Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-21 09:23:20 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME24 LGAT 210800 CCA CORRECTION WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, THURSDAY 21 MAY 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 NONE PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 21-05-26/03 UTC NEAR STATIONARY LOWS WITH CENTRES 1006 OVER TAURUS AND EAST BLACK SEA. HIGH PRESSURES 1026 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND 1022 OVER MELITA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 22 MAY 10 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST OVER EAST UP TO 6 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. MODERATE BOOT NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH UP TO 7. MODERATE MELITA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 OVER EAST UP TO 7 LATER NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE GABES NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOON OVER NORTH UP TO MODERATE SIDRA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER NORTH UP TO 6. SLIGHT NORTH IONIO WEST OF 19.50 NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND NORTH OF 39.00 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH 5 OR 6. EAST OF 19.50 WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTH IONIO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 20.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE PATRAIKOS WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 4. SMOOTH KITHIRA SEA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 22.00 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. MODERATE SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. MODERATE TAURUS CYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 UP TO 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA WEST 5 OR 6 SOON 5. MODERATE CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 6 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER 5. MODERATE WEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 5 AND EAST OF 26.00 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST SOON WEST NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON EAST OF 25.40 5 OR 6 SOON 3 OR 4 OVER EAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SAMOS SEA NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SARONIKOS WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH 4 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST SOON VARIABLE. UP TO SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 4 OR 5 SOON NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST SOON NORTH. SLIGHT THRAKIKO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. SMOOTH THERMAIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON UP TO 6. SLIGHT MARMARA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 210757 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 21 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 : NO WARNING. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 21 at 00 UTC High pressure 1020 to 1025 over the basin. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 22 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Northeasterly 2 to 4. Smooth, locally slight in far southwest. Poor vis due to some fog patches mainly in north. BALEARES, MINORQUE. Variable 2 to 4. Smooth. Poor vis due to some fog patches. LION. Northwesterly 2 to 4, backing South or Southwest in afternoon, then becoming Variable 1 to 3 overnight. Smooth. Poor vis due to some fog patches in second part of night. PROVENCE, LIGURE, CORSE. Variable 2 to 4. Smooth. Poor vis due to some fog patches over PROVENCE overnight. SARDAIGNE. Northerly 2 to 4. Smooth. Poor vis due to some fog patches on evening. MADDALENA, ELBE. North or Northwest 2 to 4, increasing 3 to 5 in afternoon. Smooth or slight. ALBORAN. Mainly Easterly 2 to 4, locally 5 in far east. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate. Poor vis due to some coastal fog patches. PALOS. East or Northeast 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Poor vis due to some coastal fog patches. ALGER. East or Northeast 3 to 5 from east to west. Smooth or slight, locally becoming moderate in west. Poor vis due to some coastal fog patches. WEST OF CABRERA. Mainly Northeasterly 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Poor vis due to some fog patches. ANNABA. Variable 2 or 3, at times 4. Smooth, locally slight in east at first. TUNISIE. Mainly Northwesterly 2 to 4, increasing 3 or 4, at times 5, in the morning. Smooth or slight. CARBONARA. Mainly Northwesterly 2 to 4, increasing Northerly 3 to 5 in the morning. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate. LIPARI, CIRCEO. Northwesterly increasing 3 to 5 in the afternoon, then temporarily veering Northerly in the evening, then backing Northwesterly in the morning. Smooth or slight. Locally poor vis in thundery showers. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours No significant change.