Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-06-24 09:29:22 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME24 LGAT 240800 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, WEDNESDAY 24 JUNE 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 24-06-26/03 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1006 OVER TAURUS AND HIGH 1018 OVER NORTH BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 25 JUNE 10 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT BOOT WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT MELITA VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT GABES EAST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. SIDRA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH ANTICYCLONIC. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR NORTH IONIO VARIABLE 3 AND WEST OF 19.50 NORTH NORTHWEST UP TO 4. UP TO SLIGHT. SOUTH IONIO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH. KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH KITHIRA SEA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT. SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.20 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER NORTHEAST UP TO MODERATE TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 AND WEST OF 29.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE WEST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.00 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH UP TO 5. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE SARONIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER EAST NORTHEAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE NORTHWEST AEGEAN VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT THRAKIKO VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. MARMARA NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT WEST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST EAST BLACK SEA VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 240700 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 24 June 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, Wednesday 24 at 00 UTC Weak gradient of pressure around 1015-1016. Shallow low around 1014 over Roussillon this afternoon, deepening 1012 tomorrow evening. Shallow low near 1012-1014 over Algerian coast, filling gradually around 1014-1016 tomorrow morning. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 25 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. East or Northeast 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. BALEARES. Variable 1 to 3, at times Northeast 4 near Balearic island in afternoon, becoming mainly Southerly in late night. Smooth. Poor vis in fog patches in morning. MINORQUE. Variable 1 to 3, but locally South or Southwest 3 or 4 in northwest. Smooth. Poor vis in fog patches in morning. LION. Southerly 2 to 4, increasing South or Southeast 5 in west in afternoon till midnight, and again at midday, but locally East in far north in evening. Smooth, becoming smooth or slight in late day. PROVENCE. Variable 1 to 3, decreasing 1 or 2 in morning. Smooth. LIGURE. Variable 1 to 3, temporarily Northeast 3 or 4 in Gulf of Genoa in second part of night. Smooth. Moderate or poor vis in coastal showers, at times thundery in afternoon. CORSE. Variable 1 to 3, increasing temporarily North 2 to 4 in south in afternoon, but locally East in axis of strait of Bonifacio. Smooth. SARDAIGNE. Mainly Northeasterly 1 to 3, locally 4 in far southwest at first and at end. Smooth. MADDALENA. Variable 1 to 3, increasing temporarily East 3 or 4 in axis of strait in afternoon, becoming mainly Westerly in morning. Smooth. ELBE. Mainly Northwesterly 1 to 3, at times 4 along the coast in afternoon. Smooth. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery, near Elba in afternoon. ALBORAN. Variable 1 to 3 in west, but Easterly 3 or 4 in east, locally 5 in northeast, becoming and increasing gradually Westerly 3 to 5 from west overnight, then locally 6 leeward Strait at end. Gusts. Slight. Poor vis due to some coastal fog patches in south. PALOS. East or Northeast 3 to 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 from west in second part of night, then becoming mainly Westerly in south at end. Slight, decreasing smooth or slight at end. Poor vis due to some fog patches in east, then in the whole area overnight. ALGER, ANNABA. East or Northeast 3 or 4. Smooth or slight. Poor vis due to fog patches over ALGER. WEST OF CABRERA. East or Northeast 2 to 4, decreasing 1 to 3 at end. Smooth or slight. Poor vis due to some fog patches. TUNISIE. Easterly 2 to 4, but locally Northerly near Sicily coast. Smooth, becoming slight in southwest in afternoon. CARBONARA. Clockwise 1 to 3. Smooth. LIPARI. Clockwise 1 to 3, at times 4 in far southwest, becoming temporarily mainly Northerly in afternoon then in second part of night. Smooth. Moderate vis in coastal showers in far east in afternoon, then overnight. CIRCEO. West or Northwest 1 to 3, increasing temporarily 2 to 4 in afternoon and evening. Smooth. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Variable light or moderate flow, increasing locally Southeast fresh in gulf of Lion. Westerly moderate or fresh flow in Alboran sea.