Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-17 09:21:55 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 170800 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 282 - FRIDAY 17 APRIL 2026/1000 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 17-04-26/03 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRE 998 BY COASTS EAST OF LIBYA AND WEST OF EGYPT IS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARDS NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 999 OVER SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA OVER SOUTHEAST BY 17/15 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1018 OVER CENTRAL AND NORTH BALKANS KITHIRA SEA CONTINUING TO 17/16 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST KRITIKO EAST OF 21.00 CONTINUING TO 17/16 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTH OF 34.00 AND WEST OF 27.00 CONTINUING TO 17/13 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 KASTELLORIZO SEA CONTINUING TO 17/16 UTC EAST 7 OR 8 WEST KRITIKO WEST OF 24.00 CONTINUING TO 17/16 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST AEGEAN CONTINUING TO 17/13 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST OF 26.00 CONTINUING TO 17/16 UTC NORTH 7 OR 8 SOUTH EVVOIKOS CONTINUING TO 17/19 UTC NORTH 8 AND FROM 17/16 UTC 7 OR 8 KAFIREAS STRAIT CONTINUING TO 17/22 UTC NORTH 8 OR 9 AND FROM 17/16 UTC 7 OR 8 CENTRAL AEGEAN WEST OF 25.40 CONTINUING TO 17/22 UTC NORTH 7 OR 8 NORTHEAST AEGEAN CONTINUING TO 17/22 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 TAURUS OVER WEST CONTINUING TO 17/16 UTC EAST 7 OR 8 WEST BLACK SEA OVER SOUTH CONTINUING TO 17/19 UTC EAST 7 OR 8 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME24 LGAT 170800 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, FRIDAY 17 APRIL 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 282 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 17-04-26/03 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRE 998 BY COASTS BETWEEN LIBYA AND EGYPT IS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARDS NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 999 OVER SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA OVER SOUTHEAST BY 17/15 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1020 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 18 APRIL 10 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON OVER WEST NORTH NORTHWEST 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OVER EAST MODERATE 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 OVER EAST NORTH NORTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH BOOT NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OVER SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH MELITA NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR GABES NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OVER NORTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH SIDRA NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH NORTH IONIO EAST OF 19.50 NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTHEAST 5. WEST OF 19.50 NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7 DECREASING LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OVER WEST MODERATE OR ROUGH SOUTH IONIO NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTHWEST AND SOUTH OF 36.00 AND EAST OF 20.00 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST PATRAIKOS EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 5. MODERATE KORINTHIAKOS EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE KITHIRA SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 22.30 NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST OF 21.00 NORTH NORTHWEST 6 SOON 5 OR 6. EAST OF 21.00 NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH OVER EAST ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTH OF 34.00 EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 27.00 NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. SOUTH OF 34.00 CYCLONIC 6 OR 7. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM TAURUS EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 OVER WEST EAST 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA OVER SOUTH WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON EAST SOUTHEAST. OVER NORTH EAST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 DECREASING LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 OVER SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON OVER SOUTH WEST SOUTHWEST SOON OVER NORTH 5 OR 6 AND OVER SOUTH VARIABLE 4. MODERATE OVER NORTH UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA EAST 7 OR 8 SOON EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 DECREASING LATER. ROUGH. POOR PROBABLY UP TO VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM PROBABLY LOCALLY STRONG RODOS SEA CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM KARPATHIO NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. ROUGH. POOR PROBABLY UP TO VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM PROBABLY LOCALLY STRONG WEST KRITIKO NORTH 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 24.00 NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7 DECREASING LATER. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM EAST KRITIKO NORTH 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST OF 26.00 NORTH 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7. EAST OF 26.00 NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH OVER WEST ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SARONIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 23.50 NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OVER SOUTHEAST MODERATE OR ROUGH SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH 8 SOON 7 OR 8 DECREASING LATER. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 8 OR 9 SOON 7 OR 8 DECREASING LATER. ROUGH. POOR CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH 7 AND WEST OF 25.40 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH OVER WEST ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 24.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OVER EAST MODERATE OR ROUGH NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH THRAKIKO WEST OF 24.50 NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. EAST OF 24.50 NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OVER EAST UP TO ROUGH THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT MARMARA NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE WEST BLACK SEA EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 OVER SOUTH EAST 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH OVER SOUTH ROUGH. POOR EAST BLACK SEA EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER EAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 170756 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 17 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 17 at 00 UTC High pressures 1017-1020 over the basin, with little change tomorrow. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 18 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Variable 1 to 3, mainly Northwesterly in northeast. Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in evening. BALEARES. Southerly 2 to 4, at times 5 in evening in far southwest, becoming Variable 1 to 3 in second part of night. Smooth, temporarily slight in southwest overnight. Poor vis in some fog patches. MINORQUE. West or Northwest 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. LION. Northwesterly 2 or 3, backing temporarily Southwesterly 2 to 4 in late afternoon, then veering Northwesterly in second part of night. Smooth, temporarily slight in second part of night in south. PROVENCE. Westerly 2 to 4, becoming Variable at end. Smooth or slight. LIGURE. Increasing Westerly 2 to 4 in afternoon, then becoming Variable 1 to 3 in second part of night, but locally North or Northeast 3 or 4 in Gulf of Genoa. Smooth. CORSE. Northwesterly 2 to 4, becoming Variable 1 to 3 mainly Westerly overnight, at times 4 near Strait. Smooth, locally slight near Strait. Poor vis in some fog patches in south. SARDAIGNE. Northwesterly 2 to 4, backing West or Northwest tomorrow morning. Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in second part of night. Poor vis due to coastal fog patches. MADDALENA. Northwesterly 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 in evening, then veering Northerly tomorrow morning. Smooth or slight. ELBE. North or Northwest 2 to 4, increasing 3 to 5 in south in afternoon. Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth at end. ALBORAN. Easterly 2 to 4. Smooth or slight, becoming smooth in evening, at times slight in east. Poor vis due to fog patches in south overnight and at end. PALOS. East or Northeast 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Poor vis due to fog patches in far southeast overnight and at end. ALGER. Easterly 2 to 4, but Variable 1 to 3 in far east. Smooth or slight, becoming smooth in first part of night. WEST OF CABRERA. Variable 1 to 3, mainly Southeasterly, at times 4 near Cap de la Nao. Smooth. ANNABA. West or Northwest decreasing 2 to 4. Slight, becoming smooth or slight in evening. TUNISIE. Westerly 4 or 5 in south, at times 6 near the coast, but West or Northwest 3 or 4 in north, backing Westerly everywhere at end. Slight in west, but slight or moderate in east. CARBONARA. West or Northwest 2 to 4, locally Variable 1 to 3 in extreme west, mainly Westerly. Smooth or slight, becoming slight at end. Poor vis due to fog patches. LIPARI. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Northwesterly in west, decreasing 1 to 3 in late night. Smooth or slight. Poor vis due to some fog patches. Temporarily moderate or poor vis in thundery rain or showers along coast in afternoon. CIRCEO. Mainly Northwesterly 2 to 4, at times 5 in far north, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in evening. Smooth or slight. Locally poor vis in some fog patches in far southeast. Temporarily moderate or poor vis in some thundery showers along coast in afternoon. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Southwesterly light or moderate flow, locally fresh flow at end between French Riviera and Corsica.