WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, WEDNESDAY 20 MARCH 2019 / 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 NR 218

PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 20-03-19/15 UTC
NEAR STATIONARY LOW WITH CENTRE 1010 OVER SIRTI IS EXPECTED 1012 BY
20/21 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1032 OVER NORTH ITALY AND THE NORTHWEST
BALKANS

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 21 MARCH 22 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND OVER EAST PARTS 7 OR 8 SOON 5 OR 6 AND OVER
PARTS EAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 LATER 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR


SOUTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND OVER EAST PARTS 7 OR 8 SOON 4 OR 5 AND
OVER EAST PARTS 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. PROBABLE
THUNDERSTORM

BOOT
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. PROBABLE
THUNDERSTORM

MELITA
EAST NORTHEAST 8 SOON EAST 9. ROUGH UP TO VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM

GABES
CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 VERY WEST SOUTHWEST 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM

SIDRA
EAST 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH.LOCALLY POOR. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

NORTH IONIO
WEST OF 19.50 NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 19.50 EAST
SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE

SOUTH IONIO
EAST 6 OR 7 SOON 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH

PATRAIKOS
EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 6 SOON 6 OR 7. SLIGHT VERY SOON
MODERATE

KORINTHIAKOS
EAST NORTHEAST 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

KITHIRA SEA
EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 7 SOON 7 OR 8. MODERATE VERY SOON UP
TO ROUGH

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
EAST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 22.00 6 OR 7 SOON EAST OF 22.00 7. MODERATE
SOON EAST OF 22.00 UP TO ROUGH

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
ANTICYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT

TAURUS
OVER WEST PARTS NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND OVER EAST PARTS NORTH NORTHEAST
3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

DELTA
NORTH 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

CRUSADE
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

RODOS SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

KARPATHIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT LATER MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

WEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 24.00 NORTHEAST
6 OR 7. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE

EAST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST LATER 5. SLIGHT LATER
MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON 7 OR 8. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE SOON MODERATE OR ROUGH

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
WEST OF 24.50 NORTH 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON 7 OR 8. EAST OF
24.50 NORTH 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. WEST OF 24.50 SLIGHT OR
MODERATE SOON MODERATE OR ROUGH. EAST OF 24.50 SLIGHT OR MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR

SAMOS SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SARONIKOS
NORTH 4 OR 5 VERY SOON SOUTH OF 37.40 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO
MODERATE

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 7 OR 8. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON
MODERATE OR ROUGH

KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 7 OR 8. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON
ROUGH

CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 7. MODERATE SOON ROUGH

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 23.30 6
OR 7. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH

THRAKIKO
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE

THERMAIKOS
EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OVER SOUTH PARTS 5.
SLIGHT

MARMARA
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE

WEST BLACK SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH PARTS 6 OR 7. MODERATE. POOR

EAST BLACK SEA
CYCLONIC 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
EXPECTED GALE WINDS OVER BOOT, MELITA, SOUTHWEST KRITIKO, SOUTH
IONIO, KITHIRA SEA AND AEGEAN