WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, SATURDAY 23 OCTOBER 2021 / 1600 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 451

PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 23-10-21/09 UTC
NEAR STATIONARY EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRE 1012 OVER GABES IS EXPECTED
1012 BY 23/21 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1028 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND
1024 OVER CRETE

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 24 OCTOBER 16 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

SOUTH ADRIATIC
CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 SOON OVER SOUTH SOUTH 5 OR 6 SOON FROM THE NORTH
EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM

BOOT
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6 VERY SOON NORTHEAST 4 OR 5
OVER SOUTH EAST SOUTHEAST 6 SOON OVER SOUTH 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

MELITA
EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 OVER EAST EAST SOUTHEAST SOON CYCLONIC 6 OVER
NORTH EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
OVER NORTH

GABES
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OVER EAST SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER
EAST UP TO ROUGH

SIDRA
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH

NORTH IONIO
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 AND WEST OF 19.50 4 OR 5 VERY SOON OVER EAST
SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM

SOUTH IONIO
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 20.00 6 OR 7 SOON SOUTHEAST.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE OVER WEST MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

PATRAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

KORINTHIAKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORM

KITHIRA SEA
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH WEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER NORTH 3 OR 4.
SLIGHT

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
WEST OF 20.30 SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 7 OR 8. EAST OF 20.30
ANTICYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON FROM THE WEST SOUTHEAST 5. SLIGHT
OVER WEST MODERATE UP TO ROUGH

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT

TAURUS
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 4. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE

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

CRUSADE
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE

RODOS SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT LATER UP TO
MODERATE

KARPATHIO
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

WEST KRITIKO
WEST 4 LATER NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

EAST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 LATER NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH WEST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6.
SLIGHT LATER UP TO MODERATE

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OVER EAST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR
4. SLIGHT

SAMOS SEA
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT

SARONIKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 4 SOON NORTHWEST. SLIGHT

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

KAFIREAS STRAIT
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 SOON NORTH LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT LATER MODERATE

CENTRAL AEGEAN
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH LATER 5 OR 6 INCREASING. SLIGHT
LATER MODERATE

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6 AND OVER
EAST NORTHEAST. SLIGHT LATER MODERATE

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST OVER NORTH 4 OR 5 LATER
NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. SLIGHT LATER MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. POOR

THRAKIKO
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.10 5 OR 6
LATER 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 25.10 6 OR 7. SLIGHT SOON SLIGHT OR
MODERATE

THERMAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
SOON SLIGHT OR MODERATE

MARMARA
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6.
SLIGHT LATER SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORM

WEST BLACK SEA
OVER NORTH NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. OVER SOUTH 4 OR 5
SOON WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM

EAST BLACK SEA
OVER NORTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. OVER SOUTH VARIABLE 3
OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER BOOT, SIDRA, IONIO, KITHIRA SEA, EAST BLACK
SEA AND PROBABLY OVER NORTH AEGEAN