Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-09 12:52:56 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 090733 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 146, SATURDAY 9 MAY 2026 AT 0730 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SATURDAY 9 OF MAY AT 00 UTC. LOW 1008 NEAR ALGERIAN COASTS DEEPENING AND MOVING NORTHEASTWARDS, EXPECTED 1003 NEAR BALEARIC ISLANDS IN THE EVENING, THEN 1006 IN WEST OF CORSICA IN LATE NIGHT, THEN 1009 IN NORTH OF TYRRHENIAN SEA ON SUNDAY EVENING. NEW LOW EXPECTED 1007 IN GULF OF LION ON SUNDAY EVENING, MOVING EASTWARDS NEXT NIGHT. EAST OF CABRERA. FROM 09/12 UTC TO 10/00 UTC. WESTERLY 8 FROM SOUTH. SEVERE GUSTS. CORSE. FROM 09/12 UTC TO 10/00 UTC. EASTERLY 8 LEEWARD BONIFACIO STRAIT. SEVERE GUSTS. SARDAIGNE. FROM 09/09 UTC TO 09/21 UTC. IN SOUTH, SOUTHEAST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. PALOS. FROM 09/09 UTC TO 09/15 UTC. INCREASING WEST OR NORTHWEST 8 IN EAST, AT TIMES 9 IN FAR EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. ALGER. FROM 09/12 UTC TO 09/21 UTC. WESTERLY 8, AT TIMES 9, DECREASING GRADUALLY FROM WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. WEST OF CABRERA. FROM 09/12 UTC TO 09/18 UTC. IN SOUTHEAST, WEST OR NORTHWEST 8, AT TIMES 9. SEVERE GUSTS. ANNABA. FROM 09/09 UTC TO 09/21 UTC. EAST OR SOUTHEAST 8 IN FAR NORTH, TEMPORARILY INCREASING WEST 8 IN FAR SOUTHWEST IN EVENING. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME24 LGAT 090800 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SATURDAY 09 MAY 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 09-05-26/03 UTC RELATIVELY SMOOTH FIELD PRESSURES OF EXTENDED LOW WITH SHALLOW CENTRES 1013 OVER SOUTH IONIO AND NORTHEAST BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 10 MAY 10 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE LATER SOUTHEAST. SMOOTH CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTHWEST 4 SOON VARIABLE 3 LATER SOUTHEAST 4. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT BOOT NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH PART NORTHWEST SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE MELITA EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE GABES EAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON EAST SOUTHEAST 6 SOON 7 LATER CYCLONIC. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE SIDRA NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON EAST SOON EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER SOUTH SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE NORTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 AND EAST OF 20.00 SOUTH SOUTHWEST VERY SOON NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH SOUTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER OVER WEST PART EAST. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE PATRAIKOS WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 LATER 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE KITHIRA SEA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 22.30 WEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST KRITIKO EAST OF 23.00 SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHWEST LATER NORTHWEST UP TO 5. WEST OF 23.00 WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON EAST NORTHEAST. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST PART VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH UP TO SLIGHT TAURUS WEST 3 UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT DELTA NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT CRUSADE NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST SOUTHWEST 4. UP TO SLIGHT RODOS SEA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 SOON SOUTHEAST. SMOOTH UP TO SLIGHT KARPATHIO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 LATER NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT WEST KRITIKO SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 4 AND WEST OF 24.00 5 OR 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 37.30 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 37.00 WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 AND SOUTH OF 36.30 WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT SAMOS SEA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH SARONIKOS SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4 LATER NORTH. UP TO SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTH. SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTH 5 SOON 4 LATER NORTHWEST. SLIGHT NORTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SMOOTH. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR NORTHEAST AEGEAN SOUTH 4 OR 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT THRAKIKO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. SMOOTH UP TO SLIGHT THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 LATER NORTHWEST UP TO 4. SMOOTH MARMARA VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH PART EAST SOUTHEAST SOON OVER SOUTHWEST PART WEST. UP TO SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST EAST BLACK SEA EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST PART VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 090734 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 9 May 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 146. Part 2 : General synopsis, Saturday 9 at 00 UTC Low 1008 near Algerian coasts deepening and moving northeastwards, expected 1003 near Balearic islands in the evening, then 1006 in west of Corsica in late night, then 1009 in north of Tyrrhenian sea on Sunday evening. New low expected 1007 in gulf of Lion on Sunday evening, moving eastwards next night. