Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-09 02:24:08 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 090200 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 035 - FRIDAY 09 JANUARY 2026/0400 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 08-01-26/21 UTC LOW PRESSURES 998 OVER NORTH BLACK SEA AND 1008 OVER TAURUS AND HIGH 1028 Ī£GABES AND THE COASTS OF LIBYA SOUTH IONIO CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 09/16 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 09/10 UTC WEST KITHIRA SEA CONTINUING TO 09/10 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 UTC SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST OF 23.00 CONTINUING TO 09/10 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA CONTINUING TO 09/15 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 09/12 UTC 7 OR 8 TAURUS CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 09/16 UTC WEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM DELTA CONTINUING TO 09/20 UTC WEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 09/16 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 CRUSADE CONTINUING TO 09/20 UTC WEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 09/18 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 KASTELLORIZO SEA CONTINUING TO 09/16 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 RODOS SEA CONTINUING TO 09/08 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 KARPATHIO CONTINUING TO 09/10 UTC NORTHWEST 8 AND FROM 09/07 UTC 7 OR 8 WEST KRITIKO CONTINUING TO 09/07 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 EAST KRITIKO CONTINUING TO 09/07 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 081915 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 16, THURSDAY 8 JANUARY 2026 AT 1910 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 8 OF JANUARY AT 12 UTC. HIGH BUILDING 1025 TO 1030 OVER SPAIN. LOW 1010 OVER LIGURIAN SEA, SLOW-MOVING, GRADUALLY DEEPENING 999 TOMORROW AFTERNOON. NORTH OF BALEARES. FROM 09/18 UTC TO 10/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. SOUTH OF BALEARES. CONTINUING TO 09/15 UTC. WEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. MINORQUE. FROM 09/18 UTC TO 10/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR NORTHWEST INCREASING 8 IN FAR NORTHEAST AND FAR SOUTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. LION, PROVENCE. FROM 09/03 UTC TO 10/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8, INCREASING AT TIMES 9 IN AFTERNOON. SEVERE GUSTS. LIGURE. CONTINUING TO 10/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 EXCEPT IN FAR NORTH, TEMPORARILY INCREASING 9 IN FAR EAST IN LATE MORNING. SEVERE GUSTS. CORSE. CONTINUING TO 10/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTHEAST, INCREASING WESTERLY 8 EVERYWHERE IN LATE AFTERNOON. SEVERE GUSTS. SARDAIGNE. FROM 09/15 UTC TO 10/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 IN NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS. MADDALENA. CONTINUING TO 10/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 LEEWARD BONIFACIO STRAIT, VEERING WEST 8 EVERYWHERE IN EVENING. SEVERE GUSTS. ELBE. CONTINUING TO 10/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 NEAR CAPE CORSE, INCREASING IN NORTH IN SECOND PART OF NIGHT, THEN INCREASING 8 OR 9 EVERYWHERE IN MORNING. SEVERE GUSTS. TUNISIE. FROM 09/00 UTC TO 09/09 UTC. WEST LOCALLY 8 NEAR CAPO DI CARBONARA. GUSTS. CARBONARA. FROM 09/00 UTC TO 09/09 UTC. WEST 8 NEAR SARDINIA COAST. SEVERE GUSTS. CIRCEO. FROM 09/12 UTC TO 10/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST 8 IN NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME22 LGAT 090200 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, FRIDAY 09 JANUARY 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 35 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 08-01-26/21 UTC LOW PRESSURES 998 OVER NORTH BLACK SEA AND 1008 OVER TAURUS AND HIGH 1028 GABES AND THE COASTS OF LIBYA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 10 JANUARY 04 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTHWEST 4 OVER SOUTH WEST 5. MODERATE CENTRAL ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 LATER WEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOUTH ADRIATIC SOUTH 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 LATER WEST. MODERATE BOOT WEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH MELITA WEST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. ROUGH GABES WEST 5 OR 6. ROUGH SIDRA WEST NORTHWEST 6 NORTH OF 35.00 7. ROUGH NORTH IONIO WEST NORTHWEST 5 SOON WEST 6 OR 7 LATER 7. MODERATE SOUTH IONIO WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON WEST. ROUGH PATRAIKOS NORTHWEST 4 LATER WEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE KORINTHIAKOS WEST 7 SOON 6 OR 7 LATER 5 OR 6. ROUGH KITHIRA SEA NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7 LATER WEST 7. ROUGH SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 6 EAST OF 23.00 7 OR 8. SOON WEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 SOON 7 OR 8 LATER 6 OR 7. ROUGH TAURUS WEST 8 OR 9. ROUGH.LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA WEST 8 OR 9 LATER NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 DECREASING. ROUGH CRUSADE WEST 8 OR 9 LATER NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 DECREASING. ROUGH.LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 LATER NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY 6 OR 7 SOON NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. ROUGH KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 8 VERY SOON 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7 LATER WEST 5 OR 6. ROUGH WEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON WEST LATER 7. ROUGH EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON WEST LATER 7. ROUGH SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST LATER SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTHWEST 7 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON WEST 6 LATER 6 OR 7. ROUGH SAMOS SEA NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER