WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, SATURDAY 06 JULY 2024 / 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 06-07-24/15 UTC
LOW PRESSURES 1002 OVER CYPRUS AND 1007 OVER EAST BLACK
SEA AND RELATIVELY HIGH 1018 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 07 JULY 22 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON CYCLONIC SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4.
SLIGHT
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHEAST LATER EAST SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT
SOUTH ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER OVER WEST UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT
BOOT
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT
MELITA
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR
GABES
EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR
SIDRA
ANTICYCLONIC 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT
NORTH IONIO
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER OVER EAST UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT
SOUTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER OVER EAST UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT
PATRAIKOS
EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHWEST. SMOOTH
KORINTHIAKOS
VARIABLE 3 SOON EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH
KITHIRA SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 22.50 NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5
SOON EAST OF 22.50 AND SOUTH OF 35.40 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OVER EAST
MODERATE
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 22.40 5 OR 6 SOON EAST OF 22.40 6
OR 7. SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.20 AND NORTH OF 34.00 6 OR 7. SLIGHT
OVER EAST MODERATE
TAURUS
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 OVER WEST NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER WEST
MODERATE
DELTA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER WEST UP TO 5. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO
MODERATE
CRUSADE
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST 5 LATER OVER WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE
RODOS SEA
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST UP TO 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
KARPATHIO
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 35.20 6 OR 7. MODERATE
WEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OVER WEST NORTHEAST SOON WEST OF 24.00 5 OR 6.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE
EAST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 5 AND EAST OF 26.00 5 OR 6. MODERATE
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH NORTHEAST OVER EAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH OF 37.00 AND WEST OF 25.40 6 OR 7.
MODERATE
SAMOS SEA
NORTH 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST LATER 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE
SARONIKOS
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER EAST NORTHEAST UP TO 6. SLIGHT
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. SLIGHT SOON OVER SOUTH UP TO
MODERATE
KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH 6 SOON 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH
CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON OVER EAST 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
THRAKIKO
EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTHEAST. SLIGHT
THERMAIKOS
EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE LATER SOUTH. SMOOTH
MARMARA
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
WEST BLACK SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON OVER WEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
EAST BLACK SEA
CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 OVER WEST 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Saturday 6 July 2024 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 : NO WARNING.
Part 2 : General synopsis, Saturday 6 at 12 UTC
Low 1007 between Sardinia and Tunisia, moving northwards and slowly
filling, expected 1012 over Ligurian Sea Monday at midnight.
Low area 1008 over south of Spain, moving and filling to Alboran sea
Sunday morning.
High area building 1017/1020 in north Spain and southwest France in
daytime.
Locally moderate or poor vis by sand haze over Tyrrhenian Sea in
daytime.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Monday 8 at 00 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA.
Cyclonic 2 to 4, becoming North or Northeast 3 to 5 from south to
north in late night, locally 6 in far north, then decreasing Easterly
2 to 4 in afternoon.
Slight or moderate.
BALEARES.
Increasing North or Northeast 3 to 5 overnight, temporarily 6 in far
north, decreasing Northeast 2 to 4 in morning, then veering East or
Southeast 2 to 4 in afternoon, at times 5 in far north.
Slight or moderate, temporarily rough in far east in late night.
Moderate vis in showers, at times thundery at first.
MINORQUE.
North or Northeast 5 or 6, at times 7 in north, decreasing 4 or 5 at
noon, then becoming clockwise 1 to 3 in evening. Gusts.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in late night.
Moderate vis in showers at first.
LION.
North or Northwest 5 or 6, increasing temporarily 6 or 7 overnight,
then backing Westerly 3 or 4 in afternoon. Gusts.
Slight or moderate, becoming locally rough in late night.
Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers, improving in morning.
PROVENCE.
North or Northwest 2 to 4, increasing 5 or 6 in west overnight, then
backing Westerly 3 or 4, locally 5 near coast.
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate overnight.
Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers, improving in morning.
LIGURE.
Easterly 3 to 5, locally Southeast 6 near Cape Corse, decreasing
Cyclonic 2 to 4 in afternoon. Gusts near Cape Corse.
Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in afternoon.
Moderate vis in some showers, at times thundery.
CORSE.
– in far south : decreasing Easterly 5 or 6 in evening, gradually
Northwesterly 2 to 4 overnight. Gusts at first.
– elsewhere : Northerly 2 to 4, backing Westerly at noon.
Smooth or slight, but slight or moderate in south at first.
Moderate vis in showers, at times thundery, improving in afternoon.
SARDAIGNE.
Increasing Cyclonic 3 to 5, locally 6 in far northwest overnight,
becoming North or Northeast 2 to 4 in afternoon. Gusts at first.
Slight or moderate.
Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers, improving in morning.
MADDALENA, ELBE.
South or Southeast 3 to 5, locally 6 with gusts near Sardinia and
Corsica coasts, decreasing 2 to 4 in afternoon, then becoming
Variable 1 to 3, but Westerly 4 or 5 in and leeward Bonifacio strait
in evening.
Slight or moderate.
Moderate or poor vis in thundery showers, improving in late
afternoon.
ALBORAN.
Westerly 5 or 6, at times 7 leeward strait, decreasing Variable 2 to
4 in morning, locally West or Northwest 5 or 6 leeward strait, then
Westerly 2 or 3, locally 4 leeward strait, in evening. Gusts at
first.
Decreasing rapidly slight or moderate overnight, and smooth or slight
in late afternoon.
PALOS.
West or Southwest 5 or 6, rapidly becoming Cyclonic 3 or 5 in late
evening, then decreasing 2 to 4 in afternoon, locally 5 near Algerian
coast at end. Gusts at first.
Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in afternoon.
ALGER.
Westerly 4 or 5, rapidly decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in late evening,
then veering East or Northeast 3 or 4 in afternoon, locally 5 near
coast.
Slight or moderate.
Moderate vis due to sand haze, mainly in east.
WEST OF CABRERA.
Variable 2 to 4, occasionally East or Northeast 4 or 5 along Spanish
coast, becoming East or Southeast 2 to 4 in evening.
Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in evening.
ANNABA.
Decreasing Westerly 4 or 5, 2 to 4 in late night, then veering mainly
North 1 to 3 in evening.
Slight or moderate, decreasing slight in late morning.
Moderate vis due to sand haze and some showers.
TUNISIE.
Southeasterly 5 or 6, but Cyclonic in far west, gradually decreasing
Southerly 4 or 5 overnight, temporarily 6 in far northeast, then
decreasing Variable 3 to 5 at noon. Gusts.
Slight or moderate, temporarily moderate or rough at first.
Moderate vis in some showers.
CARBONARA.
South or Southeast 4 or 5, at times 6, veering South or Southwest in
late morning, decreasing Cyclonic 3 or 4 in late evening. Gusts.
Slight or moderate.
Moderate or poor vis in some showers, at times thundery.
LIPARI, CIRCEO.
Variable 2 to 4, with coastal breezes, locally increasing Southerly 4
or 5, temporarily 6, in far west in late night, then decreasing
Variable 1 to 3 in late evening. Gusts in far west.
Smooth or slight, locally moderate in west in morning.
Moderate or poor vis in some showers, at times thundery in north.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Variable light or moderate flow, locally Northeasterly fresh flow
near Algerian and Tunisian coast.
