WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, SUNDAY 05 DECEMBER 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 NONE

PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 04-12-21/21 UTC
LOW 1003 OVER TYRRHENEAN SEA WITH FRONT IS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARDS
AND IS EXPECTED 1002 OVER NORTH ADRIATIC BY 05/06 UTC. BAROMETRIC
LOWS 1008 OVER EAST CRETE AND 1006 OVER WEST BLACK SEA. RELATIVELY
HIGH PRESSURES 1021 OVER THE WEST COASTS OF LIBYA

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 06 DECEMBER 04 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 VERY SOON WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OVER NORTH CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 SOON SOUTHWEST 5 OVER
NORTH NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM

SOUTH ADRIATIC
SOUTH 5 OR 6 VERY SOON OVER EAST 6 OR 7 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6.
MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. THUNDERSTORM SOON

BOOT
SOUTHWEST 5 VERY SOON 6. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORM SOON

MELITA
WEST SOUTHWEST 5 SOON UP TO 6. MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER
NORTH SOON

GABES
WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER 6 OR 7. MODERATE

SIDRA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR
ROUGH

NORTH IONIO
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND WEST OF 19.40 SOUTHWEST 4 SOON SOUTH
SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 AND WEST OF 19.50 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SOUTH IONIO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 20.30 5 OR 6 VERY SOON WEST 4 OR 5
SOON WEST OF 20.00 SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE

PATRAIKOS
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

KORINTHIAKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

KITHIRA SEA
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST 5. MODERATE

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 5 AND EAST OF 22.00 NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON WEST AND
EAST OF 22.30 WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 33.30 6 OR 7 VERY SOON NORTHWEST
4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 33.30 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. MODERATE OVER SOUTH
UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST IMPROVING

TAURUS
EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM

DELTA
WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY
POOR. THUNDERSTORM

CRUSADE
EAST 6 OR 7 OVER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 OVER
SOUTH WEST SOUTHWEST 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

KASTELLORIZO SEA
EAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH WEST NORTHWEST. MODERATE. VERY
POOR. STRONG THUNDERSTORM IMPROVING SOON

RODOS SEA
EAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTHWEST INCREASING
LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. VERY POOR. STRONG THUNDERSTORM IMPROVING
SOON

KARPATHIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM IMPROVING

WEST KRITIKO
WEST 3 UP TO 5 LATER SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT

EAST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 LATER SOUTH. SLIGHT

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON SOUTHWEST 4 SOON 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR
6. SLIGHT

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON FROM THE WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 INCREASING LATER.
SLIGHT

SAMOS SEA
VARIABLE 3 LATER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 INCREASING. SLIGHT

SARONIKOS
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON CYCLONIC LATER WEST SOUTHWEST. SMOOTH OR
SLIGHT

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
VARIABLE 3 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

KAFIREAS STRAIT
VARIABLE 3 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

CENTRAL AEGEAN
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH 4 OR 5 INCREASING LATER OVER EAST .
SLIGHT

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
VARIABLE 3 VERY SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST UP TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
CYCLONIC 3 OR 4 SOON SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 INCREASING OVER EAST
LATER. SLIGHT

THRAKIKO
VARIABLE 3 SOON SOUTH 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

THERMAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 SOON SOUTHEAST. SMOOTH

MARMARA
EAST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH UP TO SLIGHT. EARLY IN THE
MORNING UP TO POOR

WEST BLACK SEA
ANTICYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5 LATER EAST SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

EAST BLACK SEA
WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH EAST CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 VERY SOON WEST
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST SOUTH . SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH IMPROVING

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE NORTHWEST WINDS OVER MELITA, GABES