WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, SUNDAY 19 MAY 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 NONE

PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 18-05-19/21 UTC
LOW WITH CENTRE 1003 OVER SOUTHWEST OF SIDRA IS MOVING EAST
NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED BY 19/09 UTC WITH CENTRE 1005 OVER
SOUTH IONIO. NEAR STATIONARY LOWS WITH CENTRES 1005 OVER CENTRAL
ADRIATIC AND 1002 OVER EAST BLACK SEA. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES
1014 BY COASTS OF LIBYA

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 20 MAY 04 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT
OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 OVER EAST PART SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

SOUTH ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

BOOT
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND OVER EAST PART SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5
VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

MELITA
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.
PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

GABES
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SIDRA
CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST
OVER NORTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

NORTH IONIO
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 39.00 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 AND
WEST OF 19.50 CYCLONIC 4 OR 5. MODERATE AND OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR

SOUTH IONIO
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 20.30 CYCLONIC
4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

PATRAIKOS
EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY
POOR

KORINTHIAKOS
EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

KITHIRA SEA
SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON EAST SOUTHEAST AND WEST OF 21.30 WEST
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
ANTICYCLONIC 3 OR 4 AND WEST OF 26.30 SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

TAURUS
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. PROBABLE
THUNDERSTORM

DELTA
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

CRUSADE
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH PART WEST SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT.
LOCALLY POOR

KASTELLORIZO SEA
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

RODOS SEA
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

KARPATHIO
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST
OF 27.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

WEST KRITIKO
EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7.
MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

EAST KRITIKO
EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7.
MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY
POOR

SAMOS SEA
EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTH AND NORTH OF 37.30 4 OR 5 SOON
4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

SARONIKOS
CYCLONIC 3 OR 4 VERY SOON EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

KAFIREAS STRAIT
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

CENTRAL AEGEAN
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND NORTH OF 38.30 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 5 OR 6
AND NORTH OF 38.30 6. MODERATE

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 VERY SOON EAST OF 23.50 SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 SOON
SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 23.30 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE

THRAKIKO
EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

THERMAIKOS
EAST SOUTHEAST 4 VERY SOON SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

MARMARA
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR.
PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

WEST BLACK SEA
OVER NORTH PART EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND OVER SOUTH PART WEST
SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON OVER SOUTH 6 OR 7 SOON OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6.
MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

EAST BLACK SEA
WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND OVER EAST PART SOUTHEAST WEST SOON WEST
SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED