WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER 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 NONE

PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 15-10-26/15 UTC
LOW PRESSURES 1006 OVER EAST BLACK SEA AND 1010 OVER CYPRUS. HIGH
PRESSURES 1027 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND 1025 OVER TUNISIA

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 16 OCTOBER 22 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY VERY POOR

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND OVER EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT

SOUTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 AND OVER EAST NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE

BOOT
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

MELITA
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH UP TO 5. SLIGHT

GABES
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SIDRA
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE

NORTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 AND WEST OF 19.50 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE

SOUTH IONIO
NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 AND WEST OF 20.00 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE

PATRAIKOS
EAST NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

KORINTHIAKOS
EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH

KITHIRA SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH UP TO 5 SOON OVER NORTH VARIABLE.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON EAST OF 22.00 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY
POOR

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 NORTH OF 34.00 AND EAST OF 26.20 6 OR 7 SOON
5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

TAURUS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AND OVER EAST EAST NORTHEAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

DELTA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 LATER 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORM

CRUSADE
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

KASTELLORIZO SEA
CYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5 WEST OF 28.30 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

RODOS SEA
NORTHWEST 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

KARPATHIO
NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH

WEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 24.00 NORTHEAST SOON 4. MODERATE

EAST KRITIKO
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.00 5 OR 6. MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. UP TO MODERATE SOON SLIGHT

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTH 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 26.00 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 24.50
4 OR 5. MODERATE

SAMOS SEA
NORTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE

SARONIKOS
NORTH 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH 4 OR 5 SOON 4 LATER NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE

CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND OVER WEST NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

THRAKIKO
EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 AND EAST OF 24.50 4 OR 5 SOON NORTHEAST.
SLIGHT

THERMAIKOS
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OVER
SOUTH UP TO MODERATE

MARMARA
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORM

WEST BLACK SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

EAST BLACK SEA
CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6
DECREASING LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY
POOR. THUNDERSTORM

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED