WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 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 21-08-24/15 UTC
LOW PRESSURES 1001 OVER EAST TURKEY AND RELATIVELY HIGH 1014 OVER
BALKANS AND THE TUNISIA
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 22 AUGUST 22 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4 LATER VARIABLE. SLIGHT.
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST NORTHEAST UP TO 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4.
SLIGHT.
SOUTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OVER SOUTH 4 OR 5 SOON NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 AND
OVER EAST NORTHEAST. SLIGHT.
BOOT
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO SLIGHT.
MELITA
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON 3 UP TO 5. MODERATE.
GABES
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON UP TO 4. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE OVER
NORTH
SIDRA
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
NORTH IONIO
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 WEST OF 19.50 AND NORTH OF 38.30 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4
OR 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AND WEST OF 19.50 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE OVER WEST.
SOUTH IONIO
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. MODERATE
PATRAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT.
KORINTHIAKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT.
KITHIRA SEA
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. MODERATE
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST NORTH. UP TO MODERATE.
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
TAURUS
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 UP TO 5 AND OVER NORTHWEST CYCLONIC.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE
DELTA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OVER NORTH UP TO MODERATE
CRUSADE
WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 OVER NORTH SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OVER NORTHWEST
UP TO MODERATE
KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. UP TO MODERATE
RODOS SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT
KARPATHIO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
WEST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
EAST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
SAMOS SEA
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
SARONIKOS
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT.
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT.
KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 SOON 5. SLIGHT
CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT.
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 SOON NORTH AND EAST OF 24.50 NORTH 4 OR 5.
SLIGHT.
THRAKIKO
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST NORTHEAST. SLIGHT.
THERMAIKOS
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT.
MARMARA
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH OVER NORTH UP TO 5. SLIGHT
WEST BLACK SEA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORM
EAST BLACK SEA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON OVER WEST NORTHWEST UP TO 5. SLIGHT
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED
Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Wednesday 21 August 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, Wednesday 21 at 12 UTC
Low 1010 between France and Corsica, with little change, filling
tomorrow at midday.
High pressures 1016 near Baleares, weakening overnight. Shallow low
1014 over north of Algeria with little change.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Friday 23 at 00 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA.
Southeasterly 2 to 4, at times 5, becoming locally Variable 2 to 4 in
far northeast in morning.
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in morning.
BALEARES.
Southwesterly 3 or 4, locally 5 near Cap de la Nao at first, becoming
Cyclonic 2 to 4 in gulf of Valence at end.
Decreasing smooth or slight.
Moderate or poor vis in showers at times thundery.
MINORQUE.
Becoming Westerly 2 to 4 at first, and temporarily Variable in far
north in daytime.
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in morning.
Moderate or poor vis in showers at times thundery from morning.
LION.
Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6 at first, decreasing 2 to 4 in second
part of the night, then becoming Variable in morning, temporarily
Southerly in afternoon. Gusts.
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in morning, then smooth
at end.
PROVENCE.
In far northeast : Variable 2 to 4.
Elsewhere : Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6 at first, decreasing
Northwesterly 2 to 4 in morning, then backing Westerly in afternoon,
locally Variable in far northwest at end. Gusts.
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in afternoon.
LIGURE.
Variable 2 to 4, but locally West or Southwest 3 to 5 in far south at
first, then becoming mainly Westerly 2 to 4 in afternoon.
Smooth or slight, locally moderate in far south at first.
CORSE.
In north : Southwesterly 3 to 5, locally Cyclonic 2 to 4 in far
northwest, becoming Variable 2 to 4 in morning, then West or
Southwest 2 to 4 in afternoon.
In south : Westerly 3 or 4, at times 5 at first, decreasing West or
Northwest 2 to 4 in late afternoon.
Decreasing slight or moderate, then slight in afternoon.
SARDAIGNE.
Northwesterly 3 to 5, locally 6 in far north at first, becoming
Cyclonic 2 to 4 in far southwest in morning, then in south at end,
but decreasing Northwesterly 2 to 4 in north in afternoon.
Moderate, decreasing slight or moderate in late night, then slight in
late day.
MADDALENA.
Westerly 5 or 6, but locally Variable 2 to 4 in far north and in far
southwest, decreasing 4 or 5 in morning, at times 6 in afternoon,
then decreasing 3 or 4 at end. Gusts.
Elsewhere : Variable 2 to 4.
Smooth or slight, locally moderate in axis of the strait till late
morning.
Moderate or poor vis in showers at times thundery in far northeast at
end.
ELBE.
Northerly 2 to 4, backing Northwesterly in afternoon, locally
Variable 2 to 4 in far southwest.
Smooth or slight.
Moderate or poor vis in showers at times thundery at end.
ALBORAN.
Variable 2 to 4, locally East 3 or 4 in far east at first, becoming
Westerly 2 to 4 in morning, locally 5 or 6 leeward Gibraltar strait
in afternoon, and Variable 2 to 4 in far south. Gusts.
Smooth or slight, increasing locally moderate leeward strait in late
afternoon.
Moderate or poor vis due to fog patches and in showers at times
thundery in late night, improving in afternoon.
PALOS.
East or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in south at first, decreasing
Variable 2 to 4 in morning, then becoming West or Southwest 3 or 4,
at times 5, near Spain coast in afternoon.
Slight at time moderate at first, then smooth or slight at end.
Moderate or poor vis due to fog patches, and in showers at times
thundery.
ALGER.
Easterly 4 or 5, becoming Variable 2 to 4 in far west in afternoon.
Slight or moderate, then slight in afternoon.
Moderate or poor vis in showers at times thundery in afternoon in
west.
WEST OF CABRERA.
Southeasterly 2 to 4, at times 5 in far southeast, becoming Variable
in west overnight, then Southerly in west in late afternoon.
Slight, then smooth or slight at end.
Moderate or poor vis in showers at times thundery.
ANNABA.
– in west : Northwest 3 or 4, at times 5, decreasing Northerly 2 to 4
at end.
– In east : Northeasterly 2 to 4, increasing at times 5 in far
southwest in afternoon, then veering Easterly at end.
Slight or moderate, then slight at end.
TUNISIE.
West or Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6 at first, becoming Variable 2 to
4 in far east , then mainly Northerly 2 to 4 in evening, locally 5
near Sardinia coast.
Slight or moderate, then slight at end.
CARBONARA.
Variable 2 to 4.
Slight, then smooth or slight in afternoon.
LIPARI.
Northwesterly 2 to 4, decreasing mainly Northerly 1 to 3 in morning,
then increasing locally Northwest 3 or 4 in far southwest at end.
Slight.
Moderate or poor vis in some thundery showers.
CIRCEO.
Northwesterly 3 or 4, at times 5 at first, decreasing 2 to 4 in late
night, and backing temporarily Westerly in morning.
Slight, then smooth or slight at end.
Moderate or poor vis in some thundery showers.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Clockwise moderate flow, locally Westerly fresh flow leeward
Gibraltar strait at first, then increasing East moderate to fresh
flow from ANNABA to PALOS at end.
