WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 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 12-09-24/15 UTC
EXTENDED LOW OVER NORTH ITALY WITH FRONTS AND CENTRES 1000 OVER
GULF OF GENOA AND 1001 OVER NORTH ADRIATIC IS MOVING SLOWLY
EAST SOUTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED WITH CENTRES 998 OVER CENTRAL
ADRIATIC AND 1001 OVER SERBIA BY 13/03 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH 1014
OVER SIRTI.
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 13 SEPTEMBER 22 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
CYCLONIC 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. POOR OR
VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH CYCLONIC 6 OR 7 LATER WEST
NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. UP TO ROUGH. POOR OR VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
SOUTH ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR OR VERY
POOR. THUNDERSTORM
BOOT
WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOON MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY
POOR. THUNDERSTORM
MELITA
WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST LATER NORTHWEST 6 OR
7. MODERATE LATER MODERATE OR ROUGH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
GABES
SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
SIDRA
SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH WEST 5 OR 6 LATER OVER NORTH WEST
NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. UP TO MODERATE LATER MODERATE OR ROUGH
NORTH IONIO
WEST OF 19.50 SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. EAST OF
19.50 SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE SOON OVER WEST UP
TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
SOUTH IONIO
WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
PATRAIKOS
SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORM
KORINTHIAKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 4 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
KITHIRA SEA
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON
MODERATE
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
WEST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTHWEST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
TAURUS
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
DELTA
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER OVER NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
CRUSADE
WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 LATER OVER NORTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
OR MODERATE
KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON EAST OF 29.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
RODOS SEA
WEST 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
KARPATHIO
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
WEST KRITIKO
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER
MODERATE
EAST KRITIKO
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT LATER MODERATE
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH OF 37.00 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON MODERATE
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON WEST OF 25.30 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER WEST
MODERATE
SAMOS SEA
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
SARONIKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
KAFIREAS STRAIT
SOUTHWEST 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
CENTRAL AEGEAN
SOUTH 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. UP TO SLIGHT
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
SOUTH 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
THRAKIKO
SOUTH 3 OR 4 SOON EAST OF 24.50 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
THERMAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
MARMARA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR
WEST BLACK SEA
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT.
LOCALLY POOR
EAST BLACK SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT.
LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER MELITA
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Thursday 12 September 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 : WARNING NR 214.
Part 2 : General synopsis, Thursday 12 at 12 UTC
Low 1000 over Gulf of Genoa, expected 998 in north of Tyrrhenian sea
overnight, then 1004 in west in morning and filling in afternoon.
High pressure around 1017 in southeast of Spain.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Saturday 14 at 00 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA.
Northeasterly 4 or 5, locally 6 in far northeast, increasing
temporarily 5 or 6 in daytime.
Increasing moderate or rough, locally very rough in far northeast.
Poor visibility in showers, clearing in morning.
BALEARES.
– leeward Ebro valley : Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing North or
Northwest 4 or 5 at midday then decreasing Variable 2 to 4 in
afternoon. Gusts.
– elsewhere : Mainly Easterly 3 to 5, at times 6 at first , becoming
Variable 2 to 4 in afternoon.
Slight or moderate, locally moderate or rough in east.
Poor visibility in showers, clearing at first.
MINORQUE.
– in north : North or Northwest 7 or 8, decreasing 6 or 7 in west at
end. Severe gusts.
– in south : increasing North 6 or 7, but locally North or Northeast
5 or 6 in west. Gusts.
Rough or very rough in evening.
N or NW swell 3 m in far southwest in late morning.
Poor visibility in showers, clearing at first.
LION.
– in north : Northwest 6 or 7. Severe gusts.
– in south : Northwest 7 or 8. Severe gusts.
Moderate or rough, locally very rough in far south.
PROVENCE.
Northwest 8 or 9, temporarily 10 at first, veering North or Northwest
in afternoon, and decreasing gradually 3 to 5 in east. Severe gusts.
Rough or very rough, locally high in southeast till midday,
decreasing moderate or rough in east at end.
W swell 3 to 4 min far southeast in afternoon.
Moderate or poor visibility in thundery showers in far northeast
clearing in morning.
LIGURE.
Increasing Northerly 6 or 7, but locally Southwesterly 7 or 8 near
Cap Corse at first, and becoming Westerly 3 to 5 in far west in
morning, then Easterly in far west at end. Severe gusts.
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate at end.
SW swell 3 m at first.
Poor visibility in thundery showers, clearing in afternoon.
