Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-09-30 18:47:59 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 301330 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 402 - WEDNESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2026/1600 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 30-09-26/09 UTC RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1014 OVER KASTELLORIZO SEA AND TAURUS AND HIGH PRESSURES 1033 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS. NEAR STATIONARY LOW 1012 OVER EAST BLACK SEA KITHIRA SEA EAST OF 22.30 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 01/04 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 30/22 UTC 8 SOUTHWEST KRITIKO EAST OF 22.00 AND NORTH OF 34.00 FROM 30/22 AT LEAST TO 01/04 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 WEST KRITIKO WEST OF 24.00 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 01/04 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST AEGEAN CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 01/04 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 8 SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST OF 25.40 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 01/04 UTC NORTH 7 OR 8 SOUTH EVVOIKOS CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 01/04 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 8 KAFIREAS STRAIT CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 01/04 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 8 OR 9 CENTRAL AEGEAN CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 01/04 UTC NORTH NORTHEAST 8 AND WEST OF 25.40 8 OR 9 NORTHWEST AEGEAN EAST OF 23.40 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 01/04 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 NORTHEAST AEGEAN CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 01/04 UTC NORTHEAST 8 THRAKIKO SOUTH OF 40.35 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 01/04 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 301400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, WEDNESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2026 / 1600 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 402 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 30-09-26/09 UTC RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1014 OVER KASTELLORIZO SEA AND TAURUS AND HIGH PRESSURES 1033 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS. NEAR STATIONARY LOW 1012 OVER EAST BLACK SEA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 01 OCTOBER 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR CENTRAL ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH 3 UP TO 5 AND OVER EAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BOOT NORTH NORTHEAST 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR MELITA EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT GABES EAST NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SIDRA NORTH NORTHEAST 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO VARIABLE 4 OR NORTH NORTHWEST 5 AND OVER SOUTH NORTHEAST 5. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH SOUTH IONIO NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 20.30 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE KORINTHIAKOS NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KITHIRA SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF 22.30 7 OR 8 SOON 7 AND EAST OF 22.30 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 22.00 6 OR 7 SOON EAST OF 22.00 AND NORTH OF 34.00 7 OR 8. MODERATE OVER EAST UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 33.00 4 OR 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM TAURUS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE WEST SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM RODOS SEA WEST NORTHWEST 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE WEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 6 AND WEST OF 24.00 NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON EAST OF 24.00 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM PROBABLY STRONG EAST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH 7 AND WEST OF 25.40 7 OR 8. UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SAMOS SEA NORTH 5 OR 6 AND NORTH OF 37.20 6 OR 7. MODERATE SARONIKOS NORTH 6 AND SOUTH OF 37.40 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH NORTHEAST 8 OR 9. VERY ROUGH. VERY POOR. RAIN CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 8 AND WEST OF 25.40 8 OR 9. ROUGH OVER WEST VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 7 AND EAST OF 23.40 7 OR 8. MODERATE OVER EAST ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. RAIN THRAKIKO NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND SOUTH OF 40.35 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 4 OR EAST SOUTHEAST 5 AND SOUTH OF 40.15 EAST NORTHEAST 6. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE MARMARA NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 LATER 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER AEGEAN, KITHIRA SEA AND SOUTHWEST KRITIKO= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 300701 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 30 September 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 30 at 00 UTC High pressure 1023 over Tyrrhenian sea, and shallow low 1016-1018 in north of Algerian coast, with little change. Southeasterly flow associated over the basin. A second shallow low 1017 over Roussillon, crossing gulf of Lion tomorrow and filling. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 1 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. East or Southeast 3 to 5. Gusts at end in thundery rain or showers in north. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers in north at end. BALEARES. Mainly Southeasterly 2 to 4, at times 5 near Mallorca in late afternoon, becoming Variable 3 to 5 overnight, then increasing North or Northeast 4 or 5 at end, locally 6 in northeast. Gusts in thundery showers. Smooth or slight, becoming slight at end. Poor vis in thundery rain or showers overnight. MINORQUE. South or Southeast 3 to 5, backing and increasing North or Northeast 5 or 6 at end in northwest. Severe gusts in thunderstorms at end. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in rain or showers, then in thunderstorms at end. LION. South or Southeast 4 or 5, locally 6 along coasts, backing locally Easterly 5 or 6 in far north in evening, then backing North or Northeast 5 or 6 everywhere in late night. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Slight or moderate. Poor or very poor vis in thunderstorms. PROVENCE. East or Southeast 3 to 5, but locally 5 or 6 in northwest, becoming Cyclonic in west at end. Severe gusts in thunderstorms. Slight in east, but moderate in west. Poor or very poor vis in thunderstorms in west, then everywhere overnight. LIGURE. - In west : Northeasterly 4 or 5, decreasing 2 to 4 in afternoon, then increasing 3 to 5 at end. - In east : Easterly 2 to 4. Smooth in east, but slight in west. Moderate vis in some showers, becoming poor in thundery rain or showers in west at end. CORSE. - In north : Variable 1 to 3, at times 4, becoming North or Northeast overnight, then increasing Variable 2 to 4 at end mainly Northerly. - In south : Easterly 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 in late night. Smooth or slight. Moderate vis in some showers, becoming poor in thundery rain or showers at end. SARDAIGNE. South or Southeast 3 to 5, at times 6 in afternoon in extreme southeast, becoming locally Variable in far northwest at end with severe gusts in thunderstorms. Slight in northeast, but moderate in southwest. Moderate vis in rain or showers in north overnight, then becoming poor in thunderstorms at end. MADDALENA, ELBE. South or Southeast 2 or 3, locally 4 along coasts in west. Smooth. Moderate vis in some showers over ELBE. ALBORAN. Variable 1 to 3. Smooth or slight. Poor vis due to some fog patches. PALOS. Variable 2 to 4. Slight, decreasing smooth or slight overnight. Poor vis due to some fog patches. ALGER. East or Southeast 2 to 4, locally Variable in west. Slight, becoming locally moderate in far northeast overnight. Poor vis due to some fog patches in west at end. WEST OF CABRERA. Easterly 2 to 4, becoming temporarily Variable overnight. Slight. ANNABA. East or Southeast 3 to 5, increasing 4 or 5 in afternoon, at times 6 in east. Gusts. Slight or moderate. TUNISIE. East or Southeast 3 to 5, temporarily 6 in west in afternoon. Gusts. Smooth or slight, locally moderate in extreme west. CARBONARA. East or Southeast 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. LIPARI, CIRCEO. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Southeasterly at first. Smooth. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Increasing North or Northeast moderate or fresh flow from gulf of Lion to Balearic sea, with threat of near gale. Increasing Easterly moderate or fresh flow in south of basin. Variable light or moderate flow elsewhere.