Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-16 17:20:28 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 160644 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 158, SATURDAY 16 MAY 2026 AT 0640 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SATURDAY 16 OF MAY AT 00 UTC. LOW 999 OVER GULF OF GENOA, FILLING GRADUALLY AND EXPECTED 1005 OVER FRENCH RIVIERA IN AFTERNOON, THEN 1011 TOMORROW MORNING. SHALLOW LOW 1011 BETWEEN BALEARIC ISLANDS AND SPAIN, FILLING IN AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURES BUILDING IN SOUTH OF BASIN THE NEXT NIGHT, AROUND 1016-1018 TOMORROW IN DAYTIME. EAST OF PROVENCE. CONTINUING TO 16/15 UTC. NORTHWEST 8, BACKING WEST IN AFTERNOON. GUSTS. WEST OF CORSE. CONTINUING TO 16/12 UTC. NORTHWEST 8. GUSTS. NORTHEAST OF SARDAIGNE. CONTINUING TO 16/12 UTC. NORTHWEST 8. GUSTS. MADDALENA. CONTINUING TO 16/18 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 IN AXIS OF BONIFACIO STRAIT. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 161400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SATURDAY 16 MAY 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 16-05-26/09 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRES 996 OVER CENTRAL ADRIATIC WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY IS MOVING EASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED BY 17/06 UTC WITH CENTRE 1000 OVER SOUTHWEST BLACK SEA. A SECOND LOW 1003 OVER SOUTH SIDRA IS MOVING EASTWARDS NORTHEAST AND IS EXPECTED 1004 OVER SOUTHEAST KRITIKO BY 17/00 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1014 BY COASTS OF EGYPT AND THE TUNISIA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 17 MAY 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT CENTRAL ADRIATIC WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTHWEST. MODERATE SOUTH ADRIATIC WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM BOOT WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON MODERATE MELITA NORTH NORTHWEST 6 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON MODERATE GABES NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE SIDRA NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR NORTH IONIO WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 WEST OF 19.00 6 OR 7 SOON NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH SOUTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON MODERATE PATRAIKOS SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE KITHIRA SEA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER WEST WEST NORTHWEST SOON NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON MODERATE SOUTHWEST KRITIKO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 22.00 NORTH NORTHWEST SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 34.00 5 OR 6 SOON OVER WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE DELTA WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 29.30 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON SLIGHT RODOS SEA EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER WEST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT KARPATHIO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT LATER UP TO MODERATE WEST KRITIKO EAST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE EAST KRITIKO EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT LATER UP TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST OF 26.00 WEST LATER WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT SAMOS SEA SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER WEST. SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH SARONIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST SOON 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST. UP TO SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTH 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM NORTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 24.00 5 OR 6 SOON WEST 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM NORTHEAST AEGEAN SOUTH 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER WEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM THRAKIKO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.10 5 OR 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST LATER WEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM THERMAIKOS WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. THUNDERSTORM MARMARA SOUTH 4 OR 5 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHWEST EAST BLACK SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTHEAST SOON EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 160804 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 16 May 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 158. Part 2 : General synopsis, Saturday 16 at 00 UTC Low 999 over gulf of Genoa, filling gradually and expected 1005 over French Riviera in afternoon, then 1011 tomorrow morning. Shallow low 1011 between Balearic Islands and Spain, filling in afternoon. High pressures building in south of basin the next night, around 1016-1018 tomorrow in daytime. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 17 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Cyclonic 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 in late afternoon, then 1 to 3 in second part of night. Moderate, locally rough in far northeast at first, decreasing slight or moderate overnight. Moderate or poor vis in some showers, improving in evening. BALEARES. North or Northwest 3 to 5, locally 6 leeward Ebro delta, backing Southerly at midafternoon, then becoming Cyclonic 2 to 4 in second part of night. Gusts. Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in second part of night. MINORQUE. - In northeast : North or Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in afternoon, then 4 or 5 in late night. Gusts. - Elsewhere : Cyclonic 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 in afternoon. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate in evening. Moderate or poor vis in some showers, improving in late afternoon. LION. Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in late afternoon, then West or Northwest 4 or 5 in late night. Gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate in evening. PROVENCE. Northwest 7, locally 8 in west , decreasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 in late afternoon, then 5 or 6 in evening, but becoming Cyclonic 2 to 4 at end in far northeast. Gusts. Rough, locally very rough in east, decreasing moderate or rough in evening. LIGURE. - In west : Cyclonic 3 to 5, locally 6 in extreme Southwest, decreasing 2 to 4 in afternoon, at times 5. Gusts. - In east : Westerly 3 to 5, locally 6 near Cap Corse, backing Southwesterly in afternoon, then Southerly in evening. Gusts. Slight or moderate, locally rough in far south in daytime. CORSE. West or Northwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in west at first, decreasing Westerly 5 or 6 in evening, then West or Southwest 4 or 5 at end, locally 6 near Balagne. Gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing moderate or rough in second part of night. Long W swell 3 to 3.5 m, locally 4 m in afternoon near Corsica coasts, abating in second part of night. SARDAIGNE. - In north : Northwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in far northeast at first, decreasing 5 or 6 in evening, then 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. - In south : Northwest 4 to 6 from west to east, decreasing 3 to 5 in evening, but locally Cyclonic 2 to 4 in far southwest. Rough, locally very rough in northeast in daytime, decreasing moderate or rough in evening. MADDALENA. - In far north : Westerly 4 or 5, becoming Cyclonic 2 to 4 in late afternoon, then decreasing 1 to 3 at end. - West or Northwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in axis of Bonifacio Strait, decreasing 5 or 6 in second part of night, then 4 or 5 in late night, locally 6 near strait. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, locally very rough leeward strait at first, decreasing slight or moderate in second part of night. Poor vis in thundery showers, clearing in morning. ELBE. - In north : Westerly 5 or 6, at times 7, decreasing 4 or 5 in second part of night, then becoming Cyclonic 2 to 4 at end. Gusts. - In south : Westerly 3 to 5, at times 6 at first, veering Northwesterly in late afternoon, then decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in second part of night. Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight at end. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers at first, improving in afternoon. ALBORAN. Variable 2 to 4, at times 5 at first, becoming Westerly soon, locally 5 leeward strait. Smooth or slight. PALOS. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southerly soon, at times 5 along Spanish coasts. Smooth or slight, at times moderate at first. ALGER. Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. WEST OF CABRERA. Mainly Northerly 3 to 5, backing Southwesterly 2 to 4 soon. Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in evening. ANNABA. Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6 near Sardinia at first, decreasing 2 to 4 soon, at times 5 but becoming Variable 1 to 3 in southwest. Moderate, locally rough in northeast till evening. TUNISIE. Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 overnight. Gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate overnight. CARBONARA. West or Southwest 5 or 6, decreasing North or Northwest 3 or 4 at end but backing Southerly along Sardinia. Gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate overnight. LIPARI. West or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7 at first, decreasing 4 or 5 in evening then 2 to 4 overnight. Gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing moderate overnight. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers in east, clearing soon. CIRCEO. West or Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing Northwest 4 or 5 in evening then Northwesterly 2 to 4 in late night. Gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate overnight. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers in east, clearing soon. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Decreasing Northwesterly moderate flow from gulf of Lion to Sicily, locally fresh leeward Bonifacio Strait. Variable light or moderate flow elsewhere, but locally Westerly flow in Alboran sea.