Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-13 11:40:29 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 130827 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 78, FRIDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0825 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, FRIDAY 13 OF FEBRUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW DEEPENING 986 IN EAST OF PYRENEES IN MORNING, THEN MOVING EASTWARDS, EXPECTED 982 OVER PROVENCE IN EVENING, THEN FILLING 987 BETWEEN CORSICA AND SARDINIA ON SATURDAY MORNING. HIGH 1020-1025 OVER MOROCCO. EAST OF CABRERA. FROM 13/12 UTC TO 14/03 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8, LOCALLY 9 IN SOUTH. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH IN EVENING. BALEARES. FROM 13/15 UTC TO 14/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST 8 IN SOUTH, INCREASING NORTHWEST 8 EVERYWHERE AT MIDNIGHT, LOCALLY 9 IN FAR NORTHWEST. SEVERE GUSTS. MINORQUE. FROM 14/00 UTC TO 14/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 IN NORTHEAST, INCREASING 8 OR 9 AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. LION. FROM 14/00 UTC TO 14/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHWEST 8, INCREASING 8 OR 9 AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. PROVENCE. FROM 13/18 UTC TO 14/12 UTC AT LEAST. CYCLONIC 8, BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHWEST AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. LIGURE. FROM 13/21 UTC TO 14/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHEAST 8 IN WEST, BACKING NORTH AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. CORSE. FROM 14/06 UTC TO 14/12 UTC AT LEAST. NORTHERLY 8 IN NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS. SARDAIGNE. FROM 13/15 UTC TO 14/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 IN SOUTH, INCREASING NORTHWESTERLY 8 FROM NORTH IN SECOND PART OF NIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING HIGH IN EVENING. MADDALENA. CONTINUING TO 13/09 UTC. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. ALBORAN. CONTINUING TO 14/12 UTC AT LEAST. WESTERLY 8, LOCALLY 9 IN EAST. SEVERE GUSTS. PALOS. CONTINUING TO 14/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9, DECREASING WEST 8 IN LATE NIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. ALGER. FROM 13/09 UTC TO 14/09 UTC. WEST OR SOUTHWEST INCREASING RAPIDLY 8 OR 9 FROM WEST, THEN DECREASING WEST 8 IN LATE NIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH. WEST OF CABRERA. FROM 13/09 UTC TO 14/03 UTC. SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9, VEERING WEST 8 IN THE EVENING, BUT DECREASING IN WEST. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH IN SOUTHEAST. ANNABA. FROM 13/18 UTC TO 14/12 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR SOUTHWEST 8, AT TIMES 9 IN WEST, VEERING WEST 8 AT THE END OF NIGHT, BUT DECREASING IN NORTH. SEVERE GUSTS. HIGH.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 130730 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 141 - FRIDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2026/1000 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 13-02-26/03 UTC EXTENDED LOW ASSOCIATED WITH FRONT AND CENTRE 985 OVER NORTHEAST AEGEAN IS MOVING EAST NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED WITH CENTRE 992 OVER CRIMEA BY 14/00 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1009 OVER SOUTH CRUSADE BOOT OVER SOUTH CONTINUING TO 13/13 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 MELITA CONTINUING TO 13/16 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 GABES OVER EAST CONTINUING TO 13/16 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SIDRA CONTINUING TO 13/22 UTC WEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 13/19 UTC 7 OR 8 NORTH IONIO CONTINUING TO 13/16 UTC NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND SOUTH OF 38.00 8 SOUTH IONIO CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 14/01 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 13/22 UTC 7 OR 8 KITHIRA SEA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 14/04 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 13/22 UTC 7 OR 8 SOUTHWEST KRITIKO CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 14/04 UTC WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND NORTH OF 33.00 9 SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST OF 28.00 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 14/04 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA EAST OF 28.00 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 14/04 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 13/13 UTC 8 OR 9 WEST KRITIKO CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 14/04 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9, FROM 13/16 UTC WEST AND FROM 13/22 UTC 7 OR 8 EAST KRITIKO CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 14/04 UTC WEST 7 OR 8, FROM 13/13 UTC 8 OR 9 AND FROM 14/01 UTC 7 OR 8 KARPATHIO CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 14/04 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 8 AND SOUTH OF 35.20 8 OR 9 KASTELLORIZO SEA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 14/04 UTC SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8, FROM 13/13 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 8 AND SOUTH OF 35.30 8 OR 9 CRUSADE CONTINUING TO 13/13 UTC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 DELTA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 14/04 UTC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 13/13 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 8 TAURUS OVER WEST FROM 13/07 UTC AT LEAST TO 14/04 UTC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 13/13 UTC SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH OF 36.40 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 14/04 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND FROM 13/22 UTC 7 OR 8 SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO SOUTH OF 36.40 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 14/04 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8, FROM 13/13 UTC 8 OR 9 AND FROM 13/22 UTC 7 OR 8 RODOS SEA FROM 13/13 UTC AT LEAST TO 13/22 UTC WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME24 LGAT 130800 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, FRIDAY 13 FEBRUARY 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 141 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 13-02-26/03 UTC EXTENDED LOW ASSOCIATED WITH FRONT AND CENTRE 985 OVER NORTHEAST AEGEAN IS MOVING EAST NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED WITH CENTRE 992 OVER CRIMEA BY 14/00 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1009 OVER SOUTH CRUSADE PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 14 FEBRUARY 10 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON EAST SOUTHEAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER WEST SOUTHEAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6 VERY SOON OVER SOUTH 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM BOOT WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 OVER SOUTH 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OVER SOUTH 6 OR 7. ROUGH OVER SOUTH VERY ROUGH VERY SOON ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 DECREASING. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR GABES SOUTHWEST 6 OVER EAST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON OVER EAST 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SIDRA WEST 8 OR 9 SOON 7 OR 8 LATER WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. VERY ROUGH OVER NORTH HIGH. VERY POOR NORTH IONIO NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 AND SOUTH OF 38.00 8 SOON 6 OR 7 DECREASING. ROUGH OVER SOUTH UP TO VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH IONIO WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 LATER 7 OR 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KORINTHIAKOS WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 6. MODERATE KITHIRA SEA WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 LATER 7 OR 8. VERY ROUGH. VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 8 OR 9 AND NORTH OF 33.00 9 DECREASING OVER WEST LATER. HIGH. VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST OF 28.00 WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9. EAST OF 28.00 WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 8 OR 9. VERY ROUGH. VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM TAURUS SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OVER WEST SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM PROBABLY STRONG DELTA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 8 AND SOUTH OF 35.30 8 OR 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. STRONG THUNDERSTORM RODOS SEA SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KARPATHIO WEST SOUTHWEST 8 AND SOUTH OF 35.20 8 OR 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM WEST KRITIKO WEST SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 SOON WEST LATER 7 OR 8. VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM EAST KRITIKO WEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 8 OR 9 LATER 7 OR 8. VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST AEGEAN WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 AND SOUTH OF 36.40 8 OR 9 LATER OVER SOUTH 7 OR 8. ROUGH OVER SOUTH VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 AND SOUTH OF 36.40 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 7 AND SOUTH OF 36.40 8 OR 9 LATER OVER SOUTH 7 OR 8. ROUGH OVER SOUTH VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SAMOS SEA SOUTHWEST 7 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST SOON WEST 6 OR 7. UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SARONIKOS WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTHWEST 5. UP TO MODERATE SOUTH EVVOIKOS WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE KAFIREAS STRAIT SOUTHWEST 6 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 5. MODERATE CENTRAL AEGEAN WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH VERY SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 24.00 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST NORTHEAST AEGEAN CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 VERY SOON FROM THE WEST NORTH NORTHWEST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM THRAKIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 5 AND EAST OF 25.00 CYCLONIC 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM THERMAIKOS NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON VARIABLE UP TO 4. SLIGHT MARMARA SOUTH UP TO 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON FROM THE SOUTHWEST CYCLONIC. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER EAST ROUGH OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS PROBABLY LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER SOUTHEAST MEDITERRANEAN SEA= ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 130836 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Friday 13 February 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 78. Part 2 : General synopsis, Friday 13 at 00 UTC Low deepening 986 in east of Pyrenees in morning, then moving eastwards, expected 982 over PROVENCE in evening, then filling 987 between Corsica and Sardinia on Saturday morning. High 1020-1025 over Morocco. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 14 at 12 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. West or Southwest increasing 7 or 8, locally 9 in south, decreasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 in second part of night, then 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in afternoon, at times high at night. Long SW swell increasing 3 to 4 m in evening. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain and thundery showers. BALEARES. Southwesterly 5 or 6, increasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 in afternoon, locally 8 in south, then Northwest 7 or 8 at midnight, locally 9 in far northwest. