Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-23 06:11:32 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME22 LGAT 230200 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, MONDAY 23 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 NONE PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 22-02-26/21 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1013 OVER TAURUS AND HIGH 1029 OVER TUNISIA AND 1027 OVER CENTRAL BALKANS. LOW 1014 OVER EAST BLACK SEA GRADUALLY FILLING PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 24 FEBRUARY 04 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR CENTRAL ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER EAST SOUTHEAST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTH ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR BOOT WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR MELITA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR GABES WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON UP TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR SIDRA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER NORTH WEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH NORTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON SLIGHT SOUTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTHWEST. MODERATE PATRAIKOS NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER WEST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 36.10 5 OR 6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH SOON MODERATE SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTH 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 22.30 6 OR 7 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND NORTH OF 34.00 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM TAURUS NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM RODOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 27.40 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE KARPATHIO NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 LATER 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH WEST KRITIKO NORTH 6 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE EAST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 6 AND EAST OF 26.00 6 OR 7 LATER 5 OR 6. MODERATE OVER EAST UP TO ROUGH SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4. UP TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 AND EAST OF 24.50 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH SAMOS SEA NORTH 5 OR 6 AND NORTH OF 37.20 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE SARONIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 4 SOON WEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH 5 SOON NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 38.00 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 4 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE THRAKIKO VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR THERMAIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR MARMARA NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR WEST BLACK SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA WEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTHWEST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 221953 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 22 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 : NO WARNING. Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 22 at 12 UTC High pressure between 1025 and 1030 over the basin, slowly weakening tomorrow, expected 1020 to 1025 tomorrow evening. Shallow low near 1024 between Corsica and French mainland, slowly deepening, expected 1019 in morning, becoming a double low near Corsica tomorrow evening. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 24 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA, BALEARES, MINORQUE, South of SARDAIGNE. Southwesterly 2 to 4, temporarily increasing Northwest 5 or 6 in far northeast over MINORQUE soon, becoming Variable 1 to 3 later, locally 4 in far northeast. Smooth or slight, locally becoming moderate in northeast over MINORQUE soon. Becoming poor vis due to fog over BALEARES and west over MINORQUE in morning. LION, PROVENCE, North of SARDAIGNE. West 3 or 4, locally 5 in north, increasing West or Northwest 5 or 6 at first, and temporarily at times 7 over PROVENCE soon. Gusts. Becoming slight or moderate at first. LIGURE, CORSE. Southwest 4 or 5, locally 6 near Balagne, increasing locally 6 or 7 near Balagne and in Bonifacio strait at first, then decreasing Variable 2 to 4 later, but still Southwest 4 or 5 near Balagne. Gusts. Slight or moderate. MADDALENA, ELBE. Variable 2 to 4, locally West or Southwest 6 or 7 in and leeward Bonifacio Strait, decreasing West 5 or 6 leeward Strait at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate, locally smooth leeward Corsica and Sardinia. ALBORAN, PALOS, ALGER, WEST OF CABRERA, ANNABA. Variable 1 to 3, mainly Easterly, locally Southwest 4 near Cape Nao at first, and West or Northwest 4 near Cape Teulade over all period. Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth later. Poor vis due to some fog patches overnight over Alboran Sea and in south of Balearic Islands. TUNISIE, South of CARBONARA, Southwest of LIPARI. Westerly 4 or 5, locally 6 near cape Carbonara at first and at end. Slight or moderate. North of CARBONARA, Northeast of LIPARI, CIRCEO. Southwest to Northwest 3 or 4 from west to east, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 soon, but locally increasing West 4 or 5 in far north over CIRCEO soon. Slight, locally moderate in north over CIRCEO soon. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours No threat of Near Gale. Mainly Westerly light or moderate flow.