Bulletinset for METAREA 3 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-07 00:58:56 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WOMQ50 LFPW 061949 WARNING ON METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE WARNING NR 12, TUESDAY 6 JANUARY 2026 AT 1945 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS, TUESDAY 6 OF JANUARY AT 00 UTC. LOW AREA AROUND 1005 OVER TYRRHENIAN SEA, GRADUALLY MOVING EASTWARDS AND FILLING OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE AROUND 1022 OVER SPAIN, BUILDING AROUND 1030 THURSDAY IN LATE DAY. LOW DEEPENING 1005 NEAR VAR COAST TONIGHT, MOVING SOUTHEASTWARDS AND EXPECTED OVER TYRRHENIAN SEA AT MIDDAY. NEW LOW DEEPENING 1007 OVER LIGURIAN SEA THURSDAY IN LATE DAY. NORTHEAST OF MINORQUE. CONTINUING TO 07/09 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8, TEMPORARILY 9 IN FAR NORTHEAST IN SECOND PART OF NIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. LION, WEST OF PROVENCE. CONTINUING TO 07/12 UTC. NORTH OR NORTHWEST 8 OR 9, DECREASING 8 IN LATE NIGHT. SEVERE GUSTS. EAST OF PROVENCE. CONTINUING TO 07/03 UTC. NORTHWEST 8, EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHEAST. GUSTS. AGAIN FROM 07/18 UTC TO 08/00 UTC AT LEAST. WEST OR NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. SOUTH OF SARDAIGNE. FROM 07/06 UTC TO 07/12 UTC. NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS. NORTH OF SARDAIGNE. CONTINUING TO 07/12 UTC. NORTHWEST 8. GUSTS. TUNISIE. FROM 07/12 UTC TO 07/12 UTC. NORTHWEST 8. SEVERE GUSTS.= ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS WARNING ============================ WWME22 LGAT 062000 GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE WARNING NR 024 - TUESDAY 06 JANUARY 2026/2200 UTC GENERAL SYNOPSIS 06-01-26/15 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRE 997 OVER CENTRAL ITALY ASSOCIATED WITH FRONT IS MOVING EASTWARDS NORTHEAST AND IS EXPECTED 999 BY DALMATIAN COASTS BY 06/21 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1022 OVER TAURUS AND 1020 OVER EAST BLACK SEA NORTH ADRIATIC CONTINUING TO 07/07 UTC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 KITHIRA SEA EAST OF 22.40 CONTINUING TO 07/01 UTC SOUTH 7 OR 8 SAMOS SEA CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 07/10 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 07/04 8 OR 9 SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO EAST OF 25.40 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 07/10 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND FROM 07/04 8 KARPATHIO FROM 07/04 AT LEAST TO 07/10 UTC SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 RODOS SEA FROM 07/04 AT LEAST TO 07/10 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 KASTELLORIZO SEA NORTH OF 35.50 FROM 07/04 AT LEAST TO 07/10 UTC SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 CENTRAL AEGEAN EAST OF 25.00 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 07/10 UTC SOUTH 7 OR 8 AND FROM 07/07 8 OR 9 NORTHEAST AEGEAN CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 07/10 UTC SOUTH 7 OR 8 AND FROM 07/07 8 OR 9 THRAKIKO EAST OF 25.10 CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 07/10 UTC SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 ============================ WEST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQMQ54 LFPW 062023 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 6 January 2026 at 21 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 12. Part 2 : General synopsis, Tuesday 6 at 12 UTC Low area around 1005 over Tyrrhenian sea, gradually moving eastwards and filling overnight. High pressure around 1022 over Spain, building around 1030 Thursday in late day. Low deepening 1005 near Var coast tonight, moving southeastwards and expected over Tyrrhenian sea at midday. New low deepening 1007 over Ligurian sea Thursday in late day. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 8 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. North or Northwest decreasing 4 to 6 from west to east in first part of night, temporarily 7 at first, then backing West or Northwest 4 or 5 in morning, at times 6 in east, and increasing 5 or 6 at end. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough in west in second part of night, then everywhere at midday. North swell increasing 3 m in east in late night, then decreasing in afternoon. Moderate vis in some showers. BALEARES. Northwesterly decreasing 4 or 5, locally 6 or 7 leeward Ebro delta, increasing 5 or 6 in afternoon, locally 7 leeward Ebro delta. Gusts. Slight or moderate, locally rough in far east. Northeast of MINORQUE. North or Northwest 7 or 8, temporarily 9 in far northeast in second part of night, then decreasing 6 or 7 in morning, and backing West or Northwest 4 or 5 in afternoon, locally 6 in far northeast. Severe gusts. Very rough or rough, becoming moderate or rough at midday. Southwest of MINORQUE. North or Northwest decreasing 4 to 6, at times 7 at first, then backing Westerly 4 or 5 in morning. Gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough in late night, then slight or moderate in afternoon. LION, West of PROVENCE. Northwest 7 or 8, at times 9 overnight, decreasing 6 or 7 in morning, then backing West or Northwest at end. Severe gusts. Very rough or rough, becoming moderate or rough at midday. Moderate or poor vis in rain and showers at end, mainly over PROVENCE. East of PROVENCE. Decreasing Variable Cyclonic 4 to 6, temporarily West or Northwest 7 or 8 at first, then decreasing Westerly 3 to 5 in morning, and increasing West or Northwest 7 or 8 at end. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, but moderate or rough in far northeast, becoming moderate or rough everywhere in morning, then rough at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain and showers, at times thundery overnight, temporarily clearing at midday. LIGURE. North or Northeast 5 or 6, locally 7 in west, decreasing Northerly 4 or 5 at midday, but locally Westerly in far southwest, then becoming Cyclonic 3 to 5 at end, locally 6 or 7 in far south . Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming locally rough in far south at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain and showers at times thundery, clearing in morning. CORSE. Northerly 4 to 6, temporarily becoming Cyclonic from north in second part of night, then North or Northwest in morning, and increasing Westerly 6 or 7 at end. Gusts. Becoming rough, occasionally very rough in far southwest, then rough or very rough everywhere at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain and showers, at times thundery till midday. SARDAIGNE. North or Northwest 6 or 7, locally 7 or 8 in north, increasing 7 or 8 everywhere in late night, then decreasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 from north at midday. Severe gusts. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough in second part of night, then rough or very rough in afternoon. North swell increasing 3 m in far southwest in late night. Moderate or poor vis in rain in northeast. MADDALENA. North or Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6 leeward Bonifacio strait, increasing Westerly 5 or 6 in late night, then Northwest 6 or 7 in afternoon. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming locally moderate or rough in far southeast at end. Moderate or poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. ELBE. Northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming Northerly in afternoon, then Variable 3 to 5 at end, locally Westerly 5 or 6 near Cap Corse. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Locally moderate or poor vis in showers in southwest. ALBORAN. Cyclonic 3 to 5 in east, but West or Northwest in west, at times 6, increasing West or Northwest 5 or 6 everywhere in late night, and temporarily 6 or 7 at midday and in afternoon. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in east at midday. Moderate or poor vis in some showers at first, then in far south at end. PALOS. North or Northwest 4 to 6, but locally Variable 3 to 5 in extreme west, becoming Westerly 4 to 6 everywhere in late night, then veering West or Northwest at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in showers overnight. ALGER. Northerly 4 or 5 in west, but 5 or 6 in east, backing Westerly 4 or 5 from west in late night, then increasing 5 or 6 at midday, at times 7 near the coast. Gusts. Moderate or rough. North swell increasing 3 m in far east in late night, then decreasing in afternoon. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, clearing from west at end. WEST OF CABRERA. Backing West or Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6 in far southwest, then in far north at end. Slight or moderate. Moderate or poor vis in showers in south overnight. ANNABA. North or Northwest 6 or 7, backing Northwest 5 or 6 in morning, locally 6 or 7 in northeast, then increasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 everywhere at end. Gusts. Becoming rough, then rough or very rough in seconde part of night, and rough at end. North swell increasing 3 to 3.5 m in late night, then decreasing at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. TUNISIE. West or Northwest 4 or 5, gradually increasing 6 or 7 overnight, then temporarily 7 or 8 at midday and in afternoon. Gusts. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in morning. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, clearing in morning, except in far south. CARBONARA. Northwesterly 4 to 6, temporarily 3 to 5 at first, increasing West or Northwest 5 or 6 in the morning, at times 7 in south, then 6 or 7 everywhere in afternoon. Gusts. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough at midday, at times very rough in far southeast. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. LIPARI. Westerly 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 from west in late morning, then West or Northwest 6 or 7 in afternoon. Gusts. Moderate, becoming rough from west in afternoon. Poor vis in rain or thundery showers. CIRCEO. North or Northwest 3 or 4, increasing Westerly 4 or 5 from west in morning, then West or Northwest 5 or 6 in afternoon, locally 6 or 7 in south at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate, becoming rough in south at end. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours Westerly fresh or strong flow over the basin. ============================ EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQME28 LGAT 062000 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, TUESDAY 06 JANUARY 2026 / 2200 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 24 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 06-01-26/15 UTC EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRE 997 OVER CENTRAL ITALY ASSOCIATED WITH FRONT IS MOVING EASTWARDS NORTHEAST AND IS EXPECTED 999 BY DALMATIAN COASTS BY 06/21 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1022 OVER TAURUS AND 1020 OVER EAST BLACK SEA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 07 JANUARY 22 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON MODERATE. POOR. SNOW CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOUTH ADRIATIC SOUTH 6 OR 7 OVER WEST PART WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 5 OR 6 OVER WEST PART 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM BOOT SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM MELITA CYCLONIC 5 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST PART SOUTHWEST SOON WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM GABES WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SIDRA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER NORTH PART MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM NORTH IONIO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 LATER WEST OF 19.50 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM LOCALLY STRONG SOUTH IONIO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM PATRAIKOS EAST 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KORINTHIAKOS EAST SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT KITHIRA SEA SOUTH 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF 22.40 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 22.40 6 OR 7. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST KRITIKO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 EAST OF 21.00 AND SOUTH OF 33.40 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA SOUTH 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 27.20 6 OR 7 DECREASING LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE TAURUS EAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE DELTA EAST SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT CRUSADE VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH PART EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT KASTELLORIZO SEA SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND NORTH OF 35.50 6 OR 7 SOON 6 OR 7 AND NORTH OF 35.50 7 OR 8. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH RODOS SEA SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 7 OR 8. MODERATE KARPATHIO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 7 OR 8. MODERATE WEST KRITIKO SOUTH 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE EAST KRITIKO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO WEST OF 25.00 SOUTH 5 OR 6 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. EAST OF 25.00 SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF 25.40 7 OR 8 SOON EAST OF 25.40 8. MODERATE OVER EAST PART ROUGH SAMOS SEA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON 8 OR 9. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SARONIKOS SOUTH 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 23.30 5 OR 6. SLIGHT LATER MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM SOUTH EVVOIKOS SOUTH 4 OR 5 SOON 5 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6. SLIGHT LATER UP TO MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KAFIREAS STRAIT SOUTH 5 OR 6 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTH 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF 25.00 7 OR 8 SOON EAST OF 25.00 8 OR 9. MODERATE OVER EAST PART UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM NORTHWEST AEGEAN SOUTH 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 24.00 6 OR 7. MODERATE NORTHEAST AEGEAN SOUTH 7 OR 8 SOON 8 OR 9. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST PART THRAKIKO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 25.10 7 OR 8. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. THUNDERSTORM THERMAIKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM MARMARA SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE WEST BLACK SEA OVER WEST PART SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. OVER EAST PART SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH PART 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE SOUTH WINDS OVER AEGEAN AND WEST WINDS OVER MELITA, SIDRA, BOOT AND IONIO=