Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-03 10:10:52 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 030800 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 304 - SUNDAY 03 MAY 2026/1000 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 03-05-26/03 UTC EXTENDED NEAR STATIONARY LOW 1008 OVER EAST MEDITERRANEAN SEA WITH CENTRE 1006 OVER RODOS SEA WHICH IS DEEPENING, MOVING EASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 1001 OVER WEST OF TAURUS BY 03/15 UTC. EXTENDED FRONTAL ACTIVITY OVER TAURUS AND DELTA. A SECOND CENTRE 1004 OVER CRUSADE FILLING SOON. HIGH PRESSURES 1024 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS AND 1022 OVER CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA WEST BLACK SEA OVER SOUTH CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 03/22 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 MARMARA CONTINUING TO 03/22 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 NORTHEAST AEGEAN CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 03/22 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 CENTRAL AEGEAN EAST OF 25.00 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 03/22 UTC NORTH 7 OR 8 AND FROM 03/13 UTC 8 OR 9 CENTRAL AEGEAN WEST OF 25.00 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 03/22 UTC NORTH 7 OR 8 KAFIREAS STRAIT CONTINUING TO 03/22 UTC NORTH 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST OF 25.00 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 03/22 UTC NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO EAST OF 25.00 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 03/22 UTC NORTHWEST 8 AND FROM 03/13 UTC 8 OR 9 SAMOS SEA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 03/22 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 03/13 UTC WEST OF 26.40 8 OR 9 EAST KRITIKO CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 03/22 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 KARPATHIO CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 03/22 UTC NORTHWEST 8 AND FROM 03/13 UTC 8 OR 9 RODOS SEA FROM 03/13 AT LEAST TO 03/22 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA EAST OF 26.20 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 03/22 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 8 AND FROM 03/16 UTC 8 OR 9 KASTELLORIZO SEA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 03/22 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 03/16 UTC 8 OR 9 TAURUS FROM 03/13 AT LEAST TO 03/22 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 DELTA OVER NORTH FROM 03/13 AT LEAST TO 03/22 UTC WEST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 03/19 UTC 8 OR 9 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME24 LGAT 030800 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SUNDAY 03 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 NR 304 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 03-05-26/03 UTC EXTENDED NEAR STATIONARY LOW 1008 OVER EAST MEDITERRANEAN SEA WITH CENTRE 1006 OVER RODOS SEA WHICH IS DEEPENING, MOVING EASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 1001 OVER WEST OF TAURUS BY 03/15 UTC. EXTENDED FRONTAL ACTIVITY OVER TAURUS AND DELTA. A SECOND CENTRE 1004 OVER CRUSADE FILLING SOON. HIGH PRESSURES 1024 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS AND 1022 OVER CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 04 MAY 10 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC ANTICYCLONIC 4 OVER SOUTHEAST NORTHWEST UP TO 5. SLIGHT CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH BOOT WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH NORTH NORTHWEST. MODERATE OVER SOUTHEAST UP TO ROUGH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST MELITA OVER EAST SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. OVER WEST SOUTH 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH OVER WEST ROUGH. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR GABES ANTICYCLONIC 4 OR 5 OVER WEST EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH SIDRA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH NORTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM SOUTH IONIO NORTHWEST 6 AND SOUTH OF 36.40 6 OR 7 DECREASING LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KORINTHIAKOS EAST NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KITHIRA SEA WEST OF 22.30 NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 5. EAST OF 22.30 NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST OF 21.00 NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. EAST OF 21.00 NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST OF 26.20 WEST NORTHWEST 7. EAST OF 26.20 WEST NORTHWEST 8 SOON 8 OR 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 7 OR 8. ROUGH. POOR PROBABLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM PROBABLY LOCALLY STRONG DELTA WEST 7 VERY SOON OVER NORTH 7 OR 8 SOON 8 OR 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OVER NORTH VERY ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 OVER NORTH 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON 8 OR 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. POOR PROBABLY UP TO VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM PROBABLY LOCALLY STRONG RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 7 OR 8. ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 8 VERY SOON 8 OR 9. VERY ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM WEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 6 AND EAST OF 24.40 NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH OVER EAST ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM EAST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST OF 25.00 NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8. EAST OF 25.00 NORTHWEST 8 VERY SOON 8 OR 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OVER EAST VERY ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM SAMOS SEA NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON WEST OF 26.40 8 OR 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM SARONIKOS NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OVER SOUTH MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 7 OR 8 DECREASING LATER. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH 7 OR 8 VERY SOON EAST OF 25.00 8 OR 9. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 24.00 NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OVER EAST MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM THRAKIKO NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 24.50 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM THERMAIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM MARMARA NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 DECREASING LATER. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 OVER SOUTH 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH OVER SOUTH ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER BLACK SEA, KARPATHIO, RODOS SEA, SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA, KASTELLORIZO SEA, DELTA, TAURUS AND CRUSADE= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 030731 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 3 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, Sunday 3 at 00 UTC Weak gradient of pressure 1020-1022 in east of basin, weakening 1017-1020 overnight. Low 1013 near Algerian coasts, moving north and expected 1012 over Balearic islands this afternoon, then 1010 in gulf of Lion overnight. New low 1009 in southeast of Spain tomorrow. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 4 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. East or Southeast 5 or 6 at first, decreasing Southerly 3 to 5 in afternoon, then veering South or Southwest in late night. At times gusts in thunderstorms. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in late night. Moderate or poor vis in thundery rain or showers. BALEARES. Easterly 3 to 5 at first, becoming Variable 1 to 3 at times 4 in afternoon, then increasing Southwesterly 2 to 4 in late night. At times gusts in thunderstorm. Slight, locally moderate in southeast at first. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery till late afternoon. MINORQUE. Southeast 4 or 5, at times 6 in far southeast at first, veering South or Southwest 3 to 5 overnight, then decreasing 2 to 4 at end. At times gusts in thunderstorms this afternoon. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in thundery rain or showers in afternoon. LION. Southeast 4 or 5, locally 6 near Roussillon coast, veering South or Southwest 3 to 5 in south in second part of night, but increasing temporarily East or Southeast 5 or 6 in north, locally 7 in far north. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate in evening, locally rough in late night in far north. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in evening and overnight, at times thundery. PROVENCE. In west : East or Southeast 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 at midnight, then 6 or 7 in late night but decreasing South or Southeast 3 to 5 in southwest. Severe gusts. - In east : East or Southeast 2 to 4, increasing Easterly 3 to 5 overnight, locally 6 near shore at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate, but temporarily smooth at first in east, increasing rough in northwest in late night. Moderate or poor vis in thundery rain or showers overnight. LIGURE. Variable 1 to 3, increasing Easterly 2 to 4 in afternoon, locally 5 in far southeast, then becoming Cyclonic mainly Easterly 3 to 5 in second part of night, at times 6 near Cap Corse. Gusts. Smooth, becoming gradually slight overnight, then slight or moderate at end. Moderate or poor vis in thundery rain or showers in west at end. CORSE. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Northeasterly in north but Easterly in south, increasing Easterly 5 or 6 in axis of Bonifacio strait at midday. Gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming slight in second part of night. Moderate or poor vis in thundery rain or showers in late night. SARDAIGNE. South or Southeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in south at first, then in far southeast. At times gusts in thunderstorms. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in thundery rain or showers. MADDALENA. Southerly 3 to 5, locally 6 in Sardinian coasts in afternoon, increasing South or Southeast 4 or 5 overnight. Smooth or slight, becoming slight in second part of night. ELBE. Southerly 2 to 4, increasing locally 5 or 6 near Corsica coasts in afternoon, then increasing South or Southeast 4 or 5 in second part of night, locally 6 near Cap Corse. Smooth or slight, becoming slight in late night, locally moderate near Cap Corse. ALBORAN. Increasing Westerly 2 to 4, then 4 or 5 in afternoon, at times 6 leeward strait. Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate overnight. PALOS. Increasing Southwesterly 2 to 4, then 5 or 6 near Spanish coasts at end. Decreasing slight, then increasing slight or moderate at end. Poor vis in thundery showers clearing at end. ALGER. Variable 2 to 4, at times 5 near coasts. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in evening. Poor vis in thundery showers clearing at end. WEST OF CABRERA. Decreasing Variable 1 to 3, then increasing Southwest 3 or 4 in late night. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in evening. Poor vis in thundery showers clearing at end. ANNABA. East or Southeast 5 or 6 in northeast, decreasing 3 to 5 at end, but Variable 2 to 4 in southwest. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in some thundery showers clearing at end. TUNISIE. Southeasterly 4 to 6. Gusts. Slight or moderate. CARBONARA. South or Southeast 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 overnight, then 6 in south at end. Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate overnight. LIPARI, CIRCEO. Northwesterly 2 to 4, locally West 5 near Italian coast in afternoon, backing Southeasterly overnight. Smooth or slight. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Southerly moderate or fresh flow in Tyrrhenian sea. In gulf of Lion, becoming Northwesterly flow moderate or fresh. Elsewhere, becoming Southwesterly moderate or fresh flow, with threat of near gale in Alboran sea.