WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, TUESDAY 21 MAY 2019 / 1000 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 21-05-19/03 UTC
RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1010 OVER NORTH ITALY. HIGH PRESSURES 1015
OVER EAST BLACK SEA AND CRUSADE

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 22 MAY 10 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST.
SLIGHT. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER CYCLONIC. SLIGHT

SOUTH ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

BOOT
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. UP
TO MODERATE

MELITA
ANTICYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT

GABES
EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

SIDRA
OVER NORTH NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTHEAST AND OVER SOUTH
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

NORTH IONIO
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

SOUTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT

PATRAIKOS
WEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

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

KITHIRA SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
EAST OF 22.00 EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON NORTHEAST AND WEST OF
22.00 NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE

TAURUS
WEST 4 VERY SOON 5 UP TO 6 LATER 4. SLIGHT

DELTA
ANTICYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT

CRUSADE
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

KASTELLORIZO SEA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

RODOS SEA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH

KARPATHIO
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

WEST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT

EAST KRITIKO
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON WEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON WEST OF 24.30 5 OR 6 LATER WEST SOUTHWEST
4 OR 5. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE

SAMOS SEA
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4. SLIGHT

SARONIKOS
VARIABLE 4 VERY SOON NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT

KAFIREAS STRAIT
SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTHWEST. SLIGHT

CENTRAL AEGEAN
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTHWEST. SLIGHT

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTHEAST 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5.
SLIGHT

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE

THRAKIKO
SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 LATER VARIABLE 4. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO
MODERATE

THERMAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHWEST. SLIGHT

MARMARA
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

WEST BLACK SEA
SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND OVER EAST 5 OR 6 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST.
MODERATE. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

EAST BLACK SEA
EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED