Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-18 09:04:22 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 180730 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 161 - WEDNESDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2026/1000 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 18-02-26/03 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH FRONT AND CENTRE 990 OVER SOUTHWEST BLACK SEA IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 994 OVER CRIMEA BY 18/15 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1022 OVER GABES AND 1017 OVER NORTH ITALY. SOUTH IONIO EAST OF 20.00 CONTINUING TO 18/16 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTH IONIO WEST OF 20.00 CONTINUING TO 18/13 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 KITHIRA SEA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 18/19 UTC NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 18/13 UTC 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST OF 22.00 CONTINUING TO 18/16 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST KRITIKO EAST OF 22.00 CONTINUING TO 18/22 UTC NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 18/19 UTC 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 18/22 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 18/19 UTC 7 OR 8 TAURUS CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 18/22 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 18/19 UTC 8 DELTA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 18/22 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 18/13 UTC WEST CRUSADE CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 18/22 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 OVER NORTH 8 OR 9, FROM 18/13 UTC OVER SOUTH WEST AND FROM 18/16 UTC 8 OR 9 KASTELLORIZO SEA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 18/22 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 18/16 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 KARPATHIO CONTINUING TO 18/16 UTC NORTHWEST 8 AND FROM 18/13 UTC 7 OR 8 WEST KRITIKO CONTINUING TO 18/19 UTC NORTHWEST 8 AND FROM 18/16 UTC 7 OR 8 EAST KRITIKO CONTINUING TO 18/16 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH OF 36.30 CONTINUING TO 18/16 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH OF 36.30 AND EAST OF 25.00 CONTINUING TO 18/16 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO SOUTH OF 36.30 CONTINUING TO 18/13 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SAMOS SEA CONTINUING TO 18/13 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 KAFIREAS STRAIT CONTINUING TO 18/16 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 CENTRAL AEGEAN EAST OF 25.00 CONTINUING TO 18/13 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 CENTRAL AEGEAN WEST OF 25.00 CONTINUING TO 18/16 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND NORTH OF 38.30 8 OR 9 AND FROM 18/13 UTC NORTH OF 38.30 8 NORTHWEST AEGEAN CONTINUING TO 18/16 UTC NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 18/13 UTC 7 OR 8 NORTHEAST AEGEAN WEST OF 25.00 CONTINUING TO 18/13 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 THERMAIKOS CONTINUING TO 18/13 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 WEST BLACK SEA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 18/22 UTC CYCLONIC 8 AND FROM 18/13 UTC NORTHWEST 8 OVER EAST WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 EAST BLACK SEA OVER WEST FROM 18/16 AT LEAST TO 18/22 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 180728 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 89, WEDNESDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0725 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, WEDNESDAY 18 OF FEBRUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW DEEPENING 1002 OVER GULF OF LION, MOVING EAST, EXPECTED 997 NEAR FRENCH RIVIERA AT THE END OF NIGHT. BALEARES. FROM 19/03 UTC TO 19/09 UTC. NORTHWEST 8 IN NORTH. GUSTS. MINORQUE. FROM 19/06 UTC TO 19/12 UTC. WEST 8 IN WEST. GUSTS. LION. FROM 19/00 UTC TO 19/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. PROVENCE. FROM 18/21 UTC TO 19/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. LIGURE. FROM 19/03 UTC TO 19/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST. 8. SEVERE GUSTS. CORSE. FROM 19/06 UTC TO 19/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS. SARDAIGNE. FROM 19/03 UTC TO 19/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTH. GUSTS. ALBORAN. FROM 18/21 UTC TO 19/12 UTC. WEST 8 IN EAST. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME24 LGAT 180800 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, WEDNESDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2026 / 1000 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 161 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 18-02-26/03 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH FRONT AND CENTRE 990 OVER SOUTHWEST BLACK SEA IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 994 OVER CRIMEA BY 18/15 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1022 OVER GABES AND 1017 OVER NORTH ITALY. PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 19 FEBRUARY 10 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT CENTRAL ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH NORTH VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH BOOT WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH MELITA NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST SOUTH SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. UP TO ROUGH SOON MODERATE GABES WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OVER WEST SOUTH SOUTHWEST SOON OVER WEST 5 OR 6. ROUGH SOON MODERATE SIDRA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH WEST SOUTHWEST. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR NORTH IONIO NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON WEST OF 19.50 5 OR 6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER WEST 4 OR 5 DECREASING. ROUGH OVER SOUTH UP TO VERY ROUGH SOON MODERATE OR ROUGH SOUTH IONIO EAST OF 20.00 NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 DECREASING. WEST OF 20.00 NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. VERY ROUGH SOON ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR PATRAIKOS WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR KITHIRA SEA NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 VERY SOON 7 OR 8 DECREASING SOON. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST OF 22.00 NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON 6. EAST OF 22.00 NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 SOON 7 OR 8 DECREASING LATER. VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY UP TO VERY POOR SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 DECREASING LATER. VERY ROUGH OVER WEST HIGH SOON VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY UP TO VERY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 SOON 8. VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY UP TO VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 VERY SOON WEST. VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY UP TO VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 OVER NORTH 8 OR 9 VERY SOON OVER SOUTH WEST SOON 8 OR 9. VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY UP TO VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 SOON NORTHWEST 7 OR 8. VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 7 SOON 6 DECREASING. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 8 VERY SOON 7 OR 8 DECREASING. VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM WEST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 8 SOON 7 OR 8 DECREASING. VERY ROUGH SOON ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR EAST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7 DECREASING. VERY ROUGH SOON ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH OF 36.30 NORTHWEST 6 VERY SOON 5 DECREASING SOON. SOUTH OF 36.30 NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON 5 OR 6 DECREASING. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH OF 36.30 NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF 25.00 7 OR 8 SOON 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 25.00 6 OR 7 DECREASING. SOUTH OF 36.30 NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 DECREASING. ROUGH OVER SOUTH VERY ROUGH SOON MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SAMOS SEA NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SARONIKOS NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 DECREASING. MODERATE SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTHWEST 6 SOON 5 DECREASING. MODERATE KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON 6 DECREASING LATER. ROUGH. POOR CENTRAL AEGEAN EAST OF 25.00 NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. WEST OF 25.00 NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND NORTH OF 38.30 8 OR 9 VERY SOON NORTH OF 38.00 8 SOON 6 OR 7 DECREASING. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 VERY SOON 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7 DECREASING. ROUGH. LOCALLY UP TO VERY POOR NORTHEAST AEGEAN WEST OF 25.00 NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 DECREASING. EAST OF 25.00 NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 5 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH THRAKIKO WEST OF 25.00 WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 DECREASING. EAST OF 25.00 WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST LOCALLY NORTH VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. MODERATE THERMAIKOS NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON 5 DECREASING. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON MODERATE MARMARA WEST NORTHWEST 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA CYCLONIC 8 VERY SOON NORTHWEST AND OVER EAST WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9. ROUGH OVER WEST VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY UP TO VERY POOR. SNOW EAST BLACK SEA EAST SOUTHEAST 6 VERY SOON OVER WEST WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 OVER WEST 8 OR 9. MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER BLACK SEA AND THE ADRIATIC= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 180818 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 18 February 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 89. Part 2 : General synopsis, Wednesday 18 at 00 UTC Low deepening 1002 over gulf of Lion, moving east, expected 997 near French Riviera at the end of night. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 19 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Southwest 4 or 5, increasing West 5 or 6 overnight, then West or Northwest 6 or 7 at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough at the end of night. BALEARES. Southwest 3 to 5, increasing 6 or 7 in south in the evening, then veering West or Northwest 6 or 7 at the end of night, locally 8 in north. Gusts. Slight, becoming moderate or rough overnight. MINORQUE. South or Southwest 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 in the evening, then veering Northwest 5 to 7 tomorrow morning, locally 8 in west. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough at the end of night. LION. Southerly increasing gradually 6 or 7, then veering Northwest 7 or 8 overnight. Severe gusts. Slight, increasing gradually moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers overnight. PROVENCE. West or Southwest 4 to 6, veering Southerly in the evening, then increasing West or Northwest 7 or 8 from west overnight. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming rough overnight. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers overnight. LIGURE. Cyclonic 3 to 5, but West or Southwest 6 or 7 in south, backing Southerly 4 to 6 in the evening, then increasing Southwest 7 or 8 in south at the end of night. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers overnight. CORSE. West or Southwest 4 to 6, locally 7 in north at first, backing Southerly 6 or 7 overnight, then veering West or Southwest 5 or 6 in the morning, but 7 or 8 in north. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers. SARDAIGNE. Southwest 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 in the evening, then veering Northwest 6 or 7 at the end of night in north, locally 8 in far north. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough in north at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers at the end of night. MADDALENA. Westerly 4 to 6, locally 7 in axis of strait, backing Southerly 4 or 5 in the evening, then increasing gradually Southwesterly 5 or 6, locally 6 or 7 in north. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in the evening. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers at end. ELBE. Variable 3 to 5, locally Southwest 6 or 7 in far north, increasing Southerly 6 or 7 at the end of night, then veering West or Southwest at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, occasionally rough or very rough. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers at end. ALBORAN. Westerly increasing 6 or 7, then 7 or 8 in east overnight. Severe gusts. Becoming moderate or rough, locally very rough in east overnight. PALOS. Southwest increasing 5 or 6, then 6 or 7 in evening, veering West or Northwest at end. Gusts. Slight, becoming gradually moderate or rough, locally very rough in west overnight. Moderate or poor in showers in east at end. ALGER. Variable mainly Southwesterly 2 to 4, increasing West 6 or 7 in west evening, and in east at midnight. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming rough overnight. Moderate or poor in showers at end. WEST OF CABRERA. Southwest increasing 4 or 5, veering Westerly 5 or 6 in late day, locally 7 in east, then veering Northwest 6 or 7 at end. Gusts. Slight, becoming gradually moderate or rough overnight. ANNABA. Southerly 2 to 4, veering West 6 or 7 from west in late night. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming rough at end. Moderate or poor in showers at end. TUNISIE. Westerly 3 to 5, backing Southerly in late day, increasing 6 or 7 near Sicily in late night, but veering West 6 or 7 elsewhere.Gusts. Slight or moderate, locally rough in west at end. CARBONARA, LIPARI, CIRCEO. West or Southwest 4 or 5 at times 6, backing Southerly overnight, increasing 5 or 6 in late night, at times 7. Gusts. Moderate, locally rough at end. Moderate or poor in showers at end in north CIRCEO. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours North of the basin, Southwest strong flow, becoming Northwest very strong. In south : West or Northwest strong flow, except Alboran sea.