FQDL80 DWHA 311400 weather and sea bulletin for the mediterranean sea issued by marine weather service hamburg 31.01.2026, 15 UTC: general synoptic situation valid until Monday:
On Saturday, near-gale (7 Bft) to gale-force (8 Bft) winds from the northeast with violent gale-force gusts (11 Bft), expected over large parts of the western Mediterranean, except in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Hurricane-force gusts (12 Bft) cannot be ruled out. Winds will ease later on. During the night leading into Sunday, near-gale conditions will continue in the Gulf of Lion, the southeastern Western Mediterranean, and across the Strait of Sicily into the central Mediterranean. In the central Mediterranean, winds will become increasingly near-gale from the northwest on Saturday, with gale-force winds and heavy gale-force gusts (10 Bft) in some areas over the southern part. Violent gale-force gusts cannot be ruled out. Easing on Sunday evening from the southwest. From Sunday, near-gale southeasterly winds will also prevail over the Aegean Sea and the northern part of the eastern Mediterranean, locally gale-force winds. Heavy gale-force gusts not ruled out. On Monday, still near-gale to gale force northerly winds over the Aegean Sea, easing during the day. Heavy gale-force gusts cannot be ruled out at first. Over the Alboran and Palos sea areas and later also west of the Balearic Islands, over the Gulf of Lion and the Ligurian Sea, increasingly near-gale to gale force winds (8 Bft) possible again from Monday morning. On Saturday, very rough seas with significant wave heights of 5 to 6 m in large parts of the western and southern half of the western Mediterranean, locally 7 to 8 m possible at times. Spreading eastward. Decreasing in the western Mediterranean during the night to Sunday, locally still significant wave heights of 3 to 4 m on Sunday morning, decreasing to below 4 m during the day. In the central Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea, increasing to 4 to 5 m from Saturday evening, with 5 to 6 m also possible in the Gulf of Gabes and the Gulf of Sidra. During the course of the day, also spreading to the eastern Mediterranean Sea area. From Sunday afternoon to Monday morning, decreasing from the west to below 4 m. On Saturday, severe thunderstorms possible in the western to eastern Mediterranean, decreasing from the west on Sunday. Please pay attention to local warnings! NIL 31.01.2026, 13:23 NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL =