Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-21 02:31:28 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 210130 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 436 - WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2026/0400 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 20-10-26/21 UTC LOW WITH CENTRE 1007 NORTH OF CORSICA ASSOCIATED WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY IS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 1008 OVER NORTH ADRIATIC BY 21/18 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1027 OVER BLACK SEA NORTH ADRIATIC CONTINUING TO 21/10 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 CENTRAL ADRIATIC CONTINUING TO 21/10 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOUTH ADRIATIC CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 21/16 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 BOOT OVER SOUTH CONTINUING TO 21/10 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SIDRA OVER NORTH CONTINUING TO 21/10 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 201828 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 196, TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER 2026 AT 1825 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, TUESDAY 20 OF OCTOBER AT 12 UTC. LOW 1007 OFF PROVENCE COAST, WITH STRONG THUNDERY ACTIVITY, MOVING EASTWARDS AND EXPECTED OVER LIGURIAN SEA IN MORNING, THEN GRADUALLY FILLING ON PLACE. HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY INCREASING FROM SOUTHWEST OF BASIN TOMORROW. LION. FROM 21/09 UTC TO 21/18 UTC. NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. PROVENCE. FROM 21/09 UTC TO 22/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. LIGURE. FROM 21/09 UTC TO 22/00 UTC AT LEAST. IN SOUTH, WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. SOUTH OF CORSE. FROM 21/18 UTC TO 22/00 UTC AT LEAST. IN FAR SOUTHEAST, WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. NORTH OF CORSE. FROM 21/09 UTC TO 22/00 UTC AT LEAST. IN FAR NORTH, WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8, INCREASING LOCALLY 8 OR 9 IN FAR NORTHEAST IN EVENING. SEVERE GUSTS. MADDALENA. FROM 21/09 UTC TO 22/00 UTC AT LEAST. LEEWARD BONIFACIO STRAIT, WEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. ELBE. FROM 21/09 UTC TO 22/00 UTC AT LEAST. IN EXTREME NORTH, WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME22 LGAT 210200 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2026 / 0400 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 NR 436 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 20-10-26/21 UTC LOW WITH CENTRE 1007 NORTH OF CORSICA ASSOCIATED WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY IS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 1008 OVER NORTH ADRIATIC BY 21/18 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1027 OVER BLACK SEA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 22 OCTOBER 04 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON SOUTH 5 OR 6. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7 OVER WEST CYCLONIC 5 OR 6. UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 LATER SOUTHWEST DECREASING. UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM BOOT SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 OVER SOUTH 7 OR 8 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA CYCLONIC 6 OR 7 OVER WEST WEST NORTHWEST SOON NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM GABES WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER WEST NORTHWEST SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. MODERATE SIDRA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 OVER NORTH 7 OR 8 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 LATER WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH NORTH IONIO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 AND WEST OF 19.50 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 19.50 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH IONIO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 20.00 5 OR 6 SOON 5 OR 6 OVER WEST 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR PATRAIKOS EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR KITHIRA SEA SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHWEST KRITIKO SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 AND WEST OF 21.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT TAURUS NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST NORTH NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR DELTA NORTH 4 SOON OVER NORTH UP TO 5. SLIGHT CRUSADE NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KARPATHIO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT WEST KRITIKO EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR EAST KRITIKO VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SAMOS SEA NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SARONIKOS VARIABLE 3 SOON SOUTH 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTH EVVOIKOS SOUTH 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KAFIREAS STRAIT SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON UP TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTH UP TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR NORTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR NORTHEAST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER UP TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR THRAKIKO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR THERMAIKOS SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR MARMARA VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY VERY POOR WEST BLACK SEA EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON 3 UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR EAST BLACK SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH SLIGHT. LOCALLY VERY POOR OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 201902 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 20 October 2026 at 21 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 196. Part 2 : General synopsis, Tuesday 20 at 12 UTC Low 1007 off Provence coast, with strong thundery activity, moving eastwards and expected over Ligurian Sea in morning, then gradually filling on place. High pressure gradually increasing from southwest of basin tomorrow. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 22 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Westerly 4 or 5, locally 5 or 6 in south, veering West or Northwest 3 to 5 in second part of night, then decreasing Northerly 2 to 4 at end. Gusts in showers. Moderate. Poor vis in thundery showers, clearing tomorrow morning. BALEARES. West or Northwest 3 to 5, locally 5 or 6 in north and in far south, veering North or Northwest 3 to 5 in afternoon, locally 5 or 6 in northwest, then decreasing Variable 3 to 5 in far north and far south in evening. Gusts in showers. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundery showers, clearing at night. MINORQUE. In northeast : North or Northwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in far north, decreasing Variable 3 to 5 in morning, mainly West, then increasing Northerly 5 or 6 in afternoon, locally 7 in far north. Gusts, locally severe in showers. In southwest : West or Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 to 5 in morning, then veering East or Northeast 3 or 4 in evening, at times 5. Gusts, locally severe in showers. Moderate or rough, decreasing temporarily slight or moderate in morning. Poor vis in thundery showers, clearing in late night. LION. Northwest 6 or 7, temporarily decreasing West or Northwest 4 to 6 from west to east in morning, then increasing 7, at times 8 in afternoon. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing temporarily slight or moderate in morning. Moderate or poor vis in showers in far southwest at first and at end. PROVENCE. West or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7, but locally Cyclonic 3 to 5 in far northeast at first, increasing 6 or 7 in morning, then 7, at times 8 in afternoon. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate or rough, at times very rough in southeast at end. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in east, clearing in late night. LIGURE. East or Northeast 5 or 6 in west, but Southeast 6 or 7 in east, becoming Cyclonic 4 to 6 at night, at times 7, then locally increasing West or Southwest 7 or 8 in south at midday. Severe gusts, locally violent in thundersqualls. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in afternoon. Increasing long SW swell 3 to 4 m tomorrow evening. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls, improving in late morning. CORSE. In north, West or Southwest 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing gradually 6 or 7 in late night, locally 8 in far north in late morning, then 8 or 9 in far northeast in evening. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. In south, West or Southwest 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 in morning, then locally 7 or 8 in far southeast in evening. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Becoming moderate or rough, then rough or very rough in afternoon. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls, improving tomorrow at midday. SARDAIGNE. West or Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 in late night, locally 6 in northeast, then veering North or Northwest in afternoon, locally 6 or 7 in north. Severe to violent gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate or rough. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls, gradually clearing from west at night. MADDALENA, ELBE. South or Southeast 6 or 7, veering gradually West or Southwest 5 or 6 at night, locally 6 or 7 leeward Bonifacio Strait and Corsica Cape, then increasing Westerly 6 or 7 in morning, locally 8 leeward Bonifacio Strait and Corsica Cape. Severe gusts, locally violent in thundersqualls, possible water spout. Moderate or rough, becoming locally very rough leeward Bonifacio Strait and Corsica Cape tomorrow afternoon. Increasing long SW swell 3 m in far north of ELBE at end. Poor or very poor in thundersqualls, improving tomorrow afternoon. ALBORAN. West 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 in afternoon, then 2 to 4 at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate. PALOS. In far north, decreasing Variable 2 to 4. Elsewhere, West or Southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 in afternoon, then 2 to 4 in evening. Gusts. Moderate, decreasing slight at end. Poor vis in showers in far east, clearing in morning. ALGER. West or Southwest 5 or 6, veering West in late night and decreasing 3 to 5 in north, then decreasing Westerly 2 to 4 in evening. Gusts. Moderate. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, clearing in afternoon. WEST OF CABRERA. Veering West or Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6, then decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon. Gusts. Moderate, decreasing slight or moderate in afternoon. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery, clearing overnight. ANNABA. Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6, veering West or Northwest in morning, then decreasing Northwesterly 3 or 4 in evening. Gusts. Moderate. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery, clearing in afternoon. TUNISIE. Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6, but South 5 or 6 in far east at first, veering West or Northwest 5 or 6 in early afternoon, then decreasing 3 to 5 in evening. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate. Very poor vis in thundersqualls, then moderate vis in some showers in late night, clearing in afternoon. CARBONARA. Southwesterly 4 or 5, at times 6, veering West or Northwest 5 or 6 in afternoon. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate or rough. Poor or very poor in thundersqualls, clearing in late night. LIPARI. Southeasterly 4 or 5, locally 6 or 7 in far southeast and leeward Messina strait, veering Southerly overnight, then gradually Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6 in morning. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough at end. Poor or very poor in thundersqualls, clearing from west in afternoon. CIRCEO. Southeast 5 or 6, locally 6 or 7 in far north, veering Southwest 4 or 5, at times 6 in second part of the night, then West 6 or 7 in afternoon. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate or rough. Poor or very poor in thundersqualls, clearing in late afternoon. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours In northeast of basin, Northwesterly strong flow, decreasing gradually. In southwest of basin, decreasing Variable light or moderate flow.