Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-06 14:01:36 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 061400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, THURSDAY 06 AUGUST 2026 / 1600 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 06-08-26/09 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1007 OVER TAURUS AND 1012 OVER EAST BLACK SEA. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1018 OVER NORTH BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 07 AUGUST 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH CENTRAL ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR NORTHWEST 4. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR WEST NORTHWEST 4. UP TO SLIGHT BOOT VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST OVER WEST UP TO 5. SLIGHT MELITA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE GABES NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 5 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER WEST MODERATE SIDRA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OVER SOUTH NORTH NORTHEAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT NORTH IONIO NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTHEAST UP TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT SOUTH IONIO NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT PATRAIKOS NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER EAST NORTH NORTHEAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 AND EAST OF 22.30 5 OR 6 SOON OVER WEST 4. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. UP TO POOR DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT CRUSADE SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KARPATHIO WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE WEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON EAST OF 25.45 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 25.40 AND NORTH OF 37.15 6 OR 7 VERY SOON WEST OF 25.00 5 SOON 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTHWEST 5 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SARONIKOS NORTH 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 5 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON 5. UP TO MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON OVER NORTH 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT THRAKIKO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT MARMARA NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT WEST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT EAST BLACK SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 060724 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 6 August 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 : NO WARNING. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 6 at 00 UTC High pressure 1016-1018 in west of basin, and weak gradient of pressure 1013-1015 in Tyrrhenian sea, with little change tomorrow. Shallow low 1014 over Provence coasts, deepening 1011 in evening between Corsica and French mainland. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 7 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Clockwise 1 to 3, at times North 4 in northeast in morning. Smooth or slight, becoming moderate in northeast at end. BALEARES. Variable 1 to 3, at times 4, mainly Southerly in late day. Smooth, locally slight in far east. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers, mainly in north, in afternoon, clearing in second part of night. MINORQUE. Northerly 3 or 4, but 5 in north at first, backing temporarily West in north in late day, but becoming Variable 1 to 3 in southwest, then increasing Northwest 3 to 5 from northeast in second part of night, occasionally 6 in far northeast. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers in west in evening. LION. Northwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 4 to 6 in afternoon, then decreasing 2 to 4 at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in coastal thundery showers in far southwest in evening. PROVENCE. Northwesterly 3 to 5, but Variable 1 to 3 in far northeast, increasing 4 to 6 in afternoon, but becoming locally Northerly 2 to 4 in far northeast. Gusts. Slight or moderate. LIGURE. - in north : Variable 1 to 3. - in south : Southerly 1 to 3, increasing Cyclonic 3 to 5 in late day, then decreasing 2 to 4 at end. Smooth, becoming smooth or slight from southwest in afternoon, and locally moderate in far south from evening. CORSE. - in north : Southwest 2 to 4, increasing West or Southwest 3 to 5, locally 6 off Balagne in second part of night, then decreasing Westerly 2 to 4 at end. - in south : Westerly 2 to 4, increasing 3 to 5 in evening. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in late day. SARDAIGNE. Northwest 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 in north, in second part of night. Slight or moderate. MADDALENA. - leeward Bonifacio strait : Westerly 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 in afternoon, then 5 or 6 in second part of night. - elsewhere : Variable 2 to 4, mainly Northwesterly in east, becoming locally South 3 or 4 near Sardinia coast at end. Smooth or slight, becoming moderate near Strait in second part of night. ELBE. Variable 1 to 3, but Northwesterly 2 to 4 along Italian coast. Smooth, becoming locally slight in north in evening. ALBORAN. Decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in morning, at times West 4 or 5 leeward strait today. Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth this evening. Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches at end. PALOS. Variable 1 to 3, mainly Northeasterly at times 4 near Algerian coast overnight. Smooth or slight, decreasing slight overnight. ALGER. Variable 1 to 3, increasing East or Northeast 2 to 4 this afternoon. Smooth or slight. WEST OF CABRERA. East or Southeast 2 or 3, at times 4, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 overnight. Decreasing smooth. ANNABA. West or Northwest 2 to 4, at times 5 near Cape Teulade. Smooth or slight. TUNISIE. Northwesterly 3 to 5. Decreasing smooth or slight. CARBONARA. Decreasing Variable 1 to 3. Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth this afternoon. LIPARI. Northwesterly 2 to 4, decreasing 1 to 3 in late night. Smooth or slight. CIRCEO. West or Northwest 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours In east and north of basin, Northwesterly moderate flow, locally fresh in gulf of Lion and leeward Bonifacio strait till early morning. Elsewhere, Variable light or moderate flow, but mainly Easterly along Algerian coasts.