WEST SOUTHWEST. MODERATE SARONIKOS NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON WEST 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTHWEST. MODERATE SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST 4 LATER SOUTHWEST. MODERATE KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTHWEST 5 LATER SOUTHWEST 6. MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON WEST 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTHWEST 6. MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON WEST LATER SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON WEST 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE THRAKIKO NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE THERMAIKOS NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON VARIABLE 4. MODERATE MARMARA NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA WEST 6 OR 7 LATER SOUTHWEST 6. MODERATE EAST BLACK SEA WEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE WINDS OVER SOUTH ADRIATIC, BOOT, SIDRA, IONIO, KITHIRA SEA, SOUTH AEGEAN= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 082033 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 8 January 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 16. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 8 at 12 UTC High building 1025 to 1030 over Spain. Low 1010 over Ligurian Sea, slow-moving, gradually deepening 999 tomorrow afternoon. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 10 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. West or Southwest 6 or 7, veering West in late morning, then Northwest in evening. Gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing rough in afternoon. Moderate vis in some showers in far east in evening. BALEARES. In north : West or Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing West 5 or 6 in morning, at times 7, then increasing West or Northwest 7 or 8 in evening. Severe gusts. In south : West 7 or 8, decreasing 6 or 7 in late afternoon, then West or Northwest 5 or 6 at night. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough. MINORQUE. Westerly 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in morning, at times 7, then increasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 in evening, locally 8 in far northeast and far southwest. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough in evening, locally very rough in far northeast. Poor vis in rain or showers in far northeast, at times thundery. LION, PROVENCE. Westerly 3 to 5, at times 6, increasing rapidly West or Northwest 7 or 8 in morning, at times 9 in afternoon. Severe gusts. Becoming moderate or rough, then rough or very rough in afternoon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. LIGURE. West or Southwest increasing 7 or 8 from south, but Variable 3 to 5 in far north, temporarily increasing 9 in far east in late morning. Severe gusts. Becoming rough or very rough. Long SW swell 3 to 4 m in north. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CORSE. West or Southwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in far northeast, increasing Westerly 7 or 8 in late afternoon. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough in evening. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in afternoon. SARDAIGNE. West or Southwest 6 or 7, veering West or Northwest in morning, temporarily decreasing 5 or 6 in afternoon, then increasing locally 7 or 8 in north in late afternoon. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in late night. Moderate or poor vis in showers in afternoon, at times thundery. MADDALENA. Westerly 6 or 7, locally 8 leeward Bonifacio Strait, then increasing 7 or 8 everywhere in evening. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, locally becoming very rough leeward strait in evening. Moderate or poor vis in some showers. ELBE. West or Southwest increasing 6 or 7, locally 8 in north, then increasing 8 or 9 everywhere in morning. Moderate or rough, locally very rough in north, becoming rough or very rough in afternoon. Long SW swell 3 to 4 m in far north. Poor vis in some showers. ALBORAN. Westerly 5 or 6, at times 7, increasing 6 or 7 in evening. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in east in morning. PALOS. West or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7, decreasing locally Westerly 3 to 5 in north in afternoon. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate vis in some showers in east in evening. ALGER. West or Southwest 6 or 7. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough in morning, locally very rough in far northeast. Moderate vis in showers from east in afternoon. WEST OF CABRERA. West or Southwest 6 or 7, veering Westerly in morning, then decreasing Northwest 5 or 6 in evening, at times 7. Gusts. Moderate or rough. ANNABA. West 6 or 7, temporarily West or Southwest 3 to 5 in far south till late morning. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in morning. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in late afternoon. TUNISIE. Westerly 6 or 7, locally 8 near Capo di Carbonara till late morning. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough at midday. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in late afternoon. CARBONARA. West or Southwest 6 or 7, locally 8 near Sardinia coast till late morning, veering West in evening. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming temporarily rough or very rough in east at midday. Moderate vis in some rain or showers in late afternoon. LIPARI. West or Southwest 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 in late night. Gusts. Becoming rough, then rough or very rough at midday. Poor vis in rain and thundery showers, mainly in east. CIRCEO. West or Southwest increasing 6 or 7, veering West in afternoon, and locally increasing 7 or 8 in north. Severe gusts. Becoming rough, at times very rough in north in afternoon. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of West or Northwest flow fresh or strong over the basin, at times very strong in north, veering Northwesterly saturday afternoon.