Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-01 20:47:42 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 011930 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 004 - THURSDAY 01 JANUARY 2026/2200 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 01-01-26/15 UTC LOW WITH CENTRE 1007 OVER EAST OF TAURUS IS MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH SOUTHEASTWARDS GRADUALLY FILLING UP WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY OVER SOUTHEAST MEDITERRANEAN SEA. LOW PRESSURES 1011 OVER EAST BLACK SEA AND HIGH PRESSURES 1021 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND 1020 OVER TUNISIA. TAURUS CONTINUING TO 02/01 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 CRUSADE OVER NORTHEAST CONTINUING TO 02/01 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 EAST BLACK SEA OVER EAST CONTINUING TO 02/01 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 WEST BLACK SEA OVER NORTH FROM 02/07 AT LEAST TO 02/10 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 010831 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 1, THURSDAY 1 JANUARY 2026 AT 0830 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 1 OF JANUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW 1016 NEAR CAPO TEULADA, FILLING THIS MORNING. NEW LOW DEEPENING 1011 OVER FRENCH AND ITALIAN RIVIERAS THIS AFTERNOON, SLOW-MOVING, EXPECTED 1000 TOMORROW NEAR MIDDAY. LIGURE. FROM 02/06 UTC TO 02/12 UTC AT LEAST. SOUTHWESTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. MADDALENA. FROM 02/03 UTC TO 02/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 LEEWARD BONIFACIO STRAIT. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME28 LGAT 012000 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, THURSDAY 01 JANUARY 2026 / 2200 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 4 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 01-01-26/15 UTC LOW WITH CENTRE 1007 OVER EAST OF TAURUS IS MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH SOUTHEASTWARDS GRADUALLY FILLING UP WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY OVER SOUTHEAST MEDITERRANEAN SEA. LOW PRESSURES 1011 OVER EAST BLACK SEA AND HIGH PRESSURES 1021 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND 1020 OVER TUNISIA. PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 02 JANUARY 22 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC WEST NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 OVER SOUTH PART SOUTHWEST 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC SOUTH 5 OR 6 VERY SOON OVER SOUTH 6 OR 7 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC SOUTH 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE BOOT SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM MELITA SOUTH 4 OR 5 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST OVER WEST 5 OR 6 SOON 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM GABES WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTHWEST OVER WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SIDRA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH PART SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH PART SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO WEST OF 19.50 SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6 AND NORTH OF 39.00 6 OR 7. EAST OF 19.50 SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTH IONIO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR PATRAIKOS EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KORINTHIAKOS EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON WEST SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR KITHIRA SEA EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST UP TO 5. MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SOUTHWEST KRITIKO EAST NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 AND EAST OF 23.30 AND NORTH OF 34.00 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 3 UP TO 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST OVER EAST VARIABLE UP TO 4. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 27.00 AND NORTH OF 34.00 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH TAURUS NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 DECREASING. ROUGH. POOR DELTA NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH CRUSADE NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTHEAST PART NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON OVER NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 4 OR 5. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 28.40 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 28.40 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 OVER EAST VARIABLE 3 OR 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR WEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST SOON SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR EAST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.00 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST SOON SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.00 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND EAST OF 26.00 NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTH 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH PART SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SARONIKOS EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST SOON 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 4 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST SOON 5. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON OVER WEST PART SOUTHWEST SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR NORTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 SOON SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR NORTHEAST AEGEAN SOUTH 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON EAST OF 25.30 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR THRAKIKO WEST OF 25.40 WEST SOUTHWEST 4 SOON 4 OR 5. EAST OF 25.40 SOUTHWEST 4 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR MARMARA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR WEST BLACK SEA SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH 6 OR 7 SOON 6 OR 7 OVER NORTH UP TO 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA OVER WEST PART WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. OVER EAST PART NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. SNOW OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE SOUTHWEST WINDS LOCALLY OVER BLACK SEA, MARMARA, AEGEAN AND BOOT= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 010835 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 1 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 1. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 1 at 00 UTC Low 1016 near Capo Teulada, filling this morning. New low deepening 1011 over French and Italian Rivieras this afternoon, slow-moving, expected 1000 tomorrow near midday. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 2 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Variable 2 to 4, increasing Southerly 3 to 5 in evening, then veering West or Southwest 3 or 4 in second part of night. Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in late night. BALEARES. Increasing Southwesterly 3 to 5, temporarily 6 in far northeast this afternoon, locally decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in northwest overnight. Gusts. Slight, at times smooth, decreasing smooth or slight in evening. Poor vis in fog patches in second part of night. MINORQUE. Increasing Southwesterly 4 or 5, temporarily 6 in far northwest this afternoon, then gradually veering West or Southwest 3 to 5 in second part of night. Gusts. Slight, occasionally moderate in far north, decreasing smooth or slight in late night. LION. Increasing Cyclonic 4 to 6, at times Variable 2 to 4 at first, gradually decreasing West or Northwest 2 to 4 overnight. Gusts. Becoming slight or moderate, temporarily smooth or slight at first, then decreasing smooth or slight in second part of night. Poor vis due to some coastal fog patches. PROVENCE. Increasing Southwesterly 4 or 5, temporarily Variable 2 to 4 at first, but Northerly in far northwest, then gradually Westerly 4 to 6 from west to east overnight. Gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in late afternoon. Poor vis in some showers, mainly in far southeast, clearing in late night. LIGURE. Increasing Southwesterly 4 to 6, temporarily Southeast 4 or 5 in far northeast at first, then gradually 6 or 7 in late afternoon and evening, and 7 or 8 at end. Severe gusts. Smooth or slight, gradually becoming moderate or rough in afternoon and evening, at times very rough at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, mainly in east. CORSE. Decreasing Variable 2 to 4, gradually increasing West or Southwest 4 to 6 from south to north in afternoon and evening, locally 7 in far northeast in second part of night, then increasing 6 or 7 at end. Gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in evening, locally rough in far north in late night. Poor vis in rain or showers in evening. SARDAIGNE. Variable 2 to 4, gradually increasing West or Southwest 3 to 5 from south to north in late afternoon, locally 6 in far northeast in late night. Gusts. Slight or moderate, temporarily decreasing smooth or slight at first. Moderate or poor vis in scattered showers. MADDALENA. Southerly increasing 4 to 6 from south to north, veering West or Southwest in evening, then increasing 7 in north in second part of night, locally 8 leeward Bonifacio Strait. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming locally rough leeward Bonifacio Strait in late night. Poor vis in rain or showers, clearing in late night. ELBE. Increasing Southwesterly 4 to 6, locally Southeasterly 4 or 5 in far northeast at first, then 6 or 7 at end, but Variable 2 to 4 leeward Corsica Island. Gusts. Becoming slight or moderate, then moderate or rough in late night. Poor vis in rain or showers. ALBORAN. East 3 or 4, at times 5. Slight. PALOS. East or Northeast 3 or 4, locally Variable 2 to 4 in east. Smooth or slight. ALGER. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southwesterly 3 to 5 overnight. Slight. WEST OF CABRERA. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southwesterly overnight. Smooth or slight. ANNABA. Westerly 3 to 5, backing South or Southwest 3 or 4 overnight. Slight, locally moderate at first. TUNISIE. South or Southwest 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 in east overnight. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in some showers, clearing at end. CARBONARA. South or Southeast 3 to 5, veering Southwest 5 or 6 overnight. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in showers today. LIPARI. South or Southeast 2 to 4, veering Southwest 5 or 6 overnight, then increasing 6 or 7 near western coast of Sicily at end. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate overnight. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery. CIRCEO. South or Southeast 3 to 5; veering Southwest 4 to 6 overnight. Smooth or slight, becoming gradually moderate overnight. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Southwesterly moderate or fresh flow over northeastern basin, locally strong with near gale or gale over PROVENCE, LIGURE, CORSE, MADDALENA and ELBE. Elsewhere, no significant change, but Southerly flow increasing moderate over north of African coast.