Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-17 08:44:36 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 170807 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 23, SATURDAY 17 JANUARY 2026 AT 0805 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SATURDAY 17 OF JANUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW 1011 IN WEST OF BALEARIC ISLANDS, SLOW-MOVING AND DEEPENING 1008 THIS AFTERNOON. LOW 1012 IN SOUTH OF SARDINIA, MOVING NORTHWESTWARDS AND MERGING WITH THE LOW IN WEST OF BALEARIC ISLANDS AT MIDDAY. LOW DEEPENING 1008 IN SOUTHWEST OF FRANCE, ASSOCIATED WITH EASTERLY FRESH OR STRONG FLOW, WITH HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERY, IN FAR NORTH OF THE BASIN. LION. FROM 17/18 UTC TO 18/12 UTC AT LEAST. IN NORTH, EAST OR SOUTHEAST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. PROVENCE. FROM 17/12 UTC TO 18/12 UTC AT LEAST. IN NORTH, EAST OR SOUTHEAST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. LIGURE. FROM 18/03 UTC TO 18/12 UTC AT LEAST. IN FAR WEST, EAST OR NORTHEAST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 170800 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 057 - SATURDAY 17 JANUARY 2026/1000 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 17-01-26/03 UTC RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1014 OVER MELITA AND 1018 OVER CYPRUS. HIGH PRESSURES 1036 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS KITHIRA SEA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 17/22 UTC EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST AEGEAN FROM 17/13 AT LEAST TO 17/22 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 17/16 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST KAFIREAS STRAIT FROM 17/13 AT LEAST TO 17/22 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME24 LGAT 170800 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SATURDAY 17 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 57 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 17-01-26/03 UTC RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1014 OVER MELITA AND 1018 OVER CYPRUS. HIGH PRESSURES 1036 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 18 JANUARY 10 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR CENTRAL ADRIATIC EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTH ADRIATIC EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER OVER NORTH UP TO 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. BOOT SOUTHEAST 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA VARIABLE 3 OR SOUTHEAST 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH 4 OR 5 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT GABES WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT SIDRA SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH PARTS WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER SOUTH PARTS NORTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH IONIO EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 20.00 6 OR 7 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. UP TO MODERATE KORINTHIAKOS EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE KITHIRA SEA EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHWEST KRITIKO EAST SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 OVER NORTHEAST PARTS NORTHEAST SOON EAST NORTHEAST AND NORTH OF 34.00 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON OVER NORTH UP TO ROUGH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH OF 34.00 NORTH 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 27.00 5 OR 6 LATER 5 OR 6 AND OVER NORTH 6 OR 7. SLIGHT TAURUS EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST PARTS NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT CRUSADE WEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH CYCLONIC UP TO 5. SLIGHT OVER NORTH UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH KASTELLORIZO SEA NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON UP TO 5 OVER EAST PARTS EAST. SLIGHT RODOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 LATER NORTH OVER WEST UP TO 6. SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE WEST KRITIKO NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 24.00 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 24.00 7 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH EAST KRITIKO NORTH 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 7 VERY SOON 7 OR 8 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 26.00 6 OR 7 LATER 6 OR 7. MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND NORTH OF 37.30 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SARONIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 37.40 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 7. MODERATE KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH NORTHEAST 7 VERY SOON 7 OR 8. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR THRAKIKO NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. MODERATE THERMAIKOS EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 AND SOUTH OF 40.20 4 OR 5. SLIGHT MARMARA NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6. MODERATE WEST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. SNOW EAST BLACK SEA NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 SOON OVER NORTH 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. SNOW OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS OVER KITHIRA SEA, TEMPORARILY SOUTH AEGEAN AND TAURUS AND GALE SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER SIDRA, MELITA AND GABES= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 170809 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 17 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 23. Part 2 : General synopsis, Saturday 17 at 00 UTC Low 1011 in west of Balearic islands, slow-moving and deepening 1008 this afternoon. Low 1012 in south of Sardinia, moving northwestwards and merging with the low in west of Balearic islands at midday. Low deepening 1008 in southwest of France, associated with Easterly fresh or strong flow, with heavy rain and thundery, in far north of the basin. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 18 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. South or Southeast increasing 3 or 4, at times 5 in far east, then veering Southwesterly 3 or 4 in late evening, and decreasing Southerly 2 to 4 in morning. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate at end. Moderate vis in scattered showers, then poor vis in thundery rain or showers in evening. BALEARES. Cyclonic 2 to 4, locally Southeasterly 3 to 5 in east at first, then Northerly 3 to 5 in west at end. Slight, becoming slight or moderate from northeast in in late day. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. MINORQUE. Southeasterly 3 to 5, temporarily 6 in far northeast this afternoon. Gusts. Slight or moderate, increasing locally rough in far northeast in evening. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. LION. Southeast 5 or 6, increasing East or Southeast 6 or 7 this afternoon, locally 7 or 8 in north in evening, and decreasing 4 to 6 in south in late night. Severe gusts. Increasing moderate or rough, then rough or very rough at midnight. Long E swell increasing locally 3 to 3.5 m in south, in second part of night. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. PROVENCE. East or Southeast 6 or 7, increasing locally 7 or 8 in north this afternoon, and decreasing locally 4 to 6 in far south at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, then rough or very rough in evening. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers, clearing temporarily in east in evening. LIGURE. In west : Northeasterly 6 or 7, at times 8 in late night. Severe gusts. In east : East or Northeast 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 in south at end. Increasing moderate or rough, in west, but slight or moderate in east. Moderate vis in scattered showers. CORSE. In north : East or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7, but locally 6 or 7 in northwest. Gusts. In south : East or Southeast 5 or 6, at times 7 in late afternoon. Gusts. Increasing moderate or rough. Moderate vis in scattered showers, mainly in northwest in late night. SARDAIGNE. In north, East or Southeast increasing 5 or 6, temporarily 7 in far north in late day, and evening, then veering South or Southeast overnight. Gusts. In south, veering Southeast 5 or 6, locally Variable 2 to 4, in far southwest at first, then again in late night. Gusts. Increasing moderate, locally rough in far north in late day. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers, mainly in northwest. MADDALENA, ELBE. East or Southeast, increasing 4 or 5, at times 6 overnight. Slight or moderate, then moderate over MADDALENA tomorrow morning. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery, from south overnight. ALBORAN. West 5 or 6, decreasing 3 to 5 in late evening, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 in late night. Slight or moderate, abating gradually slight overnight. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery. PALOS. West or Southwest 4 or 5, at times 6 in south till midnight, but Variable 2 to 4 near spanish coasts, becoming Variable 2 to 4 everywhere at end. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery. ALGER. In west, Westerly 3 to 5, backing Southwesterly 2 to 4 overnight. In east, Southeast 2 to 4, temporarily Westerly in evening, then becoming Variable in second part of the night. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. WEST OF CABRERA. South or Southwest 3 to 5, locally Variable 2 to 4 in extreme west, decreasing 2 to 4 in east at end. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ANNABA. Southerly 2 to 4, locally East or Southeast 5 or 6 near Cap Teulade at first, backing Southeast 4 or 5 in late day, locally 6 in far north, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 in southwest in second part of the night. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in some showers at first, or due to sand haze. TUNISIE. Mainly Southeasterly 3 to 5, increasing Southeast 4 or 5 in evening, locally 6 in extreme west, then increasing 5 or 6 in second part of the night. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate at end. Moderate vis in some showers, or due to sand haze. CARBONARA. East or Southeast 3 to 5, increasing 4 or 5 in late night, locally 6 in west. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate at end. Moderate vis in some showers or due to sand haze. LIPARI, CIRCEO. East or Southeast 3 to 5, increasing 4 or 5 in second part of the night, at times 6. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in scattered showers. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistance or threat of Easterly flow fresh or strong, in far north of the basin, then Southeasterly flow fresh or strong, from Tunisie, south of Tyrrhenian sea, to Gulf of Lion, sunday overnight. In southwest of the basin, Cyclonic flow light or moderate, increasing Northwesterly, fresh, at times strong at end.