Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-26 06:04:33 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME22 LGAT 260200 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, WEDNESDAY 26 AUGUST 2026 / 0400 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 25-08-26/21 UTC LOW 1010 SOUTH ADRIATIC IS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARDS. LOW PRESSURES 1008 OVER TAURUS AND HIGH 1018 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS AND THE CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 27 AUGUST 04 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER EAST UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST CYCLONIC SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST BOOT NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT MELITA WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTH SOUTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR GABES SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTH SOUTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SIDRA ANTICYCLONIC 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH PART WEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT NORTH IONIO VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AND WEST OF 19.50 NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE SOUTH IONIO WEST NORTHWEST 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 20.30 5 OR 6 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT PATRAIKOS WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER WEST PART WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE KITHIRA SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON EAST OF 22.00 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.20 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 29.00 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST UP TO MODERATE RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE WEST KRITIKO WEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE EAST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON CYCLONIC OVER SOUTH WEST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER OVER WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SARONIKOS WEST NORTHWEST 3 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 LATER NORTH. SMOOTH SOUTH EVVOIKOS VARIABLE 3 LATER NORTH 4 OR 5. SMOOTH KAFIREAS STRAIT VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST LATER NORTH 5 OR 6. UP TO SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON OVER EAST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT NORTHWEST AEGEAN EAST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTH. UP TO SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST OVER EAST 4 OR 5 LATER 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT THRAKIKO EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER OVER EAST 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH LATER NORTH. UP TO SLIGHT MARMARA NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT WEST BLACK SEA EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR EAST BLACK SEA CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 OVER NORTHWEST PART NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER NORTHWEST UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 251923 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 25 August 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, Tuesday 25 at 12 UTC Low 1010 over Ligurian sea, filling overnight. New low deepening 1008 to 1010 over eastern Pyrenees on Wednesday afternoon. Low expected 1009 just northeast of Algeria on Wednesday afternoon. Low expected 1010 in vicinity of Cape Gata on Wednesday afternoon. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 27 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Southeasterly 2 to 4, increasing 3 to 5 in afternoon, then becoming Variable at end. Slight, locally moderate in far east at end. BALEARES. Backing Southeasterly 2 to 4, this evening, at times 5, but temporarily Variable over Gulf of Valencia, then locally increasing Southeast 5 or 6 near Cap La Nao at end. Smooth or slight. MINORQUE. Variable 1 to 3, becoming Southeasterly 2 to 4 overnight, increasing 4 or 5 in afternoon, at times 6, then decreasing Southerly 3 to 5 at end. Smooth or slight, becoming slight at end. LION, West of PROVENCE. Becoming Variable 2 to 4 this evening, increasing Southeast 3 to 5 in morning, then 4 or 5 in afternoon, at times 6 with gusts. Slight, locally moderate in northwest of LION in afternoon. East of PROVENCE, LIGURE, North of CORSE. Southwesterly 2 to 4, at times 5 at first, becoming Variable 2 to 4 in morning, then gradually increasing Northeast 3 to 5 in late afternoon. Slight, locally moderate between Corsican and French mainland at first, decreasing smooth or slight in afternoon. South of CORSE. Southwesterly 1 to 3, becoming Variable in late night, then gradually increasing East or Southeast 5 or 6 with gusts from south, in afternoon. Slight, becoming slight or moderate at end. SARDAIGNE. Variable 2 to 4, increasing East or Southeast 3 or 4 in morning, at times 5 in south, then gradually Southeasterly 4 or 5 in afternoon, at times 6. Slight, becoming slight or moderate from south in afternoon. MADDALENA, ELBE. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Westerly in and leeward Bonifacio strait, gradually becoming Southeasterly from north in morning, locally 5 along Corsican coast at end. Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in late morning. Moderate vis in scattered showers in north of ELBE at first. ALBORAN. Westerly 3 to 5, locally 6 in far west, gradually increasing 5 or 6 in afternoon, at times 7 at end. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in afternoon. PALOS. Southwesterly 2 to 4, gradually increasing 4 or 5 in afternoon, at times 6. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in afternoon. Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers in south, improving overnight. ALGER. Easterly 2 to 4, at times 5 in east, becoming Variable in morning, then Westerly at end. Slight. WEST OF CABRERA. Southerly 2 to 4, becoming Variable 2 to 4 in late night, then increasing Southwest 3 or 4 at end, at times 5. Smooth or slight. ANNABA. East or Southeast 3 to 5, increasing 4 or 5 in afternoon, locally 6 in north, then becoming Variable Cyclonic 4 to 6 in far southwest at end. Slight, becoming slight or moderate in afternoon. TUNISIE. Becoming Variable 2 to 4, increasing East or Southeast 3 or 4 in morning, locally 5 in northwest. Slight. CARBONARA, LIPARI. Variable 2 to 4, at times 5 in south of CARBONARA at first, becoming East or Southeast at end. Smooth or slight, locally moderate in south of CARBONARA at first. CIRCEO. West or Northwest 2 to 4, becoming Variable 1 to 3 overnight, then Southeasterly in late night, locally Variable in far southeast at end. Slight, decreasing smooth from north in late afternoon. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Over Alboran Sea : moderate Southwesterly flow in morning, increasing moderate or fresh in afternoon. Elsewhere : becoming moderate Southeasterly flow in morning, at times fresh in afternoon.