Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2025-12-25 15:01:09 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 251400 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 429 - THURSDAY 25 DECEMBER 2025/1600 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 25-12-25/09 UTC STATIONARY LOW 1008 WEST OF ITALY. RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1018 OVER NORTH AEGEAN AND VERY HIGH PRESSURES 1038 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS NORTH ADRIATIC CONTINUING TO 25/22 EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 WEST BLACK SEA SOUTH OF 43.00 CONTINUING TO 25/20 EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 250747 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 233, THURSDAY 25 DECEMBER 2025 AT 0745 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 25 OF DECEMBER AT 00 UTC. LOW 1002 SOUTHWEST OF CORSICA, SLOWLY MOVING SOUTHWESTWARDS, EXPECTED 1006 NORTH OF MINORCA IN EVENING, THEN 1006 WEST OF MALLORCA ON FRIDAY MORNING. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS EVERYWHERE OVER BASIN, WITH SEVERE GUSTS. LION. FROM 25/15 UTC TO 26/12 UTC AT LEAST. EAST OR NORTHEAST 8, VEERING EAST AT MIDNIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. WEST OF PROVENCE. CONTINUING TO 26/12 UTC AT LEAST. EAST 8, AT TIMES 9 AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. EAST OF PROVENCE, WEST OF LIGURE, NORTH OF CORSE. CONTINUING TO 26/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHEASTERLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 251400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, THURSDAY 25 DECEMBER 2025 / 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 NR 429 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 25-12-25/09 UTC STATIONARY LOW 1008 WEST OF ITALY. RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1018 OVER NORTH AEGEAN AND VERY HIGH PRESSURES 1038 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 26 DECEMBER 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON 7 LATER 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH PART NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON EAST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH PART NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH PART EAST 5 OR 6 LATER EAST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM BOOT SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER NORTH PART NORTH. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. MODERATE GABES SOUTH 4 SOON SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SIDRA SOUTH 4 NORTH OVER NORTH PART SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE NORTH IONIO SOUTH 4, NORTH OF 39.00 SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER NORTH UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH IONIO SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA WEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST KRITIKO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTHWEST PART EAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT TAURUS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM DELTA NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM RODOS SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KARPATHIO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM WEST KRITIKO WEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST OVER NORTH UP TO 5. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST SAMOS SEA SOUTH 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SARONIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST PART SOUTH 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER NORTH PART NORTHEAST AND NORTH OF 38.40 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. OVER EAST LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 23.40 NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF 23.30 7. MODERATE VERY SOON UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM NORTHEAST AEGEAN CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH 5 OR 6 VERY SOON NORTHEAST 4 OR 5, NORTH OF 39.30 6 OR 7 SOON 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 25.00 7. MODERATE VERY SOON UP TO ROUGH. OVER EAST LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM THRAKIKO EAST 5 OR 6 OVER WEST PART NORTH VERY SOON NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON WEST OF 25.00 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM THERMAIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 4. LATER 4, OVER SOUTH PART NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE MARMARA EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOUTH OF 43.00 EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH 4 OVER SOUTH PART NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH EAST BLACK SEA CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS PROBABLE GALE WINDS OVER BLACK SEA= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 250813 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 25 December 2025 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 233. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 25 at 00 UTC Low 1002 southwest of Corsica, slowly moving southwestwards, expected 1006 north of Minorca in evening, then 1006 west of Mallorca on Friday morning. Rain or thundery showers everywhere over basin, with severe gusts. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 26 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Variable 2 to 4, increasing South or Southwest 4 or 5 in evening. Moderate, temporarily rough in far northeast at first. BALEARES. Northeasterly 5 or 6, at times 7, becoming Cyclonic at midnight. Gusts. Moderate or rough, at times very rough in far northeast in evening. NE swell 3 to 3.5 m in east in evening, decreasing in late night. MINORQUE. Cyclonic 5 or 6, locally 7 in north, gradually decreasing Southeasterly 3 to 5 from east overnight, then increasing 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. Rough, locally very rough in north, decreasing moderate or rough in second part of night. NE swell 3 to 3.5 m in evening. LION. Northeasterly 6 or 7, increasing East or Northeast 7 or 8 in late afternoon, then veering East at midnight. Severe gusts. Becoming rough or very rough. E swell 3 to 3.5 m in south in evening. West of PROVENCE. East 7 or 8, at times 9 at end. Severe gusts. Becoming very rough. East of PROVENCE, West of LIGURE, North of CORSE. Northeasterly 7 or 8. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. NE swell 3 m overnight. East of LIGURE. East or Northeast 5 or 6, locally 7 in south. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough. South of CORSE. East or Southeast 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough. SARDAIGNE. Cyclonic 4 to 6, at times 7 in far northwest at first, becoming Southeasterly 5 or 6 in evening, at times 7 in far north at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough. NE swell 3 to 3.5 m in far north. MADDALENA. Southeasterly 4 or 5, temporarily 6 in far north at first, increasing 5 or 6 in second part of night. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate at end. ELBE. Easterly 5 or 6, at times 7 in far north, decreasing 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate. ALBORAN. Westerly 3 to 5. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate at night. PALOS. Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming Westerly at night and increasing locally 6 in east. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate at night. ALGER. Southeasterly 2 to 4, veering South or Southwest 3 to 5 in evening, locally veering Westerly 5 or 6 in west in late night. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate at night. WEST OF CABRERA. East or Northeast 3 or 4, becoming Cyclonic 3 to 5 in afternoon, at times 6, then becoming Northwesterly 4 or 5 in morning, at times 6. Slight or moderate. ANNABA. Backing East or Southeast 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 in evening, locally 6 in far northeast, then becoming Variable 3 to 5 in late night, locally Southeast 5 or 6 in far northeast. Moderate, decreasing slight or moderate at night. TUNISIE. South or Southeast 2 to 4, at times 5 in far east, increasing Southeasterly 4 or 5 at night, then 5 or 6 in morning. Slight or moderate. CARBONARA. South or Southeast 3 or 4, at times 5, increasing Southeast 4 or 5 at night. Slight or moderate. LIPARI. Southeasterly 2 to 4, backing East or Southeast in evening, then increasing 3 to 5 in morning. Gusts. Slight, occasionally moderate in extreme west in afternoon. CIRCEO. Southeast 3 to 5, backing East or Southeast 4 or 5 at night, locally 5 or 6 leeward valleys. Slight or moderate. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours In northeast of the basin : East or Northeast fresh or strong flow, gradually decreasing moderate or fresh. Over Tyrrhenian Sea, East or Southeast moderate or fresh flow, decreasing East or Northeast light or moderate in second part of night. In southwest of the basin : Westerly flow light or moderate, locally increasing East moderate or fresh over Alboran sea at end.