Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-02 13:34:37 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 020800 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 300 - SATURDAY 02 MAY 2026/1000 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 02-05-26/03 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1010 OVER KASTELLORIZO AND TAURUS AND HIGH 1026 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND NORTH ADRIATIC SOUTH IONIO SOUTH OF 36.00 CONTINUING TO 02/16 UTC EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 KITHIRA SEA NORTH OF 36.00 CONTINUING TO 02/16 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 KITHIRA SEA SOUTH OF 36.00 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/22 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTH OF 34.00 AND EAST OF 20.00 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/22 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOUTH EVVOIKOS CONTINUING TO 02/16 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 KAFIREAS STRAIT CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/22 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH OF 38.10 CONTINUING TO 02/16 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTH OF 38.10 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 02/22 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 NORTHEAST AEGEAN SOUTH OF 40.00 CONTINUING TO 02/16 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME24 LGAT 020800 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SATURDAY 02 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 NR 300 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 02-05-26/03 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1010 OVER KASTELLORIZO AND TAURUS AND HIGH 1026 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND NORTH ADRIATIC PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 03 MAY 10 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. MODERATE BOOT NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH MELITA NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER EAST PART SOUTH SOUTHEAST LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO MODERATE GABES NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER 3 OR 4 OVER WEST PART SOUTHEAST. MODERATE SIDRA NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. UP TO ROUGH NORTH IONIO NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 38.30 5 OR 6 VERY SOON NORTH OF 38.30 NORTH NORTHWEST AND WEST OF 19.50 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH IONIO NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON SOUTH OF 36.00 NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER SOUTH ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE KORINTHIAKOS EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE KITHIRA SEA NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON NORTH OF 36.00 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND NORTH OF 34.00 AND EAST OF 20.00 NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. MODERATE OVER NORTH ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND NORTH OF 34.00 AND WEST OF 27.00 6 OR 7 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM TAURUS WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4 LATER OVER WEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST PART NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH PART NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON OVER SOUTH 4 OR 5 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH PART NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 AND WEST OF 28.30 5 OR 6 LATER 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST OF 27.30 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE KARPATHIO NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 35.20 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER OVER SOUTH. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR WEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 24.00 6 OR 7 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR EAST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 7 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 LATER NORTH 5 OR 6. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 24.50 7 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER WEST ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 26.40 6 OR 7. MODERATE SARONIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7 LATER NORTH 5 OR 6. UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON NORTH OF 38.10 6 OR 7. UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER OVER EAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND SOUTH OF 40.00 7 OR 8 SOON 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 40.00 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH THRAKIKO NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.40 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. UP TO MODERATE THERMAIKOS NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR MARMARA NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. UP TO MODERATE WEST BLACK SEA NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6 SOON 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH 6 OR 7 LATER 6 OR 7. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH PART NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER OVER NORTH 6 OR 7. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE WINDS LOCALLY OVER AEGEAN, MARMARA, WEST BLACK SEA, SOUTHEAST KRITIKO, KASTELLORIZO SEA, DELTA AND TAURUS= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 020738 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 2 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 : NO WARNING. Part 2 : General synopsis, Saturday 2 at 00 UTC Weak gradient of high pressure 1020 to 1025 from south to north, weakening 1020 in east of basin overnight. New low 1013 near Algerian coast and shallow low 1015 in east of Pyrenees this evening. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 3 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Southeast 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 in afternoon, then decreasing Cyclonic 3 to 5 at end, mainly Southerly. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate in evening. Moderate or poor vis in showers in morning, at times thundery. BALEARES. East or Southeast 3 to 5 from west to east, decreasing Easterly 2 to 4 in late night. Slight, becoming slight or moderate in evening. Moderate or poor vis in showers in late night, at times thundery in south. MINORQUE. Southeast 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 in evening. Slight, becoming slight or moderate in evening. Moderate or poor vis in showers in morning, at times thundery in south. LION. South or Southeast 4 or 5, locally 6 in far northwest, and temporarily 7 near Roussillon coast in second part of the night, backing Southeast at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate. PROVENCE. In west, Southeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in far northwest, increasing 4 or 5 at end. In east, Easterly 3 to 5, becoming Variable 1 to 3 in afternoon, then East or Southeast 2 to 4 at end. Slight, at times moderate in extreme west, decreasing smooth in east overnight. LIGURE. Variable 1 to 4, locally East 2 to 4 in south at first. Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in evening. CORSE. Variable 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 in afternoon, then increasing Easterly 3 to 5 in far south at end. Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in evening. SARDAIGNE. South or Southeast 3 to 5, but Variable 2 to 4 in far east till midnight, increasing Southeast 5 or 6 in southwest in evening. Slight or moderate, locally smooth or slight in northeast. MADDALENA. Variable 2 to 4, becoming Southerly in west in evening, then everywhere at end, locally 5 near sardinian coasts. Smooth or slight. ELBE. West or Northwest 2 to 4, becoming Variable 1 to 3 overnight, then Southerly 2 to 4 in morning. Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in afternoon. ALBORAN. East 3 to 5, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in evening, then increasing Westerly 2 to 4 at end. Slight, decreasing smooth or slight at end. Poor vis in thundery showers in evening, improving at end. PALOS. Northeasterly 4 or 5, decreasing 2 to 4 in evening, then becoming Variable at end. Slight, becoming slight or moderate in afternoon. Poor vis in thundery showers in evening. ALGER. East 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 with gusts in afternoon, then decreasing Variable 3 to 5 in second part of night. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundery showers in second part of night. WEST OF CABRERA. East or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in evening, becoming Variable 2 to 4 at end. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundery showers in second part of night. ANNABA. East or Southeast 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 in afternoon, then decreasing 3 to 5 at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate. TUNISIE. Northeasterly 3 or 4, at times 5, veering gradually Southeasterly overnight. Slight. CARBONARA. Easterly 2 to 4, becoming Clockwise in evening, then becoming Southeast at end. Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in evening. LIPARI. Northerly 3 or 4, at times 5 at first, backing Northwesterly 2 to 4 in second part of night. Slight, at times moderate in evening, decreasing smooth or slight in second part of night. CIRCEO. Backing Northwesterly 4 or 5, then decreasing 2 to 4 in evening. Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth at end. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Persistence of Southeasterly moderate or fresh flow in east of basin, with threat of near gale over PROVENCE at end. From Alboran sea to Balearic islands, Variable light or moderate, becoming West or Southwest overnight and increasing fresh over Alboran sea.