Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-05 20:10:35 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME28 LGAT 052000 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, TUESDAY 05 MAY 2026 / 2200 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 05-05-26/15 UTC NEAR STATIONARY LOW WITH CENTRE 1011 OVER TAURUS IS EXPECTED 1013 BY 06/03 UTC. RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1010 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND 1011 OVER TUNISIA. HIGH PRESSURES 1020 OVER SOUTHWEST KRITIKO PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 06 MAY 22 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND OVER NORTH CYCLONIC. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON OVER WEST CYCLONIC 4 OR 5. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR BOOT SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR MELITA SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON EAST SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. RAIN GABES EAST SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SIDRA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON OVER NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR NORTH IONIO EAST OF 19.50 WEST SOUTHWEST 3 VERY SOON VARIABLE. WEST OF 19.50 SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON SOUTH. SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR SOUTH IONIO ANTICYCLONIC 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR PATRAIKOS VARIABLE OR WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR KITHIRA SEA NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 36.20 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST EAST SOUTHEAST VERY SOON WEST OF 22.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 4 SOON 3 OR 4 AND OVER NORTH VARIABLE. MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 29.00 CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE WEST KRITIKO WEST 5 SOON 4. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON OVER NORTH NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER NORTH VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SARONIKOS WEST NORTHWEST 4 LATER SOUTH SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR SOUTH EVVOIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR KAFIREAS STRAIT VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLY POOR CENTRAL AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4. UP TO SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR NORTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 VERY SOON OVER WEST SOUTHWEST SOON CYCLONIC. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR NORTHEAST AEGEAN SOUTH 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR THRAKIKO VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR THERMAIKOS SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR MARMARA VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR WEST BLACK SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH EAST BLACK SEA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH NORTH NORTHWEST SOON OVER NORTH CYCLONIC. SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER GABES, SIDRA AND MELITA.= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 050752 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 5 May 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, Tuesday 5 at 00 UTC Weak gradient of pressure 1013-1018 from west to east of basin, weakening around 1011 tomorrow. Complex low 1012 in west of basin, expected 1010 tomorrow afternoon. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Wednesday 6 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Southwesterly 2 to 4, becoming Variable 1 to 3 in morning. Gusts. Slight, temporarily moderate in southwest in evening. Poor vis in thundery showers. BALEARES. In north: Southerly 2 to 4, veering Northwesterly in evening, at times 5 then becoming Variable at end. Gusts. In south : Variable 2 to 4, temporarily increasing Southerly 4 or 5 in evening, then veering Northerly overnight, at times 6 in gulf of Valencia. Gusts. Slight. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, improving overnight. MINORQUE. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southwesterly 3 to 5 in afternoon, then veering Northerly overnight. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Gusts. Slight, temporarily becoming moderate in extreme north in late night. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, improving in late night. LION. West or Northwest 3 to 5 at first, becoming Southerly in afternoon, then veering Northwesterly 4 or 5, at times 6 overnight. Gusts. Slight, temporarily becoming moderate in south in late night. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, improving in late night. PROVENCE. Westerly 2 to 4 at first, backing Southerly in afternoon, then increasing Westerly 3 to 5 in morning. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Slight. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers, improving at end. LIGURE. North : Southerly 3 to 4 in east but Northerly 3 to 5 in gulf of Genoa becoming Southerly 2 to 4 in afternoon. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. South : Southwesterly 3 or 4, locally 5 in extreme southeast at first, becoming Variable 1 to 3 overnight, then increasing 3 to 5, at times 6 in extreme southeast at end. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. CORSE. South or Southwest 3 to 5, at times 6 in northeast, decreasing Southerly 2 to 4 in afternoon, then increasing Southwesterly 3 to 5, at times 6 in morning. Gusts. Slight, at times moderate in north. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. SARDAIGNE. Southerly 2 to 4, veering Southwesterly overnight, at times 5 then veering Northwest in north at end. Slight. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. MADDALENA, ELBE. Southerly 4 or 5, temporarily 6 in north, but Variable 1 to 3 in extreme northwest at end. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain or thundery showers. ALBORAN. Westerly 5 or 6, at times 7 leeward strait at first, decreasing 4 or 5 at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate. PALOS. West or Southwest 4 or 5, at times 6 in east at first, decreasing 3 to 5 in afternoon, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 in second part of night . Gusts. Moderate, becoming slight or moderate in afternoon. ALGER. Variable 2 to 4, at times 5, increasing Southwesterly 2 to 4 in evening, then becoming Variable 1 to 3 overnight. Gusts. Slight, temporarily moderate in west. Moderate or poor vis in thundery rain or showers. WEST OF CABRERA. Variable 2 to 4, locally Southwest 3 to 5 in far east at first, becoming West or Southwest 3 to 5 in evening, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 overnight. Slight or moderate, becoming slight overnight. Moderate or poor vis in showers in east at first, at times thundery. ANNABA. Variable 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 overnight, then becoming East or Northeast at end. Gusts. Slight. Moderate vis in thundery showers. TUNISIE. East or Southeast 3 to 5, locally 6 in east at first, temporarily Variable 3 to 5 overnight. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery. CARBONARA. South or Southeast 4 or 5, at times 6 at first, decreasing 3 to 5 in afternoon. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery. LIPARI, CIRCEO. Mainly Southeasterly 3 to 5, at times 6 in far southeast at end. Gusts. Smooth or slight, locally slight or moderate in northwest of CIRCEO. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Westerly moderate or fresh flow over north of basin. Easterly moderate or fresh flow over south of basin, with threat of near gale over LIPARI.