Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-22 12:32:10 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME24 LGAT 220800 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SATURDAY 22 AUGUST 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 NONE PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 22-08-26/03 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1009 OVER TAURUS AND CRUSADE AND 1010 OVER LIGURIA SEA AND THE NORTHWEST BALKANS. HIGH PRESSURES 1016 OVER LIBYA AND 1012 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 23 AUGUST 10 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON OVER WEST EAST NORTHEAST AND OVER EAST NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT BOOT NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST SOUTHWEST 5 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST LATER NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT MELITA WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT GABES SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE LATER SOUTH SOUTHEAST OVER WEST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT SIDRA WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT NORTH IONIO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER EAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT SOUTH IONIO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT PATRAIKOS WEST 4. UP TO SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA WEST NORTHWEST 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON EAST OF 23.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OVER NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON OVER WEST WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT WEST KRITIKO WEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 SOON NORTH 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT SAMOS SEA NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SARONIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON OVER EAST SOUTH 4 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 4. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT NORTHWEST AEGEAN EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT THRAKIKO VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST. SMOOTH MARMARA VARIABLE 3 OR NORTHEAST 4. UP TO SLIGHT WEST BLACK SEA NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 220703 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 22 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, Saturday 22 at 00 UTC Low 1009 over gulf of Genoa, filling slowly, expected 1012 in afternoon, then 1017 on Sunday morning. Ridge 1018 over east of Pyrenees. Low deepening 1012 over algerian coasts in afternoon. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 23 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. East or Northeast increasing 4 or 5, then decreasing 3 or 4 at end. Slight or moderate. BALEARES. Easterly 3 to 5, decreasing East or Southeast 2 to 4 in evening. Slight, temporarily moderate at first, decreasing smooth or slight in evening. Poor vis in thundery showers at first, then in second part of night. MINORQUE. Northeasterly 3 or 4, becoming Easterly 2 to 4 in evening, locally Clockwise in far north. Slight, temporarily moderate at first, decreasing smooth or slight in evening. LION. Clockwise 1 to 3, at times 4, becoming Easterly at end. Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in evening. PROVENCE. Northwesterly 4 or 5, at times 6 in east at first, decreasing Northerly 3 or 4 in second part of night. Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in second part of night. LIGURE. Cyclonic 4 or 5, locally 6 with gusts in south, decreasing 2 to 4 in evening, then becoming Northeast at end. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in second part of night. CORSE. In north, West or Southwest 5 or 6 with gusts, decreasing 3 to 5 in evening, then Variable 2 to 4 in second part of night. In south, West or Northwest 3 or 4, decreasing 1 to 3 in second part of night. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in second part of night. SARDAIGNE. Northerly 3 or 4, at times 5. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in second part of night. MADDALENA. Variable 2 to 4, at times Westerly 5 or 6 with gusts leeward Bonifacio Strait at first. Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in second part of night. ELBE. Clockwise 2 to 4, at times 5 or 6 with gusts in north at first. Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in second part of night. ALBORAN. Variable 2 to 4, locally Westerly 3 or 4, at times 5 leeward Gibraltar strait, becoming Easterly 1 to 3 in second part of night. Smooth or slight. PALOS. Northeasterly 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. ALGER. East or Northeast 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 in late afternoon, then locally 5 or 6 in east in first part of night, then decreasing 2 to 4 in morning. Slight, increasing slight or moderate in evening. WEST OF CABRERA. Easterly 2 to 4, locally 4 or 5 in far east till second part of night. Slight, locally moderate in far east. ANNABA. East or Northeast 2 to 4, increasing locally East 4 or 5 in afternoon in west, and 6 in far southwest, then increasing Easterly 4 or 5 everywhere in late night. Slight, increasing locally moderate in far west in evening. TUNISIE. Mainly Northwesterly 2 to 4, gradually veering Easterly 2 to 4 in afternoon, then increasing 4 or 5 in west in morning. Slight. CARBONARA. Variable clockwise 2 to 4, mainly Easterly. Smooth or slight. LIPARI, CIRCEO. Variable 2 to 4. Slight, temporarily moderate in far northwest of CIRCEO at first. Moderate vis in some showers, improving in afternoon. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Variable light or moderate flow, mainly Easterly in far north of basin. In south of basin : East or Northeast light or moderate flow, backing Westerly Monday morning in far southwest of basin.