WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, MONDAY 25 JANUARY 2021 / 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 74

PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 24-01-21/21 UTC
EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTER 990 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND FRONT WHICH
EXTENDS OVER IONIO IS MOVING EAST NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED
WITH CENTER 992 BY 25/12 UTC OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS. A SECONDARY
CENTRE 999 OVER GULF OF GENOA IS EXPECTED OVER NORTH ADRIATIC
BY 25/12 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1021 OVER SOUTHEAST MEDITERRANEAN SEA

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 26 JANUARY 04 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
SOUTH 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON CYCLONIC. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON FROM THE NORTH PART SOUTH 5 SOON
5 OR 6. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH

SOUTH ADRIATIC
WEST NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON WEST 5 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7.
ROUGH. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST

BOOT
WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON SOUTHWEST. MODERATE
OR ROUGH

MELITA
WEST 5 OR 6 SOON SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH

GABES
WEST NORTHWEST 5 VERY SOON FROM THE WEST PART SOUTH SOUTHWEST SOON
5 OR 6. MODERATE

SIDRA
WEST NORTHWEST 6 OVER NORTH PART 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 5 OVER NORTH PART
6 OR 7 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OVER NORTH PART 5 OR 6. MODERATE OVER
NORTH ROUGH

NORTH IONIO
WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON NORTH OF 38.30 6 OR 7 SOON WEST
SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. ROUGH SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

SOUTH IONIO
WEST NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 SOON WEST 6. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

PATRAIKOS
WEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 SOON 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERSTORM

KORINTHIAKOS
SOUTH 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM

KITHIRA SEA
SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 VERY SOON WEST 8 SOON 7 DECREASING. ROUGH. LOCALLY
POOR. THUNDERSTORM

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON FROM THE WEST PART WEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE
OR ROUGH. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHEAST

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE

TAURUS
EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER WEST PART SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 4 OR 5
OVER WEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST

DELTA
SOUTHWEST 5 OVER WEST PART 6. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE

CRUSADE
NORTHEAST 4 OVER NORTH PART 5 OR 6 SOON VARIABLE 4. SLIGHT OVER
NORTH MODERATE

KASTELLORIZO SEA
SOUTH 6 AND WEST OF 29.00 7 OR 8 SOON SOUTHWEST DECREASING.
MODERATE. THUNDERSTORM

RODOS SEA
SOUTH 7 OR 8 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 8 DECREASING SOON. MODERATE
OR ROUGH. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

KARPATHIO
SOUTH 7 OR 8 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 8 DECREASING SOON. MODERATE
OR ROUGH

WEST KRITIKO
SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON WEST 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERSTORM

EAST KRITIKO
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 VERY SOON 8 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
WEST OF 26.00 SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 VERY SOON 8 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 7.
EAST OF 26.00 SOUTH 7 OR 8 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 8 DECREASING
SOON. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

SAMOS SEA
SOUTH 7 OR 8 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 8 DECREASING SOON. ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

SARONIKOS
SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST
5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 VERY SOON 8 SOON 7 DECREASING. ROUGH. PROBABLE
THUNDERSTORM

KAFIREAS STRAIT
SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 VERY SOON 8 SOON 7 DECREASING. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.
PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

CENTRAL AEGEAN
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST DECREASING SOON. ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
SOUTH 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF 24.00 7 OR 8 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST SOON
6 OR 7 DECREASING. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST DECREASING SOON. ROUGH
OR VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

THRAKIKO
SOUTH 7 OR 8 AND EAST OF 25.10 SOUTH SOUTHWEST 8 OR 9 VERY SOON
SOUTHWEST DECREASING SOON. ROUGH OVER EAST VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM

THERMAIKOS
SOUTH 6 VERY SOON WEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY THUNDERSTORM

MARMARA
SOUTH 7 OR 8 SOON SOUTHWEST DECREASING. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY
POOR. THUNDERSTORM

WEST BLACK SEA
SOUTH 6 OR 7 OVER WEST PART 7 OR 8. MODERATE OVER WEST ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST

EAST BLACK SEA
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
LOCALLY GALE SOUTH WINDS OVER AEGEAN