WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, WEDNESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2020 / 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 30-09-20/15 UTC
EXTENDED LOW WITH CENTRES 1003 OVER KASTELLORIZO AND OVER TAURUS IS
GRADUALLY FILLING. LOW PRESSURES 1006 OVER BLACK SEA AND RELATIVELY
HIGH PRESSURES 1014 OVER TYRRHENEAN SEA

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 01 OCTOBER 22 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTH. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LATER THUNDERSTORM

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE LATER SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT.
THUNDERSTORM IMPROVING LATER

SOUTH ADRIATIC
WEST 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTHEAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT. THUNDERSTORM

BOOT
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

MELITA
SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON FROM THE WEST NORTH. SLIGHT

GABES
SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON FROM THE WEST NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT SOON UP
TO MODERATE

SIDRA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT LATER UP TO
MODERATE

NORTH IONIO
VARIABLE 3 LATER SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR IN
THE MORNING

SOUTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT

PATRAIKOS
VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR IN THE MORNING

KORINTHIAKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

KITHIRA SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER WEST. MODERATE SOON SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON WEST OF 22.00 VARIABLE 3 OR 4. MODERATE
LATER SLIGHT

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON MODERATE

TAURUS
NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON WEST 5 OR 6. ROUGH SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY
POOR. THUNDERSTORM

DELTA
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH UP TO 6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5.
ROUGH SOON MODERATE

CRUSADE
SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. LATER THUNDERSTORM

KASTELLORIZO SEA
NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

RODOS SEA
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER WEST NORTHWEST. MODERATE SOON SLIGHT

KARPATHIO
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. MODERATE LATER SLIGHT

WEST KRITIKO
NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER WEST. MODERATE SOON SLIGHT

EAST KRITIKO
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER WEST. SLIGHT

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER WEST UP TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

SAMOS SEA
NORTH 3 OR 4 LATER WEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

SARONIKOS
NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTHWEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTHWEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

CENTRAL AEGEAN
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON WEST. SLIGHT

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT

THRAKIKO
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTHWEST UP TO 5. SLIGHT

THERMAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

MARMARA
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

WEST BLACK SEA
SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST. MODERATE. THUNDERSTORM

EAST BLACK SEA
VARIABLE 4 OVER EAST EAST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER NORTHWEST.
MODERATE OR ROUGH. POOR LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED