WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, TUESDAY 27 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 27-08-24/15 UTC
LOW 1010 OVER EAST BLACK SEA. LOW PRESSURES 1009 OVER TAURUS AND
HIGH PRESSURES 1021 OVER NORTH BALKANS.
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 28 AUGUST 22 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST. UP TO
SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 3 UP TO 5 OVER EAST NORTHEAST SOON
NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
SOUTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 OVER EAST NORTHEAST LATER NORTHWEST.
SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
BOOT
NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE OVER SOUTHWEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5.
SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM SOON
MELITA
NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON EAST NORTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORM
GABES
EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER SOUTH UP TO 5. SLIGHT
SIDRA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST OVER NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT.
LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH SOON
NORTH IONIO
VARIABLE 3 OVER WEST NORTH UP TO 4 LATER WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4.
SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR
SOUTH IONIO
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
PATRAIKOS
VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
KORINTHIAKOS
VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
KITHIRA SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 OVER WEST VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST 3
UP TO 5. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON SLIGHT. LOCALLY
POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST SOON
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND NORTH OF 34.00 4 OR 5 SOON WEST NORTHWEST
3 UP TO 5 OVER WEST VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
TAURUS
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORM SOON
DELTA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
CRUSADE
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH NORTHWEST SOON OVER NORTH UP TO 5.
SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE
RODOS SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
KARPATHIO
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 35.20 UP TO 6 LATER 4 OR 5. UP TO
MODERATE
WEST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT
EAST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON NORTH 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHEAST. SLIGHT.
PROBABLE LOCALLY POOR
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH OF 37.20 UP TO 6. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE
SAMOS SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTHWEST UP TO 5 LATER WEST NORTHWEST 4
OR 5. SLIGHT
SARONIKOS
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER VARIABLE. SLIGHT
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT
KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE
CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH 5 SOON 5 AND SOUTH OF 38.30 5 OR 6 LATER 5 OR 6. MODERATE
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH. SLIGHT
THRAKIKO
NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT. PROBABLE LOCALLY POOR
THERMAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR
MARMARA
NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
WEST BLACK SEA
CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM
EAST BLACK SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH EAST UP TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 27 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, Tuesday 27 at 12 UTC
Low area 1013 over Ligurian sea and Tyrrhenian sea, filling slowly.
Severe to violent gusts in east and north of Corsica this evening,
due to thunderstorms.
Low over north of Algeria tomorrow afternoon, expected 1009 with
little change.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 29 at 00 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA.
East or Northeast 2 to 4 from north to south.
Smooth or slight.
BALEARES.
South or Southwest 3 or 4, locally 5 in gulf of Valencia this
evening, decreasing mainly Southerly 1 to 3 in late night.
Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in morning.
Moderate vis under showers at first.
MINORQUE.
Decreasing Variable 1 to 3, temporarily Northwesterly 3 or 4 in far
east at first, then decreasing 1 or 2 in daytime.
Smooth or slight.
LION.
Variable 1 to 3.
Smooth or slight.
Moderate vis due to fog patches at end.
PROVENCE.
Variable 2 to 4, occasionally East or Northeast 4 or 5 in northeast,
decreasing Variable 1 or 2 tomorrow evening.
Smooth or slight, locally slight or moderate in east overnight and
morning.
LIGURE.
North or Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing East or Northeast 4 or 5 in
morning, then becoming Variable 1 to 3 in afternoon. Gusts, at times
severe to violent with thunderstorms in evening and overnight.
Slight or moderate, gradually decreasing smooth in afternoon.
Poor vis in thunderstorms, mainly in evening and overnight.
CORSE.
In far north, East or Northeast 4 or 5, at times 6, gradually
decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in daytime. Severe to violent gusts with
thunderstorms in evening and overnight.
Elsewhere, Variable 2 to 4.
Slight or moderate, decreasing smooth or slight in afternoon.
Poor or very poor vis in thunderstorms, in evening, and mainly in
north.
SARDAIGNE.
North or Northwest 3 or 4, gradually decreasing Variable 1 to 3 from
northeast overnight, locally becoming Northeast in south.
Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in afternoon.
MADDALENA, ELBE.
Northeasterly 4 to 6 over ELBE and north of MADDALENA, but Variable 2
or 3 elsewhere, decreasing Variable 1 to 3 in morning. Severe to
violent gusts with thunderstorms in evening and overnight.
Sn southeast in
late afternoon.
Slight, locally becoming moderate in south tomorrow evening.
ANNABA.
Northerly 2 to 4, veering Northeasterly in second part of night, then
increasing Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in far west in afternoon.
Severe gusts under thundery showers at first.
Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in late morning.
Moderate or poor vis due to showers overnight.
TUNISIE.
Becoming Variable 2 to 4 overnight, decreasing 1 or 3, then becoming
East or Northeast 2 to 4 from northeast to southwest in afternoon.
Severe gusts under thundery showers at first.
Smooth or slight, decreasing smooth in afternoon.
Moderate or poor vis due to showers overnight.
CARBONARA, LIPARI, CIRCEO.
Variable 1 to 3. Severe gusts under thundery showers.
Smooth.
Moderate or poor vis due to thundery showers overnight and at end.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Variable light or moderate flow over the north of the basin, but
Easterly moderate or fresh flow over the south.