South of CORSE.
West or Northwest 7 or 8, decreasing 5 or 6 in late afternoon, then 3
to 5 at end. Severe gusts.
Very rough, locally high in far west till midday, decreasing rough or
very rough in late afternoon.
W swell 3 to 4.5 m in afternoon.
Poor visibility in thundery showers, clearing in afternoon.
North of CORSE.
West or Southwest 6 or 7 locally 8 near Cap Corse at first,
decreasing Northwesterly 5 or 6, at times 7 overnight, then 3 to 5,
at times 6 in afternoon, and increasing Northerly 5 or 6 at times 7
at end. Severe gusts.
Rough or very rough, decreasing moderate or rough in late day.
W swell 3 to 4 m in afternoon, abating at end.
Poor visibility in thundery showers, clearing in afternoon.
SARDAIGNE.
– in north : increasing North or Northwest 8 or 9, then decreasing
locally 8 in west at end, and 6 or 7 in east. Severe gusts.
– in south : North or Northwest 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7 in late
night. Gusts.
Increasing rough or very rough, locally high in far northeast till
late afternoon.
N or NW swell 3 to 4 m in south in late morning, then in east in late
day.
Poor or very poor visibility in scattered showers at first.
MADDALENA.
– In and leeward Bonifacio strait : West 7 or 8, at times 9 at first,
veering West or Northwest at midday, then decreasing 5 or 6, at times
7 in late day. Severe to violent gusts.
– elsewhere : mainly Westerly 5 or 6, veering North or Northwest at
end. Gusts.
Increasing rough or very rough, then decreasing moderate or rough in
late day.
SW swell 3 m in far northeast overnight.
Poor or very poor visibility in thundery showers, clearing at end.
ELBE.
West or Southwest 7 or 8 in north, but Variable 3 to 5 in south,
becoming Northwesterly 3 to 5 overnight, locally 6 or 7 in west.
Severe gusts.
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in morning.
W or SW swell 3 m in north at first.
Poor visibility in thundery showers, clearing at end.
ALBORAN.
Becoming Variable 2 to 4, then increasing East 3 to 5, at times 6 in
morning, then 5 or 6 in afternoon, locally 7 in far northeast.
Gusts.
Smooth or slight, becoming moderate in afternoon, then moderate or
rough at end.
PALOS.
Southwesterly 3 to 5, backing East or Northeast 4 or 5 from north in
late night, locally 6 in north, then 5 or 6 in afternoon.
Smooth or slight, becoming moderate in afternoon, then moderate or
rough at end.
ALGER.
West 4 or 5, veering Northerly 2 to 4 overnight, then East or
Northeast 4 or 5 at end.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate at midday, locally rough in
east.
Poor visibility in showers, clearing in morning.
WEST OF CABRERA.
Northeasterly 3 to 5, a times 6 in late night, then veering Easterly
3 to 6 from north to south in late afternoon.
Slight or moderate.
Poor visibility in showers, clearing in morning.
ANNABA.
North or Northwest 4 or 5, locally 6 in northeast, increasing
temporarily 7 near Cap Teulade in late day. Gusts.
Moderate, becoming rough in morning by NW swell, then locally very
rough in northeast in afternoon..
long NW swell 3 m in afternoon.
Poor visibility in showers, clearing at first.
TUNISIE.
Increasing Northwesterly 5 or 6, locally 7 in northeast, then
increasing 6 or 7 in afternoon. Gusts.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in late night.
Poor visibility in showers, clearing at first.
CARBONARA, LIPARI.
Increasing Westerly 6 or 7, temporarily 8 in far west of CARBONARA in
second part of night till morning, then decreasing West or Northwest
5 or 6, at times 7 at end. Severe gusts.
Moderate or rough, increasing rough or very rough from north in
afternoon, then decreasing moderate or rough in west at end.
Moderate or poor in thundery rain or showers, clearing from west in
morning.
CIRCEO.
Westerly 6 or 7, at times 8 in southwest, veering North or Northwest
6 or 7 in late day, and decreasing 4 to 6 from north to south at end.
Severe gusts.
Increasing rough or very rough, then decreasing moderate or rough at
end.
Moderate or poor in thundery rain or showers, clearing in late day.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Persistence of North or Northwest fresh or strong flow at times very
strong at first from gulf of Lion to south Sicily, locally moderate
or fresh from gulf of Genoa to Tyrrhenian sea. Est or Northeast
moderate or fresh flow, at times strong in southwest of basin.