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough in afternoon. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers, clearing in second part of night. MINORQUE. Southwesterly increasing 6 or 7, veering Northwesterly in evening, then increasing North or Northwest 7 or 8 in northeast in second part of night, at times 9 at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, increasing rough or very rough in evening. Long SW swell increasing 3 to 4 m in far southeast in evening, decreasing at end. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. LION. South or Southeast 5 or 6, increasing Northerly 6 or 7 in evening, then Northwest 7 or 8 in second part of night, at times 9 at end. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate, gradually becoming rough or very rough at night. Poor vis in heavy rain and showers in afternoon, clearing in second part of night. PROVENCE. Southerly 5 or 6, increasing Cyclonic 7 or 8 in evening, then becoming North or Northwest at end. Severe gusts. Slight or moderate, gradually becoming rough or very rough at night. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain and thundery showers in afternoon. LIGURE. In west, South or Southwest 5 or 6, increasing Northeast 7 or 8 at midnight, then backing North at end. Severe gusts. In east, Southwest 5 or 6, at times 7 at first, veering Easterly in evening, then backing Northeasterly at end. Gusts. Moderate or rough, at times decreasing slight or moderate in late afternoon. Poor vis in rain and thundery showers in evening. CORSE. Southwesterly 4 or 5, locally 6 or 7 in far northeast, increasing Southerly 5 or 6 in evening, at times 7, then Northerly 6 or 7 at end, locally 8 in north. Gusts, at times severe at end. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough at end. Long SW swell increasing 3 to 4.5 m in second part of night. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain and thundery showers in late afternoon. SARDAIGNE. South or Southwest 4 or 5, increasing Southwesterly 6 or 7 in afternoon, locally 7 or 8 in south, then increasing Northwesterly 7 or 8 from north in second part of night. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, gradually becoming very rough or high at night. Long SW swell increasing 3 to 5 m in second part of night. Poor or very poor vis in heavy rain and thundery showers in afternoon. MADDALENA. West or Northwest decreasing 3 to 5, locally 6 or 7 leeward strait, then increasing South or Southwest 6 or 7 in evening. Gusts. Moderate or rough, at times decreasing slight or moderate in afternoon. Poor vis in rain and thundery showers in evening. ELBE. Variable 2 to 4, but West or Southwest 6 or 7 in north at first, increasing Southeasterly 6 or 7 in evening, then decreasing 3 to 5 in late night. Gusts. Moderate or rough, at times decreasing slight or moderate in evening. Poor vis in rain and thundery showers in evening. ALBORAN. Westerly 7 or 8, locally 8 or 9 in east, veering West or Northwest 7 or 8 at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough. Poor vis in rain or showers at times thundery. PALOS. West or Southwest 8 or 9, decreasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 in late night, but 7 or 8 in west. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming rapidly very rough or high. Long SW swell increasing 3 to 4 m overnight. Poor vis in rain or showers at times thundery. ALGER. Increasing rapidly West or Southwest 8 or 9 from west, then decreasing West or Northwest 5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high from west. Long W swell increasing 3 to 4 m at the end of night. Poor vis in rain or showers at times thundery. WEST OF CABRERA. Southwest 8 or 9, veering West 7 or 8 in the evening, then decreasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 at the end of night. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, increasing rapidly high in southeast. Long SW swell increasing 3 to 4 m in the evening. Poor vis in rain or showers at times thundery. ANNABA. Southerly 3 or 4, increasing Southwest 7 or 8 in the evening , locally 9 in west, then veering Westerly 7 or 8 at the end of night, but 6 or 7 in north. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high overnight. Long W swell increasing 3 to 5 m in north at the end of night. Poor vis in rain or showers at times thundery. TUNISIE. Westerly 5 or 6, at times 7 at first, decreasing rapidly South or Southwest 3 to 5, then increasing Southwest 6 or 7 overnight. Gusts. Moderate or rough, locally very rough near Sicily at first, becoming rough or very rough at the end of night. Long W swell increasing 3 to 5 m at the end of night. Poor vis in rain or showers at times thundery. CARBONARA. West or Northwest 4 to 6, at times 7 at first, backing South or Southwest in the evening, then increasing 6 or 7 overnight. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, locally very rough in east at first, becoming Rough or very rough at end. Long SW swell increasing 3 or 4 m at end. Poor vis in rain or showers at times thundery. LIPARI. Northwest 6 or 7, with severe gusts, decreasing Westerly 4 or 5 in the afternoon, then backing Southerly 4 to 6 at end, at times 7. Very rough, decreasing gradually moderate, then increasing Moderate or rough in west at end. Long W or NW swell 3 to 4 m, abating. Poor vis in rain or showers at times thundery. CIRCEO. West or Northwest 3 to 5, at times 6 at first, increasing Southerly 6 or 7 overnight. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, decreasing gradually moderate, then increasing rough at end, locally very rough in southwest. Poor vis in rain or showers at times thundery. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Northwesterly very strong or violent flow, with threat of storm over MINORQUE, LION, PROVENCE and SARDAIGNE, decreasing strong or very strong in late night. Over Tyrrhenian Sea, Cyclonic fresh flow, at times strong at first. Over Southwest of the basin, fresh or strong Northwesterly flow.