WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, THURSDAY 17 JANUARY 2019 / 0400 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 62

PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 16-01-19/21 UTC
LOW PRESSURES 1005 OVER NORTH CRUSADE AND 1008 OVER NORTH BLACK SEA.
HIGH PRESSURES 1025 OVER SIRTI

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 18 JANUARY 04 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. PROBABLE
THUNDERSTORM

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SOUTH ADRIATIC
SOUTH 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

BOOT
SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH

MELITA
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST

GABES
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 H 5 VERY SOON OVER EAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE

SIDRA
SOUTH 4 H 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH

NORTH IONIO
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT

SOUTH IONIO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER WEST SOUTHWEST LATER SOUTHWEST.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE

PATRAIKOS
SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

KORINTHIAKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. MODERATE

KITHIRA SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY
POOR

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST SOUTH LATER SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5.
MODERATE

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTHWEST 5 EAST OF 27.30 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 EAST OF 27.30 5 OR
6 LATER 5 OR 6 WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE OVER EAST ROUGH

TAURUS
NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7 DECREASING LATER. ROUGH. LOCALLY
POOR

DELTA
NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. ROUGH OVER SOUTH
VERY ROUGH SOON ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

CRUSADE
WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 5.
ROUGH OVER SOUTH VERY ROUGH SOON MODERATE OVER SOUTH ROUGH. LOCALLY
POOR

KASTELLORIZO SEA
NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 5 LATER WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR
5. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON MODERATE

RODOS SEA
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 4 LATER WEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

KARPATHIO
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 LATER WEST 4. MODERATE

WEST KRITIKO
WEST 5. MODERATE

EAST KRITIKO
WEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH WEST NORTHWEST 5 SOON SOUTH 4 OVER SOUTH
WEST 5 LATER WEST 4 OVER SOUTH 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
WEST 4 OVER SOUTH 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH 4 OVER SOUTH WEST 5 LATER WEST
SOUTHWEST 4 OVER SOUTH 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SAMOS SEA
EAST 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTHEAST 4. SLIGHT

SARONIKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON SOUTH 3 OR 4 LATER WEST. SLIGHT

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
WEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHWEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

KAFIREAS STRAIT
SOUTHWEST 4. SLIGHT

CENTRAL AEGEAN
SOUTHWEST 4 VERY SOON SOUTH LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER 5. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE

THRAKIKO
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON OVER EAST SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH
OR SLIGHT

THERMAIKOS
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

MARMARA
SOUTHWEST 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

WEST BLACK SEA
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON SOUTH
SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON FROM THE WEST
SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

EAST BLACK SEA
CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON VARIABLE 3 UP
TO 5 OVER SOUTH WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 LATER OVER WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR
5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
PROBABLY GALE WINDS OVER NORTH ADRIATIC