WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, THURSDAY 18 JULY 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 NONE

PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 18-07-19/15 UTC
NEAR STATIONARY LOWS WITH CENTRES 1006 OVER TAURUS AND 1007 OVER
EAST BLACK SEA. RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURES 1013 OVER NORTH BALKANS
AND OVER TUNISIA.

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 19 JULY 22 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTH ADRIATIC
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR

BOOT
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT.
PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR

MELITA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

GABES
EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SIDRA
ANTICYCLONIC 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

NORTH IONIO
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR

SOUTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

PATRAIKOS
WEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

KORINTHIAKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

KITHIRA SEA
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND OVER EAST NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 22.10 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
OR MODERATE

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.30 AND NORTH OF 33.30 5 OR 6.
MODERATE OVER NORTHEAST UP TO ROUGH

TAURUS
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM
OVER NORTHEAST. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR

DELTA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

CRUSADE
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT UP TO
MODERATE. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH

KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR

RODOS SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR

KARPATHIO
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH

WEST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

EAST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 5. MODERATE OVER EAST UP TO ROUGH

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
WEST NORTHWEST 4 SOON NORTH. SLIGHT

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.30 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
OR MODERATE OVER EAST UP TO ROUGH

SAMOS SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE

SARONIKOS
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH 5 LATER 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST 4 OVER EAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

THRAKIKO
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTHEAST 4 OVER EAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT.
PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR

THERMAIKOS
SOUTH 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. PROBABLY LOCALLY
POOR

MARMARA
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

WEST BLACK SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

EAST BLACK SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTHEAST CYCLONIC 5 OR 6. MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED