FQME28 LGAT 182000 WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3 HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE ATHENS, SUNDAY 18 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 63 PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS 18-01-26/15 UTC RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1010 BY COASTS OF TUNISIA AND 1016 OVER CRUSADE. HIGH PRESSURES 1039 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS PART 3 FORECAST UP TO 19 JANUARY 22 UTC NORTH ADRIATIC EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE CENTRAL ADRIATIC EAST SOUTHEAST 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOUTH ADRIATIC EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BOOT SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON OVER SOUTH 7 OR 8 INCREASING LATER. ROUGH SOON VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM MELITA SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 7 OR 8 SOON 8 OR 9. ROUGH SOON VERY ROUGH GABES SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 OVER EAST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SIDRA SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON 8 INCREASING LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH NORTH IONIO EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH SOUTH IONIO EAST SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 7 OR 8 INCREASING LATER. ROUGH SOON UP TO VERY ROUGH PATRAIKOS EAST NORTHEAST 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE KORINTHIAKOS EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE KITHIRA SEA EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR SOUTHWEST KRITIKO EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER WEST EAST SOUTHEAST AND NORTH OF 33.30 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE TAURUS NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR DELTA NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM CRUSADE NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER NORTH MODERATE SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM KASTELLORIZO SEA EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 OVER WEST NORTH NORTHWEST. MODERATE RODOS SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE KARPATHIO NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE WEST KRITIKO NORTH NORTHEAST 5 AND WEST OF 24.00 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH EAST KRITIKO NORTH 5. MODERATE SOUTHWEST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6. MODERATE SAMOS SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 6. MODERATE SARONIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE SOUTH EVVOIKOS NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE KAFIREAS STRAIT NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH CENTRAL AEGEAN NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 6. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH NORTHWEST AEGEAN EAST NORTHEAST 5 AND EAST OF 23.40 5 OR 6 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE NORTHEAST AEGEAN NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. UP TO POOR THRAKIKO NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 25.10 6 OR 7 SOON 4 OR 5 AND OVER EAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE THERMAIKOS EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE MARMARA NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. SNOW WEST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. SNOW EAST BLACK SEA NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. SNOW OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS STRONG GALE EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER MELITA, GABES, BOOT, SIDRA, SOUTH IONIO, KITHIRA SEA AND SOUTHWEST KRITIKO=