Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-11 18:21:55 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 110552 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 148, MONDAY 11 MAY 2026 AT 0550 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, MONDAY 11 OF MAY AT 00 UTC. LOW 1007 OFF RHONE DELTA, MOVING EASTWARDS AND DEEPENING IN MORNING, EXPECTED 1003 BETWEEN FRENCH RIVIERA AND GULF OF GENOA IN AFTERNOON, THEN LITTLE CHANGE TOMORROW. SHALLOW LOW 1014 IN NORTH OF ALGERIAN COASTS, MOVING EAST AND EXPECTED 1010 IN TUNISIA IN EVENING, THEN FILLING. LIGURE, NORTH OF CORSE, NORTH OF ELBE. FROM 11/15 UTC TO 12/12 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8, INCREASING 9 NEAR CAP CORSE OVERNIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. NORTH OF MADDALENA. FROM 12/03 UTC TO 12/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST 8. GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 111400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, MONDAY 11 MAY 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 NONE PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 11-05-26/09 UTC SHALLOW LOW 1011 OVER SOUTHWEST KRITIKO IS MOVING EASTWARDS NORTHEAST FILLING UP. RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1008 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND HIGH 1018 OVER GABES AND 1016 OVER EAST BLACK SEA. PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 12 MAY 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST PARTS SOUTHEAST VERY SOON OVER WEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT BOOT WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 TEMPORARILY OVER WEST 5 OR 6 INCREASING LATER. SLIGHT MELITA WEST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST PARTS SOUTH 5 OR 6 SOON FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT GABES SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST 5 OR 6 LATER FROM THE WEST NORTH. SLIGHT SIDRA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST AND OVER SOUTH PARTS ANTICYCLONIC 4 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT NORTH IONIO WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT SOUTH IONIO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT PATRAIKOS WEST SOUTHWEST 4. UP TO SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST OF 22.00 WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. EAST OF 22.00 WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 TEMPORARILY OVER SOUTH 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER WEST PARTS WEST NORTHWEST LATER WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE OVER WEST PARTS SOUTHEAST LATER EAST SOUTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER WEST 5 OR 6. UP TO SLIGHT CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH PARTS VARIABLE SOON SOUTH. UP TO SLIGHT KASTELLORIZO SEA SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT RODOS SEA SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. UP TO MODERATE KARPATHIO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON FROM THE WEST WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT WEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST PARTS SOUTHWEST 5 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON FROM THE WEST WEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST INCREASING. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST OVER WEST PARTS WEST NORTHWEST LATER WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT SAMOS SEA SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SARONIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS VARIABLE OR SOUTH 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT NORTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH NORTHEAST AEGEAN SOUTH 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT THRAKIKO VARIABLE 3 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST. SMOOTH THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH MARMARA VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH WEST BLACK SEA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER EAST LOCALLY WEST NORTHWEST UP TO 5 SOON OVER WEST PARTS SOUTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 110744 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 11 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 : WARNING NR 148. Part 2 : General synopsis, Monday 11 at 00 UTC Low 1009 off Rhone delta, moving eastwards and deepening in morning, expected 1003 between French Riviera and Gulf of Genoa in afternoon, then little change tomorrow. Shallow low 1014 in north of Algerian coasts, moving east and expected 1010 in Tunisia in evening, then filling. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 12 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. West or Southwest 3 or 4, at times 5 in north at first, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in south in morning. Slight. BALEARES. Westerly 3 to 5, at times 6 in south, backing Southwesterly in evening, becoming Variable 2 to 4 in north in second part of night. Gusts. Slight, at times moderate till midnight. Moderate vis in showers in south at end. MINORQUE. Westerly 3 or 4, locally 5 in west in evening, becoming Variable 2 to 4 in late night, but temporarily North 3 to 5 in morning in north. Slight , becoming slight or moderate at end. LION. Northwest 2 to 4, increasing Southwest 4 or 5 at times 6 in north in afternoon, then veering Northwest 5 or 6 overnight, and decreasing Northerly 3 or 4 at end. Gusts. Slight becoming slight or moderate in late night. Moderate vis in coastal showers in south in evening. PROVENCE. Westerly 3 to 5, increasing gradually West or Northwest 6 or 7 overnight, then decreasing North or Northwest 2 to 4 in far west at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate, increasing moderate in second part of night, locally rough in east at end. LIGURE, North of CORSE, North of ELBE. Southwest 6 or 7, increasing 7 or 8 in late afternoon, then increasing 9 near cap Corse at midnight till morning. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in evening then gradually rough or very rough in afternoon. Long SW swell 3 to 4m in gulf of Genoa in evening. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery, improving overnight. South of CORSE. West or Southwest 4 or 5, increasing Westerly 6 or 7 near Bonifacio strait overnight. Gusts. Slight or moderate. SARDAIGNE. Westerly 3 to 4,locally 5 in far north. Slight or moderate. MADDALENA. - In north : West or Southwest 6 or 7, increasing Westerly 7 or 8 in second part of night. Gusts. - In south : South 2 to 4, at times 5, veering Westerly 4 or 5 overnight, at times 6 in far south, and temporarily 6 in east at end. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough overnight in north. South of ELBE. South or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7 in far south, becoming Variable 2 to 4 overnight, but locally West 5 or 6 in axis of valleys, then veering East 4 or 5 from north at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate. ALBORAN. Mainly Westerly 3 to 5, at times 6 near Cape Gata, increasing 4 to 6 in second part of night, then 5 or 6, at times 7, in the morning. Gusts. Slight or moderate. PALOS. Southwesterly 4 or 5, locally 6 in far northwest at first, decreasing 2 to 4, locally 5 in far northwest, in the evening, then increasing 4 to 6 in the morning. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Locally moderate vis in some scattered showers, mainly in north. ALGER. Westerly 3 or 4, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in the evening, then increasing Westerly 3 to 5 in west at end. Smooth or slight, becoming slight. Locally moderate vis due to some sand haze. WEST OF CABRERA. Backing Southwesterly 3 or 4, at times 5, in the afternoon, then decreasing 2 to 4 in the evening, then increasing 3 or 4, at times 5, in the morning. Slight, locally moderate. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers or due to fog patches. ANNABA. Increasing Northwesterly 2 to 4 in the afternoon, but locally 5 or 6 in extreme south, then backing West or Southwest 3 to 5 in the evening, then decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in the morning. Gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming slight. Moderate vis due to sand haze or due to some fog patches. TUNISIE. Variable 2 to 4, increasing 3 to 5 in the afternoon, then becoming Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6, in the evening. Gusts. Slight, becoming slight or moderate. Moderate vis due to sand haze or due to some fog patches. CARBONARA. Increasing Southerly 3 to 5 in the afternoon, then backing Southwesterly in the evening, then increasing 4 or 5, at times 6, in second part of night. Slight, becoming slight or moderate. Locally moderate vis due to some fog patches. LIPARI. Decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in the afternoon, then gradually increasing Southwesterly 3 to 5 from west in the evening, at times 6 in south, then veering Westerly in the morning. slight, becoming slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in some coastal showers or due to some fog patches. CIRCEO. Southwesterly 2 to 4, gradually increasing 3 to 5 from west in the evening, locally 6 in extreme northwest, then veering Westerly 4 to 6 in the morning, at times 7 in north. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in some coastal showers. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours In north of basin, Westerly fresh or strong flow. In south of basin, Westerly moderate or fresh flow, locally strong with threat of near gale in southwest of basin.