FQME26 LGAT 171400 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER 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 NONE PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 17-10-26/09 UTC LOW 1008 OVER RODOS SEA IS MOVING EASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED WITH CENTRE 1009 OVER WEST TAURUS BY 17/18 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1020 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS. LOW WITH CENTRE 1004 IS EXPECTED BY 18/00 UTC OVER SOUTHWEST BLACK SEA PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 18 OCTOBER 16 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON OVER WEST SOUTHEAST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT CENTRAL ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH ADRIATIC NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT BOOT NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE MELITA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER WEST SOUTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT GABES SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SIDRA WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE NORTH IONIO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SOUTH IONIO NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE PATRAIKOS VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH KORINTHIAKOS VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH KITHIRA SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST UP TO 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTHWEST KRITIKO WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND OVER EAST NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM TAURUS SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OVER WEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON OVER WEST CYCLONIC. MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM DELTA WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 29.00 6 OR 7 SOON 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 29.00 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM RODOS SEA NORTHWEST 5 SOON 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE KARPATHIO NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE WEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 3 OR 4. MODERATE SOON SLIGHT EAST KRITIKO NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.00 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. MODERATE SOON SLIGHT SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST. SLIGHT SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 24.50 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT SARONIKOS NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST. UP TO SLIGHT SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON WEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO MODERATE SOON SLIGHT CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 38.10 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM NORTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT THRAKIKO NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT THERMAIKOS NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT MARMARA NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM WEST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND OVER EAST EAST 5 SOON CYCLONIC INCREASING. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM EAST BLACK SEA SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON OVER WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER WEST AND EAST BLACK SEA=