WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, SUNDAY 07 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 07-07-24/15 UTC
NEAR STATIONARY LOW 1006 OVER EAST BLACK SEA IS EXPECTED 1006 BY
08/00 UTC. A SECOND NEAR STATIONARY LOW WITH CENTRE 1009 OVER
SARDINIA. LOW PRESSURES 1000 OVER TAURUS. HIGH PRESSURES 1018 OVER
NORTH BALKANS AND RELATIVELY HIGH 1014 OVER SIDRA.
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 08 JULY 22 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR IN
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
CYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT
SOUTH ADRIATIC
SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST
4 OR 5. SLIGHT
BOOT
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT
MELITA
SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
GABES
EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON EAST NORTHEAST. SLIGHT
SIDRA
ANTICYCLONIC 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR IN THE MORNING
NORTH IONIO
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND SOUTH OF 38.40 UP TO 5 LATER 5. SLIGHT
SOUTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
PATRAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT
KORINTHIAKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT
KITHIRA SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 35.40 AND EAST OF 22.30 NORTH 5
OR 6. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
NORTH 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 22.00 NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON EAST OF
22.00 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND NORTH OF 34.00 5 OR 6 VERY SOON NORTH OF
34.00 AND EAST OF 26.20 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
TAURUS
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER WEST NORTH 5.
SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE
DELTA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE
CRUSADE
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT
KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 29.00 5 OR 6. MODERATE
RODOS SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT
KARPATHIO
WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE
WEST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 24.00 NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT
EAST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON EAST OF 26.00 6 OR 7. MODERATE
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON NORTH OF 37.20 AND WEST OF 25.40 6
OR 7. MODERATE
SAMOS SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. UP TO MODERATE
SARONIKOS
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH OF 37.40 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 6. MODERATE
KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH 6 OR 7 SOON 7. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH
CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH 6 VERY SOON WEST OF 25.30 6 OR 7. MODERATE
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND EAST OF 24.00 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTH
NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 SOON SOUTH OF 39.20 AND EAST OF 25.00 6 OR 7.
SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE
THRAKIKO
EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTHEAST WEST OF 25.10 3 OR 4.
SLIGHT
THERMAIKOS
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON VARIABLE 2 UP TO 4. SMOOTH OR
SLIGHT
MARMARA
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
WEST BLACK SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO
MODERATE
EAST BLACK SEA
CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 OVER EAST VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY
POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST AND SOUTH
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED
Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Sunday 7 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, Sunday 7 at 12 UTC
Low 1009 around Sardinia and Corsica, slowly filling and moving
northwards overnight.
High 1014 over Balearic Sea, building on place, expected 1017 Monday
at noon, then weakening.
New low 1012 expected in Gulf of Lion, with little change, tomorrow
afternoon.
Moderate or poor vis by sand haze over Tyrrhenian sea.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Tuesday 9 at 00 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA, BALEARES, MINORQUE, SARDAIGNE.
Clockwise 2 or 3, at times 4, increasing locally South or Southwest 4
or 5 near Cap Bagur tomorrow afternoon.
Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in late night.
LION.
Decreasing West or Northwest 3 or 4, becoming Variable 2 to 4 in late
night, then Southeasterly 3 to 5 tomorrow afternoon, at times 6 near
Vermeille coast.
Decreasing smooth or slight overnight, but locally moderate near
Vermeille coast at end.
PROVENCE.
West or Northwest 3 to 5, temporarily West or Southwest 5 or 6 in far
northeast at first, decreasing Westerly 2 to 4 in second part of the
night, then becoming Variable 1 to 3 tomorrow afternoon, locally
Southeasterly in west.
Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight tomorrow late
morning.
LIGURE.
South or Southwest 2 to 4, becoming Cyclonic in second part of night,
then decreasing gradually 1 to 3 in daytime.
Slight, decreasing smooth or slight tomorrow morning.
Moderate vis in scattered showers in north Monday.
CORSE.
Westerly 2 to 4, locally increasing Southwest 4 or 5 in north in
first part of night, then veering Northwesterly 2 or 3 in afternoon.
Slight, temporarily moderate in evening in far north, decreasing
smooth tomorrow evening.
MADDALENA.
Variable 2 to 4, locally Westerly 4 or 5 in and leeward Bonifacio
strait, becoming mainly North or Northwest in second part of the
night, then decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in late morning.
Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight tomorrow late
morning.
ELBE.
Variable 1 to 3, at times 4 near Cape Corse, becoming North or
Northwest 2 to 4 tomorrow in late day.
Slight, locally moderate in south at first, decreasing smooth
tomorrow late afternoon.
Moderate or poor vis due to fog patches, improving this evening.
ALBORAN.
Variable 2 to 4, locally Westerly 5 in axis of strait at first,
decreasing 1 or 2 tomorrow afternoon.
Becoming smooth or slight.
Moderate or poor vis due to fog patches.
PALOS.
Variable 2 to 4, at times East or Northeast 5 near Algerian coast.
Smooth or slight.
Moderate or poor vis due to fog patches.
ALGER.
Variable 2 or 3.
Slight.
Moderate or poor vis due to fog patches.
WEST OF CABRERA.
Variable 2 or 3, at times 4, mainly Easterly.
Slight, decreasing smooth or slight tomorrow afternoon.
ANNABA.
Variable 2 to 4, becoming East or Northeast 3 to 5 in afternoon.
Slight.
Moderate or poor vis due to fog patches.
TUNISIE.
Variable 2 to 4, becoming Northeasterly 3 to 5, locally 6 near
Tunisian coast tomorrow afternoon.
Smooth or slight.
CARBONARA.
Cyclonic 3 to 5, decreasing Variable 2 to 4 overnight, then becoming
Northeast in afternoon.
Decreasing smooth or slight.
LIPARI, CIRCEO.
Variable 2 or 3, at times 4.
Decreasing smooth or slight.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Variable light or moderate flow, locally East or Northeast in south
of basin.
