Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-07-10 02:11:57 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME28 LGAT 092000 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, THURSDAY 09 JULY 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 09-07-26/15 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1005 OVER TAURUS AND KASTELLORIZO SEA AND RELATIVELY HIGH 1012 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 10 JULY 22 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC EAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT CENTRAL ADRIATIC EAST NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON 3 OR 4 OVER WEST PARTS SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST PARTS NORTHEAST SOON NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT BOOT VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH PARTS NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT MELITA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT GABES VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER EAST SOUTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT SIDRA VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT NORTH IONIO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER EAST 3 OR 4 SOON 3 OR 4 OVER EAST VARIABLE. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE SOUTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST UP TO 5. SMOOTH KORINTHIAKOS EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON FROM THE EAST NORTHEAST. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST UP TO 5 VERY SOON 3 OR 4 OVER WEST VARIABLE. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON OVER WEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR DELTA WEST 4. SLIGHT CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT WEST KRITIKO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 AND EAST OF 25.20 NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 INCREASING LATER. SLIGHT SARONIKOS VARIABLE 3. SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH EVVOIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT NORTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST OVER WEST UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4. SLIGHT THRAKIKO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OR NORTH NORTHEAST. SMOOTH. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST UP TO 5. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR MARMARA VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR WEST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH PARTS NORTHWEST SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 091937 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 9 July 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 : NO WARNING. Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 9 at 12 UTC Weak gradient of pressure 1010/1012. Shallow lows near Vermeille coast and in gulf of Valencia, 1009 in evening. 1011/1013 in east of basin tomorrow afternoon, 1008/1011 in west from Alborran sea to Tunisia. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 11 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Variable 1 to 3, increasing Easterly 2 to 4 in morning, at times 5 in southeast in afternoon. Smooth, becoming smooth or slight in afternoon. BALEARES. - in north : Variable 1 to 3, increasing Easterly 3 to 4 at midday, at times 5 north of Ebro delta in late day. - in south : Cyclonic 3 or 4 in gulf of Valencia, at times 5 at first, becoming temporarily Southeasterly 2 to 4 in afternoon. Smooth or slight. Moderate or poor vis due to some coastal showers, at times thundery in afternoon. MINORQUE. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southeasterly in late night, then backing Easterly at noon. Smooth or slight. Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches overnight in far north. LION. Mainly Southeasterly 2 to 4, but locally Southwest 3 or 4 in southwest at first, decreasing Northerly 1 to 3 at end. Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in late night. Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches overnight. PROVENCE. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Easterly in second part of night. Smooth or slight. Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches overnight. LIGURE. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Easterly in second part of night, at times Southeast 5 near Cap Corse in afternoon. Smooth, becoming smooth or slight in second part of night. Moderate or poor vis due to some coastal showers, at times thundery in afternoon. CORSE. In far south, Easterly 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 in late night, at times 6 at noon. Elsewhere, East or Northeast 2 to 4, becoming temporarily Southwest 2 to 4 along the coast in morning, then decreasing Variable 1 to 3 everywhere at noon. Smooth or slight. SARDAIGNE. - in north : Variable 1 to 3, increasing mainly Southeast 2 to 4 in late night. - in south : Variable 1 to 3, increasing East or Southeast 2 to 4, locally 5 or 6 in far south in evening. Smooth or slight. Moderate or poor vis due to some fog patches overnight in north. MADDALENA, ELBE. Southeasterly 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 in east coast of Corsica and Sardinia in afternoon. Smooth, becoming smooth or slight in morning. ALBORAN. In west, Westerly 5 or 6, locally 7 near strait. Gusts. In east, Westerly 3 to 5, at times 6 at first. Moderate, decreasing slight or moderate in late day. PALOS. In west : Southwest 3 to 5, at times 6 near spanish coasts at first, decreasing 2 to 4 at end. In east : Southwest 2 to 4, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in afternoon. Smooth or slight, locally moderate in far northwest at first becoming slight or moderate in late night. Locally poor vis due to fog patches in north at end. ALGER. Variable 1 to 3, increasing East 2 to 4 in east in morning and becoming Cyclonic in late day, at times 5. Smooth, becoming smooth or slight at midday. Locally poor vis due to fog patches. WEST OF CABRERA. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Southerly, backing Easterly at end. Smooth or slight. ANNABA. Variable 1 to 3, increasing Easterly 3 or 4 in morning, then 4 or 5 in afternoon, 6 in far northeast at end. Smooth or slight, becoming slight at end. TUNISIE. Variable 2 to 4, increasing East or Southeast 3 or 4 at midday, then 4 or 5 at end. Smooth or slight. Locally poor vis due to fog patches in late night. CARBONARA. Southeasterly 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. LIPARI, CIRCEO. Messina strait : Easterly 1 to 3, increasing Southerly 4 or 5 at midday, at times 6 in afternoon Elsewhere : mainly Southeasterly 2 to 4, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 on Sicily coast in afternoon. LIPARI : Smooth or slight. CIRCEO : Smooth. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours East or Southeast light or moderate flow, at times fresh in south of basin, but Westerly fresh or strong flow over Alboran sea.