Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-02 06:22:46 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 020555 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 133, THURSDAY 2 APRIL 2026 AT 0550 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 2 OF APRIL AT 00 UTC. HIGH PRESSURE 1023 OVER WEST-PYRENEES. LOW "ERMINIO" 992 IN EAST OF SICILY, MOVING AND SLOWLY FILLING TOWARD IONIAN SEA. SHALLOW LOW 1010 OVER BALEARIC SEA IN AFTERNOON, FILLING THE NEXT NIGHT. FRIDAY, HIGH PRESSURES 1015-1020 GRADUALLY BUILDING FROM WEST OVER BASIN. MINORQUE. CONTINUING TO 03/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8, LOCALLY INCREASING 9 IN LATE AFTERNOON IN FAR NORTH, BUT DECREASING IN SOUTHWEST, THEN DECREASING 8 IN SECOND PART OF NIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. LION. CONTINUING TO 03/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8, INCREASING 8 OR 9 IN LATE MORNING, THEN DECREASING 8 IN LATE NIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. WEST OF PROVENCE. CONTINUING TO 03/09 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. NORTHWEST OF SARDAIGNE. FROM 02/15 UTC TO 03/12 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 020130 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 254 - THURSDAY 02 APRIL 2026/0400 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 02-04-26/03 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRES 993 EAST OF SICILY AND 988 SOUTHEAST OF ATTICA ASSOCIATED WITH FRONTS ARE EXPECTED RESPECTIVELY WITH CENTRES 993 OVER EAST PART OF BOOT AND 988 OVER WEST PART OF THRAKIKO BY 02/09 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1015 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND 1012 OVER TAURUS NORTH ADRIATIC OVER SOUTH CONTINUING TO 02/10 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 MELITA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/16 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 GABES CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/16 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 8, FROM 02/07 UTC WEST AND FROM 02/10 UTC 7 OR 8 SIDRA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/16 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 02/10 UTC WEST KITHIRA SEA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/16 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST KRITIKO CONTINUING TO 02/16 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND WEST OF 22.00 8 WEST KRITIKO CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/10 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST AEGEAN CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/13 UTC SOUTHWEST 8 SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/13 UTC SOUTHWEST 8 KAFIREAS STRAIT CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/13 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 CENTRAL AEGEAN CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/16 UTC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 NORTHEAST AEGEAN CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/16 UTC EAST 8 OR 9, FROM 02/06 UTC SOUTH AND FROM 02/10 UTC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 NORTHWEST AEGEAN CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/13 UTC CYCLONIC 8, FROM 02/07 UTC WEST AND NORTH OF 39.30 8 OR 9 AND FROM 02/10 UTC 7 OR 8 TAURUS OVER WEST CONTINUING TO 02/07 UTC EAST SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 THRAKIKO CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/13 UTC EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 02/09 UTC CYCLONIC 8 OVER EAST SOUTH SOUTHEAST ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME22 LGAT 020200 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, THURSDAY 02 APRIL 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 254 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 02-04-26/03 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRES 993 EAST OF SICILY AND 988 SOUTHEAST OF ATTICA ASSOCIATED WITH FRONTS ARE EXPECTED RESPECTIVELY WITH CENTRES 993 OVER EAST PART OF BOOT AND 988 OVER WEST PART OF THRAKIKO BY 02/09 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1015 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND 1012 OVER TAURUS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 03 APRIL 04 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 OVER NORTH 6 OR 7 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON MODERATE CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON EAST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM BOOT NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH CYCLONIC UP TO 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM GABES WEST NORTHWEST 8 VERY SOON WEST SOON 7 OR 8. VERY ROUGH SOON ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SIDRA WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON WEST. VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER WEST CYCLONIC. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH IONIO SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON OVER SOUTH 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 4. SLIGHT. UP TO POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE KITHIRA SEA SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH SOON VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND WEST OF 22.00 8. VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST SOUTHWEST 6 SOON SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH TAURUS EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 OVER WEST EAST SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 OVER WEST WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 DECREASING. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 OVER NORTH EAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTHWEST. ROUGH SOON MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM RODOS SEA SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KARPATHIO SOUTHWEST 6 SOON 6 OR 7. ROUGH WEST KRITIKO SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH SOON OVER WEST UP TO VERY UP TO VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM EAST KRITIKO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOUTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTHWEST 8 SOON 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO SOUTHWEST 8 SOON 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SAMOS SEA SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SARONIKOS WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER EAST UP TO ROUGH SOUTH EVVOIKOS WEST SOUTHWEST 6 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH KAFIREAS STRAIT SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. POOR CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 LATER 6 OR 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH SOON ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTHWEST AEGEAN CYCLONIC 8 VERY SOON WEST AND NORTH OF 39.30 8 OR 9 SOON 7 OR 8 DECREASING. ROUGH UP TO VERY ROUGH SOON MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM STRONG NORTHEAST AEGEAN EAST 8 OR 9 VERY SOON SOUTH SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH UP TO VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM STRONG THRAKIKO EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON CYCLONIC 8 OVER EAST SOUTH SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM STRONG THERMAIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST OVER SOUTH 6 OR 7 SOON 4 OR 5 DECREASING. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MARMARA EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER SIDRA, SOUTHWEST KRITIKO AND KITHIRA SEA= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 011954 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 1 April 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 132. Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 1 at 12 UTC High pressure 1030 over Pyrenees, weakening and expected 1024 tomorrow. Low "ERMINIO" 992 over Sicily, moving eastwards and expected 993 in Ionian sea tomorrow morning. New low 1010 over Balearic Sea expected tomorrow afternoon. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 3 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. North or Northwest 5 to 7. Gusts. Decreasing moderate or rough, then increasing rough or very rough in afternoon. Long N swell 3 m. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery, clearing tomorrow. BALEARES. Cyclonic 4 to 6, but Northwest 7 leeward Ebro Delta. Gusts. Moderate, temporarily rough. Moderate or poor vis in showers in east, at times thundery, clearing tomorrow. MINORQUE. North or Northwest 7 or 8, increasing 8 or 9 in morning. Severe gusts. Decreasing moderate or rough, then increasing rough or very rough in morning. Long North swell 3 m, temporarily 3 to 4 m in afternoon. Moderate or poor vis in showers in west, at times thundery, clearing tomorrow. LION. North or Northwest 7 or 8, increasing 8 or 9 in afternoon but decreasing Variable 3 to 5 in southwest. Severe gusts. Decreasing moderate or rough, then increasing rough or very rough in morning. PROVENCE. - In west : North or Northwest 6 or 7 increasing 7 or 8 in morning. Severe gusts. - In east : Northerly 4 to 6, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in northwest in morning. Moderate or rough, increasing very rough in southwest in morning. LIGURE. North or Northeast 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in late night, then Northeasterly 2 to 4 in late afternoon. Gusts. Slight or moderate, locally rough in southwest, becoming smooth or slight in afternoon. CORSE. North or Northeast 5 to 7, decreasing 4 to 6 in afternoon. Gusts. Moderate at times rough. SARDAIGNE. North or Northwest 6 or 7, increasing 8 in northwest in afternoon. Gusts. Moderate or rough, increasing rough or very rough in morning. Long N or NW swell 3 m at first and at end. Moderate or poor vis in some showers, at times thundery, clearing tomorrow. MADDALENA. North 6 or 7, decreasing Northerly 5 or 6 at midday. Gusts. Decreasing moderate or rough, then moderate in afternoon. Moderate or poor vis in some showers, at times thundery, clearing tomorrow. ELBE. North or Northeast 6 or 7, decreasing 4 to 6 in morning. Gusts. Slight or moderate, locally rough in south at first. ALBORAN. Westerly 2 to 4, at times 5 or 6 leeward strait, becoming Variable 2 to 4 at end. Smooth or slight. PALOS. West or Southwest 4 to 6, veering Northerly in late night, then decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon, mainly Westerly. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in some showers in far east, clearing tomorrow. ALGER. In west : decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in evening, at times 5. In east : Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing West or Northwest 5 or 6 overnight. Gusts. Moderate or rough, at times very rough in east overnight. Long North swell 3 m at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. WEST OF CABRERA. Veering Northerly 3 to 5, then backing Southwesterly in afternoon. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. ANNABA. West or Northwest 6 or 7. Gusts. Rough, temporarily very rough. Long North swell 3 m at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. TUNISIE. Northwesterly 6 or 7. Gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing moderate or rough in late night. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CARBONARA. North or Northwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in west overnight, decreasing West or Northwest 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Decreasing moderate or rough in evening, then moderate at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. LIPARI. Northeasterly 3 to 5, increasing Northerly 4 to 6 in morning, then decreasing North or Northwest 3 to 5 at end. Decreasing slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CIRCEO. North or Northeast 6 or 7, decreasing 4 to 6 in late night, then Cyclonic in afternoon. Gusts. Decreasing slight or moderate. Moderate vis in some showers in far east, clearing tomorrow. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Northwesterly strong flow from Gulf of Lion to Sardinia, locally very strong in gulf of Lion at first. Light or moderate Easterly flow in Alboran Sea.