Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-23 01:14:19 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME28 LGAT 222000 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SATURDAY 22 AUGUST 2026 / 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 22-08-26/15 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1006 OVER TAURUS. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1016 BY COASTS OF LIBYA, SOUTH ITALY AND OVER BALKANS. PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 23 AUGUST 22 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 4. SMOOTH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SMOOTH. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH UP TO 5 LATER 5 OVER SOUTH UP TO 6. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR BOOT WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST UP TO 6 SOON NORTH 4. SLIGHT MELITA WEST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST SOUTH SOUTHWEST SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR GABES SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST UP TO 5 SOON SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SIDRA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH UP TO 5 VERY SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR NORTH IONIO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER OVER WEST UP TO 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTH IONIO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 4. SLIGHT PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KITHIRA SEA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST NORTHEAST. UP TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 23.00 UP TO 6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER EAST OF 22.00 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER EAST CYCLONIC 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR DELTA WEST 4 OVER NORTH UP TO 5 SOON 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR CRUSADE WEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH UP TO 5 VERY SOON OVER NORTH SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 5 AND EAST OF 29.00 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 5 LATER 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE WEST KRITIKO WEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 5 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH WEST 4 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SAMOS SEA NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SARONIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHEAST. SMOOTH SOUTH EVVOIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH SOON 4 OR 5 LATER 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 4 SOON 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT THRAKIKO VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR THERMAIKOS SOUTHEAST 3 VERY SOON VARIABLE. SMOOTH. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR MARMARA NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR WEST BLACK SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 SOON 4 OR 5 SOON OVER EAST UP TO 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA WEST 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 221734 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 22 August 2026 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 22 at 12 UTC Low 1009 over gulf of Genoa, filling slowly, expected 1012 in afternoon, then 1017 on Sunday morning. Ridge 1018 over east of Pyrenees. Low deepening 1012 over algerian coasts in afternoon. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 24 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. East or Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 in morning, then veering East or Southeast at end. Slight or moderate, becoming slight in afternoon. BALEARES. Southeasterly 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Poor vis in thundery showers at first. MINORQUE. Easterly 2 to 4, veering Southeasterly in afternoon. Smooth or slight. LION. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southeast in afternoon, then increasing 3 to 5 at end. Smooth, becoming smooth or slight at end. PROVENCE. Northwesterly 3 or 4, becoming Easterly in morning. Smooth or slight, becoming smooth in afternoon. LIGURE. Variable 2 to 4. Slight, at times moderate at first, becoming smooth in afternoon. CORSE. Variable 2 to 4, locally Southwest in north at first, becoming North or Northeast in afternoon. Slight, becoming smooth or slight in afternoon. SARDAIGNE. Northeasterly 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 at end. Slight or moderate, locally smooth or slight in north. MADDALENA. Variable 2 to 4. Smooth or slight, becoming smooth in afternoon. ELBE. Variable 1 to 3, at times 4 at first. Smooth or slight, becoming smooth in afternoon. ALBORAN. Variable 2 to 4, locally Westerly 3 or 4, at times 5 leeward Gibraltar strait at first and at end. Smooth or slight. PALOS. Northeasterly 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. ALGER. East or Northeast 4 to 6, decreasing 2 to 4 in morning. Slight or moderate, becoming slight in afternoon. WEST OF CABRERA. Easterly 2 to 4. Slight. ANNABA. East 4 or 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in far south in morning. Slight, at times moderate. TUNISIE. East 3 or 4, locally 5 in far west. Slight. CARBONARA. East or Northeast 3 or 4. Smooth or slight. LIPARI. Variable 1 to 3, increasing East or Northeast 3 or 4 in southwest in morning. Slight, becoming smooth or slight in afternoon. CIRCEO. Variable 1 to 3. Slight, becoming smooth in afternoon. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Variable light or moderate flow, mainly Easterly in far north of basin. In south of basin : East or Northeast light or moderate flow, backing Westerly Monday morning in far southwest of basin.