WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, TUESDAY 21 JANUARY 2020 / 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 42

PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 20-01-20/21 UTC
HIGH PRESSURES 1048 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS ARE COMBINED WITH
RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1022 OVER CRUSADE AND 1024 OVER GABES

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 22 JANUARY 04 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTHWEST 3 OR 4.
SLIGHT

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHWEST. SLIGHT

SOUTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT

BOOT
EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND OVER SOUTH PART EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6.
SLIGHT OVER SOUTH MODERATE

MELITA
SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. POOR

GABES
SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. POOR

SIDRA
EAST SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

NORTH IONIO
EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SOUTH IONIO
EAST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST LATER 4
OR 5. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH MODERATE

PATRAIKOS
EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE

KORINTHIAKOS
EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

KITHIRA SEA
NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. POOR

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF 22.00 AND NORTH OF 34.00 7 OR 8.
MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTH 6 OR 7 AND NORTH OF 34.00 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY
POOR

TAURUS
NORTH 7 OR 8. ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM

DELTA
NORTH 6 OR 7 AND NORTH OF 34.00 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY
POOR

CRUSADE
NORTH 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

KASTELLORIZO SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. POOR

RODOS SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE

KARPATHIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. POOR

WEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND WEST OF 24.00 NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. MODERATE
OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

EAST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF 26.00 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. POOR

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTH 7 OR 8 AND WEST OF 24.50 NORTHEAST. ROUGH. POOR

SAMOS SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH

SARONIKOS
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 37.40 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH NORTHEAST 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. POOR

CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND SOUTH OF 38.30 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON
MODERATE

THRAKIKO
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON SLIGHT

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

MARMARA
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 LATER 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

WEST BLACK SEA
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

EAST BLACK SEA
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER MELITA, GABES, TAURUS, KARPATHIO, SOUTHEAST
AEGEAN IKARIO, SOUTHWEST KRITIKO AND SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA