WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, MONDAY 20 JANUARY 2020 / 1000 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 39

PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 20-01-20/03 UTC
HIGH PRESSURES 1040 OVER NORTH BALKANS AND 1037 OVER NORTH ITALY ARE
COMBINED WITH RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1022 GABES AND 1020 OVER
CYPRUS

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 21 JANUARY 10 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 DECREASING LATER. ROUGH

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH 6 OR 7. ROUGH

SOUTH ADRIATIC
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH

BOOT
EAST 5 SOON EAST SOUTHEAST. MODERATE

MELITA
SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 7 OR 8. ROUGH. POOR

GABES
SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 7 OR 8. ROUGH.

SIDRA
EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH

NORTH IONIO
EAST 4 OR 5. MODERATE

SOUTH IONIO
EAST 4 OR 5. MODERATE

PATRAIKOS
EAST 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE

KORINTHIAKOS
EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. MODERATE

KITHIRA SEA
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF 22.30 7 OR 8. MODERATE

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
EAST OF 22.00 NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH OF 34.00 7 OR 8. WEST OF
22.00 EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON NORTH OF 34.00 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR
ROUGH

TAURUS
NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 OVER EAST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH OVER WEST 7 OR 8
OVER EAST 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH

DELTA
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON OVER NORTH 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH

CRUSADE
WEST 5 OR 6 OVER NORTH NORTH 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH

KASTELLORIZO SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH

RODOS SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 VERY SOON 6. MODERATE

KARPATHIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 7 OR 8. ROUGH

WEST KRITIKO
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 AND WEST OF 24.00 7 OR 8. ROUGH

EAST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
EAST OF 24.50 NORTH 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 7 OR 8 WEST OF 24.50 NORTHEAST
6 OR 7 VERY SOON 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH

SAMOS SEA
NORTH 6 SOON 6 OR 7. ROUGH

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

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH

KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH 7 VERY SOON 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH

CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 AND EAST OF 24.00 5 OR 6. ROUGH

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. ROUGH

THRAKIKO
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 EAST OF 25.30 5 OR 6. MODERATE

THERMAIKOS
NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

MARMARA
NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON 6. MODERATE

WEST BLACK SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH

EAST BLACK SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST VARIABLE 3 OR 4. ROUGH

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