WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, SATURDAY 19 JANUARY 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 19-01-19/15 UTC
RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1012 OVER ADRIATIC SEA AND
HIGH PRESSURES 1022 OVER NORTH BALKANS AND TAURUS

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 20 JANUARY 22 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. POOR. THUNDERSTORM

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE. POOR. THUNDERSTORM

SOUTH ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 SOON FROM THE WEST WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5.
MODERATE. POOR. THUNDERSTORM

BOOT
WEST 4 SOON VARIABLE. SLIGHT. POOR

MELITA
WEST 4. SLIGHT. POOR. THUNDERSTORM

GABES
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. POOR

SIDRA
WEST 4 OVER SOUTH CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 SOON NORTHWEST 4 OR 5.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE. POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH

NORTH IONIO
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.
POOR. THUNDERSTORM

SOUTH IONIO
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.
POOR. THUNDERSTORM

PATRAIKOS
EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.
POOR. THUNDERSTORM

KORINTHIAKOS
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4. SLIGHT. POOR

KITHIRA SEA
SOUTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE. POOR. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
SOUTH 5 OR 6 VERY SOON SOUTH OF 33.30 CYCLONIC 6 OR 7.
MODERATE OR ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
SOUTH 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. POOR

TAURUS
EAST NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. POOR.
PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

DELTA
EAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

CRUSADE
EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. POOR

KASTELLORIZO SEA
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. POOR. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

RODOS SEA
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. POOR. THUNDERSTORM

KARPATHIO
SOUTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. POOR

WEST KRITIKO
SOUTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. POOR

EAST KRITIKO
SOUTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. POOR

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
SOUTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. POOR

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
SOUTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. POOR

SAMOS SEA
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. POOR.
THUNDERSTORM

SARONIKOS
SOUTH 4 OR 5 SOON 5. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE. POOR

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
SOUTH 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. POOR

KAFIREAS STRAIT
SOUTH 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. POOR

CENTRAL AEGEAN
SOUTH 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. POOR

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. POOR

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
SOUTH 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. POOR. THUNDERSTORM

THRAKIKO
EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTH 5 OR 6.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE. POOR. THUNDERSTORM

THERMAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. POOR

MARMARA
EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. POOR

WEST BLACK SEA
EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTHEAST. MODERATE. POOR

EAST BLACK SEA
OVER NORTH NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5
OVER SOUTH SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE. POOR

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED