Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-07-12 18:09:19 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 121400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SUNDAY 12 JULY 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 12-07-26/09 UTC RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1008 OVER TAURUS AND HIGH 1018 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 13 JULY 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST PARTS EAST VERY SOON EAST NORTHEAST LATER VARIABLE. UP TO SLIGHT CENTRAL ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER EAST PARTS NORTH NORTHWEST SOON NORTH NORTHWEST OVER EAST PARTS NORTHEAST UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT BOOT VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH PARTS SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER NORTH PARTS NORTH SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT MELITA SOUTH 4 VERY SOON OVER NORTH VARIABLE SOON NORTH 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT GABES SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH 3 OR 4 OVER WEST PARTS NORTH LATER UP TO 5. SLIGHT SIDRA EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH PARTS SOUTH SOUTHWEST SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT NORTH IONIO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH UP TO 5 VERY SOON 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST AND WEST OF 19.50 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH IONIO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT PATRAIKOS WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE LATER WEST SOUTHWEST. SMOOTH KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER EAST PARTS NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 23.00 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 3 OR 4 AND EAST OF 22.00 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.20 5 OR 6 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH PARTS WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 29.00 AND SOUTH OF 35.50 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE WEST KRITIKO WEST 4. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST LATER NORTH NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.40 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 26.40 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE SARONIKOS SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SMOOTH SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.40 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 LATER OVER EAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH UP TO 5 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT THRAKIKO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON EAST NORTHEAST. SMOOTH THERMAIKOS SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH MARMARA NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT WEST BLACK SEA EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH PARTS SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST EAST BLACK SEA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH VARIABLE SOON EAST NORTHEAST OVER EAST CYCLONIC. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 120651 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 12 July 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 12 at 00 UTC Weak gradient of pressure 1012-1015. Shallow low 1008-1010 along Algerian coast deepening every night. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 13 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Easterly 3 or 4, becoming Cyclonic 3 to 5 in second part of night, then decreasing Southwesterly 2 to 4 at noon. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in afternoon. BALEARES. East or Northeast 3 to 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 at noon. Slight. MINORQUE. Easterly 2 to 4, at times 5 near islands, veering Southeasterly at midnight, then increasing 4 or 5 in morning. Slight. Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches in north overnight. LION. Variable 2 to 4, becoming East or Southeast in afternoon, and increasing locally 5 or 6 near Roussillon coast till second part of night. Slight, becoming smooth or slight in morning. Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches overnight. PROVENCE. Northeasterly 2 to 4, temporarily Variable 1 to 3 in afternoon, then veering East or Southeast in late night, and increasing temporarily 4 or 5 in far northwest tomorrow afternoon. Smooth or slight. Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches in far west overnight. LIGURE. Easterly 2 to 4, decreasing temporarily Variable 1 to 3 in northwest in afternoon, then increasing temporarily Northerly 4 or 5 leeward Genoa valley overnight. Smooth or slight. CORSE. In far south, Easterly 4 or 5 at times 6, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 tomorrow at noon. Elsewhere, Cyclonic 3 to 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon, and becoming Northeasterly in late night, then veering Southwesterly tomorrow at noon. Smooth or slight. SARDAIGNE. Northeasterly 2 to 4, veering Southeasterly from south at midnight, and increasing 4 or 5 in late night in south. Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate in south in morning. Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches in far northwest overnight. MADDALENA, ELBE. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southerly in west tomorrow at noon. Becoming slight, locally moderate in far south of MADDALENA at first. ALBORAN. West increasing 5 or 6 in west, but 4 or 5 in east, decreasing 4 or 5 in west overnight, but 3 or 4 in east. Slight or moderate. PALOS. West or Southwest 3 or 4, at times 5 in east, but Variable 1 to 3 in northwest at first. Slight, locally moderate in east at first. ALGER. Variable 3 to 5, becoming Westerly in late night. Slight, at times moderate at first. WEST OF CABRERA. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Easterly today, then mainly Westerly overnight. Slight. ANNABA. Easterly 3 or 4, at times 5, increasing 5 or 6 in east overnight, but becoming Cyclonic 3 to 5 in west. Slight, becoming moderate in northeast in late night. TUNISIE. Variable 3 to 5, but South 6 in east at first, becoming Easterly 3 to 5 in late day, locally 6 in far southwest at end. Slight, locally moderate in east at first and in far southwest at end. CARBONARA. Variable 2 to 4, mainly East or Northeast, but South 4 or 5 in southeast at first. Moderate, becoming slight soon, then smooth at end. LIPARI, CIRCEO. Becoming mainly Northwesterly 2 to 4. Smooth or slight, locally moderate in west LIPARI at first. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours South or Southeast moderate flow from gulf of Lion to Tunisia. Variable light or moderate flow over Tyrrhenian sea and in southwest of the basin. Westerly moderate or fresh flow near Gibraltar strait.