Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-14 19:24:56 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 141330 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 146 - SATURDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2026/1600 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 14-02-26/09 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRES 985 WEST OF CORSICA AND 996 OVER MELITA IS EXPECTED BY 15/00 UTC TO CENTRES 993 OVER TYRRHENEAN SEA AND 992 OVER SOUTH ADRIATIC RESPECTIVELY. HIGH PRESSURES 1016 OVER COAST OF EGYPT MELITA OVER WEST FROM 15/01 AT LEAST TO 15/04 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTH ADRIATIC FROM 14/16 UP TO 15/01 UTC EAST SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 14/22 UTC CYCLONIC NORTH IONIO FROM 14/16 UP TO 15/01 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOUTH IONIO FROM 14/16 UP TO 15/04 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 15/01 UTC SOUTHWEST KITHIRA SEA FROM 14/16 AT LEAST TO 15/04 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 14/20 UTC 8 OR 9 SOUTHWEST KRITIKO FROM 14/19 UP TO 15/04 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 WEST KRITIKO FROM 14/19 AT LEAST TO 15/04 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST AEGEAN FROM 15/01 AT LEAST TO 15/04 UTC SOUTH 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO FROM 14/22 AT LEAST TO 15/04 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SAMOS SEA FROM 14/22 AT LEAST TO 15/04 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 CENTRAL AEGEAN FROM 14/22 AT LEAST TO 15/04 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 15/01 UTC 8 OR 9 NORTHEAST AEGEAN FROM 14/22 AT LEAST TO 15/04 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 140818 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 81, SATURDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0815 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SATURDAY 14 OF FEBRUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW 982 BETWEEN GULF OF LION TO CORSICA, MOVING SOUTHEAST, EXPECTED 988 OVER SARDINIA IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN 993 IN SOUTH OF TYRRHENIAN SEA OVERNIGHT. STRONG TO VIOLENT NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER GULF OF LION. EAST OF CABRERA. FROM 14/18 UTC TO 15/12 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 IN EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH IN EAST. BALEARES. CONTINUING TO 15/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8, LOCALLY 9 NEAR EBRO DELTA, AT TIMES 10 AT FIRST, DECREASING AT THE END OF NIGHT, EXCEPT NEAR EBRO. SEVERE GUSTS. MINORQUE. CONTINUING TO 15/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 IN NORTHEAST, INCREASING 9 OR 10 IN LATE DAY, THEN DECREASING 8 TOMORROW MORNING, BUT LESS IN SOUTHWEST.SEVERE TO VIOLENT GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH. LION. CONTINUING TO 15/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHWEST 8 OR 9, INCREASING 9 OR 10 IN LATE DAY, THEN DECREASING 8 AT END. SEVERE TO VIOLENT GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH IN SOUTH. PROVENCE. CONTINUING TO 15/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR WEST, INCREASING GRADUALLY 9 OR 10 TODAY, EXCEPT IN FAR EAST, THEN DECREASING 8 AT END. SEVERE OR VIOLENT GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH IN WEST. LIGURE. CONTINUING TO 14/18 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHEAST AT TIMES 8. GUSTS. CORSE. CONTINUING TO 14/18 UTC. NORTHERLY AT TIMES 8. SEVERE GUSTS. SARDAIGNE. CONTINUING TO 15/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHWEST 8, INCREASING 8 OR 9 AT THE END OF DAY, LOCALLY 10 IN FAR NORTHWEST, THEN DECREASING 8 AT END. SEVERE TO VIOLENT GUSTS. HIGH. ALBORAN. CONTINUING TO 14/21 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 IN EAST, AT TIMES 9. SEVERE GUSTS. PALOS. CONTINUING TO 14/21 UTC. IN FAR SOUTHWEST, WEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. ALGER. CONTINUING TO 14/09 UTC. IN FAR SOUTH, WEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 15/00 UTC TO 15/09 UTC. IN FAR NORTHEAST, NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH. ANNABA. FROM 14/15 UTC TO 15/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8, VEERING NORTHWEST AT NIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH IN EVENING. TUNISIE. FROM 14/15 UTC TO 15/12 UTC AT LEAST. VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 8, THEN NORTHWEST IN LATE NIGHT AND DECREASING IN NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH IN EXTREME WEST IN EVENING.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 141400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SATURDAY 14 FEBRUARY 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 NR 146 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 14-02-26/09 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRES 985 WEST OF CORSICA AND 996 OVER MELITA IS EXPECTED BY 15/00 UTC TO CENTRES 993 OVER TYRRHENEAN SEA AND 992 OVER SOUTH ADRIATIC RESPECTIVELY. HIGH PRESSURES 1016 OVER COAST OF EGYPT PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 15 FEBRUARY 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTHEAST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON CYCLONIC 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOON MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC EAST SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON CYCLONIC 6 OR 7 LATER WEST 5 OR 6. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM BOOT CYCLONIC 6 OR 7 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7 OVER WEST 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM GABES WEST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOON MODERATE OR ROUGH SIDRA SOUTH 5 OR 6 LATER WEST. ROUGH NORTH IONIO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH IONIO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON SOUTHWEST LATER WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. SOON THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS EAST 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON SOUTHEAST 6. UP TO MODERATE. SOON THUNDERSTORM KORINTHIAKOS EAST SOUTHEAST 5 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. UP TO MODERATE KITHIRA SEA SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 8 OR 9. ROUGH SOON UP TO VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHWEST KRITIKO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 7 OR 8 LATER WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR TAURUS SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH NORTHEAST. ROUGH SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR DELTA WEST SOUTHWEST 6 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 LATER 5 OR 6. ROUGH SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTH SOUTHEAST. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST. MODERATE RODOS SEA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR KARPATHIO SOUTH 6 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR WEST KRITIKO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 7 OR 8. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR EAST KRITIKO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH 7 OR 8. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON 7 OR 8. MODERATE SOON ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SAMOS SEA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8. MODERATE SOON ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SARONIKOS SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 AND SOUTH OF 37.40 5 OR 6 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOUTH EVVOIKOS SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE KAFIREAS STRAIT SOUTH 6 SOON SOUTHEAST 7. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON 8 OR 9. MODERATE SOON ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR NORTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTHEAST 5 VERY SOON EAST OF 23.50 6 OR 7 SOON 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR NORTHEAST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON 7 OR 8 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE SOON ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR THRAKIKO EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 INCREASING LATER. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR THERMAIKOS EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR MARMARA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR WEST BLACK SEA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER MELITA, GABES, SIDRA, EAST AEGEAN, SOUTHEAST KRITIKO AND OVER BLACK SEA= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 140819 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 14 February 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 81. Part 2 : General synopsis, Saturday 14 at 00 UTC Low 982 between gulf of Lion to Corsica, moving southeast, expected 988 over Sardinia in the afternoon, then 993 in south of Tyrrhenian sea overnight. Strong to violent northwesterly flow over gulf of Lion. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 15 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. West or Northwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in far northeast, veering North or Northwest 4 to 6 overnight, locally 8 or 9 in east. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming high in east overnight. Long SW swell 3 to 4 m abating, then occasionally N swell 3 to 4 m. Poor vis in some thundery showers. BALEARES. West or Northwest 7 or 8, locally 9 near Ebro Delta, at times 10 at first, decreasing 5 to 7 at the end of night except near Ebro. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough at end. MINORQUE. Northwest 8 or 9, locally 3 to 5 in southwest, backing North or Northwest 8 or 9 in late day, but 10 in northeast, then decreasing 6 to 8 at end, locally 3 to 5 in southwest. Severe or violent gusts. Very rough or high. Locally N swell 3 to 4 m. LION. Northwest 8 or 9 increasing 9 or 10 in late day, then decreasing 7 or 8 at end. Severe to violent gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming high in south in the afternoon. PROVENCE. In west, Northwest 7 or 8, increasing gradually 9 or 10 today, then decreasing 8 at end. Severe to violent gusts. in east, Variable 4 to 6, increasing Northwest 7 or 8 overnight except in far east. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming high in west at the end of night. Locally long W swell increasing 3 to 4 m in east. LIGURE. North or Northeast 6 or 7, at times 8, decreasing 5 or 6 overnight, then 3 or 4 at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, at times very rough in far south today. Poor vis in some thundery showers, clearing in the afternoon. CORSE. Northeast 6 or 7, at times 8 today, backing North or Northwest 5 or 7 overnight, then West or Northwest 4 to 6 at end. Gusts. Becoming rough or very rough. Long SW swell 3 to 4 m at first. Long W swell increasing 3 to 4 m overnight. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers today. SARDAIGNE. Northwest 7 or 8, increasing 8 or 9 at the end of day, locally 10 in far northwest, then decreasing 7 or 8 at end. Severe to violent gusts. Very rough, becoming high in day time. Long SW swell 3 or 4 m decreasing in daytime.. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing overnight. MADDALENA. South or Southwest 5 or 6, becoming Cyclonic 3 to 5 at the end of night, then Northerly 4 to 6 overnight. Gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing overnight. ELBE. South or Southeast 3 to 5, backing gradually Northerly. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing overnight. ALBORAN. West or Northwest 7 or 8, at times 9 in east, decreasing 6 or 7 at night, but becoming locally Variable 2 to 4 in far northeast. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, temporarily very rough in east in afternoon. PALOS. West or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7, but locally 7 or 8 in far southwest, decreasing 4 or 5 in late night, at times 6. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, locally very rough in far southwest till next night. Long W swell 3 to 4 m in southwest, abating in evening. Poor vis in coastal rain or showers in south, at times thundery, clearing in late night. ALGER. West or Northwest 6 or 7, temporarily 8 in far south at first, decreasing 5 or 6 in afternoon, at times 7 in extreme east, then locally increasing North or Northwest 7 or 8 in far northeast in second part of night. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming locally high in far northeast in late night. Long W swell 3 to 4 m, abating from west in afternoon, then long N swell 3 to 4 m in east at night, increasing 4 to 5.5 m in morning. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. WEST OF CABRERA. Northwest 6 or 7, temporarily decreasing 5 or 6 in afternoon, locally 7 in north, then decreasing West or Northwest 3 to 5 in late morning. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, at times very rough in north. ANNABA. West or Northwest increasing 7 or 8, veering Northwest at night. Severe gusts. Very rough, becoming very rough or high in evening. Long W or SW swell 3 to 4 m, abating in late day, then becoming N or NW at night and increasing 4 to 5.5 m in morning. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers, clearing in morning. TUNISIE. Westerly 6 or 7, increasing West or Northwest 7 or 8 in late afternoon, then veering Northwest in late night and decreasing 6 or 7 in north. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, locally becoming high in extreme west in evening. Long W swell 3 to 3.5 m in east. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. CARBONARA. Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7, becoming Cyclonic in evening, then North or Northwest 5 or 6 in late night. Gusts. Moderate or rough, locally rough or very rough in southeast. Long W or SW swell 3 to 4 m, abating in late morning. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. LIPARI. South or Southwest 5 or 6 in west, at times 7 in far southwest, but Variable 2 to 4 in east, at times 5, becoming Cyclonic 3 to 5 everywhere in late night, at times 6. Gusts. Moderate or rough, temporarily very rough in far southwest at night. Long W or SW swell increasing 3 to 4 m in west in evening. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. CIRCEO. Southerly 5 or 6, decreasing South or Southeast 3 to 5 in afternoon, then gradually backing North or Northwest in late morning. Gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate from north in morning. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers, clearing in late morning. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Strong Northwesterly flow between gulf of Lion to Tunisia, then fresh or strong Westerly flow Monday.