southwest, decreasing slight or moderate in morning. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers, improving in morning. MADDALENA. Increasing Southerly 2 to 4, then South or Southeast 3 or 4 in afternoon, at times 5, and increasing locally Southwest 5 or 6 in far northwest at end. Gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming slight in late night. Poor vis in rain and showers in late day. ELBE. Variable 2 to 4, increasing South or Southeast 3 or 4 in evening, then 4 or 5 in morning, locally East in far north. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in morning. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers overnight. ALBORAN. Westerly 6 or 7, locally 8 in north in daytime, and leeward strait overnight. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, locally moderate near the strait, decreasing moderate or rough in evening. W or SW swell 3 m at first. Moderate or poor vis in showers overnight and tomorrow. PALOS. West 6 or 7, locally 8 in south at first, backing West or Southwest overnight. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, at times cross, becoming moderate or rough in late afternoon. Long W or SW swell near 3 m at first. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing at midday, then moderate or poor vis in showers tomorrow. ALGER. West 6 or 7, locally 8 in south, veering West or Northwest in afternoon, at times 9 in far east in late afternoon, then becoming Westerly 6 or 7 in second part of night. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, at times cross, decreasing moderate or rough in late night. Poor or very poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing in afternoon, then moderate or poor vis in showers tomorrow. WEST OF CABRERA. West or Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing Westerly 3 to 5, at times 6, in afternoon, then increasing West or Southwest 6 or 7 at end. Gusts. Decreasing moderate or rough, then slight or moderate at end. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing from west in afternoon. Moderate or poor vis in rain and showers tomorrow. ANNABA. Increasing Westerly 6 or 7 from west at midday, then West or Northwest 7 or 8 in late afternoon, then decreasing Westerly 4 or 5 tomorrow morning. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough increasing rough or very rough in afternoon, at times cross, decreasing moderate or rough at end. Long W swell near 3 m overnight. Poor vis in rain or showers, becoming thundery overnight, clearing at end. TUNISIE. Southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing Westerly 6 or 7 in south in late afternoon, locally West or Northwest 8 in far west in late night. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate increasing moderate or rough overnight, locally very rough in far west in late night and in morning. Long W swell near 3 m in west overnight. Poor vis in rain or showers, clearing at end. CARBONARA. Southerly 2 to 4, at times 5, increasing Southwesterly 3 to 5 at end. Slight, increasing moderate in south in late night. Poor vis in rain or showers, clearing at end. LIPARI. Northwesterly 2 to 4, locally 5 or 6 in far southeast at first, backing Southeasterly overnight. Decreasing smooth or slight, then increasing slight or moderate at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, clearing in afternoon. CIRCEO. Variable 1 to 3, increasing Southeasterly 2 to 4 overnight, locally 5 in north at end. Smooth or slight. Poor vis in rain or showers overnight and tomorrow. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Variable moderate or fresh flow, increasing Westerly fresh or strong from alboran sea to Balearic islands and Sardinia.