Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-03 18:45:29 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 031400 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 011 - SATURDAY 03 JANUARY 2026/1600 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 03-01-26/09 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1002 OVER LIGURIAN SEA AND HIGH PRESSURES 1028 OVER TAURUS AND CRUSADE NORTH IONIO CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 04/04 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTH IONIO CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 04/04 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST AEGEAN CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 03/22 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST OF 26.00 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 03/22 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 KAFIREAS STRAIT CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 04/04 UTC SOUTHWEST 8 CENTRAL AEGEAN WEST OF 25.10 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 04/04 UTC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 CENTRAL AEGEAN EAST OF 25.10 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 04/04 UTC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 03/22 UTC 8 NORTHEAST AEGEAN WEST OF 25.10 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 04/04 UTC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 8 NORTHEAST AEGEAN EAST OF 25.10 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 04/04 UTC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 THRAKIKO EAST OF 25.10 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 04/04 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 MARMARA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 04/04 UTC SOUTHWEST 8 WEST BLACK SEA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 04/04 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 EAST BLACK SEA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 04/04 UTC SOUTH 7 OR 8 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 030728 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 5, SATURDAY 3 JANUARY 2026 AT 0725 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SATURDAY 3 OF JANUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW 998 OVER LIGURIAN SEA, WITH LITTLE MOVE, EXPECTED 1000 TODAY, THEN GRADUALLY FILLING 1005 SUNDAY. LOW "FRANCIS", 986 , IN WEST OF PORTUGAL, MOVING EASTWARDS, EXPECTED 990, JUST WEST OF GIBRALTAR STRAIT NEXT NIGHT. PROVENCE. FROM 04/00 UTC TO 04/09 UTC. NORTH 8 IN AXIS OF RHONE. SEVERE GUSTS. LIGURE. CONTINUING TO 03/09 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8 IN FAR SOUTH. SEVERE GUSTS. CORSE. CONTINUING TO 03/12 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8 IN FAR NORTHEAST. SEVERE GUSTS. ELBE. CONTINUING TO 03/09 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8 NEAR CAPE CORSE. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME26 LGAT 031400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SATURDAY 03 JANUARY 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 11 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 03-01-26/09 UTC LOW PRESSURES 1002 OVER LIGURIAN SEA AND HIGH PRESSURES 1028 OVER TAURUS AND CRUSADE PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 04 JANUARY 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST LATER NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON OVER NORTH CYCLONIC. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM BOOT SOUTHWEST 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR MELITA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE GABES SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE SIDRA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER NORTH ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR NORTH IONIO SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH OVER WEST VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH IONIO SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR PATRAIKOS SOUTHWEST 6. MODERATE KORINTHIAKOS WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA SOUTHWEST 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHWEST KRITIKO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6. MODERATE OVER NORTH UP TO ROUGH SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND NORTH OF 34.00 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH EAST SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT OVER NORTH MODERATE TAURUS EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR DELTA EAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT CRUSADE EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR KASTELLORIZO SEA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE RODOS SEA SOUTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE KARPATHIO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6. MODERATE WEST KRITIKO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH EAST KRITIKO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6. MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 26.00 7 OR 8. UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SAMOS SEA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SARONIKOS SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 37.40 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH SOUTH EVVOIKOS SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH KAFIREAS STRAIT SOUTHWEST 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND EAST OF 25.10 8 OR 9 SOON 7 OR 8 OVER EAST 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. POOR NORTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7. UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR NORTHEAST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND EAST OF 25.10 8 OR 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. POOR THRAKIKO SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF 25.10 7 OR 8. UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR THERMAIKOS SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 40.20 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR MARMARA SOUTHWEST 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR WEST BLACK SEA WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA SOUTH 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS GALE SOUTH WINDS OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL AEGEAN, OVER MARMARA, BLACK SEA, IONIO AND SOUTH ADRIATIC= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 030824 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 3 January 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 5. Part 2 : General synopsis, Saturday 3 at 00 UTC Low 998 over Ligurian sea, with little move, expected 1000 today, then gradually filling 1005 sunday. Low "FRANCIS", 986 , in west of Portugal, moving eastwards, expected 990, just west of Gibraltar strait next night. