WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, THURSDAY 30 MAY 2024 / 1000 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 30-05-24/03 UTC
LOW PRESSURES 1009 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS AND NORTH ITALY AND
RELATIVELY HIGH 1015 OVER TUNISIA. SMOOTH FIELD 1012 OVER HELLAS
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 31 MAY 10 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
SOUTHEAST 4 SOON 5 LATER OVER EAST PART 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
SOUTH ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 SOON 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
BOOT
SOUTH 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHWEST 4 OVER NORTH PART SOUTH 5. SMOOTH SOON
OVER NORTH PART SLIGHT
MELITA
WEST NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT
GABES
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST PART VARIABLE. SLIGHT
SIDRA
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH PART SOUTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT
NORTH IONIO
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 LATER SOUTH 4. SMOOTH
SOUTH IONIO
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3. SMOOTH
PATRAIKOS
WEST 4 SOON VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH
KORINTHIAKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH
KITHIRA SEA
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON EAST SOUTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
WEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT
TAURUS
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
DELTA
WEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
CRUSADE
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH PART NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
RODOS SEA
WEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT
KARPATHIO
SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH 3. UP TO SLIGHT
WEST KRITIKO
WEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 24.30 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
EAST KRITIKO
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE 3. SLIGHT
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4. UP TO SLIGHT
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT
SAMOS SEA
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH 3. UP TO SLIGHT
SARONIKOS
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH
KAFIREAS STRAIT
SOUTH 4. UP TO SLIGHT
CENTRAL AEGEAN
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4. SMOOTH
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
SOUTH 4. SMOOTH
THRAKIKO
SOUTH 3 OR 4. SMOOTH
THERMAIKOS
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
MARMARA
SOUTHWEST 3. SMOOTH
WEST BLACK SEA
SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH. SLIGHT
EAST BLACK SEA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED
Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 30 May 2024 at 09 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 166.
Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 30 at 00 UTC
Low 1010 over Ligurian sea, deepening and expected 1002 overnight,
then slowly filling tomorrow.
High pressure 1018 over southwest of France, weakening and expected
1015 in afternoon.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 31 at 12 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA.
Clockwise 2 to 4, increasing Easterly 3 or 4 in evening, then
Northeast 5 or 6 in second part of night.
Smooth or slight, becoming moderate or rough in morning.
BALEARES.
Southerly 3 to 5, increasing East or Northeast 3 to 5 overnight, then
decreasing Variable 2 to 4 at end.
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate overnight.
Moderate or poor vis in some showers overnight, improving in
morning.
MINORQUE.
Variable 2 to 4, increasing North or Northeast 6 or 7 overnight,
temporarily North 8 in north in second part of night, then decreasing
5 or 6 at end. Severe gusts.
Smooth or slight, becoming moderate or rough overnight.
Moderate or poor vis in some showers overnight, improving in
morning.
LION.
Northwest 5 or 6, at times 7 in Northwest in afternoon, increasing 6
or 7 in late afternoon, then 7 or 8 in evening. Severe gusts.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough overnight.
Poor vis in showers in south in evening, improving overnight.
PROVENCE.
West or Northwest increasing 6 or 7, then 7 or 8 in second part of
night. Severe gusts.
Becoming moderate or rough, then rough or very rough in east in
morning.
Moderate or poor vis in scattered showers in far south in evening,
improving overnight.
LIGURE.
Cyclonic 3 to 5, increasing locally West or Southwest 6 or 7 in far
south in afternoon. Gusts.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in south in
afternoon.
Poor vis in showers in north overnight.
CORSE.
West or Southwest 4 or 5, locally 6 or 7 in north, increasing 6 or 7
overall in second part of night, temporarily West or Northwest 7 or 8
in west in morning. Severe gusts.
Becoming moderate or rough, then rough or very rough in morning.
SARDAIGNE.
Northwest 3 to 5 from south to north, locally 6 in far north in
daytime, increasing 6 or 7 in north in evening and veering North or
Northeast 3 to 5 in south. Gusts.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough overnight, locally
very rough in far northeast at end.
Poor vis in scattered showers in north in evening, improving
overnight.
MADDALENA.
in north: increasing West or Southwest 6 or 7, then 7 or 8 in late
night. Gusts.
Elsewhere: Southwesterly 3 or 4, at times 5.
Becoming slight or moderate from north, then locally moderate or
rough in north in late day.
Poor vis in scattered showers overnight, improving in morning.
ELBE.
Variable 2 to 4, but South or Southeast 4 or 5 along Italian coasts,
increasing Southwest 6 or 7 in northwest in late day, then Southwest
5 or 6 in far south in morning. Gusts.
Becoming slight or moderate, then moderate or rough in evening.
Poor vis in showers in north overnight, improving in morning.
ALBORAN.
Variable 2 to 4, increasing Easterly 4 or 5 in early morning, locally
6 in far northeast, with severe gusts near Cape Gata at end.
Smooth, becoming slight or moderate from northeast in early morning.
Poor vis due to some fog patches or sand haze, mainly in south.
PALOS.
Variable 2 to 4, temporarily increasing Southwesterly 4 or 5 along
coast in evening, then increasing East or Northeast 5 or 6 in late
night, with severe gusts at end. Gusts.
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in late night.
Poor vis due to some fog patches or sand haze, mainly in south.
ALGER.
East 3 or 4, occasionally 5 along coast, increasing East or Northeast
5 or 6 at midnight, at times 7 along coast at end. Gusts.
Slight, becoming moderate in second part of night.
Moderate vis due to sand haze at end.
WEST OF CABRERA.
Easterly 2 to 4, increasing East or Northeast 5 or 6 in second part
of night, with gusts at end.
Smooth or slight, becoming moderate in late night.
ANNABA.
Variable 2 to 4, locally East or Northeast 4 or 5 along Algerian
coast this afternoon, gradually increasing East or Northeast 4 or 5
in late night, locally 6 in far southwest.
Slight, occasionally smooth, becoming slight or moderate from
northwest in early morning.
Moderate vis due to sand haze at end.
TUNISIE.
West or Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6 near Cape Teulade this
afternoon, locally decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in south this evening,
then veering North or Northwest 3 to 5 in northwest in the morning,
but Southerly 4 or 5 in far east.
Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in evening.
CARBONARA.
Variable 2 to 4, mainly Southerly, veering West or Southwest in
evening, at times 5.
Smooth or slight.
LIPARI.
Variable 2 to 4, gradually increasing Southerly 3 to 5 overnight.
Smooth or slight.
CIRCEO.
Variable 2 to 4, locally increasing South or Southwest 4 or 5 in far
north this afternoon, then over the whole area overnight, at times 6
with gusts in far north in second part of night.
Smooth or slight, gradually becoming slight or moderate from north in
afternoon and evening, locally rough in far north.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Northwesterly fresh or strong flow from gulf of Lion to Bonifacio
strait, decreasing moderate or fresh at end. In southwest:
persistence of Northeasterly fresh or stron