Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-12 13:36:06 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 121245 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 049 - MONDAY 12 JANUARY 2026/1300 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 12-01-26/09 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRE 1008 OVER TAURUS OVER WEST PART IS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 1004 BY 12/15 UTC OVER TAURUS OVER EAST PARTS. HIGH PRESSURES 1028 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND THE TUNISIA AND LOW 1008 OVER EAST BLACK SEA BOOT CONTINUING TO 12/16 UTC NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SIDRA OVER NORTHEAST CONTINUING TO 12/16 UTC NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 NORTH IONIO EAST OF 19.50 CONTINUING TO 12/16 UTC NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 NORTH IONIO WEST OF 19.50 CONTINUING TO 12/19 UTC NORTH NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 12/16 UTC 7 OR 8 SOUTH IONIO CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 12/22 UTC NORTH NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 12/16 UTC 7 OR 8 KITHIRA SEA CONTINUING TO 12/19 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST KRITIKO CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 12/22 UTC NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 12/19 UTC 8 SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 13/04 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 8 AND FROM 12/22 UTC 8 OR 9 DELTA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 13/04 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 12/22 UTC WEST 8 CRUSADE CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 13/04 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 12/22 UTC 8 SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO CONTINUING TO 12/22 UTC NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 KAFIREAS STRAIT CONTINUING TO 12/19 UTC NORTH 7 OR 8 SOUTH EVVOIKOS CONTINUING TO 12/16 UTC NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 CENTRAL AEGEAN WEST OF 25.00 CONTINUING TO 12/16 UTC NORTH 7 OR 8 EAST KRITIKO FROM 12/16 UTC AT LEAST TO 13/04 UTC NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 KARPATHIO FROM 12/16 UTC AT LEAST TO 13/04 UTC NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 RODOS SEA FROM 12/19 UTC AT LEAST TO 13/04 UTC NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 KASTELLORIZO SEA FROM 12/19 UTC AT LEAST TO 13/04 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 TAURUS OVER WEST FROM 12/22 UTC AT LEAST TO 13/04 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME24 LGAT 120800 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, MONDAY 12 JANUARY 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 48 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 12-01-26/03 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRE 1007 OVER KASTELLORIZO SEA IS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED 1005 BY 12/15 UTC OVER TAURUS. HIGH PRESSURES 1026 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND TUNISIA AND LOW 1005 OVER EAST BLACK SEA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 13 JANUARY 10 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST PART SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH 6 OR 7 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH SOON SLIGHT OR MODERATE BOOT NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. ROUGH UP TO VERY ROUGH SOON MODERATE UP TO ROUGH MELITA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH VERY SOON SLIGHT OR MODERATE GABES NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTHWEST. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH SOON SLIGHT OR MODERATE SIDRA NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 OVER NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON NORTH 4 OR 5 OVER NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 LATER NORTH NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. ROUGH UP TO VERY ROUGH SOON MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND WEST OF 19.50 8 OR 9 SOON 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 19.50 7 OR 8 LATER 5 OR 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER MODERATE OR ROUGH SOUTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 SOON 7 OR 8 LATER 6. VERY ROUGH LATER ROUGH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH PATRAIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE KORINTHIAKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH 4 OR 5 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. UP TO MODERATE KITHIRA SEA NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 LATER 5 OR 6. ROUGH OVER SOUTH VERY ROUGH LATER MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 SOON 7 OR 8 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. VERY ROUGH LATER ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 8 LATER NORTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST INCREASING. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON NORTHWEST AND SOUTH OF 36.00 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER UP TO VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM WEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM EAST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8. MODERATE SOON ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH 6 OR 7 LATER 5 OR 6. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 25.00 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF 25.00 7 OR 8 DECREASING LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SARONIKOS NORTH 6 LATER NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7 LATER NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 7 OR 8 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 25.00 NORTH 7 OR 8 SOON NORTH 6 OR 7 LATER 5 OR 6. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 LATER 5 OR 6. ROUGH LATER ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. SLEET OR SNOW NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. ROUGH SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM THRAKIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 5 AND EAST OF 24.50 NORTHEAST 6 SOON NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 24.50 NORTHEAST. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. SNOW THERMAIKOS NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH SOON SLIGHT OR MODERATE MARMARA NORTH NORTHEAST 6 SOON NORTH 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. SNOW WEST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. SNOW EAST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 6. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. SLEET OR CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER SOUTHEAST MEDITERRANEAN SEA= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 120830 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Monday 12 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, Monday 12 at 00 UTC High pressure around 1025 over basin. Shallow low 1023 over Gulf of Lion, deepening on place, expected 1016 tomorrow morning. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 13 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Southwesterly 2 to 4, backing South 3 or 4 in afternoon, then increasing locally 5 in south in second part of night. Slight, increasing moderate in far south in late night. BALEARES. Southwesterly 2 to 4, gradually increasing 4 or 5 in afternoon, but locally Variable 1 to 3 along coast, decreasing Cyclonic 2 to 4 from west in late night. Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate at midnight. MINORQUE. South or Southwest 4 or 5, locally 6 near Cap Bagur, decreasing South 3 or 4, locally 5 in far northwest in morning. Slight, locally moderate in north. LION. Cyclonic 3 to 5, increasing gradually South or Southwest 5 or 6 in southeast in afternoon, and locally 7 near Vermeille coast in late night. Gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in afternoon. Moderate vis in scattered rain near coast. East of PROVENCE, LIGURE, CORSE. Southwesterly 3 to 5 , at times 6 near Balagne at first and in north of LIGURE overnight. Slight or moderate. Moderate vis in scattered rain. West of PROVENCE. Southerly 3 or 4, increasing South or Southeast 4 or 5 in afternoon, and at times 6 in far west overnight. Smooth or slight, becoming moderate in evening. Moderate vis in scattered rain near coast. SARDAIGNE. South or Southwest 2 to 4, increasing South or Southeast 4 or 5 in afternoon from north. Slight, temporarily moderate in far north overnight. MADDALENA, ELBE. South or Southwest 3 to 5, temporarily 6 leeward Bonifacio strait in afternoon. Smooth or slight. Moderate vis in scattered rain over ELBE. ALBORAN. Variable 1 to 3, mainly Easterly, at times 4. Smooth. PALOS. Variable 2 to 4, locally increasing Southerly 4 or 5 in east at midnight, at times 6. Smooth or slight, locally becoming moderate in east at end. ALGER. Southeasterly 2 to 4, increasing South 4 or 5 in evening, at times 6. Slight, becoming slight or moderate in late night. WEST OF CABRERA. Southwest 3 or 4, at times 5, backing Southerly in evening. Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in evening. ANNABA. Backing Southeast 3 or 4, then veering South in second part of night. Slight, temporarily moderate at first. TUNISIE. Northwest 2 to 4, gradually backing South or Southeast in afternoon, then increasing 4 or 5 in second part of night. Slight, temporarily moderate at first, becoming slight or moderate at end. CARBONARA. Variable 2 to 4, gradually becoming Southwest 3 or 4 in afternoon, then increasing South or Southeast 4 or 5 at end. Slight, temporarily moderate at first, becoming slight or moderate at end. LIPARI. Clockwise 2 to 4, becoming Southwesterly in evening. Slight, temporarily moderate at first, gradually decreasing smooth overnight. CIRCEO. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southwesterly in evening. Smooth or slight. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistance of moderate or fresh Southerly flow.