FQMQ54 LFPW 221953

Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, 
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 22 February 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 : NO WARNING.


Part 2 : General synopsis, Sunday 22 at 12 UTC
High pressure between 1025 and 1030 over the basin, slowly weakening
tomorrow, expected 1020 to 1025 tomorrow evening.
Shallow low near 1024 between Corsica and French mainland, slowly
deepening, expected 1019 in morning, becoming a double low near
Corsica tomorrow evening.


Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 24 at 00 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA, BALEARES, MINORQUE, South of SARDAIGNE.
Southwesterly 2 to 4, temporarily increasing Northwest 5 or 6 in far
northeast over MINORQUE soon, becoming Variable 1 to 3 later, locally
4 in far northeast.
Smooth or slight, locally becoming moderate in northeast over
MINORQUE soon.
Becoming poor vis due to fog over BALEARES and west over MINORQUE in
morning.

LION, PROVENCE, North of SARDAIGNE.
West 3 or 4, locally 5 in north, increasing West or Northwest 5 or 6
at first, and temporarily at times 7 over PROVENCE soon. Gusts.
Becoming slight or moderate at first.

LIGURE, CORSE.
Southwest 4 or 5, locally 6 near Balagne, increasing locally 6 or 7
near Balagne and in Bonifacio strait at first, then decreasing
Variable 2 to 4 later, but still Southwest 4 or 5 near Balagne.
Gusts.
Slight or moderate.

MADDALENA, ELBE.
Variable 2 to 4, locally West or Southwest 6 or 7 in and leeward
Bonifacio Strait, decreasing West 5 or 6 leeward Strait at end.
Gusts.
Slight or moderate, locally smooth leeward Corsica and Sardinia.

ALBORAN, PALOS, ALGER, WEST OF CABRERA, ANNABA.
Variable 1 to 3, mainly Easterly, locally Southwest 4 near Cape Nao
at first, and West or Northwest 4 near Cape Teulade over all period.
Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth later.
Poor vis due to some fog patches overnight over Alboran Sea and in
south of Balearic Islands.

TUNISIE, South of CARBONARA, Southwest of LIPARI.
Westerly 4 or 5, locally 6 near cape Carbonara at first and at end.
Slight or moderate.

North of CARBONARA, Northeast of LIPARI, CIRCEO.
Southwest to Northwest 3 or 4 from west to east, decreasing Variable
1 to 3 soon, but locally increasing West 4 or 5 in far north over
CIRCEO soon.
Slight, locally moderate in north over CIRCEO soon.



Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
No threat of Near Gale. Mainly Westerly light or moderate flow.