FQMQ54 LFPW 201902 Weather bulletin on METAREA 3, METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 20 October 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 196. Part 2 : General synopsis, Tuesday 20 at 12 UTC Low 1007 off Provence coast, with strong thundery activity, moving eastwards and expected over Ligurian Sea in morning, then gradually filling on place. High pressure gradually increasing from southwest of basin tomorrow. Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 22 at 00 UTC EAST OF CABRERA. Westerly 4 or 5, locally 5 or 6 in south, veering West or Northwest 3 to 5 in second part of night, then decreasing Northerly 2 to 4 at end. Gusts in showers. Moderate. Poor vis in thundery showers, clearing tomorrow morning. BALEARES. West or Northwest 3 to 5, locally 5 or 6 in north and in far south, veering North or Northwest 3 to 5 in afternoon, locally 5 or 6 in northwest, then decreasing Variable 3 to 5 in far north and far south in evening. Gusts in showers. Slight or moderate. Poor vis in thundery showers, clearing at night. MINORQUE. In northeast : North or Northwest 5 or 6, locally 7 in far north, decreasing Variable 3 to 5 in morning, mainly West, then increasing Northerly 5 or 6 in afternoon, locally 7 in far north. Gusts, locally severe in showers. In southwest : West or Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 to 5 in morning, then veering East or Northeast 3 or 4 in evening, at times 5. Gusts, locally severe in showers. Moderate or rough, decreasing temporarily slight or moderate in morning. Poor vis in thundery showers, clearing in late night. LION. Northwest 6 or 7, temporarily decreasing West or Northwest 4 to 6 from west to east in morning, then increasing 7, at times 8 in afternoon. Severe gusts. Moderate or rough, decreasing temporarily slight or moderate in morning. Moderate or poor vis in showers in far southwest at first and at end. PROVENCE. West or Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7, but locally Cyclonic 3 to 5 in far northeast at first, increasing 6 or 7 in morning, then 7, at times 8 in afternoon. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate or rough, at times very rough in southeast at end. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls in east, clearing in late night. LIGURE. East or Northeast 5 or 6 in west, but Southeast 6 or 7 in east, becoming Cyclonic 4 to 6 at night, at times 7, then locally increasing West or Southwest 7 or 8 in south at midday. Severe gusts, locally violent in thundersqualls. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in afternoon. Increasing long SW swell 3 to 4 m tomorrow evening. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls, improving in late morning. CORSE. In north, West or Southwest 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing gradually 6 or 7 in late night, locally 8 in far north in late morning, then 8 or 9 in far northeast in evening. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. In south, West or Southwest 4 or 5, at times 6, increasing West or Northwest 6 or 7 in morning, then locally 7 or 8 in far southeast in evening. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Becoming moderate or rough, then rough or very rough in afternoon. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls, improving tomorrow at midday. SARDAIGNE. West or Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 in late night, locally 6 in northeast, then veering North or Northwest in afternoon, locally 6 or 7 in north. Severe to violent gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate or rough. Poor or very poor vis in thundersqualls, gradually clearing from west at night. MADDALENA, ELBE. South or Southeast 6 or 7, veering gradually West or Southwest 5 or 6 at night, locally 6 or 7 leeward Bonifacio Strait and Corsica Cape, then increasing Westerly 6 or 7 in morning, locally 8 leeward Bonifacio Strait and Corsica Cape. Severe gusts, locally violent in thundersqualls, possible water spout. Moderate or rough, becoming locally very rough leeward Bonifacio Strait and Corsica Cape tomorrow afternoon. Increasing long SW swell 3 m in far north of ELBE at end. Poor or very poor in thundersqualls, improving tomorrow afternoon. ALBORAN. West 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 in afternoon, then 2 to 4 at end. Gusts. Slight or moderate. PALOS. In far north, decreasing Variable 2 to 4. Elsewhere, West or Southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 in afternoon, then 2 to 4 in evening. Gusts. Moderate, decreasing slight at end. Poor vis in showers in far east, clearing in morning. ALGER. West or Southwest 5 or 6, veering West in late night and decreasing 3 to 5 in north, then decreasing Westerly 2 to 4 in evening. Gusts. Moderate. Poor vis in rain or showers, at times thundery, clearing in afternoon. WEST OF CABRERA. Veering West or Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6, then decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon. Gusts. Moderate, decreasing slight or moderate in afternoon. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery, clearing overnight. ANNABA. Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6, veering West or Northwest in morning, then decreasing Northwesterly 3 or 4 in evening. Gusts. Moderate. Moderate or poor vis in showers, at times thundery, clearing in afternoon. TUNISIE. Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6, but South 5 or 6 in far east at first, veering West or Northwest 5 or 6 in early afternoon, then decreasing 3 to 5 in evening. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate. Very poor vis in thundersqualls, then moderate vis in some showers in late night, clearing in afternoon. CARBONARA. Southwesterly 4 or 5, at times 6, veering West or Northwest 5 or 6 in afternoon. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate or rough. Poor or very poor in thundersqualls, clearing in late night. LIPARI. Southeasterly 4 or 5, locally 6 or 7 in far southeast and leeward Messina strait, veering Southerly overnight, then gradually Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6 in morning. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough at end. Poor or very poor in thundersqualls, clearing from west in afternoon. CIRCEO. Southeast 5 or 6, locally 6 or 7 in far north, veering Southwest 4 or 5, at times 6 in second part of the night, then West 6 or 7 in afternoon. Severe gusts in thundersqualls. Moderate or rough. Poor or very poor in thundersqualls, clearing in late afternoon. Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours In northeast of basin, Northwesterly strong flow, decreasing gradually. In southwest of basin, decreasing Variable light or moderate flow.