Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-07-04 16:58:08 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 041400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SATURDAY 04 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 04-07-26/09 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1005 OVER CYPRUS AND OVER NORTHEAST BLACK SEA. HIGH PRESSURES 1024 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 05 JULY 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH BOOT NORTH NORTHWEST 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH MELITA NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. MODERATE GABES NORTH 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE SIDRA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE NORTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 20.00 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 19.50 NORTH 6. SLIGHT OVER WEST MODERATE OR ROUGH SOUTH IONIO NORTH 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 20.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER WEST MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 3 LATER NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER OVER EAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT LATER UP TO MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 23.00 5 OR 6. SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 4 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 SOUTH OF 35.50 5 OR 6. MODERATE RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH OF 35.20 6 OR 7. MODERATE WEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 SOON 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE EAST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON EAST OF 26.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 24.50 NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SARONIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON 6 LATER 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 4 VERY SOON EAST OF 24.00 NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. SOON THUNDERSTORM NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE THRAKIKO NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT THERMAIKOS NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE. SOON THUNDERSTORM MARMARA NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST CYCLONIC. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 040703 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 4 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, Saturday 4 at 00 UTC In a weak gradient of pressure near 1020, shallow low near 1018 between Corsica and French mainland, moving southwards and filling this afternoon. Shallow low 1016 in southeast of Tyrrhenian Sea, slow-moving. Low between 1012 and 1014 in northwest of Morocco, stationnary. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 5 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Decreasing Northerly 2 to 4, at times 5 at first, backing mainly Westerly in evening, then increasing North or Northwest 4 or 5 in second part of night. Smooth or slight, locally slight or moderate in northeast. BALEARES. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Southwesterly, temporarily increasing Southeast 5 or 6 in far southwest in afternoon. Smooth or slight, temporarily becoming slight or moderate in far southwest in late afternoon. MINORQUE. North or Northwest decreasing 3 to 5, temporarily 5 or 6 with gusts in far north at first, backing West or Northwest in afternoon, then decreasing Northwesterly 2 to 4 at end. Slight or moderate. LION. Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing West or Northwest 3 to 5 this afternoon, at times 6 in far west, then Northwest 4 or 5 in second part of night. Gusts. Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in evening, at times moderate in far southeast at end. West of PROVENCE. North or Northwest decreasing 4 or 5, occasionally 6 with gusts. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in evening, at times moderate at end. East of PROVENCE, LIGURE, CORSE. Variable 1 to 3, at times 4, becoming mainly Southwesterly overnight. Decreasing smooth or slight, at times moderate in far west at first. SARDAIGNE. Decreasing mainly Northerly 2 to 4, locally 4 or 5 in west, at times 6 in far northwest at first, then Variable 2 to 4 at end. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in late night, at times moderate in far northwest. MADDALENA, ELBE. Mainly Northerly 2 to 4, occasionally 5, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 at end. Smooth or slight. ALBORAN. East or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in east. Slight, at times moderate in east. PALOS. East or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 with gusts along Algerian coasts. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight a end. ALGER. Variable 2 to 4, locally Northeasterly in far west, and Northwesterly in far east. Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in morning. WEST OF CABRERA. Mainly Southeasterly 2 to 4, but Clockwise in west at first, becoming Northeasterly in late night, locally Northwest between islands. Smooth or slight. ANNABA. West or Northwest 3 to 5, decreasing 3 or 4 overnight. slight or moderate, decreasing slight in evening. TUNISIE. Northwesterly 3 to 5, at times 6 along Tunisian coast. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in morning. CARBONARA. North or Northwest 2 to 4, at times 5 along Sardinia coast in afternoon, veering temporarily Northerly overnight. Smooth or slight. LIPARI. Northerly 3 or 4, at times 5 in east, and locally Cyclonic 2 to 4 in far southeast, but Westerly in far south. Slight. CIRCEO. Variable 2 to 4, at times 5 in far southeast in afternoon. Smooth or slight. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours No significant change.