From 21 to 24 May

Winds will remain moderate to strong from the northwest and north-northeast over the Adriatic, Ionian, Tyrrhenian, and Sicilian Seas, but will be weakening. Strong easterly and north-easterly winds are expected over the southern Balearic and Alboran Seas, and moderate northerly winds between the Aegean and the Sea of Crete. Moderate, occasionally strong winds from the northeast and north will affect the Adriatic, Ionian, Tyrrhenian, and Sardinian Seas; from the northwest (Mistral) over the channels and the Sicilian Sea, and from the east/northeast over the southern Balearic and Alboran Seas. Strong and strengthening northerly winds will affect the Aegean and the Sea of Crete; moderate to occasionally strong northwesterly winds (Mistral) in the Adriatic, northerly winds in the Ionian, northeast winds (Grecale) off the Ligurian Sea and upper Tyrrhenian, and east/north-northeast winds over the Balearic and Alboran Seas.

Seas will be rough or very rough in the central-southern Adriatic, Ionian, and Alboran Seas; rough in the Tyrrhenian, the channels, the Sicilian Sea, eastern Aegean, and southern Sea of Crete. The Ionian Sea will range from very rough to rough; the southern Adriatic and Alboran Seas will be rough. The central Adriatic, Tyrrhenian, Sardinian Sea, the channels, Sicilian Sea, and the Aegean will also be rough. The Aegean may be rough or very rough. The Alboran Sea and southern Sea of Crete will be rough. The Corsican Sea, central-southern Adriatic, Ionian, and Sicilian Seas will be slightly or locally rough.