Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-21 10:18:37 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 210734 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 178, FRIDAY 21 AUGUST 2026 AT 0730 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, FRIDAY 21 OF AUGUST AT 00 UTC. LOW 1008 IN GULF OF LION, MOVING NORTHEASTWARDS, EXPECTED 1006 OVER GULF OF GENOA THIS AFTERNOON, SLOW-MOVING AND SLOWLY FILLING TOMORROW, EXPECTED 1012 TOMORROW AFTERNOON. LIGURE, CORSE, ELBE. CONTINUING TO 22/06 UTC. NEAR CAPE CORSE, WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 210736 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 21 August 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 178. Part 2 : General synopsis, Friday 21 at 00 UTC Low 1008 in Gulf of Lion, moving northeastwards, expected 1006 over gulf of Genoa this afternoon, slow-moving and slowly filling tomorrow, expected 1012 tomorrow afternoon. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 22 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. West or Southwest 5 or 6, decreasing East or Northeast 3 or 4 overnight. Slight or moderate, locally rough in southeast at first. BALEARES. Veering East or Southeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 tomorrow morning. Gusts with thunderstorms. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thunderstorms near Ebro delta in evening. MINORQUE. Northeasterly 4 to 6 from southeast to northwest, decreasing 3 or 4 tomorrow morning. Gusts in thunderstorms. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thunderstorms, improving in afternoon. LION. Increasing North or Northwest 5 or 6 in morning, decreasing 3 or 4 tomorrow morning. Slight or moderate. PROVENCE. Westerly 5 or 6, at times 7 in northeast, decreasing Northwest or West 4 or 5 in east tomorrow morning. Gusts. Slight or moderate, locally rough in far northeast in daytime and evening. Poor or very poor vis in thunderstorms, improving in afternoon. LIGURE. In far north, Cyclonic 3 to 5. Elsewhere, West or Southwest 6 or 7, locally 8 near Cape Corse in daytime, decreasing 5 or 6 in late night. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, at times very rough near Cape Corse in afternoon, decreasing slight or moderate tomorrow morning. Poor or very poor in thunderstorms, improving from west tomorrow evening. CORSE. In north, Southwest 6 or 7, locally 8 near Cape Corse in daytime, decreasing 5 or 6 in second part of night. Severe gusts. In south, decreasing West or Southwest 5 or 6, then 4 or 5 in afternoon. Gusts in thunderstorms. Moderate or rough, at times very rough near Cape Corse in afternoon, decreasing slight or moderate tomorrow morning. Poor or very poor in thunderstorms improving in late afternoon. SARDAIGNE. Decreasing Northwesterly 3 to 5 from south to north in afternoon, then locally Variable 2 to 4 in south in evening, mainly Northeasterly tomorrow morning. Gusts in thunderstorms. Slight or moderate, at times rough in north till morning, becoming moderate at midday. Poor or very poor in thunderstorms, improving in afternoon. MADDALENA. In north, West or Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing 4 to 6 tomorrow morning. Severe gusts. In south, Southwesterly 4 or 5, becoming Variable in late afternoon, then West or Northwest overnight, locally 6 near Bonifacio Strait. Gusts in thunderstorms. Decreasing slight or moderate. Poor or very poor in thunderstorms, improving in late afternoon. ELBE. In north, South or Southwest 6 or 7, locally 8 near Cape Corse in daytime, decreasing West or Southwest 5 or 6 in second part of night. Severe gusts. In south, South or Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing Cyclonic 3 to 5 in evening, then Easterly 3 or 4 tomorrow morning. Gusts. Increasing moderate or rough, then decreasing slight or moderate in tomorrow morning. Poor or very poor in thunderstorms, improving in late afternoon. ALBORAN. Westerly 4 or 5, decreasing 2 to 4 in second part of night. Slight, locally moderate in east at first, decreasing smooth or slight at end. PALOS. Southwesterly 4 or 5, locally 6 at first in east, decreasing 2 to 4 in evening, then backing East or Northeast in late night. Moderate, decreasing gradually slight in evening. ALGER. Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6 at first, decreasing 2 to 4 in evening, then backing East or Northeast in late night. Moderate, locally rough in far north at first, decreasing slight in second part of night. WEST OF CABRERA. Southwesterly 3 or 5, locally 6 at first in east, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in early night, then becoming gradually Easterly in second part of night. Moderate, locally rough at first in southeast, decreasing slight overnight. Moderate or poor vis in showers in northeast at end. ANNABA. Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6 along coasts, but locally Variable 2 to 4 in northeast, becoming West or Northwest 2 to 4 everywhere in evening, then veering North or Northeast at end. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight at end. TUNISIE. Southerly 3 to 5 in east, but Variable 2 to 4 in west, becoming gradually West or Northwest 3 to 5 from west in evening. Slight. CARBONARA. South or Southwest 3 to 5, veering Northwesterly from west in second part of night. Slight. LIPARI. - In west : Southwesterly 3 or 4, temporarily 5 in far southwest in afternoon. - In east : Variable 1 to 3, at times 4. Smooth or slight. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers at end. CIRCEO. - in far north : West or Southwest 4 or 5, temporarily 6 in afternoon, decreasing Cyclonic 2 to 4 in late night. Gusts in thunderstorms. - elsewhere : South 3 to 5, becoming Variable in evening, then decreasing 2 to 4 overnight. Gusts in thunderstorms. Slight, becoming locally moderate in north in afternoon. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours - In north of basin : Westerly moderate flow, decreasing Variable light flow in afternoon. - In south of basin : increasing East or Northeast moderate or fresh flow, but locally Variable light or moderate flow in south of Tyrrhenian sea and in Alboran sea. ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME24 LGAT 210800 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, FRIDAY 21 AUGUST 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 NONE PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 21-08-26/03 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1009 OVER TAURUS AND CRUSADE, 1010 OVER NORTH ITALY, TO HIGH PRESSURES 1020 OVER BLACK SEA AND THE BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 22 AUGUST 10 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTHWEST. UP TO MODERATE. THUNDERSTORM. LOCALLY POOR CENTRAL ADRIATIC SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH CYCLONIC. UP TO MODERATE SOUTH ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT BOOT SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER NORTH VARIABLE 4. SLIGHT MELITA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST OVER WEST SOUTH. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT GABES SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON EAST. SLIGHT SIDRA ANTICYCLONIC 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST OVER NORTH WEST UP TO 5. SLIGHT NORTH IONIO WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SOUTH IONIO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT PATRAIKOS WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 SOON 4. SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 SOON NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON EAST OF 23.00 UP TO 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT DELTA NORTHWEST 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT CRUSADE NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH WEST SOUTHWEST SOON OVER NORTH UP TO 5. SLIGHT KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 5. SLIGHT WEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST SOON WEST 4. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST OVER NORTH SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 SOON 4 OVER EAST 5. SLIGHT SAMOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 4. SLIGHT SARONIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH 5 VERY SOON NORTHEAST SOON NORTH 3 OR 4. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON 5. UP TO MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 5 AND SOUTH OF 38.00 UP TO 6 SOON 5. UP TO MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHEAST SOON 5. MODERATE THRAKIKO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST SOON EAST. SLIGHT THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH MARMARA NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 SOON 4. SLIGHT WEST BLACK SEA EAST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH UP TO 7 LATER 4 OR 5. MODERATE EAST BLACK SEA EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 OVER SOUTH VARIABLE 4. OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED=