Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-29 13:27:43 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 290719 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 125, SUNDAY 29 MARCH 2026 AT 0715 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SUNDAY 29 OF MARCH AT 06 UTC. HIGH 1020-1023 FROM ALBORAN SEA TO BALEARIC ISLANDS, BUILDING 1025-1027 OVERNIGHT. LOW AREA 1010 FROM WEST OF SARDINIA TO TYRRHENIAN SEA, GRADUALLY FILLING 1015 OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE 1032 OVER SOUTHWEST OF FRANCE, WITH LITTLE CHANGE. EAST OF CABRERA. CONTINUING TO 30/09 UTC. NORTH 8 IN FAR NORTH, INCREASING NORTH OR NORTHEAST EVERYWHERE IN LATE AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING IN SOUTH IN LATE NIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. EAST OF BALEARES. CONTINUING TO 30/03 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHEAST 8 IN FAR EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. WEST OF BALEARES. CONTINUING TO 29/12 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. MINORQUE. CONTINUING TO 30/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHERLY 8 OR 9, DECREASING IN SOUTH TOMORROW MORNING. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. LION. CONTINUING TO 30/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 OR 9, AT TIMES 10 IN FAR SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING, DECREASING IN FAR NORTHEAST AT MIDDAY. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN FAR SOUTH THIS MORNING. WEST OF PROVENCE. CONTINUING TO 30/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHWEST DECREASING 8 THIS MORNING, THEN INCREASING 8 OR 9 TOMORROW MORNING. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN FAR SOUTHWEST TILL MIDDAY. NORTHWEST OF SARDAIGNE. CONTINUING TO 30/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHERLY 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN FAR NORTHWEST TILL MIDDAY. ALGER. FROM 29/21 UTC TO 30/03 UTC. NORTHEAST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. WEST OF CABRERA. FROM 29/18 UTC TO 30/03 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHEAST 8 IN FAR EAST. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME24 LGAT 290800 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SUNDAY 29 MARCH 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 NONE PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 29-03-26/03 UTC LOW WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY AND CENTRE 998 OVER CENTRAL TURKEY IS MOVING EASTWARDS NORTHEAST AND IS EXPECTED OVER SOUTH OF EAST BLACK SEA BY 29/12 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1015 OVER TUNISIA. PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 30 MARCH 10 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 OVER SOUTH PART NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTH 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH PART 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE BOOT NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE MELITA WEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST PART VARIABLE. MODERATE GABES WEST 4 SOON EAST 3 OR 4. MODERATE SIDRA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. MODERATE NORTH IONIO NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 5 LATER 4 OR 5. MODERATE SOUTH IONIO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 20.00 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE PATRAIKOS WEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 5 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA WEST NORTHWEST 6 SOON 5. MODERATE OVER SOUTH PART ROUGH SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, EAST OF 22.00 5 OR 6 AND NORTH OF 34.00 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. MODERATE OVER EAST PART ROUGH SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST 5 OR 6 AND NORTH OF 34.00 6 OR 7 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. ROUGH TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA WEST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH PART 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. ROUGH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE WEST 5 OVER NORTH PART SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER NORTH PART ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 EAST OF 29.00 6 OR 7 SOON NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 EAST OF 29.00 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERSTORM RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT. THUNDERSTORM KARPATHIO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 35.40 5 OR 6 SOON NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 35.20 5 OR 6. MODERATE OVER SOUTH PART UP TO ROUGH SOON MODERATE. THUNDERSTORM WEST KRITIKO WEST 6 SOON 5. MODERATE EAST KRITIKO WEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AND SOUTH OF 36.30 WEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH PART UP TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH PART UP TO MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHEAST PART SAMOS SEA NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT. THUNDERSTORM SARONIKOS WEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 3 OR 4 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST LATER NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST PART NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST LATER NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST LATER WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT THRAKIKO SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER VARIABLE OVER WEST PART NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT THERMAIKOS NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT MARMARA WEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. RAIN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH PART CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTHEAST PART WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. RAIN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON VARIABLE 4 OVER SOUTHWEST PART WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. RAIN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 290720 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 29 March 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 125. Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 29 at 00 UTC High 1020-1023 from Alboran Sea to Balearic islands, building 1025-1027 overnight. Low area 1010 from west of Sardinia to Tyrrhenian Sea, gradually filling 1015 overnight. High pressure 1032 over southwest of France, with little change. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 30 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. North 6 or 7, at times 8 in far north, increasing North or Northeast 7 or 8 everywhere in late afternoon, then gradually decreasing 6 or 7 from south in late night. Severe Gusts. Becoming very rough, then rough or very rough at end. Long N swell 3.5 to 4.5 m in east, abating in evening, but becoming locally long NW swell 3 to 3.5 m in far southeast. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing in second part of night. BALEARES. In west, North or Northwest 7 or 8, decreasing Variable 3 to 5 in afternoon, at times North 6 near the coast, then increasing Northwesterly 4 or 5 in evening, locally 6 or 7 leeward Ebro valley. Severe gusts. In east, Variable 4 to 6, locally North or Northeast 7 or 8 in far east, decreasing Northerly 4 or 5 everywhere in second part of night, then backing Westerly 3 or 4 at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough in northwest, but rough or very rough in southeast, decreasing moderate or rough everywhere at end. Long NE swell 3 to 4 m in southeast, abating at end. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers this morning, mainly in southeast. MINORQUE. Northerly increasing 8 or 9, decreasing 7 or 8 in south in first part of night, then 6 or 7 in south at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or high. Long NW swell 3.5 to 5 m in far southeast, abating in evening. Increasing N swell 3 to 4 m in west at end. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, mainly in southeast, clearing evening. LION. North or Northwest 8 or 9, temporarily 10 in far southwest at first, decreasing locally 6 or 7 in far northeast at midday. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough in north, but rough or very rough in south, at times high in far south till midday. PROVENCE. In west, North or Northwest decreasing 7 or 8, then increasing 8 or 9 at end. Severe gusts. In east, increasing East or Northeast 4 to 6 in morning, then decreasing North or Northwest 3 to 5 in late afternoon, and backing Westerly at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough in west, temporarily high in far southwest till midday, but moderate or rough in east. Long NW swell 3 to 4 m in south, abating in afternoon. LIGURE. Northerly 4 or 5, temporarily 6 or 7 in west till midday, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in evening, then becoming Southwesterly 3 to 5 at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in evening. CORSE. Increasing Northeasterly 5 or 6, at times 7 in north, then decreasing Northerly 3 to 5 in evening, and backing Westerly at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate in evening, at times rough in southwest at end. Temporarily long NW swell 3 m in far southwest at first. SARDAIGNE. In northwest, Northerly 4 to 6, locally North 7 or 8 in far northwest, increasing North or Northwest 6 or 7 in evening, locally 8 in far northwest. Severe gusts. In southeast, decreasing Variable 3 to 5, at times 6, then becoming Northerly in afternoon, and backing North or Northwest in late night. Gusts. Rough or very rough, locally high in far northwest till midday. Long N or NW swell 3.5 to 5 m, abating in north in afternoon, but locally 3 to 3.5 m in south. Locally poor vis in thundery showers, clearing in north in evening, then in south in late night. MADDALENA, ELBE. Northeasterly increasing 3 to 5, temporarily 6 in far northwest of MADDALENA in afternoon, then decreasing 2 to 4 in second part of night, and backing Westerly at end, at times 5 between Corsica and Sardinia. Smooth or slight, locally moderate in far northwest of MADDALENA till evening. ALBORAN. Variable 2 to 4, increasing Easterly 5 or 6 in afternoon, then decreasing 3 to 5 at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate, temporarily rough in far east overnight. Moderate vis in some showers in east. PALOS. North or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7, increasing Northeast 6 or 7 overnight, then decreasing 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in east later. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers in east. ALGER. Northerly 4 to 6, increasing Northeast 7 or 8 soon, decreasing 6 or 7 later, then 4 to 6 at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming rough at end. Long North swell 3 to 4 m. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. WEST OF CABRERA. North or Northeast 4 to 6, increasing 7 or 8 in far east soon, then decreasing 4 to 6 later. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in east soon. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers at first. ANNABA. Northwest 4 or 5, decreasing Northerly 3 or 4 soon, then backing Northwesterly at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming rough later. Long Northwest swell 3 to 4 m. Moderate or poor vis in some showers. TUNISIE. Westerly 4 or 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 soon, then becoming West or Northwest at end. Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in east. Moderate or poor vis in some showers in south. CARBONARA. Variable 2 to 4, becoming mainly Northerly soon, then Northwesterly at end. Slight. LIPARI, CIRCEO. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Northeast 3 to 5 soon, then decreasing Westerly 2 to 4 at end. Slight, becoming smooth or slight at end. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Over Tyrrhenian Sea, backing Westerly light or moderate flow, at times strong leeward Bonifacio strait, then increasing Northerly strong flow overnight, except over LIPARI. Northwesterly flow increasing strong or very strong from gulf of Lion to Tunisia, at times violent in evening between Provence and Sardinia. In southwest of basin, Northwesterly moderate or fresh flow, becoming Variable moderate in evening.