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 10 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. East 6 or 7, increasing Westerly 6 to 8 from south in afternoon, then gradually decreasing Southwesterly 3 to 5 in second part of night. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, locally very rough. Poor vis in thundery showers. BALEARES. Northeasterly 4 or 5, increasing Northerly 4 to 6 in afternoon, then gradually decreasing Southwesterly 3 to 5 overnight. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundery showers. MINORQUE. Easterly 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing Cyclonic 4 to 6 in the evening, at times 7, then gradually becoming Westerly 3 to 5 in the morning. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough. Poor vis in thundery showers. LION. Easterly 2 to 4, increasing Northerly 4 to 6 in the evening, then becoming Variable 2 to 4 in the morning. Smooth or slight, becoming moderate. Poor vis in thundery showers. PROVENCE. Easterly increasing 4 or 5, then 4 to 6 in the evening, then backing Northeasterly overnight. Gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming moderate, locally rough. Poor vis in thundery showers. LIGURE. Increasing Easterly 2 to 4 in afternoon, then 4 to 6 in the evening, at times 7. Gusts. Smooth, becoming slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundery showers. CORSE. In north, increasing mainly Northeasterly 3 to 5, then 4 to 6 in the evening, then decreasing 3 to 5 in the morning. In south, Easterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7, locally 8 leeward Bonifacio Strait, in the afternoon, then gradually becoming Cyclonic 4 to 6 from southwest in second part of night. Severe gusts. Becoming slight or moderate, locally rough. Poor vis in thundery showers. SARDAIGNE. In north, Easterly increasing 5 or 6, at times 7, in the afternoon, then becoming Cyclonic overnight, then decreasing Westerly 4 to 6 in the morning. In south, East or Southeast 6 to 8, decreasing Southerly 5 to 7 in the evening, then veering Southwesterly 4 to 6 in second part of night. Severe gusts. Becoming moderate or rough, locally very rough. E or SE swell 3 m in the afternoon and evening. Poor vis in thundery showers. MADDALENA. Southeasterly 2 to 4, increasing Southerly 4 to 6 in the evening, then veering Southwesterly in the morning. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundery showers. ELBE. Mainly Southerly 2 to 4, increasing Southeasterly 4 to 6 in the evening. Gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundery showers. ALBORAN. Variable 2 to 4, locally Southwesterly 4 or 5 near Cape Gata, at times 6. Smooth or slight, at times moderate near Cape Gata. Moderate vis in some showers. PALOS. West or Northwest 2 to 4, temporarily 7 or 8 in east in afternoon, at times 9 in far east, backing Southwesterly 3 to 5 in late afternoon, locally 6 in far northwest, then decreasing 2 to 4 in morning, at times 5 in northwest. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in late morning. Poor or very poor vis under thunderstorms, clearing in evening. ALGER. Increasing Westerly 7 or 8, at times 9, decreasing gradually 3 to 5 from west at midnight, locally 6 in far east, then decreasing Southwesterly 2 to 4 in morning. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate from west in late night. Moderate vis in some showers, clearing in evening. moderate vis due to sand haze in daytime. WEST OF CABRERA. Cyclonic 5 to 7, locally West or Northwest 7 or 8 in southeast, at times 9, decreasing West or Southwest 4 or 5 in evening, then Southwesterly 2 to 4 at night. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate, temporarily rough in east in early afternoon. Poor or very poor vis under thunderstorms, clearing in evening. ANNABA. East or Southeast 6 or 7, locally 8 in far north, backing Westerly 5 or 6 in evening, at times 7 and temporarily 8 in far southwest, then decreasing West or Southwest 3 to 5 in morning. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers, clearing in morning. Moderate vis due to sand haze in daytime. TUNISIE. East or Southeast increasing 5 or 6 from west, locally 6 or 7 in west, becoming Cyclonic 4 to 6 at night, then Westerly in late night. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate, occasionally moderate in northwest. Poor vis in thundery showers, clearing in morning. Moderate vis due to sand haze. CARBONARA. East or Southeast increasing 3 to 5, at times 6, veering Southeasterly 5 or 6 in evening, at times 7, then decreasing Southwesterly 4 or 5 in morning, at times 6. Severe gusts. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate at night. Poor or very poor vis under thunderstorms in evening. LIPARI. Mainly Easterly 2 to 4, at times 5, locally increasing South or Southeast 5 or 6 leeward Messina Strait in late afternoon, then becoming Variable 3 to 5 in morning. Gusts. Smooth or slight, locally becoming moderate in far northwest in morning. Poor or very poor vis under thunderstorms at night. CIRCEO. Southeasterly 2 to 4, at times 5, increasing 4 or 5 in second part of night, locally 5 or 6 in west. Gusts. Smooth, becoming smooth or slight at night, locally moderate in west in morning. Poor or very poor vis under thunderstorms at night. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Mainly Southwesterly moderate or fresh flow, locally strong with threat of near gale in north of basin, then becoming Variable in south of basin at end.