Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-25 14:17:50 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 251330 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 091 - SUNDAY 25 JANUARY 2026/1600 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 25-01-26/09 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY AND CENTRE 998 OVER NORTH ADRIATIC IS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARDS NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 997 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS BY 25/18 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1023 OVER CYPRUS AND 1022 OVER EAST BLACK SEA SOUTH ADRIATIC OVER EAST CONTINUING TO 26/01 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 NORTH IONIO CONTINUING TO 26/01 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOUTH IONIO EAST OF 20.00 CONTINUING TO 26/01 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 KITHIRA SEA SOUTH OF 36.00 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 26/01 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 KITHIRA SEA NORTH OF 36.00 FROM 25/22 AT LEAST TO 26/01 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SIDRA OVER SOUTH FROM 25/22 AT LEAST TO 26/04 UTC WEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST OF 22.00 AND SOUTH OF 34.00 FROM 25/22 AT LEAST TO 26/04 UTC WEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO EAST OF 24.40 FROM 25/22 AT LEAST TO 26/04 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SAMOS SEA FROM 25/22 AT LEAST TO 26/04 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 CENTRAL AEGEAN FROM 25/22 AT LEAST TO 26/04 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 NORTHEAST AEGEAN SOUTH OF 40.00 FROM 26/01 AT LEAST TO 26/04 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 KARPATHIO NORTH OF 36.00 FROM 26/01 AT LEAST TO 26/04 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 KASTELLORIZO SEA NORTH OF 36.00 FROM 26/01 AT LEAST TO 26/04 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 RODOS SEA FROM 26/01 AT LEAST TO 26/04 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 250725 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 39, SUNDAY 25 JANUARY 2026 AT 0720 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SUNDAY 25 OF JANUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW 995 IN SOUTH OF PROVENCE, MOVING EASTWARDS, EXPECTED 997 JUST SOUTH OF CORSICA AT MIDDAY, THEN EVACUATING OVER ADRIATIC SEA NEXT NIGHT. NEW LOW DEEPENING 996 OVER LIGURIAN SEA NEXT NIGHT, MOVING SOUTHEASTWARDS AND EXPECTED 998 JUST NORTHWEST OF CORSICA TOMORROW AT MIDDAY, THEN EVACUATING GRADUALLY IN SOUTHEAST. EAST OF CABRERA. FROM 25/12 UTC TO 26/09 UTC. WEST 8, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST AT NIGHT, TEMPORARILY 9 IN FAR SOUTH AT MIDNIGHT. VIOLENT GUSTS. BALEARES. CONTINUING TO 26/09 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN SOUTH, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 EVERYWHERE IN EVENING, THEN DECREASING IN SOUTH IN LATE NIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. SOUTHWEST OF MINORQUE. FROM 25/21 UTC TO 26/09 UTC. NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. LION. FROM 26/03 UTC TO 26/15 UTC. NORTHWEST 8 IN SOUTH. SEVERE GUSTS. SARDAIGNE. FROM 25/21 UTC TO 26/15 UTC. NORTHWEST 8 MAINLY IN IN SOUTH, BUT AT TIMES 8 IN NORTH. VIOLENT GUSTS. ALBORAN. CONTINUING TO 26/12 UTC. WEST 8 IN EAST, OCCASIONALLY 9 NEAR CAPE GATA IN AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEVERE GUSTS. PALOS. CONTINUING TO 26/06 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. ALGER. FROM 25/09 UTC TO 26/06 UTC. WEST 8, TEMPORARILY 9 NEAR MIDNIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS, AT TIMES VIOLENT OVERNIGHT. TEMPORARILY HIGH IN SECOND PART OF THE NIGHT. WEST OF CABRERA. FROM 25/09 UTC TO 26/03 UTC. WEST 8 IN SOUTH OF BALEARIC ISLANDS, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST AT MIDNIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. ANNABA. FROM 25/18 UTC TO 26/09 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS, TEMPORARILY VIOLENT NEAR MIDNIGHT. TUNISIE. FROM 25/21 UTC TO 26/06 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR SOUTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME24 LGAT 250800 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SUNDAY 25 JANUARY 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 NR 90 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 25-01-26/03 UTC LOW WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY AND CENTRE 999 OVER CENTRAL ITALY IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 997 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS BY 25/15 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1022 OVER CYPRUS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 26 JANUARY 10 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST 4 OR 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC OVER EAST PART SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON SOUTH 3 UP TO 5. OVER WEST PART WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. MODERATE OVER EAST PART ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC OVER EAST PART SOUTH SOUTHEAST 8 OR 9 SOON 7 OR 8. OVER WEST PART SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM BOOT SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON OVER NORTH PART 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER NORTH UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM GABES WEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SIDRA SOUTH 6 OR 7 VERY SOON FROM THE WEST WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH PART 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8. ROUGH SOUTH IONIO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH PATRAIKOS EAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA NORTH OF 36.00 SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7. SOUTH OF 36.00 SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 7 OR 8. MODERATE SOUTHWEST KRITIKO EAST OF 22.00 SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. WEST OF 22.00 SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON FROM THE WEST WEST. MODERATE SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 VERY SOON UP TO 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE TAURUS EAST SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE DELTA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE CRUSADE VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON EAST. SLIGHT KASTELLORIZO SEA SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE RODOS SEA SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE KARPATHIO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE WEST KRITIKO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE EAST KRITIKO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE SAMOS SEA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE SARONIKOS SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE KAFIREAS STRAIT SOUTH 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTH 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN WEST OF 24.00 SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON UP TO 5 SOON 5 OR 6. EAST OF 24.00 SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE NORTHEAST AEGEAN SOUTH 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE THRAKIKO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER EAST PART SOUTH UP TO 5 SOON SOUTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT MARMARA SOUTH 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR WEST BLACK SEA SOUTH 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH PART SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON EAST SOUTHEAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER EAST AEGEAN, OVER CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND OVER WEST BLACK SEA= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 250811 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 25 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 39. Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 25 at 00 UTC Low 995 in south of PROVENCE, moving eastwards, expected 997 just south of Corsica at midday, then evacuating over Adriatic sea next night. New low deepening 996 over Ligurian sea next night, moving southeastwards and expected 998 just northwest of Corsica tomorrow at midday, then evacuating gradually in southeast. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 26 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. West 7 or 8, veering West or Northwest at night, temporarily 9 in far south at midnight, then decreasing Northwest 6 or 7 in late morning. Violent gusts. Rough, becoming gradually very rough in evening, cross in second part of night and morning. Long SW swell increasing 3 to 3.5 m at night. Poor or very poor vis in thundery showers. BALEARES. West or Southwest 7 or 8 in south, but 5 or 6 in north, veering West or Northwest 7 or 8 everywhere in evening, then decreasing 5 or 6 in south in late night, and in north in late morning. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in far east, but slight or moderate in extreme west. Long SW swell increasing temporarily 3 to 3.5 m in extreme east in evening. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, clearing in second part of night. MINORQUE. In northeast : West or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7, veering Northwesterly 3 to 5 in evening, at times 6, then increasing 6 or 7 in morning. Severe gusts. In southwest : West 6 or 7, increasing Northwest 7 or 8 in evening, then decreasing 5 or 6 in late morning, at times 7. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming locally very rough in far southeast in late night. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, clearing in morning. LION. Southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing Northwest 5 or 6 in evening, locally 7 in north, then 6 or 7 at night, locally 8 in south. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in late night. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. PROVENCE. Westerly decreasing 3 to 5, increasing West or Northwest 5 or 6 in evening, then Northwest 6 or 7 at night, but locally decreasing 3 or 4 in far northeast in morning. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough at midnight. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. LIGURE. Variable 2 to 4, at times 5, increasing Southwesterly 4 or 5 in late afternoon, locally 6 or 7 in south, then becoming Cyclonic 4 to 6 in late night. Gusts. Decreasing moderate, then temporarily slight or moderate at night. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CORSE. West or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7 over Bonifacio strait, but temporarily 3 to 5 in north in afternoon, backing Westerly 5 or 6 at night, at times 7, then veering North or Northwest in late morning. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. SARDAIGNE. West or Northwest 6 or 7, veering Northwest in evening, locally 8 in south and at times 8 in north. Violent gusts. Rough or very rough, cross. Long SW swell increasing 3 to 4 m in south at night. Poor or very poor vis in thundery rain or showers. MADDALENA. Southwesterly 5 or 6, increasing West 6 or 7 in late afternoon, then decreasing Westerly 3 to 5 at night, locally 6 leeward Bonifacio Strait. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ELBE. Decreasing Variable 3 to 5, temporarily 6 in extreme west in evening. Gusts. Slight, locally moderate in far north. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ALBORAN. In west, West 6 or 7. Severe gusts. In east, West 7 or 8, occasionally 9 near Cape Gata in afternoon and evening. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, locally very rough in east. Moderate or poor vis in some showers. PALOS. West or Southwest 7 or 8, decreasing 6 or 7 at end, locally 4 r 5 in far north. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. SW swell 3 m in far north overnight. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery in south. ALGER. West 7 or 8, temporarily 9 near midnight, decreasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts, occasionally violent near midnight. Becoming very rough, temporarily high in east near midnight, then decreasing rough or very rough at end. Poor vis in thundery showers, temporarily very poor in thundersqualls overnight. WEST OF CABRERA. Westerly 6 or 7, locally 8 in south of Balearic islands, decreasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 in late night, locally 5 or 6 in west. Severe gusts. becoming rough or very rough, locally cross in east overnight, then abating moderate or rough at end. SW swell 3 m in south overnight. Poor vis in thundery showers in east overnight. ANNABA. West or Northwest 6 or 7 increasing 7 or 8 in evening, then decreasing Northwest 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts, temporarily violent near midnight. Rough, becoming very rough in late day. Long W or SW swell 3 to 4 m in north overnight and in morning. Poor vis in thundery showers, temporarily very poor in thundersqualls overnight. TUNISIE. West 6 or 7, increasing locally 8 in southwest in evening till late night, but 5 or 6 in far north, then veering West or Northwest 6 or 7 at end. Severe gusts. Rough, becoming rough or very rough in second part of the night. Long W swell 3 to 4 m in second part of the noght and in morning. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. CARBONARA. West or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7 in late day and evening, decreasing 4 or 5 in late night, then veering West or Northwest 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in some showers, at times thundery. LIPARI. Westerly 4 or 5, increasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 in afternoon, then decreasing Westerly 3 to 5 in late night, except in far southwest. Gusts. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough in evening. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. CIRCEO. Southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing Westerly 5 or 6 in afternoon, at times 7, then decreasing Variable 3 to 5 in late night. Gusts. Slight or moderate, temporarily moderate or rough overnight. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours West or Northwest flow fresh or strong over the basin, decreasing Northwest moderate in east of the basin on Tuesday, but locally backing Southwesterly fresh or strong flow in west of the basin.