WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, SUNDAY 24 JANUARY 2021 / 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 70

PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 23-01-21/21 UTC
EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRES 995 OVER GULF OF GENOA, NORTH ITALY AND
997 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS, ASSOCIATED WITH FRONTAL ACTIVITY IS
MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARDS NORTHEAST AND IS EXPECTED BY 24/09 UTC TO
CENTRES 994 EAST OF CORSICA AND 995 OVER NORTH BALKANS. HIGH
PRESSURES 1027 OVER EAST TURKEY

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 25 JANUARY 04 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON NORTHWEST 5 LATER 5 OR 6.
MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 OVER SOUTH 7 OR 8
LATER NORTHWEST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTH ADRIATIC
SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR

BOOT
WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH

MELITA
WEST 5 OR 6 OVER WEST AND THE SOUTH SOUTH SOUTHWEST VERY SOON
SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH

GABES
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR


SIDRA
OVER NORTH WEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. OVER SOUTH
ANTICYCLONIC 4 SOON SOUTHWEST 5. MODERATE OVER NORTH UP TO ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR

NORTH IONIO
WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 INCREASING.
MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTH IONIO
WEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON FROM THE WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 INCREASING.
MODERATE OR ROUGH. POOR

PATRAIKOS
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. MODERATE. POOR

KORINTHIAKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

KITHIRA SEA
WEST SOUTHWEST 6 SOON 5 LATER 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. POOR. LOCALLY
THUNDERSTORM

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
WEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 20.00 SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON
WEST SOUTHWEST LATER 6.MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

TAURUS
EAST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

DELTA
NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

CRUSADE
OVER NORTH EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. OVER SOUTH CYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE

KASTELLORIZO SEA
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST SOUTHWEST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM

RODOS SEA
SOUTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

KARPATHIO
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

WEST KRITIKO
SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.
RAIN

EAST KRITIKO
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 SOON 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. RAIN

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 VERY SOON 6 INCREASING LATER . MODERATE OR ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 INCREASING LATER. ROUGH. LOCALLY
POOR. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST

SAMOS SEA
SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM

SARONIKOS
WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE. POOR. PROBABLE
THUNDERSTORM

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.
PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

KAFIREAS STRAIT
SOUTHWEST 8 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 INCREASING
LATER. VERY ROUGH. POOR. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

CENTRAL AEGEAN
SOUTHWEST 8 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. SOON 5 OR 6 INCREASING
LATER. POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6.MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. RAIN

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
SOUTHWEST 8 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH.
POOR. THUNDERSTORM

THRAKIKO
WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 25.10 SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. VERY SOON
WEST 5 OR 6. LATER SOUTHWEST INCREASING. ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM

THERMAIKOS
VARIABLE 4 SOON SOUTHEAST 5 LATER 6 . MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

MARMARA
SOUTH 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

WEST BLACK SEA
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER WEST SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH
OVER WEST UP TO VERY ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST SOON

EAST BLACK SEA
SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. POOR

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE WINDS OVER SOUTH ADRIATIC, BOOT, SIDRA, IONIO, AEGEAN,
KITHIRA SEA AND WEST BLACK SEA