Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-16 16:58:51 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 161400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, FRIDAY 16 JANUARY 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 16-01-26/09 UTC RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1020 OVER EAST BLACK SEA AND HIGH 1032 OVER THE COASTS OF ROMANIA. RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1015 OVER TUNISIA AND HIGH 2024 OVER THE WEST COASTS OF EGYPT. PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 17 JANUARY 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 SOON EAST NORTHEAST UP TO 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY VERY POOR CENTRAL ADRIATIC CYCLONIC 3 OVER EAST SOUTHEAST UP TO 4. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTH ADRIATIC CYCLONIC 3 OVER EAST SOUTHEAST UP TO 4. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM BOOT VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM MELITA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 . MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM GABES SOUTH 4 OR 5 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SIDRA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6 SOON OVER SOUTH 4 OR 5 LATER CYCLONIC. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST VERY SOON NORTH IONIO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON EAST SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTH IONIO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON EAST SOUTHEAST SOON 3 UP TO 5 INCREASING. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 2 OR 3 SOON EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SMOOTH. UP TO POOR KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 2 OR 3 SOON EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SMOOTH. UP TO POOR KITHIRA SEA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6 INCREASING. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST KRITIKO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AND WEST OF 21.00 SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON WEST OF 21.00 5 OR 6 DECREASING SOON. SLIGHT OVER WEST MODERATE SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT TAURUS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT CRUSADE VARIABLE 3. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT WEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON EAST NORTHEAST LATER 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6 INCREASING. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SAMOS SEA NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SARONIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST AND SOUTH OF 37.40 4 OR 5 LATER 5 AND SOUTH OF 37.40 6 OR 7. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST 5 LATER 6 OR 7. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTHEAST 4 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 25.30 6 OR 7. SLIGHT NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 23.30 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. SHOWERS SOON NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 AND NORTH OF 39.30 EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOON ROUGH. PROBABLE SHOWERS OVER NORTH THRAKIKO EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOON ROUGH THERMAIKOS EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 AND SOUTH OF 40.20 4 OR 5 SOON EAST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 40.20 6 OR 7. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE OVER SOUTH ROUGH MARMARA NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. POOR UP TO VERY POOR. SHOWERS WEST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST NORTH NORTHWEST. MODERATE. POOR LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH EAST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH WEST NORTHWEST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE FORCE NORTHEAST WINDS OVER KAFIREAS STRAIT, SOUTHWEST AEGEAN, KITHIRA SEA AND SOUTH IONIO= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 160822 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 16 January 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, Friday 16 at 00 UTC Pressures around 1015 to 1020 over the basin. Shallow low 1012 over Pyrenees, deepening 1010 in evening, then 1007 at end. Shallow low deepening 1010 near Balearic islands overnight. Shallow low 1015 in south of Sardinia, deepening 1012 in evening. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 17 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Variable 2 to 4, becoming South or Southeast at end. Smooth or slight, increasing slight overnight. Moderate vis in scattered showers then poor vis in thundery showers at end. BALEARES. Variable 2 to 4, increasing 3 to 5 overnight. Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate at end. Poor vis in thundery showers in evening. MINORQUE. Southerly 3 or 4, backing Southeast in evening, then increasing 3 to 5 at end. Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate at end. Poor vis in thundery showers overnight. LION. South or Southeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in north at first, increasing 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in showers overnight. PROVENCE. East or Southeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in northwest, increasing 5 or 6 at end, at times 7 in north. Gusts. Slight or moderate, increasing moderate at end. Moderate vis in some showers then poor or very poor vis in heavy showers overnight. LIGURE. In west : Northeasterly 5 or 6, at times 7 at end. Gusts. In east : Easterly 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in some showers. CORSE. Easterly 3 to 5, at times 6 in far south at first, increasing 4 or 5 overnight, then locally 6 or 7 in north at end. Gusts. Slight, increasing slight or moderate at end. Moderate vis in isolated showers overnight. SARDAIGNE. Variable 3 to 5, increasing Southeasterly overnight, then increasing 4 or 5 at end, locally 6 in south. Gusts. Smooth or slight, locally moderate in south, increasing moderate or rough overnight. Poor vis in showers, at times thundery. MADDALENA, ELBE. Southeasterly 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 in evening. Slight, becoming locally moderate in south overnight. Moderate vis in isolated showers. ALBORAN, PALOS. West or Southwest 4 to 6. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in some showers, at times thundery. ALGER. Westerly 3 or 4, locally 5 in west at first, backing Southerly 2 to 4 overnight. Slight, occasionally moderate in west. Moderate or poor vis in showers. WEST OF CABRERA. Variable 2 to 4, becoming South or Southwest 3 to 5 from south. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate from south. Moderate or poor vis in showers. ANNABA. Variable Cyclonic 3 to 5, increasing East or Southeast 5 or 6 in northeast at end. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in showers. TUNISIE. East or Southeast 5 or 6, locally 4 or 5 in west today. Moderate, at times rough overnight. Moderate or poor vis in showers. CARBONARA, LIPARI, CIRCEO. East or Southeast 3 to 5. Smooth or slight, locally slight or moderate over CARBONARA. Moderate in some showers in south. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours In east of basin : East or Southeast fresh flow, locally strong in north. Cyclonic moderate flow elsewhere. In far southwest of basin, Westerly flow increasing fresh.