Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-03 15:13:16 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 030811 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 97, TUESDAY 3 MARCH 2026 AT 0810 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, TUESDAY 3 OF MARCH AT 00 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1020 TO 1025 OVER NORTH OF BASIN. LOW "REGINA" 1005 IN SOUTHWEST OF PORTUGAL, MOVING SOUTHWESTWARDS AND DEEPENING 1002 THIS MORNING. SHALLOW LOW 1008-1010 OVER ALGERIAN COASTS, MOVING SLOWLY OVER ALBORAN SEA THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE VIS IN SOME SHOWERS MAINLY IN NORTH. SARDAIGNE. FROM 03/15 UTC TO 04/03 UTC. EAST OR SOUTHEAST 8 IN FAR SOUTHEAST. GUSTS. EAST OF ALBORAN. CONTINUING TO 04/09 UTC. EAST OR NORTHEAST 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST, INCREASING 8 EVERYWHERE IN AFTERNOON, THEN AT TIMES 9 IN EVENING. SEVERE GUSTS. WEST OF PALOS. CONTINUING TO 04/09 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHEAST 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST, INCREASING 8 EVERYWHERE IN EVENING. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 031400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, TUESDAY 03 MARCH 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 03-03-26/09 UTC SMOOTH FIELD HIGH PRESSURES 1026 OVER EAST MEDITERRANEAN SEA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 04 MARCH 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 2 UP TO 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR CENTRAL ADRIATIC VARIABLE 2 UP TO 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR SOUTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 2 UP TO 4. SMOOTH UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR BOOT VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT MELITA EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR GABES SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON EAST SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE SIDRA SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR NORTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH SOUTH IONIO NORTH 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH KITHIRA SEA NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTHEAST. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 AND WEST OF 21.00 EAST SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT TAURUS WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT CRUSADE WEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT WEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTH. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST UP TO 5. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST LATER 4 OR 5. SMOOTH UP TO SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SAMOS SEA NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SARONIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHEAST. SMOOTH SOUTH EVVOIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER NORTH 4 OR 5. SMOOTH KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTH 5. UP TO SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT NORTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 SOON EAST NORTHEAST UP TO 4. SMOOTH NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT THRAKIKO EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH MARMARA EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR WEST BLACK SEA NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6 LATER 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 LATER NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH WEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 030812 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 3 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 97. Part 2 : General synopsis, Tuesday 3 at 00 UTC High pressures 1020 to 1025 over north of basin. Low "REGINA" 1005 in southwest of Portugal, moving southwestwards and deepening 1002 this morning. Shallow low 1008-1010 over Algerian coasts, moving slowly over Alboran sea this afternoon. Moderate vis in some showers mainly in north. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Wednesday 4 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. East 5 or 6, at times 7 in morning, decreasing 3 to 5 in south overnight. Gusts. Moderate or rough. BALEARES. Northeast 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in south in second part of night. Gusts. Moderate or rough. MINORQUE. East or Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, at times cross in SE swell. LION. East or Northeast 3 to 5, at times 6. Moderate, locally rough and cross in SE swell in far southeast in second part of night. PROVENCE. East or Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts. Moderate, locally rough and cross in SE swell in southwest in second part of night. LIGURE. North or Northeast 5 or 6, but 3 or 4 in northeast. Slight or moderate, but locally smooth near Ligurian coasts. CORSE. Easterly 5 or 6 in north, but 6 or 7 in south. Gusts. Slight or moderate. SARDAIGNE. In north, East or Northeast 5 or 6. Gusts. In south, East or Southeast 6 or 7, locally 8 in far southeast in late afternoon. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, locally cross in SE swell in north, at times very rough in south in second part of night. MADDALENA, ELBE. East or Southeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 in second part of night. Slight, locally moderate over MADDALENA until evening. ALBORAN. In west, East 6 or 7, decreasing Variable Cyclonic 4 to 6 in late night. Gusts. In east, East or Northeast 6 or 7, at times 8 in far northeast, increasing 7 or 8 in afternoon, at times 9 in evening and in first part of night, then gradually decreasing Variable Cyclonic 4 to 6 at end, at times 7 in far northeast. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough at end. E or NE swell increasing near 3 m in evening. Moderate vis in some showers in far west, then poor vis everywhere in thundery rain and showers in evening. Sand haze. PALOS. In far east, Northeasterly 3 to 5. Elsewhere, North or Northeast 6 or 7, at times 8 in far northwest, increasing 7 or 8 in west in evening, then decreasing 5 to 7 from south to north at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, increasing rough or very rough in west in evening. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers in extreme west in late night and at end. Sand haze. ALGER. Southeasterly 3 to 5, at times 6 near the coast. Gusts. Slight or moderate, increasing moderate in afternoon. Sand haze. WEST OF CABRERA. East or Northeast 5 or 6 in east, but North or Northeast 6 or 7 in west, decreasing 4 or 5 in east in first part of night, at times 6. Gusts. Moderate or rough. Sand haze. ANNABA. In north, East or Southeast 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in second part of night, locally 7 in far northeast. Gusts. In south, East or Southeast 3 to 5. Slight or moderate in south, but moderate or rough in north. Locally moderate or poor vis in thundery showers in far southwest at first. Sand haze. TUNISIE. Southeasterly 5 or 6, at times 7 in west till evening. Gusts. Moderate, locally moderate or rough in west, becoming moderate or rough everywhere at end. CARBONARA. East or Southeast 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 in north in first part of night. Slight or moderate. LIPARI, CIRCEO. Southeasterly 2 to 4, increasing South or Southeast 3 to 5 near Messina strait in afternoon, then temporarily in northeast of LIPARI overnight. Smooth or slight. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Easterly flow fresh or strong over west of basin, veering Westerly in second part of night over ALBORAN and PALOS. Southeasterly moderate flow over Tyrrhenian sea.