Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2025-08-23 21:52:45 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME28 LGAT 232000 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SATURDAY 23 AUGUST 2025 / 2200 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 23-08-25/15 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1003 OVER TAURUS AND 1006 OVER BLACK SEA. RELATIVELY HIGH 1014 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS, I#MELITA AND GABES PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 24 AUGUST 22 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6 LATER 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SOON OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH PART NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM BOOT NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4 LATER WEST SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6 SOON 3 OR 4 OVER EAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE GABES NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER OVER WEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SIDRA NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH PART NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OVER NORTH UP TO MODERATE NORTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOUTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE PATRAIKOS WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST PART WEST NORTHWEST LATER EAST NORTHEAST. SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4 LATER EAST NORTHEAST. UP TO MODERATE KITHIRA SEA NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 LATER 3 OR 4. MODERATE SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 23.00 NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.20 5 OR 6 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER EAST OF 26.20 6 OR 7. MODERATE TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST 5 OR 6 SOON 3 OR 4 OVER WEST CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 LATER 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OVER WEST MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER OVER NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER NORTH MODERATE CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 OVER SOUTH PART WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER WEST OF 29.00 6 OR 7. MODERATE RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 35.20 5 OR 6 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE WEST KRITIKO WEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.00 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 36.30 WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH 4 OR 5 LATER NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST LATER 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 25.40 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 26.50 6 OR 7. SLIGHT SARONIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND SOUTH OF 37.40 4 OR 5 LATER NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 4 SOON 5 LATER 6. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON EAST OF 25.00 5 OR 6 LATER 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 25.30 6 OR 7. SLIGHT NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 23.40 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO MODERATE NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON EAST OF 25.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT THRAKIKO NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT THERMAIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 40.10 5 OR 6 SOON 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT MARMARA NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT WEST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 LATER OVER NORTH UP TO 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO 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 231938 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 23 August 2025 at 21 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, Saturday 23 at 12 UTC Low area 1011 from gulf of Genoa to south of Tyrrhenian sea, filling 1013/1014 tomorrow. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 25 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Southerly, increasing East or Southeast 3 to 5 late morning, then decreasing 3 or 4 at end. Slight. Moderate vis in isolated showers in daytime. BALEARES. South or Southwest 3 or 4, temporarily 5 in gulf of Valencia, backing South or Southeast in morning, at times 5 in gulf of Valencia in afternoon, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 at end. Gusts. Smooth or slight. Moderate vis in isolated showers. MINORQUE. West or Southwest 3 or 4, becoming Variable 2 to 4 in morning, then Southerly in afternoon. Gusts. Smooth or slight. Moderate vis in isolated showers in daytime. LION. Gradually veering Northeasterly 2 to 4 overnight, locally 5 in far northeast, becoming Variable 2 to 4 in morning, then mainly Southerly in afternoon. Gusts. Smooth or slight. PROVENCE. - in far northeast : Variable 2 to 4, decreasing 1 to 3 at end. - Elsewhere : Northwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 3 to 5 in morning, then decreasing Westerly 2 to 4 at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in afternoon. LIGURE. Variable 2 to 4, locally Southwest 4 or 5 in far southwest at first, becoming Northeasterly 3 to 5 in northwest at end. Slight or moderate, becoming slight in afternoon. Poor vis in some thundery showers in north, clearing at end. CORSE. West or Southwest 3 to 5, locally 6 near Balagne, decreasing Westerly 3 to 5 at end. Gusts. Moderate, becoming slight or moderate in morning. SARDAIGNE. - in north: Westerly 3 to 5, decreasing 3 or 4 in morning, then 2 or 3 at end. - Elsewhere : Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in afternoon. MADDALENA. - leeward Bonifacio strait : West 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. - elsewhere : Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. ELBE. Variable 2 to 4, becoming North 2 or 3 at end. Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in afternoon. Poor vis in thundery showers in north at first. ALBORAN. Variable 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Poor vis in thundery showers at end. PALOS. East or Northeast 3 to 5, temporarily decreasing 3 or 4 in morning, then backing West or Northwest in west at end. Slight. Moderate vis in some scattered showers overnight. ALGER. East 4 or 5, temporarily decreasing 3 to 5 in morning, then temporarily increasing 6 in far east in afternoon. Gusts. Slight, locally moderate in west at first then locally moderate in east at end. WEST OF CABRERA. Southerly 2 to 4, increasing Easterly 3 or 4, at times 5, late night. Slight. ANNABA. Northeasterly 2 to 4, increasing 3 to 5 in afternoon, temporarily 6 in extreme west in afternoon. Slight, locally moderate in extreme west at end. TUNISIE. West or Northwest 3 to 5, temporarily 6 near Sardinia overnight, becoming Variable 2 to 4 at end. Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in afternoon. CARBONARA. Variable 2 to 4, locally Northwest 4 or 5 in far southwest at first. Slight, becoming smooth or slight in afternoon. LIPARI. Northwesterly 2 to 4, becoming Variable 1 to 3 in morning. Slight. Moderate vis in some showers at first. CIRCEO. Northwesterly 2 to 4, backing Westerly in morning. Slight, locally moderate in north. Moderate vis in some showers. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours No near gale or gale expected.