Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-24 16:50:35 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 241400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, FRIDAY 24 APRIL 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 24-04-26/09 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1010 OVER THE NORTH OF BLACK SEA AND OVER THE EAST COASTS OF LIBYA. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1020 OVER SARDINIA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 25 APRIL 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 OVER EAST 6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 OVER EAST CYCLONIC 3 OR 4. MODERATE BOOT NORTH 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. UP TO MODERATE MELITA VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT GABES EAST NORTHEAST 4. SLIGHT SIDRA NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 19.50 AND NORTH OF 39.00 NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4. MODERATE SOUTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 NORTHEAST SOON NORTH 4. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH PATRAIKOS WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 36.20 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 22.00 CYCLONIC 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. POOR LOCALLY VERY POOR. STRONG THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 33.30 EAST SOUTHEAST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT. PROBABLE SHOWERS DELTA NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST 4 OR 5 SOON EAST NORTHEAST. SLIGHT. PROBABLE SHOWERS CRUSADE NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH NORTHWEST SOON NORTHEAST. SLIGHT KASTELLORIZO SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER EAST. UP TO SLIGHT RODOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER EAST. UP TO SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTH 3 OR 4 LATER EAST. SLIGHT WEST KRITIKO NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 AND WEST OF 24.00 5 SOON EAST NORTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM EAST KRITIKO NORTH 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SAMOS SEA NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SARONIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AND SOUTH OF 37.40 NORTH NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT THRAKIKO VARIABLE 3 LATER NORTH UP TO 4. SMOOTH THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 4. UP TO SLIGHT MARMARA VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH WEST BLACK SEA WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER NORTH WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE EAST BLACK SEA WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 240715 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 24 April 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, Friday 24 at 00 UTC Weak gradient of pressure 1018/1020. Thundery Low 1012 over Algerian coasts, filling 1015 in morning. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 25 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. East 3 to 5 from north to south, locally 6 in far south at first. Slight or moderate. BALEARES. East or Northeast 2 to 4, becoming Variable 2 to 4 in evening, except in far south. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in evening. Moderate vis in isolated showers in far south. MINORQUE. Southeasterly 2 to 4, decreasing 1 to 3 overnight and veering Southerly in north. Slight. LION. South or Southeast 2 to 4, locally 5 near Roussillon, veering South or Southwest 2 or 3 overnight, locally Variable near coasts. Smooth or slight. PROVENCE. Becoming Southwesterly 2 to 4, locally 4 or 5 in far northeast, then veering West or Southwest overnight. Smooth or slight. LIGURE. Becoming Southwesterly 2 to 4, locally 4 or 5 near French riviera, becoming Cyclonic 2 to 4 in far southwest in second part of the night. Smooth or slight. CORSE. Variable 1 to 3, becoming West or Southwest 2 to 4 in north and West or Northwest 2 to 4 in south in afternoon. Smooth, becoming smooth or slight in north in late evening. SARDAIGNE. In north, East or Southeast 2 to 4, becoming Clockwise 1 to 3 in late afternoon. In south, Southeasterly 3 to 5, backing Easterly 3 or 4 in late day, locally 5 in far south. Smooth or slight, locally moderate in far southwest. MADDALENA. Variable 1 to 3, mainly Northwesterly. Decreasing smooth. ELBE. Becoming Northwesterly 2 to 4, then Variable 1 to 3 in morning. Smooth. ALBORAN. Variable 2 to 4, locally North or Northeast 4 or 5 at times 6 in east. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. PALOS. Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6, but locally Variable 2 to 4 along Algerian coast. Gusts. Moderate, becoming slight or moderate in late night. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. ALGER. East 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 in evening. Gusts. Moderate becoming slight along coast in second part of night. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers in west. WEST OF CABRERA. East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6, decreasing 3 to 5 in first part of night. Gusts. Moderate. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. ANNABA. Easterly 4 to 6 from north to south, decreasing 3 to 5 at midnight. Slight or moderate. TUNISIE. Easterly 2 to 4, locally 4 or 5 in far southwest, at times 6 at first. Slight, locally moderate in southwest, decreasing smooth or slight at midnight. CARBONARA. Variable Clockwise 1 to 3. Smooth or slight, becoming smooth at midnight. LIPARI, CIRCEO. Mainly Northwesterly 2 to 4, increasing temporarily 5 along Italian coast in afternoon. Smooth or slight. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Variable light or moderate flow, but Easterly moderate or fresh flow from south of Sardinia to Alboran sea.