Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-05 17:06:09 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 051017 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 102, THURSDAY 5 MARCH 2026 AT 1015 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, THURSDAY 5 OF MARCH AT 00 UTC. LOW "REGINA" 1011 OVER PALOS, SLOWLY DEEPENING AND MOVING NORTH, EXPECTED 1007 OVER GULF OF VALENCIA IN AFTERNOON THEN 1008 OVER SOUTH OF MAJORCA OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE 1024 OVER TYRRHENIAN SEA WEAKENING SLOWLY. PROVENCE. CONTINUING TO 05/18 UTC. EAST 8 IN FAR NORTH. GUSTS. CORSE. CONTINUING TO 05/15 UTC. EAST 8 IN BONIFACIO STRAIT AXIS. GUSTS. SARDAIGNE. CONTINUING TO 05/21 UTC. SOUTHEAST 8 IN FAR SOUTHEAST. SEVERE GUSTS. ALBORAN. FROM 05/15 UTC TO 06/09 UTC. WEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. WEST OF PALOS. FROM 06/06 UTC TO 06/15 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. GUSTS. NORTHEAST OF ANNABA. FROM 05/12 UTC TO 05/21 UTC. SOUTHEAST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 051400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, THURSDAY 05 MARCH 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 05-03-26/09 UTC SMOOTH FIELD HIGH PRESSURES 1024 TO 1028 OVER BALKANS AND RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1019 OVER GABES PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 06 MARCH 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 3. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER EAST NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR BOOT EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER OVER SOUTH UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT MELITA SOUTHEAST 6. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM GABES SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON OVER WEST SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SIDRA EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE NORTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND WEST OF 19.50 UP TO 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHEAST SOON 3 OR 4 LATER EAST. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH IONIO NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST NORTHWEST LATER EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT PATRAIKOS WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON EAST NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER EAST NORTHEAST 5. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTHWEST KRITIKO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER WEST EAST 4 SOON OVER EAST NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER NORTH NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT DELTA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT CRUSADE NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE 3. UP TO SLIGHT KASTELLORIZO SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER WEST NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 3 SOON 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SMOOTH KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT WEST KRITIKO SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER WEST NORTH LATER NORTHEAST OVER WEST UP TO 5. SMOOTH EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 3 LATER NORTH UP TO 4. SMOOTH SOUTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 5. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST WEST SOUTHWEST SOON NORTH NORTHEAST LATER 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH LATER 4 OR 5. SMOOTH SARONIKOS SOUTH 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTHWEST SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SMOOTH SOUTH EVVOIKOS SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST LATER 4 OR 5. SMOOTH KAFIREAS STRAIT SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SMOOTH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTH 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM THRAKIKO NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH 3. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM THERMAIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MARMARA WEST NORTHWEST 3 SOON NORTH LATER NORTHEAST. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT EAST BLACK SEA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST EAST SOUTHEAST SOON OVER WEST WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 050803 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 5 March 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 101. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 5 at 00 UTC Low "REGINA" 1011 over PALOS, slowly deepening and moving North, expected 1007 over gulf of Valencia in afternoon then 1008 over south of Majorca overnight. High pressure 1024 over Tyrrhenian sea weakening slowly. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 6 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. East or Southeast 5 or 6, veering Southwesterly 3 or 4 in afternoon then increasing Southerly 4 or 5 at end, at times 6. Gusts. Moderate or rough, at times cross at end. Poor vis in some thundery showers. BALEARES. In north : Northeast 6 or 7, decreasing Easterly 3 to 5 in afternoon, locally 6 in far north at end. Gusts. In south : Northeast 5 or 6, becoming Cyclonic 3 to 5 soon then Northeasterly overnight. Gusts. Moderate, locally rough in north. Poor vis in thunderstorms. MINORQUE. East or Southeast 5 or 6, becoming Variable 1 to 3 in south overnight then increasing East 6 or 7 in north at end. Gusts. Rough. Poor vis in thundery showers. LION. East 6 or 7. Gusts. Rough. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. PROVENCE. East 6 or 7 at times 8 in far north in daytime. Gusts. Rough, at times cross in west in S swell. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. LIGURE. In west : North or Northeast 6 or 7. Gusts. In east : Northeasterly 3 to 5. Slight in east, moderate in west, at times rough in far southwest. CORSE. In north, East or Northeast 6 or 7. Gusts. In south, East or Southeast 6 or 7, at times 8 in Bonifacio strait axis, locally 8 in far southeast, decreasing 5 or 6 overnight. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate, locally rough in extreme west. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers in south later. SARDAIGNE. In north : East or Southeast 6 or 7. Gusts. In south : Southeast 6 or 7, locally 8 in far southeast till evening, decreasing Southwesterly 3 or 4 from west overnight. Severe gusts. Rough, at times very rough in south at first, decreasing moderate in south at end. Poor vis in thundery showers. MADDALENA, ELBE. Southeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5 near Corsica and near Sardinian coasts, increasing 4 or 5 over MADDALENA at end. slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundery showers in south later. ALBORAN. West 6 or 7, at times 8. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in afternoon. PALOS. West or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7, increasing 7 or 8 in west at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming locally very rough in west at end. Poor vis in thundery rain and showers. ALGER. Variable 4 to 6, at times Southwest 6 or 7 in far east. Gusts. Moderate, becoming locally rough in west overnight. Poor vis in thundery rain and showers. WEST OF CABRERA. Cyclonic 3 to 5, locally Southerly 4 to 6 in east. Moderate, becoming locally rough in far east overnight. Poor vis in thundery rain and showers. ANNABA. Southeast 6 or 7, at times 8 in northeast, becoming Variable 2 to 4 from west overnight. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate at end. Poor vis in thundery rain and showers. TUNISIE. Southeasterly 6 or 7. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Poor vis in thundery rain and showers. CARBONARA. East or Southeast 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 in southwest overnight. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in southwest at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain overnight. LIPARI. East or Southeast 3 to 5, locally 6 in far southeast, increasing 4 to 6 overnight. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate overnight. CIRCEO. Southeast 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 overnight. Slight, becoming slight or moderate at the end of night. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Southeasterly flow decreasing moderate over north of basin and over Tyrrhenian sea. Southwesterly fresh or strong flow over southwest of basin, decreasing moderate overnight. West or Southwest fresh or strong flow in southwest of basin.