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Sunday 4 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. South or Southwest 2 to 4, at times 5 in south, backing Northeast 5 or 6 in north at end. Smooth or slight, increasing slight or moderate overnight. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers overnight, at times thundery. BALEARES. East or Northeast 3 or 4, increasing Northeast 4 or 5 in afternoon, then 5 or 6 in late evening, at times 7 at end. Gusts. Smooth or slight, increasing moderate overnight, then moderate or rough at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers overnight, at times thundery. MINORQUE. East or Northeast 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 in late day, then North or Northeast 5 or 6 overnight, at times 7. Severe gusts overnight. Smooth or slight increasing moderate overnight, then rough in northwest at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in south overnight, at times thundery. LION. North or Northwest 3 to 5, increasing 6 or 7 overnight. Severe gusts overnight. Slight, becoming moderate or rough overnight. PROVENCE. West or Northwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in far east at first, veering North or Northwest 6 or 7 in west overnight, locally 8 in axis of Rhne, but becoming Variable 3 to 5 in east. Moderate, becoming rough in west overnight. LIGURE. Cyclonic 3 to 5, but West or Southwest 6 or 7 in south till late night, becoming Northeasterly 5 or 6 at end, but Variable 2 to 4 in east. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate at end. South of CORSE. Westerly 4 or 5, decreasing Northwesterly 2 to 4 in late day. Slight or moderate. North of CORSE. West or Southwest 6 or 7, locally 8 in east at first, decreasing 5 or 6 overnight, locally 7 in east, then 3 to 5 in morning. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate at end. SARDAIGNE. Variable 2 to 4, mainly Northerly in north and Southerly in south, increasing gradually North or Northeast 4 to 6 in north overnight. Slight or moderate, becoming rough in northwest at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers in south overnight, at times thundery. MADDALENA. In north, West or Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7, decreasing 4 to 6 overnight, then 3 or 4 at end. Gusts. In south, Southwesterly 3 to 5, decreasing 2 to 4 at end. Slight or moderate, locally rough in northeast at first. Moderate or poor vis in some showers. ELBE. West or Southwest 5 or 6, locally 7 near cape Corse and in far south, becoming gradually Variable 3 to 5 in late night. Gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate at end. Moderate or poor vis in some showers. ALBORAN. Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming Easterly 3 or 4 in afternoon, then increasing 4 or 5 in second part of night. Slight, becoming slight or moderate at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery in extreme west. PALOS. Cyclonic 3 to 5, locally Southerly 4 or 5, at times 6 in far south, becoming mainly Northerly 3 or 4 in late night, locally Southerly in far southwest. Gusts. Slight, locally slight or moderate in east, becoming smooth or slight everywhere in evening. Moderate vis in some showers. ALGER. South or Southwest 4 or 5, at times 6, decreasing West or Southwest 3 to 5 at end. Gusts. Slight, at times moderate, becoming slight or moderate everywhere in late night. Moderate vis in some showers in evening and overnight. WEST OF CABRERA. Cyclonic 3 to 5, locally Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6, along Spain, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in first part of night, then increasing Northeast 5 or 6 in north at end, at times 7 in northeast. Gusts. Smooth or slight, increasing slight in afternoon, at times moderate, then slight or moderate at end, locally moderate or rough in east. Becoming moderate or poor vis in rain or showers from west in evening, at times thundery at end. ANNABA. Southwesterly 2 to 4, at times 5 in south at first, increasing Southerly 3 to 5 in evening. Slight, locally smooth or slight in far south. TUNISIE. South or Southwest 2 to 4, at times 5 near Sicily, backing Southerly in late afternoon, locally 4 or 5 in east, and 6 near Sicily, then incresing 4 or 5 everywhere in second part of night, at times 6 in far east. Gusts. Smooth or slight in west, but slight or moderate in east, becoming slight in west in late night, but moderate in east. CARBONARA. Southwesterly 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing Southerly 5 or 6 in east in evening, then at times 7 in far east in first part of night, but decreasing 2 to 4 in west. Gusts. Slight or moderate from west to east, increasing moderate or rough in far east in second part of night. Moderate vis in some showers in north at end. LIPARI. In west, South or Southwest 5 or 6, increasing at times 7 in extreme west in evening. Gusts. In east, Southerly 3 to 5, increasing 4 or 5 in evening, at times 6, then locally 7 leeward Messina strait in late night. Gusts. Moderate, locally slight in far south, becoming moderate or rough in northwest in late night. Moderate vis in some showers in far northeast. CIRCEO. West or Southwest decreasing 4 or 5, locally 6 in far north till late afternoon, backing Southerly in evening, locally 2 to 4 in north, then increasing at times 6 in south in late night. Gusts. Moderate, locally rough in far north till late afternoon, becoming moderate or rough in south at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, mainly in northeast. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours North or Northeast near gale, with threat of gale from gulf of Lion to north of Balearics Islands. North or Northeast near gale over Ligurian Sea. Threat of Cyclonic near gale or gale over ALBORAN sunday night moving to PALOS. Threat of Southerly near gale in south Tyrrhenian sea.